Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16

Delawareans generally will suffer seri-
Gus inconvenience. The late schedule
of mail from down the State was very
unsatisfactory, but the dissatisfaction
which it created was nothing compared
TO the dissatisfaction which will arise
from the schedule just adopted.
Train so philadelphia and Delaware
railroad post-otfice) has been discon-
tinued, and the local service between
Philadelphia and Delmar, heretofore
performed on that train, has been trans
ferred to the Philadelphia and Crisfeld
railroad post-oiiice, train IL. With
train so as a mail train, mail from dow.l
the State was received at 9.47 a. M, but
under the present arrangement no down
State mail is received until lib Il. m.
The hour mentioned is the time which
the train reaches this city, and by the
time the mail is taken 10 the post office,
assorted and given to the letter-carriers
for distribution, person TO whom mail
is sent cannot obtain it until near noon.
Railroad post-oiiice service has been
established on train "a, between Phila-
delphia and Delmar, which arrives from
the Delaware railroad at 5.07 p, m.
All direct pouches heretofore dispatched
on train "a have been discontinued and
instead mail is given TO the Philadel-
phia and Delmar railroad post-oiilce
on that train. The mail clerk leaving
Crisiield on train IL takes train "A at
Delmar and performs local service,
BY the present arrangement there are
only two mails from the Delaware rail
road, one Just before dinner time and
the other just before supper time. This
schedule will prove Unsatisfactory in
almost every branch Of business.
There is a rising storm of indignation
throughout the state over the recent
abominable postal changes which went
: into effect Monday, and Superinten-
dent of Mail Service Jackson is being
emphatically denounced as being re-
sponsible for this gigantic postal blum
der. This new schedule, ii is proposed,
should be framed and retained rs u
souvenir Of piece Of monumental stu
pidity. Had this man jackson DELHI
erately planned to have put the entire
Peninsula at Il disadvantage ana the res
idents thereof To the greatest inconyen-
fence he could not have done SO more
efIectually than by issuing his stupid
schedule. For whatever branch of the
public service he may be fitted it is en-
railway mail service he is n pronounced
failure. There Is no gainsaying this
failure. This is the second time Jack
son has interfcrred with Delaware's
postal service to the great disadvantage
of the public. About three months ago
he delayed the arrival of the first mail
to this city from points down the State
until about 10 q. m, so late that
iul Off
reply returned the same day.
Not satisfied with this conspicuous
exhibition of caring nothing for the
needs of the people he, through the
order going into effect Monday, DELAYS
the first mail to Wilmington from points
in Delaware and the Peninsula until
quite noon. In Il great many portions
of the city therefore under Jackson's
last blnnder letters do not reach their
destination bv carriers until 1870 or =
p. NJ. Any one can readily understand
the Inconvenience and annoyance caused
by this delay.
This new schedule is regarded as
being disastrous to Wilmington com
lmercial affairs. A numbcrof merchant.
interviewed Monday stated that Jack
sons new regulation was simply an
Parties down the stoto oriering Ta s,i,I
from this city cotId hot now ~ able n
receive them the sarne dnI asnrdered
but must wait until the middle of the
day following, Said wholesale dealer
in supplies on Tuesday: "We have
been able to ship goods to different part:
Of the Peninsula the same day they Were
ordered but this will BE impossible now
II is very imnortnnt that We shnnld a,
able "a M this pe0nle II t6o l6Ne,
portions of the STATE are dependcnt
upon Wilmington wholesalers IN ~
en,erreury and they shonla be n carl,
communication with thnm'
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unon mis- nav schedule savs thn ilna NJ
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