Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-23
FAST MAIL SERVICE.

Two New Postal Cars to BE Put on the
New York and Boston Line-Other
Railroad Notes.
The Os good Bradley Car company OF
Worcester have just completed and deliv-
cred to the railroad companies two fine
mail cars. These cars are splendidly
equipped for the service for which they
are intended. Every improvement in the
shape of running gear that passenger
coaches and drawing room cars have, the
new mail cars have. They also contain the
latest appliances for hanging the mail bags
and the latest styles of portable racks. By
the simple manipulation of two or three
thumb screws the whole interior arrange
ment can be taken out of the cars very
quickly, leaving large blank spaces.
These cars are lighted with gas by the
Pintsch system. There are seven lamps in
each car and twenty-eight jets in all, thus
lighting the cars very brilliantly. One of
railroad and the other for the New York,
New Haven and Hartford. One will be
run between Boston and New York via
Springfield, and the other via Springfield
and New York.
In the past, while the railroad connec-
tions have been adequate, lack of car space
has not allowed the railway mail depart
ment to receive and "work up" all the
mail coming from New York city and de-
liver it in quick time at the summer re-
sorts in New England. Last spring new
service was put on between Washington
and New York, the mail from the capital
oif OF Ry,f
on account of lack of space the department
has not been able to take that mail east
Immediately. It has been reaching Spring
field at 1916 p. M, and going out on after
noon trains.
But now that these new cars have been
furnished this difficulty will be remedied.
The new mail car and the old newspaper"
car will be connected vestibule cars. They
will leave New York city at a. m. One
will run through to Boston. The other
will be taken off at New Haven and run to
Springfield. A letter mailed at Washing
ton or Baltimore one day after 8 p. m. will
reach Springfield the next day at 1925 a.
NJ, and the summer resorts on the coast
the same afternoon.
Postmaster Phillips is unable to say
when the cars are to begin making regular
trips, but it is thought that it will be with
in very few days. The change is one
that will be appreciated by business men
and people in general. An official of the
New England railway mail service was in
the city recently perfecting arrangements.
Springfield Union.
CONSOLIDATED RAILROAD REAL ESTATE.
This four tracking system of the Con-
solidated railroad has caused this corpora
ton to go into the real estate business on
quite an extensive scale. In the neigh
borhood of Portchester, for instance, the
road through condemning of property
has had many dwellings fall into it's hands.
These they have removed away from their
alignment and are now fitting them up
for rental in their new position. The
buildings are put in frst-class order by
railroad employees and it is reported that as
rule they pay from 10 to 20 per cent. on
the investment.
BROOKLYN TO BOSTON.
A contract has been entered into between
the New York and New England, the
Housatonic and the Long Island railroads
for regular passenger service between
Brooklyn, Long Island City and Boston
over the lines of the three roads-the Long
Island to Oyster Bay, the Housatonic from
Oyster Bay to Hawleyville, Conn, and the
New York and NewEngland from Hawley-
vile to Boston. Passenger cars and sleep
ers will run directly through from Brook
Ign to Boston without change the cars be-
ing transferred the short distance across
the sound from Oyster Bay by float. 1t
seems rather hazardous undertaking
when it is considered that the New York,
Providence and Boston railroad expended
fully So, 600, 900 for bridge to replace the
ferry across the Thames where the delays
and dangers of ferrage were reduced to the
minimum.
NO TRUTH IN THE REPORT.
One of the directors of the Consolidated
road says there is absolutely nothing in
l the report of coming radical change in
the management of the Consolidated road
which, by the way, was denied in our yes
| terday's issue. He says: president
Clark proposes to improve the road at 6
l lavish expense of money and make the
| line very popular. AS for Mr.. futile, he
is an exceedingly capable general man
| ager. I have been brought in contact
! with him considerably and regard him as
very competent. He also is especially de-
| sirous to accommodate the patrons of the
| road There is absolutely no truth what
| ever in the reports of change of manage
| ment."
THE CASE STILL PROGRESSING.
BRIDGEPORT, July 23.-The Fairfield
land damage case of Toomey against the
| Consolidated railroad company is still in
| progress of hearing before the committee
of appraisers. To-day several witnesses
! testified for Toomey that the land which
| the railroad company desired to occupy
was worth ahont $40 000 The attornevs
for the Consolidated road deny that the
| company offered to compromise for $780,
| 900.
List of Advertised Letters.
The following advertised letters remain
uncalled for at the postoffice, July 20:
Homer S. Allen, Henry J. Hamilton,
| David Peck; F. A. Townsend, William
Treadwell; Mrs. G. E. Crane, Mrs. G. B.
| Sackett.
| N. D. SPERRY, Postmaster.