Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-07
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
Postmaster Gen. Wanamaker'S
Views on the Subject.
WORK FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Suggestions Looking Toward
the Establishment Of Pos.
tai Telegraph Stations.
WORK FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

Washington Special TO the Omaha
Bee: Postmaster General Wana-
maker said the other day, In discuss
Ing the probability Of final action ut
this session OF congress upon the
postal telegraph and postal savings
bank bills, that the democrats were
exercising more politics In their
attitude towards these propositions
than the republicans. The postmas-
ter general added, that Of all the
measures that have come before this
congress these two proposed more
direct benefits to the people ~ "A
mass than any others.
Heretofore propositions looking
toward the government control Of
the telegraph have contemplated the
purchase OF existing lines, ,ro the CON
struction OF new ones by the federal
government. The scheme invented
by Mr.. Wanamaker contemplaies no
outlay whatever by the federal gov.
ernment or the people. He has
invented an elaborate plan for n
postal telegraph which the people
can secure through the medium Of
the government and competitive
bidding, the prices 10 be made by
the people and % be much under
those now In existeuce. There has
for several months been pending In
each branch Of congress bill drawn
by the postmaster general ITO estab-
llsh limited post aud telegraph
ssrvlce,n which may be described
very acomprehensiyely In few
words.
The postmaster general proposes
that all postofiices where the free
delivery service now exists aud the
offices OF telegraph companies with I
which the contlNots wouhi te,made,
shall be ps@iM ueleRraph stations.
In addition the postmaster general
would he empowered to designate
from time to time other postoiilcos
as telegraph offices. He Ia 10 be
authorized, amer Inviting proposals
by published advertisement, to CON
tract with one or more telegraph
companies now In existence or that
may be Incorporated, Tor period OF
ten years for tle transmission of
postal telegrams on conditions and
at rates OF toll set forth In the bill.
Rates may be- reduced by the con.
sent Of both parties TO contracts at
any time during the oonlinuanco Of
The contracts. Postal telegrams ane
10 he sent In the order Of fillng,
except goveTnmelt telegranls. which
AXE precedeuoe. Il Is proposed
hat the charges for the collection,
transmission aud delivery Of postal
elegranls other than Ir,stal money
'rder and special delivery kilograms ,
hall lie M follows.
For twenty words between sta.
Ions within state or territory, or ,
'etween stations 800 miles apart or
tsss, 10 cents; for twenty words be-
ween stations Ia the states OF Wis
onsin, IliinOls, Connectlcut, Tennes
ee aud Mississippi, aud the states ,
asi Of them, 20 GENTS; for % words !
'stween stations In the states OF /
Minnesota, Iowa. Missouri and /
louisiana, aud polnts west Of them, I
. cents for ~ words between sta.
Ions la states forming, generally ,
peaking, zones up aud down on /
9th sides Of theMlssissippl. rs cents: ,
az twenty words between any two 4
laiions no, above provided for, 80 9
enssi for all words la excess Of the d
mt "a. one cent per word; prepay I 4
nenl of replies 90 be made AZ the of | 4
oe from which the original telegram / /
} transmitted. 4
There are 10 be separate accounts 1