St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-30
RIVER En- s a N.
At LAST,

A little over three months ago the
G 10 b e began an agitation for
better mail service for St Paul 1t
showed at that time that the delivery
of the through mail from the East
was delayed unnecessarily in Chica-
go, and it's business value to our
people practically destroyed in the
interest of the Chicago papers. It
showed that the through service
from the East is a farce, and called
upon the postal authorities to do
something in the way of justice for
our people. It showed that the train
service out of these two cities in the
morning is so badly arranged with
reference to the carriage of newspa-
pers and mail matter that the peo-
pie of the whole Northwest, tribu-
tary to these centers, are virtually
cut off from communication with the
news world until half their day has
passed. In all these ARRANGEMENTS
Tor the communication of intelligence
we have been still lingering in the
village state. Owing partially to an
intentional discrimination against
us at the dictation Of powerful polit-
1cal influences, and partially to the
fact that our own transportation sys-
TENS have never realized the impor-
lance of an early and special mail
service, the people of st. Paul and
Minneapolis have been placed at this
disadvantage.
The G b started in on a cam
paign to remedy it, and does not
propose to let UP until it has succeed
ed in all the particulars mentioned.
1t is happy to chronicle the fact of a
vast improvement in one. St. Paul
has now real fast mail service from
the East. 1t is not 'fast mali in
the sense in which that term is COM
monty used in the postal service. 1t
IS not carried by special train, run
ming on schedule fixed with refer
ence to the convenience of business
patrons. 1t comes in on regular
train; but that brings the Eastern mail
to the people two hours earlier than
heretofore received. This has been
accomplished by an arrangement for
transferring mail matter from one
road to another in New York. and
by having it brought on night train
from Chicago over the Omaha road
1t will be of immense business value
to our people, and the first delivery
Oh 1t has shown them how vast is
the improvements latter the delay that
was inflicted upon them wiIIfully,
Second only to this is the satisfaction
derived from the object lesson given
10 the Whole country in the fraudu-
lent character of the so-called North
western fast mail service. The "fast
ulalr still exists, in the shape of a
train running from Chicago to St
Paul; but it brings the mail that II
carries in here two hours later Than
the arrival of matter starting from
the East at the same time and car.
rled on ordinary passenger trains.
If the department at washington
considers this useful expenditure
OF the governments money, it is like.
ly to hear from the people in tipe
1t cannot maintain this farcica,
service. Sooner or later tba +ro
mendous exposure that is made dav
after day by a special train. snecia11,
compensated, running into ST. Pan
hours later than an ordinary mas.
senger train, and bringing no mai
Of any Importance because that ba.
been transferred to the latter. will
tell even against the combined nowe,
Oh the Chicago publishing interest
The G o b e congratulates the neo.
pie Of st. Paul on the new arrane ora.
ment. 1t is more than gratified with