The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-23

ihe nos;os.sce department at washiag-
ion mas taken step in the handling at
aeaiss 10 Central American points taAt
si1 greatly facilitate the transaction Of
BUSINESS between Seattle and that coan-
sfs ana enable The merchants OF this city
- oo'1h quicker communication win
eentFai America. II will alss, tsrosise she
latter with equally xooa s,ttfstsas FOR "a,
transmission of orders 10 the Sound.
heretofore all mails fox central Amer
lsan ports nave besn sent from ;sis city
10 san Francisco and shsse ulare<I al,asr,,
the steamers OF the Pacific Mai steam
ship Company. AGy matter sent tram
seattle 10 ANY OF the cities of the Gem
Nai American republics bY the Is,asr.,
Sound and Central American line nss
been mailed by the pursoFS III the steam
snip company at San desc de Guatemala
and from there forwarded 10 It's deStt:.a-
ton.
Both of these methods have been apen
70 great objection, ana the regulations
OF the postal department have resulted
IN hampering Seattle merchants and nlsn-
fractures IN transacsing business win
their Central American clients. These
impecimeGts sre now removed.
fostn4sser Meem yesterday received
reply 10 his request that be ba allowed 10
make up mail Tor Central America here
and forward IL over the steamers al the
Puget Sound and Central American
steamship Company. From the letter 10
postmaster Meem. which was signed by
A. "a Brooks. superintendent OF foreign
mails. tho following excerpt is taken. e.a-
oodying the new regulations:
Mails Tor Guatemala and Salvador Gre
now being dispatched by means of steam
ers sailing regularly from San Francisco
Tor ports of those countries, and Ii Is asst
seen that the proposed dispatches from Sc
Will -. ~.
isttng general postal facilities, although
1t VIII benefit the particular correspond
ence treialins to cargo. etc.f referred 90.
IN these circumstances il Is deemed best
TO authorize your office TO mako up mails
addressed 10 the offices of Champcrseo
ard San Jose de Guatemala, Guatemala,
and Aca1atla and La Lsbertad. Salvador
for dispatch per steamers in question. and
10 include therein articles addressed for
delivery AZ the ports named tsud only at
those rortsl. which are specially SD
dressed 10 lie dispatched per said steam
ers Articles which do not bear upon their
covers directions 10 dispatch them hy the
steamers sailing from Seattle YOU VII,
continue 20 forward TO San Francisco 10
he included in the mails there made up
for dispatch per the steamers sailing reg
ularly from that port.
Mails for the office OF FL Triunfo can
not he made up. for the reason that that
Office has not been authorized by the pos-
tai administration of Salvador 10 ex-
change mails with foreign countries"
The new regulations are effective at
once. 1t viii be noted that Superinten-
dent Brooks requires that mail packages
for the Sour points named must bear upon
their covers special direction that they
are to be forwarded via tho steamers
leaving from this port. A neglect Of this
rule would result in the letters being sent
TO San Francisco.
The importance OF this concession by
the postal department is not 10 be fully
appreciated or recognized on a casual In
speetion. In the first place. the mail now
being carried by the Pacihc Mail sfeam-
ers Is slower in reaching the borders OF tho
United States than Is "A steamer from
Central America belonging TO the Puget
Sound and Central American Company.
The reason IL this: The Pacific Mail
steamers make all the way ports north OK
San jose do Guatemala. and vita dis
charging aud taking on cargo they are
fcur weeks making San Francisco. The
steamers on tho line from Seattle do net
stop after leaving san Jose. and letters
from that city would reach Seattle from
twelve days To two weeks earlier than
these sent 10 San Francisco,
The new regulation will also give
needed protection 10 mail from this city
sent over the line of the Puget Sound and
Central American Company. Trouble
has been encountered In the past from
stamp thieves In Central Amcriee. WITH
letters sent from here already stamped.
there would be no incentive for dishonest
mail employees In the far Soaih 10 disturb
their passage 10 destination.