The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-25
Changes In Transcontinental Mail
Service.
WILL SH0R TEN THE TIME
IMPROVEMENTS EFFECTIVE ON
JANUARY l.
New York Mails VIII Arrive at
Omaha Five Hours Earlier-Em-
Ployees On Wyoming Division IN
easy-Title to Northern Pacific
Lands Declared Invalid.

Washington, Dec. 24.-Second Assist
ant Postmaster General Shenenberger
and Captain White, general superin-
tendent of the railway mail service
have succeeded in arranging for a
general change in the transcontinental
mail service, which viii be of great
benefit to all points between Boston
and New York on the east, and San
Francisco, Portland and all points on
the Pacific coast on the west. The
time Of the fast mail leaving New
York at 8 p. m. on the New York Cen
tral road viii be shortened three and a
half hours between New York and Chi
caSo, arriving at the latter place at
$50 D. IN. instead of II midnight, as
now. The connection will be made at
Buffalo, so that mail which now ar
rlVes in Detroit at go 2. m. viii arrive
at about p. M, insuring delivery at
nearly all points in southern Michigan
the day of arrival in Detroit.
From Chicago fast trains viii leave
for Milwaukee, St. Paul and Minneap-
oils, and for Omaha. Mail heretofore
reaching St. Paul at l p. m. and Min
neapolis at $40 o. M, viii arrive at
about s a. m. and $40 a. m. respect
lively. The overland trains now leav-
! ing at 1870 p. m. viii change so as to
leave about $3.50 a. M, thus effecting a
material gain throughout Minnesota,
and eXpediting the mails all the way
through to the coast, involving Helena,
Mont; Spokane, Wash, and Seattle,
Wash, and the entire northwest coast.
Mail now arriving in Omaha, Neb.,
at 2:40 p. m. viii arrive at that point
at about 8 a. M. and viii connect at
Union Pacific transfer with the over
land train leaving Omaha in the morn
ing over the Union Pacific railroad, in
stead of one leaving on the same time
in the afternoon, thus effecting a gain
in transit of from ten to thirteen hours
at points between Omaha and San
Francisco, arriving at San Francisco az
S:45 p. m, instead of $40 a. m the
following day, as at present. Nearly
the entire state of California will re-
ceive this mail practically, for business
purposes, about twenty-four hours
earlier than it does at present.
The Oregon Short Line, running from
Green River, Wyo.. to Portland Ore,
viii schedule its trains so as to connect
with the fast mail, thus reaching Port
land at $50 %. M, instead of 1920 the
following morning. These changes viii
effect the entire Pacific coast, as well
as all intermediate points, New York
to Chicago. EaSt-bound there will be
west via Omaha, now arriving at Chi
cago at 6:45. win arrive at Chi
m, and mails now arriving from St.
Paul at a. m. viii arrive at , a. m.
connecting with fast mail trains on the
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. the
Pennsylvania. Illinois Central leaving
Chicago at $50 and a. m Mails from
the west, nov arriving in New York al
1926 a. m, viii reach that city at 5: 80
a. m, in time for the first carriers de-
livery.
The Boston mail, which now reaches
the delivery at 2:10 p. M, viii arrive at
1882 a. m. There will be a. correspond
ling gain for nearly all eastern points.
THE connection with the fast mail on
the Illinois Central viii advance all
mails for points contiguous to that line
through to New Orleans. Mail will
reach Pittsburg at 1855 p. m. instead
of 1859 p. m.
The connection with the Monon fast
mail, leaving Chicago at 2:45 a. m,
will put mail in Cincinnati at 11:20 a.
m, instead Of p. m, as now.