The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-25
TRASscoNTISESTAL FAST MAILS
schedule Arranged to shorten the
Time Ia Hour.

Washington. d. G, Dec. A-Second As
stsiant Postmaster General Shalienherger
and Captain White. general superintendent
OF the railway mail service. have succesd-
Ell in arranging for a genera. change IN
the transcontinentaI mail service which
viii be Of great benefit 70 AL points be-
tween Boston and New York on the eas,
ami san Francisco. Portland and ali points
on the Pacific coast on the west. The time
OF the fast mall leaving New York az 3
o. m on the Central road viii DE short
ened three and a half hours between New
York and Chicago. arriving az the latter
point at $40 .. n. instead o. L midnight.
a. now Close connection vii be- made
At BuIaIo. SO that mai which now az
rives in Detroit az GO p. m. viii arrive al
about p. m. insuring its delivery a; near
by points in southern Michigan the day "
arrival in Detroit.
From Chicago fast trains vii leave for
Milwaukee. s. Paul and Minneapolis and
Tor Omaha. Mail heretofore reaching 81
Paul az / 2. m and Minneapolis as i.f5
.. n, viii arrive a, about A m. and sen
a. m. respectively. The overland trains
now leaving az 1.3e .. II. WI change so az
% cave at about p n. thus e1ecr'ug a
material gain throughout Minnesott and
sxDediting the mails an the wsy through
20 the coast involving Helena, Mont. Spe-
kane and Seattle. wash. and the enrre
northwestern coast
Mail now arriving n Omaha - go p.
n. viii arrive az that point al about T.
n, and wli connect a. Union Pacific
transfer with the overland train leaving
Omaha IN the morning over The Ur-oa Pa
ciac railroad. instead o. the one leaving o.
the same Inc in the afternoon. thus effect
Ing a gain IN transit ~ from zen 10 thIr-
teen hours AZ points between Omaha sad
san Francisco. arriving ~ san Franclsea
a. s.4s p. m. instead % $50 a. ~ the foI-
loving day. a. ~ present Nearly che en-
tire state % California vii receive tais
mail practically. FOR business purposes
about fourier hours earlier th4n & does ~
present.
The Oregon sh-ot IAne. running from
Green River. WE. % Portland. Ore, AL
schedule IL train % az - conner Elta
TIE fast mai. thus reaching Portland a.
So g. m instead % - the following
morning Thee change az sHec- the en-
tire Pacidc coast a. EeI - sl iurerr.s-
d.ats posn.s. View YORK 70 Cadezeo.
Eastoounl. the-s zll be s co-rsspo-ai-x
zsi1- Mals from fae Ees- y.a Omaha
roz arriving A. Ca.caEo st sc A. r.. AL
arrive a. 80 A. n ard 5Aslls nar aYrlv-
Tag f7p-n =. Paul aBd Bianeap1Is a. o.
= VII arrive ~ a. II. conoectoz tae
fast mail trains CT TIE r-ake shg-s ard
LichEan Southern. Ire Fssu1syiraufs re
Tlrrois Central ard IRE Mno-. 1savsu-
Ch-csEo - 20 sn5 a. n aHs from
re WeS- uoE a-TFsE in %eE York ~
TX a. - Tl aos reara fhaf c.fg 20
- a. - Fl time f1r $50 ar-c es~-isxs
delivery TIE Bostea rsH wai ncE
reaches ira cts a. 7.if q r. 49, arrive
- * =. IA There wa - a F91-s-
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oe-nsrfaoa Win 30 fasf RAJ m 80 Iaf-
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points c1--iEasus t7 tksl .lre fa-ozE- -
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