New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-12

been fully h.tcd up to the walls ana oI nHTi ''
the naYng y n. Postoce the and local
spectators w We're taken a saon H. Where other
end Of the circuit was inspected ,,n FederaI
rsi et and there is another set Of compressors
to supply pressure for the rGrh % repetition OF
those at the Postofiice.
SAVING IN TIME THE MAIN THING
In the course of the journey Mr. Milhoiland ana
his associates in the Tubular Dispatch Coi"pa"y
were piled with questions regarding tne hew
method of sending mails. In repiv MI 49, go,
explained that the company mao and wagons in
he CARRYING Of mails so far as cost was ' ,ho
ceTned lie pointed out that plan" Of u horses and
wagons could probably be provided i9f stern Of
SEbos would involve an outlay of ten times as
much. What the company maih , .,,no oS trans
rrom and that inns the revenue OF the Govern
ment from the mail service "ou' '
The main thing to consider he added was IN, me
rapidly OF transmission OF hrs'-sa orntTated that
nnwsnsners and the like could also be sent through
the tubes-in fact. anything not 100 o'e ~ w F
'G 0s possible said he 80 send our carriers
t rh r lie Will hold six hundred letters This
means that six thousand eentsd and sixty thou
sand in an hour and not less than elgnl i, ,hot
in twcntyfour hours Now a am in the POST
Z he and
once In this city is about seven hundred 'ho"s""'
day. ,od IN come Of the Postofice
offinois foy confirmation Of his statement anu -
was promptly furnished, -, -os only six
teen hours day and Roadway Of much s al ' ba
or twelve seconds is maintained we siro" ,fers as
ehle 70 carry four FIVE tin es as an! g. ,ba
there are to be handled at present As iO4K e az ad
matter the Posofice Depa5tient Which the pneu-
tie eyston, has introduced With the tupes ~ ~,
practically impossible for letters 70 ne on ~, the move
oi,f
ali the time and that rs J under'tnniu i ,o al"
tho posioffice people are constantly d''''"
A DINNER At THE HOTEL MANIA AN
Al the Hotel Manhattan last evening the "asm,
,neton officials and a number OF other guess W.
entertained at dinner by Congressman James o.
ReIden Of Syracuse The dinner was served N inc
Green Room on the second floor when was IAN
sonelv decorated with flags. while the tap'e "a
adorned with vases Of red roses IN au'""O"
those mentioned in the early part OF inns go, ,
there were present Congressman Hurle|' o. 49, 49,"
Iyn: Colonel Henry ". sackett, B. e. haI r,,,l
he inventor OF the apparatus used by he Iq M
Dispatch Company: Selden Bacon NE Ke naiid
r. Boo W Of BrooRiyn Charles Fairchd. l. ~,
Jerome. Congressman John n. ho yt,,i%msb, and
Duchess Putnam District; James NcNa"e"' "''
Ex-senatcr Butler presided and casd HP Pa n Inn,
her OF speakers with fund Of dry hqTnor ma Nne
ali present in the best Of humor vale me- sphv
their coee and made the air blue I'M %'n an Cef
vein Second Assistant Postmaster-ieneIa. sn' ~,
berger however in his remaTks iooE c have I re-
Gently beer made on the Tubular Dispatch Con-.
and il. ALLEGED s papa fGr sad bs "G he
office Department had dealt with the question: OF
Justice and right. and had favored it only so far as
II would welcome any new and progressive neneIops
m msni o. or merG6snd.e The age he aid demanded
rapid trans Of the mails The Dep1 ,bn maj haa
1ardi wTe,comed ths Wdest Publicity and cr
cism tina; could possibly come to me ass ass
pepSrtment was ready to deal With the Tubular
Dispatch Company or any other company m IN ne ne
public necessity and public convenience. The pneu.
matte tube had come to stay like every other great
United States that would not be benefited by a
general system OF pneumatc tubes IN N ,o oF<
thirty-siN hours earlier by means of this improve,
ment. Mr. shalenberger was heartily applauded
The first man called on to speak Congress
moroisiy and afjerWard seriously 10 the stories
that members OF Congress had been bribed vote
followed by Congressman Lentz. of Columbus:
Ohio Murat Halstcad. Congressman Bromwell OF
Cincinnati and Cox. Of Tennessee. Just before Nj
Shallenberger's speech. Senator Butler vigorously
denounced the suggestion that bribery in the in
terest OF the company, had been employed, as
vicious and degrading libel on Congress. and then
moments. after his Injunction 70 the other speakers
Speeches were made later in the evening by Al
fred suy. F. W. Palmer the Public Printer: Chief
Clerk Swayze. Of the Treasury Department; Cap
tain LcmE, representing tle Navy Lepdl tincul
Body R Ross Appleton, s. +, butcher. and ". G.
BRYANT of Brooklyn: John Field. ex-Postmaster OF
Philadelphia: Charles Fairchid: OF Boston and
Colonel John G. Calhoun: Mr.. Mlholland was also
called on; and made short and spirited speech.
Letters and kilograms of regret were received
from James y. Tyner. who was Post master-Cieneral
IN the Grant Administration; ". T. l. Dillaway.
president Of the Boston Pneumatic Transit Com
psny: ST Clair McKelway. Editor o. The Brook
lvn Eagle and others.
In addition to the sending OF regular mall matter
through the tubes. there were transmitted packages
,l,,.,n lie Ffr~r7i cbad h.- e nd
other velknown firms: and. perhaps most inter
esting Of all. bottles OF champagne from the
stock % Frederick De Barry & Co.