Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-26

IF postal service.
The present annual pay for this service
$ $372 1880. The average length of route
n this system Is thrty-three $3.50 miles,
md taking the whole scheme into consid-
ration, we claim for the area covered
The most complete postal service IN the
United States.
Seven ca of the routes now carry five
10000 pounds or more daily.
while forty-siX ti6l routes carry less than
i've thousand pounds daily
The route from Boston to Portland is
me hundred eight O0SW miles in length.
IN which the weight of mail carried dairy
5.6l7 pounds. The compensation for
his service is sSl4.H per mile per annum,
which is made up as follows:
ORound trips per week GAIA or through
'uns 1295S)
Weight ~ "a "a
$Sil14
This yields an average pay per ton of
'iX and ninety-siX one hundredths cents
(6.96c.)
This service is made up weekly of for
sy-one 4D through runs in postal ears.
md the remaindcr-SS.5S-in charge OF
Galway employees.
The postal car mileage is 2l32 miles for
each mile of road on this route. The
mileage in charge of railway employees
$ 1906 miles for each mile of roal
The earnings may be set out thus:
Average weight in postal car:
Three go tons at 6.96 per ton. 2o.SS
Average earnings r. L. O. car D.,
Per mile-,Sl12. 213o) 26ls
hus making the total earnings per car
nile twenty-six and thirteen hundredths
%. I'D cents. The average earnings per
nile in charge of railway employees is six
md twenty-SiX hundr2dthS t6.26, cents,
With an average weight per day Of 1890
pounds on each trap.
Comparing the cost of the mail per ton
With first class freight rates between the
points indicated. we may further show
he reasonable rate paid by the depart
nent for this service.
The cost of the mails between Boston
md Portland is per ton SOL.
The classification of first class rates be
tween the same points gives the follow
ing:
Single hrst-class on freight cars, $500;
double frst-class on passenger cars, $500;
three times tirSt-claSS on freight ears.
$1,000: four times first class on freight
cars $l6.o0.
Therefore any classification that would
place freight on passenger trains would
exceed the rates paid under the law to
this company for carrying the mails.
Since any iirst-class freight rate is
doubled when the service is performed on
passenger trains. and it IS to be noted
hat these freight rates are in competition
with water transportation. In view of
these comparisons, the chcapness of this
service is established beyond a doubt.
Let me submit a further detailed state
ment of the routes and mail service per-
fOrmed on each route.
The mails are carried on this system t.
1902 miles per annum. making an aver
tge of six and two-thirds t6 80 times per
lay over each mile of railroad. at an av-
rage cost Of eight ami nincty-one one
hundrcdthS t>.9D cents per mile.
1t requires hut Il little reflection to see
hat the immense amount Of train ser
vice involved in this exhibit and regular
" performed ny this company. bears Il
.ust and fair relation to the pay received
Ihe frequency of the trips involves the
frequent delivery of the mats into post
.ii iIrns IN h' I'm 'ny par, "n [
he mails no, in rharp" ri nnstal clerks
In 'an,i f,'I hn,, ~ - -,
he drnarment fn, ~ his is err,ir th.r iiY
two da,t,rfionS th,t ,.,n fairl,- H.. Coz
tended fnr hv no r.,ilrna'i ono ;"-
,nI,-.s ~ nxronli i,,,',r,''i -, ~, III
road directly in do}i,erin,r th, mills hn-
twnen statinns and nnetnf,i,as
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pI,oc,t,. , 49, i,,',5 ~; '''' ~, "
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~ n,.n,. n,n.i1 ,1,. . ;'i''' -,
Ne performed without consideration
Though no separate item has heen made
IF this factor of the mail Transformation
amcnts arc to be considered sinely this
no mean Item. For the postal clerks
n inns system are earned IN the course
u tht year t'-9-NN nlleS. Whlch, at inc
owes rate OF tranSpoFtattoh would yield
~. A1dl".
10 ms aud me amount actually pi!id
3uu ny inc raliroad on TINS system Tor
iti!NcfN OF mails between stations, Vii
vi" 90. ana we nav" an offset OF nor" than
me huhureh Thousand dollars or strictly,
neitflN tNehtN-StNeh per cent OF the
amount received tor Tn" service. nearly
Nv" per cent OF Which Is an actual charg"
against the road III handling tn" mails
alter theN nave been transported on the
Hoad.
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The Rnstnn & A1han,. c,,e,.,, .ho Pc.
AN A. Au,,r,. p.iI,.,'tt ! XVIII, ~
trIInt< I'M l. ''e'''s D."
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- III 1p- ,o,,n1. or ,ft,. ti,-n ,,,'. I;iF
bet,yeun Poetnn ana aIi,on,. trl,nr 80,
.hrap tbo,tsanJ s'a,...n bnnd,nd ,,,d .,,.,,
" thron ,?-o2, car mis- ,,,,, ,,, ,,ii -
ronI by. ,,r raiIu.at. ,,,s,nn;i <,,,,, I,;,.
thousand siv hundred ana tirt,,ino - 60,
nil. nor nile Of rn,d IN .i,.,,,ai .;1
.on,I er,n1o,,oas ie ~, ,,,ii..,.r 60. ,,,,,,
IF mis- rra,ja Of .o,,.i, hN' ''''''''
iht pay per aililuh Is as foiioWs:
= Nr,Snt. A',,oi -
r. /. ". 'afS, 'aNeTaStl go
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The average pay per car for weight