Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1902-04-18
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Editor Record
Dear Sir: There seems to be
idea prevailing with reference to the
star route mail service, as to the in
tentiop of the post office department,
elc and i you will allow me space
IN your columns | would like to ex-
plain why was awarded so much
mml service, which seems TO be a
MYSTERY 70 great many throughout
tIlis part Of The country, "under the
present rnhng af tae Dept"
In the first place this ruling is
meeting with strong opposition
among the speculative bidders, who,
through their attorneys and even
certain members of Congress, are
supporting this opposition, who
claim that they have the law on
their side. You see the law compels
the department to advertise for bids
and to let this service irrespective
of locality OF bidders or service) to
the lowest responsible bidder, and
also provide for the subletting OF
the same, but after many years OF
experience the post Office dept. have
came to the conclusion that the
speculative bidder who was awarded
this service, and who would send
his smooth tongue agent through
out the country, subletting this
service, at IN enormous profit to the
bidder, engaging sub-contractors at
such prices that would not afford
such service as was being paid for
by the department; in fact, letting
the service go to obstruction alto
gether in many case, with the pro-
fessional living, wining and dining
like Kings at the peoples expense,
and the depts only show to stop
this great way was to come out
positively aud declare such people
entirely irresponsible and is trying
to establish ruling which is excel
lent il the people could only see and
know it, and would only stand in
with them and help them out in their
undertaking, but the great trouble
is the spectators have combined
with the locals, or the locals have
combined With the professionals,
wherein the professionals furnishes
the bonds and the local his name,
and tue local was made to believe
that all there was to do was only to
name figure, it didn't matter how
high, tof course the higher tue hg-
ure the better it suited smooth
Eph, as it was his object to over
throw the dept in their undertaking
thus resorting back to the old sys-
tenn ! but in case the bid should be
accepted by the department, Eph
gets in from 10, s to 20 per cent pro-
fit of the annual mail pay for furnish
ing the bond etc, and as a result
every state in the union which was
let last fall was bid SO unreasonablJ
high that the revenues of the service
would not beoin TO meet such de
mands and of course from to
and in some states OF the servic'
was readvertised excepting Utah 4
Nevada and if the people continu
to stand in with the professional
at this second trial the dept wll
send agents in the field to max
personal contracts for the servic
and wherever combination are
strong they are compelled
pay two or three prices for the SCI
vice Of course the number OF triE
will be cutaccordingly ,as the feelin
in Congress is so strong in favor
the professionals the departmei
dare not 90 to Congress for extl
appropriations to meet this extl
expense, and of course the revenue
deriocal from the service is hard
sufficient as it is to meet the 9
pense. and the reason that Utah al
Nevada was not re-adyertised
simply this; just prior to my q
parture for Washinging, imme'
ately before the recent letting, l "
in receipt Of certain communicate
from the professionals with all kin
of such propositions as above state
convincing me Of this Niger in
fence, and in order to enable
department in determing the act'
worth of this service, (so that Il
would not hesitate to accept
reasonable bid wneu same was
fered. We placed bids on all
service in Utah & Nevada. Whs
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