Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-12-07
HEAVY FINES BEING
LEVIED ON RAILROADS
For Their Failure to Deliver
Mail On Schedule Time.
iNslsrs ON BETTER SERVICE

Senator Clay Goes over SITUATION
With the Postal Acknowledgements
a shaIlenbsrssr Says Fines Pro-
yIdsd by Law Are Being Levied.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 6.--Sen-
ator A. s. Clay has taken up active
IL with the postoflce department the
problem OF reforming the demoralized
train service In Georgia and through
Out the south.
At lengthy conference with Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General
Bhallenberger, he inquired particular
~ what the department was doing 70
remedy the trouble, and went over
the whole situation exhuasuyely.
Il propose" said Senator Clay, ito
relieve ne trouble brought about by
delayed mail and passenger service.
sud I Wish to see the legitimate de-
mands OF the public fully satisfied,
while at the same time working no
injustice to the railroads. The people
are entitled to the service which the
railroads are being paid 10 perform
and believe this can be secured
without visiting any hardship on the
railroads.
General Shallenberger, second as
nlalant postmaster general, declared
tina, the post Office department was
following out strictly the law pro-
vlding for fines aud penalties b be
levied against railroads for non per-
forming duty IN carrying the malls.
The act making appropriations for
the postal service Tor the fiscal year
ending June 90, 1907, provides that
soc postmaster general shall requirg
All railroads carrying the mails un-
der contract to comply With the
teyms OF snid contract as 10 tune OF
arrival and departure OF said malls
and Il shall be his duty 40 impose
and collect reasonable fines for delay
when such delay ia not caused by un-
ayoidable accidents or conditions.
n Ii declared that these fines have
been regularly imposed No figures
we're available for the past quarter
from July / 10 September 80. and will
rot be- announced until January 1
General shallonbefger declared that
these auoa, The amount Of which are
IN the discretion OF the postmaster
general. are being vigorously reaisted
by the railroads against whom lew
ied
n train IL thirty or more min
u,el late ten times during a quarter.
q IL suhioc, TO this me. General
Shalehergor announced that under
che law he now has the rlehl 10 tine
ell trains carrying the malls. when
schedules are delayed This general
law ala DOT 80 into effect until Juiy
81 this year. and he nov has evi.
dvnco uf an ayoldahle delays and IN
each oase suitable penalties will be-
inflicted and be- hopes by pulling IN
operation N, geueral law pui IN the
poFiorilce appropriations blll At the
Las fCssloa OF congress 10 relieve.
en- nublie from serious trouble Ia "a
Rufe,
a b evident that II this law. now
on the statute hooka should Can 20
Giyo relisg, zoe postolhce approprla-
tiops commlue wli take the subject
np win The Wee % uxipg htayy
penalty and makirr q, dcunitc. and
also 30 empower iae postmaster gen
eSai ~ approve ne schedules 81
trains caFrYtng The malls
Adsicos uere rocsltca AZ The poet
oflee department tsai tho southern
railway Woald voluntarily rrlinquish
che subsidy h has begn rccclyiug Tor
carFltas the malls
Dy hnaForfatiou az congress Az ne
past several ycsn he sum % tits.
TeS 20 had been annually apqNprt.
aied foF tts sfFvico, onlY one oiser
yai'raad ff he gountf3s shorS the
a. kaasae-las hecn tae bsheaysty
~ s,ni,ar subsi3y Coz tbe ascal
year eutiur saae l3. iaa rhs hass
aFainsi ma sal,astn os this aocoaat
smoan,ed b tis 6ig.o5 rhs rosi,
Oacs department bas Rrnosc3 ~
Subsidy ,p zee soetafFn railway. aa1
maat 20 saoaanoe Cor hts ffrt.Qe
iu Hs estimate az eantrsfs, TBS
fehtlil ass Pnlsitet na Fssr ~ q