The Estancia news. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1904-1912, 1908-07-03
CARRYING THE MAIL

he sN'etng partnership between the
."rub 'cn t'y ani tie great corpora
+ M 5, ~fi"h III Itt'er furnish the
! l,snii. ctmrajLn fund. Il at aroused 10
/ J + u>., 'H ialot box and Eutch, Sc
rcf"as IN II Turn lie ,lowei to prey
ny the 'r2, Il. Wts uever mure fully
I.H "Set ao n tn" m,'trcf he era grs
t"' "a t"av n'al >ri>i,' a> >ho, up by
SrHat0 & re tom Oklahoma Wh-r the
/ '">t @1frclljat"u III Ms i,t re tie
/ sen t., Ser"!ur Gore eff ret n, amend
/ m"ui tlf, the p Stmnstergrnrrl shall
not pay mote or the transportation of
the mails than express companies lay
for the transportation of express OF a
similar weight and character This was
voted down. He then offered an amend
ment that the postmastergenera shall
not pay more annual rental for postal
cars han thirty-three per cent Of the cost
Of the car. This was also voted down, as
was amendment that re than 100 per
cent Of such cost should not be paid. 1t
is perfectly plain that common honesty
woul Id require the passage If all of these
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cation of the senate's action and the ac-
ton was taken solely for the purpose of
taking the peoples money o give 10 the
railroads, who in turn would contribute
largely to the republican corruption fund.
1t is a great system.
In explanation of his amendments.
Senator Gore said:
Mr.. President, | will state tue reason
why | offer the amendment. In great
many countries in the world the railroad
companies carry the mails free Of charge.
That i, true in France, understand, ex.
rept Where The cars belong to the govern.
ment, in which a nominal charge is paid
amounting to ! per cent per car mile.
In Austria-Hungayy aud in Germany one
car per train is carried free Of charge on
other than government railroads. In Italy
ard Belgium the mails are carried free of
charge, as nm informed. Now it is not
my purpose or anyone to ask the railroads
OF THIS country to transport mails free of
charge; bat, sir, the charges received BY
the railroads aid by the government are
Tar in excess of that Which is reasonable
~ ~ and just.
Il will cite few determinations based
upon estimates rendered few years ago.
The charge from New York to Boston on
tlrs;-cass freight matter vas 38 cents a
hundred; on express it was so cents a
ID hundred, and on mail it was SO cents a
H. hundred. From New York to Atlanta
an Ga, the tirst-class freight charge was
ef ST 26 hundred; the express charge wal
a s. a hundred and the mail charge wal
ri So 50 hundred. From New York to
on Chicago the charge was IS cents a hun
lft dred for first class freight $l.2s for ex
&C. press, and $3.50 for mail The charg,
NV from New York city to San Francisco a
as the same time was 50 hundred for fl ST
Die class freight, 1915 for express, and Sl2
% for mails. Now, sir, there is no iustic
aud no justifcat OH in determinations 0
sv that character, and | therefore Il owe
,as limit the charge for mail to the charge
paid by tho express companies to tn
railroads for similar service. In the Dc
mnion of Canada mai is classified Z
for freight of the lowest classification an
off bears the lowest rate. This amendmer
to- carries no proposition of the sort, bat
ing seeks to protect the government again
charges which are unreasonable and III
just. It there is any justification for pa
ing so much greater charges for postal
cen than for express should like to See SON
ms, senator justify it.
'n'' An again
Il submit th"t the government h.
pad at times practically three 'lnes
much annual rental for postal cars as Il
cars cost Now, that is II eelf-evide
injustice nd rXlortion. Poss bly, no Sc
ator viii say that these cars ought 10 It
-: lie to the railroads 300 per cent oc ev
200 per cent, and not more, plssih
than 100 per cent.