The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-05
HIGH CHARGES FOR MAIL SERVICE

John Bsben Walker has replied the post
that the carrying secondass mail
dollars to the government. Mr. Walker
Wanama the time the Philadelphia postmaster gen.
era There four nsuperabe obstacles he
why he could not have what England and Germany had parcels
post The first the Adams company the
American Express the third the WesFargo Express
the fourth the Express company
That recognition of conditions which every must
make he studies the facts declares MIR Mr. Platt
years as Senator from New York
and head the United States Express company Depew
other railway senator's have stood guard poso
department Few posmars general appointed
without reference these interests Mr. Roosevelt obliged
take Payne of Wisconsin, coruptonist
Kney had refused appoint him Meyer imprac
table and transferred to the navy department
Fargo Express recently declared per
But its stock and that of all the express companies drop
the bucket compared with the losses
through umbrous and system parcels delivery MY
own Impression that three hundred millions would
direct loss while the evils arising system meas
eight facts which John Brisben Walker would impress
on his readers:
First-In the United States our railways have been
able to ship freight for onefth of mile
cheap rail transportation As the per per
forms the basis for all kinds freight carriage
seem that we have primary advantage
second-The transportation of parcels like the
ryng OF letters 1t Is governed by the law of averages
There by the United States into diff
1,cut regions which must cost the Government S. apiece
by the average haul SO the price for carrying parcels must
be based the law.
Third-The average express haul today than 38
miles This because trade largely
living nearby
Fourth-If the Government parcels al
cent pound would the hundreds
ages sent out by the great dry-goods houses This would
probably reduce the average haul" twenty miles
less.
Fh-The United Government is already equip
ped with than 10000 completely organized stations
These have their managers clerks rentals
and light their detective and legal already paid
for To handle parcels would cost nothing additional
tens Of thousands of posoffces except wagon
the locality.
slxth-ls it possible to conceive of any business
taking part in operating express companies
Government were to make this farreaching
machinery.
seventh-The Government S spending more than S92-
ooOuUu annually country delivery
folnSr General reports carrying only % pounds
trip per wagon Each of these wagons could carry from
ooo TO foO pounds daily each
pound this service instead Of being
total loss, would be clearing Of millions The
wagon that only 25 pounds loaded each way
with QUO more pounds at cent pound bring $40
day additional - " -
FlnalyAt what will parcels
~ mles-no let make the figure large enough say
oo0 mles2 With offices and clerks all pro
1ded what would it cost parcels average
lance ana hen deliver them by wagons?
Whe the German postal carrying
third OF cent them necessary one END
OF Gernany to the urthermo
all sorts OF parcels up to hundred
the President of the United message to Congress
the In his annual the