Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-26
MAIL FACILITIES ARE
IMPROVED FOR
THE WEST
Hartman and Santa Fe Lines
Make Changes Between
Missouri and the Coast of
Advantage to Public,
Morning journal Bureau,
Ga Munsey Building,
WnShinrtnn. ID. C.. Feb. ~.

There has been a general schedule
change on the Union n southern
Pacific and santa Fe lines between
Missouri river points ard the Pacific
coast hat will very materially i'm
prove the mail facilities Of that Sec
ton.
The overland fast mail on the Union
Pacific, leaving Union Paciiic trans
fer at 9.10 n. m. will be divided into
two sections. The first viii be the
Portland, Ore, section II viii ar
rive at Portland at Z d. m. instead OF
1850 a. m. as at present. The second
section will be the a Francisco sec
ton and will arrive at san Francisco
at 1908 a. m. instead of 1908 p. m. rs
a. present.
Tho dividing of this train into two
sections will undoubtedly insure its
maintaining schedule time more close
~ than it has been able to do in the
past. Heretofore the train between
Union Pacific transfer and Green
River, Wyo., has consisted OF eight
and nin cars, and it has been found
impossible to maintain the very fast
with so heavy a rain. I'm
der the new management the first Sec
viii be composed of five cars and
the second section OF four. and it IS
hoped that with this number Doth win
be able to arrive at destination regu-
Mt the time scheduled.
BY arriving at a Francisco at
1905 a. m, with the city mails all
distributed for immediate delivery,
paper can undoubtedly
be passed through the clearing house
the same day, which under the pres
cnt arrangement is impossible. Mer-
chants Will have more time to answer
their mail and dispatch replies by the
trains.
For southern California points the
santa Fe and Rock Island-Southern
Pacific lines have reduced the run
ming time OF trains, leaving Kansas
lily in the morning, so as to reach
Los Angeles at 2:3O and $3.50 p. M,
respectively, as against 6 o'clock on
santa Fe and 6:55 =. m. on the
southern Pacific. as at present. This
will enable the mails to be delivered
n The business section OF the city on
day of arrival. which has not been
possible heretofore. and will admit OF
being made by evening trains
If the same date, which is a decided
advantage. Connection will also be
made with the evening trains for San
francisco, so hat letter mail on that
connection will be expedited for points
rs iar north as san Francisco.
There Will be no material change in
he %eastbound schedules.
The new boat built especially for
he ocean mail transfer service at New
York viii make its first trip oom0W +
boat, which viii be known as
The President was built at Bridge
lort, Conn, according to the require
nents of tho postofIice department.
capacity Of this new boat will be
more than double that of the old
loats. the Postmaster General and
he John Lenox." It's aggregate ca
,acity for asserting and storing is
nore than 10000 sacks of mail. 1t is
with decks properly inclosed,
nd matches, through which the mail
may De safely and expeditiously
transferred from the steamships by
Means of n or more chutes on each
teamer.
The President will replace the
John LenoX." the first boat used in
service.
Beginning tomorrow all incoming
tcamship carrying mail will be held
t quarantine by both THE President"
nd THE Postmaster General and
elieved Of their mail. one boat win
Ike all mail for New York City ana
ne other hat labeled for the rail-
by the introduction of this
ew system it is figured thai from
lirty to forty-fivc minutes win be
lved or cach mail.
In the past, the transfer boats have
My met mail steamers from Euro
can countries, but with the new boat
r%actically all mail carrying steamers
i'll be relieved at quarantine. includ-
lg those from the West Indies and
outh American countries.