Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-04

and 10 As TO the volume of business
done, the weight Of daily business is wholly
in Nebraska's favor, with S0S 159 pounds
as against Colorado with 12OSO9 pounds
and Wyoming 66215 pounds and Of the
total Nebraska mail the main line of the
Union Pacific handles 1925 pounds OF
the Wyoming mail a. 49S pounds are for
the Oregon Short Line west of Granger
which goes through both Omaha and
Cheyenne
Revenue Point Argued.
If the question of revenue is to be con-
sidered Mr.. Rosewater said that Omaha
and South Omaha furnished much larger
revenue than did either Denver or Chev-
enne, Denver being next to Omaha in
volume OF business done at those offices
At to the number Of postofflces in each
state by railways Nebraska had 1859. Colo,
RADIO 800 and Wyoming 407. and of that
number in Wyoming three-fourths were in
touch with Nebraska. Mr. Rosewater next
took up a number of postal routes by
states and gave some interesting figures
which We're even a surprise to many Of
the delegation present. The number of
Fpostal routes in Nebraska are 1876 with
total mileage of 12073 and an annual ex-
penditure of $2,S41, 7G0; Colorado has i29
postal routes, 1898 mileage and annual ex-
penditures Of $SOS 692; wyoming has 2si
postal routes, $3.50 mileage and annual ex-
penditures of SS7S,S74. AS to rural routes
there are in Nebraska 1,O2S in Colorado
lS4 and in Wyoming seven.
Omaha" Mr.. Rosewater said, should
be preferred from the standpoint that It
would bring Washington closer to this ter
! ritory than any of the other cities men
toned as Omaha is closer TO Washington
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hours closer for receipt and answer to
Washington. Omaha has an additional ad-
vantage in question this time. there being
but one hour difference between Washing
ton and Omaha, while there Is two hours
between Washington and the other cities
named The selection Of Omaha would
be In the interest Of economy and saving
OF expense to the department, for there
would be less travel pay TO Omaha than
to other cities that are candidates for the
headquarters. Omaha has large and com
modous buildings, with ample facilities
for the care and comfort Of clerks. while
at present there is no accommodation at
| Denver, and the building being erected may
not be completed for years
No Advantages at Denver.
Denver may he closer to the center OF
this new division" continued Mr. Rose
water, hut with the single exception Of
Atlanta all division headquarters are To-
Gated at gateways, such as Chicago. st.
/ Louis Cleveland. San Francisco and New
York Denver is on no railway that car
ries eastern mail for Pacific coast points
and it does not have a through transconti-
mental line, Omaha Is on two such lines
the Union Pacific and the Burlington"
Mr.. Rosewater called attention TO the
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/ Black Hills branch Of the Northwestern.
trains on which are made up at Omaha
! supervising offices of these railroads being
olcated In Omaha. About three-fourths OF
/ the mileage Of the proposed division will
/ be operated from Omaha" said MIR. Rose
water" a fact which should have great
weight with the Postoffice department
when IL comes TO selecting a location. This
would bring railway and postosfice officials
closely in touch, thus tending to constant
improvement Of the service"
At the close of Mr.. Rosewater's pres
entation Of Omaha's claims Senator Hitch
cock suggested that some OF the lines of
rails were inaccessible 10 Denver. trans
continental lines neither touching at Chey-
eIne nor Denver. Senator Brown offered
the suggestion that two Of the great trans
Ct Etinental lines were operated from
Omaha. which should be seriously consid-
cred a factor in It's selection as di-
vision headquarters. Senator Hitchcock
called attention 10 the fact that Omaha
occupies sixteenth place IN bank clear
ances and It's wholesale business Is i'm
measurably larger than that of Denver
EN-Congressman Kennedy. representing
the Commercial club, amplified the state
msnt Of Dir. Rosewater relative 10 the ex-
pens Of transportation and urged that