Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-04
Gives Many Reasons to Show Omaha
is the Logical Point.
TALKS OF MILEAGE AND TINE
Nebraska Has Advantages Over Both
Colorado and Wyoming.
DISTANCE AN IMPORTANT POINT
ny Establishing headquarters Here
washinGton would BE Thirty
-Four Hours Closer Than to
other cities.


WASHINGTON. April 3-Cspecial Tele-
gram) Assistant Postmaster General
Stewart IN his report TO the postmaster gem
eral for the year that ended June 30, 1910,
recommended the establishment Of new
division OF the railway mail service to EN-
brace the state Of Nebraska. Wyoming and
Colorado with certain continuous lines in
cdioinlng states.
"a division so established said Mr..
Stewart would start with more clerks
than are now employed In three OF the
existing divisions. The service In Ne
braska and Wyoming IL at present handled
from headquarters at Chicago and that
in Colorado from headquarters in st. Louis.
These states are too far distant froc cen
ters OF supervision for best results. There
fore recommend that suitable legislation
be secured for establishment Of such a
division"
- As result OF this recommendation. with
the approval Of the postmaster general and
by him recommended TO congress the last
postoffice appropriation bill provided for
the creation OF such a division to be es-
tsblished July l. with a view Of Sc
curing the location Of this division at
Omaha a committee from the Commercial
club OF Omaha. Victor Rosewater ex-
Congressman John L. Kennedy and F. A.
Brogan, together with Senators Brown and
Hitchcock, Representatives Kinkaid, Latta
Sloan and Lobeck and ex-Congressman
David Mercer and Charles A. Saunders
were given q hearing today by Assistant
Postmaster General Stewart on the claims
OF Omaha for the location of the new
railway mail division.
Mr.. ROsewRter Spokesman.
Mr.. Rosewater was chief spokesman a,
the hearing and made the principal argu-
ment in behalf Of Omaha, telling of Its
advantages over other cities, Denver. og-
den and Salt Lake City, candidates for
the new division. Attention was called to
the population of Omaha and towns in
ouded in Douglas county as compared
with the population of Denver and Denver
county. the population Of Omaha and
South Oniaha being upwards Of 10000
while that OF Denver is 2lS.OOO In all other
respects however Denver, which is looked
upon as the most likely candidate for the
location of ths new division, falls far be-
hind omahs in comparisons which Mr.
Rosewater used most forcefully. As tC
population, Nebraska far exceeds the com
bined population OF Colorado ana wyo
ming
MIR. Rosewater assumed that the reasor
for creating the new district was, first
70 facilitate the business Of the Postoffic,
department with the railroads. and, sec
and. to bring supervision closer. He sale
that the railway mail service was closely
connected with the operating Department
OF the railroads and that II that was taler
into consideration he believed Omaha wa,
In better situation than other cities tha
are candidates for the location.
There IS no mileage" Mr.. Ro5e6atei
A sRid. operated In Nebraska, whil1 yyo
ring mileage IL operated from Denver
The railway mileage operated in NebraskJ
is Ti07 miles; In Colorado. 4,20S miles: n
Wyoming ti5i miles. The number Of ful
postoffce car routes from Omaha ar,
seven IN humber while from Denver one
The territory 20 be included in this new
division win DO chiefly created out of tn,
Sixth and Seventh divisions. Nebraska an,
Wyoming would be out OF the Sixth an,
Colorado taken off of seven.
By this agreement the Sixth distric
would contribute to the new division 81
new clerks and the Seventh between 10