The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-06
'BURLESON FAYORS
MAIL SUBWAY HERE
Asks Congress for S1,5oO,0OO
for Tubes to Join the Grand
Central and Pennsylvania.
PROFITS ARE $10,97s,798
Federal Ownership Of Wire
Lines Is Urged-Acrial Ser
vice to Be Extended. ~.t
Special Despatch TO THE sUS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.--A subway
connecting the Grand Central Ter
nina. and Pennsylvania Station in
New York for the transmission OF
mails, with the addition later OF
subway from the City Hall Post Once,
Broadway and Park Row. connecting
with it, L. urgently recommended by
the Postmaster General in his annual
report to the President. made public
to-day. ,...'
This question was taken UP several
years ago.. the report indicated. and
at that time a tunnel with carriers
twenty-four inches in diameter was
recommended by the committee which
Investigated the suggestion. The sys-
TEN was to be pneumatic or electric.
The Postmaster-General in his report
to-day, said that the addition OF the
parcel post since that recommendation
has made 1t unwise TO restrict the car
rier to one twenty-four inches in
diameter.
Under date OF April 10, 1918. an
exhaustive report was submitted by
engineers wherein they outlined
plan OF underground transportation in
New York by subways that appears
to be entirely practicable and can be
constructed at a reasonable cost" the
report stated.
According to Postmaster General
Burleson the Grand Central Pennsyl-
wanna subway would cost approx
mately s1.125.00o to build and 1858 900
to equip, a total Of s1,47s, 900. A ma
terial saving over the cost Of vehicular
transportation would result the report
said. He asks an appropriation OF
81 500 900
Department Is FIourishinE.
the Post Office Department is in a
fourishing condition. its total receipts
amounting to ssss.975 962.24, leaving
a net profit after deducting operating
expenses and losses and the extra
postage turned into the Treasury
amounting to s19.s7s,7 9S.os.
The report urges upon the President
the ACCESSIBILITY OF. Government own
ershtp OF the telegraph and telephone
lines. now that the Post once Depart
ment has controI OF them. He gave
few details in the report. merely urg-
ing that Congressional actien along
TINS me should no longer be delayed.
Great extension OF the aerial mail
service is planned by the Post once
Department, now that the war is
practically at an end. The Washing -
toh--Se" YORK route IS 10 become
merely hnH w one OF the Tour Big
are: b.
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.- PiHns AR MAIL treaties
Special aerial mail conventions with
the countries affected by Routes 2 and
are being negotiated. the Postnas
ter-General said The enormous COM
nerciaI advantage to he gained from
the establishment of the last two
routes. the report set forth. will mora
than make up for the expense and
trouble.
The report complained bitterly Of
the railway mail service. putting the
blame on the railroads for falling 10
make connections. Trainmen refuse