| From the Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N. C.) |
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| October 10, 1864 |
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| The Cause of Delay in the Mails from Richmond and
Petersburg -- A Remedy Proposed |
| The mail from Petersburg South {on
the South Side RR} meets the mail train from Danville {on
the Richmond & Danville RR} at the Junction. There being no
mail on the night train South from Richmond this mail is carried down
to Richmond where it remains over night, and then takes a fresh start
on the morning mail train. Another cause of delay is owing to the fact
that a large amount of the mail over the Piedmont road intended for
North Carolina is put up in Pouches and labeled N. C. Mail Agent. When
a connection is lost, as is often the case, the Route Agents on the N.
Carolina Rail Road is compelled to take a large amount of mail
intended for the West and South, as far as Raleigh and Goldsboro, to
be returned the next day causing a delay of 24 hours. And from the
same cause the Route Agents of the Piedmont and Richmond roads not
having time to properly distribute the mails and labeling them as
above mentioned. The mails for Raleigh and Eastern portion of the
State go in the direction of Charlotte and Columbia. |
| THE REMEDY |
| Have a Distributing Post office at
Greensboro'. |
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