. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . The Pony Express—The Relay. country. Almost as soon as a railroad is fully organized it be-comes a mail contractor with the Department. The Act of Congress constituting every railroad in the UnitedStates a post-route was approved July 7, 1838. Postmaster-Gen-eral Barry, in his annual report for 1836, speaks of the multipli- EARLY MAIL FACILITIES. 315 cation of railroads in many parts of the country, and suggests itas a subject worthy of inquiry, whether measures may not be takento secure the transportation of t
. The American railway; its construction, development, management, and appliances . The Pony Express—The Relay. country. Almost as soon as a railroad is fully organized it be-comes a mail contractor with the Department. The Act of Congress constituting every railroad in the UnitedStates a post-route was approved July 7, 1838. Postmaster-Gen-eral Barry, in his annual report for 1836, speaks of the multipli- EARLY MAIL FACILITIES. 315 cation of railroads in many parts of the country, and suggests itas a subject worthy of inquiry, whether measures may not be takento secure the transportation of the mail on them, and adds : Al-. The Overland Mail Coach—A Star Route. ready have the railroads between Frenchtown, in Maryland, andNewcastle, in Delaware, and between Camden and South Amboy,in New Jersey, afforded great and important facilities to the trans-mission of the orreat eastern mail. At this time a railroad be- o tween Washington and New York was in process of construction,and Postmaster-General Barry dwelt in his report on the impor-tance of the facilities that would be afforded for speedy service be-tween the two cities, predicting that the run between them wouldprobably be made in sixteen hours. The service is now performedin about five hours. At first the facilities for mail services were very limited. Post-master-General Kendall, in 1835, suggested that the Baltimore &Ohio Railroad Company might be asked to close in some portionof their baggage-cars, a strong lock being placed on the apartment,to which only the postmasters at Washington and Baltimore shouldhave keys. In the same report he adds :
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