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The Daily Tribune
Florence, Fremont County, Colorado
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Postmaster General Cortelyou issues instructions emphasizing safety over excessive speed for mail trains, warning against over-taxing railroads.
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SPEED OF MAIL TRAINS
Washington, March 4--Postmaster General Cortelyou has issued instructions defining the attitude of the post-office department regarding fast mail trains. He states that while the department should insist upon the most expeditious service feasible, it should not exercise authority to such an extent as to compel the establishment of railroad schedules inconsistent with entire safety to all persons carried on these trains. The postmaster general thinks that there is danger of some of the roads being over-taxed in the matter of speed.
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Washington
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March 4
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Postmaster General Cortelyou has issued instructions defining the attitude of the post-office department regarding fast mail trains. He states that while the department should insist upon the most expeditious service feasible, it should not exercise authority to such an extent as to compel the establishment of railroad schedules inconsistent with entire safety to all persons carried on these trains. The postmaster general thinks that there is danger of some of the roads being over-taxed in the matter of speed.