Show i POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES has intimated that before leaving theca the-ca > Jet he will probably have succeeded suc-ceeded ins shortening the mail time between New York and San Francisco Fran-cisco twentyfour hours In view oi the fact that several of the western territories and states are located l on the ran e between New York and San Francisco they will come in for a share of the benefits to be derived from this shortening of time hence F w bile the increased facilities were not arranged forVpur special benefit the citizans of Otah can rejoice with those of California It is i not stated where the time will ba saved but more than I likely the greater portion of it will be gained east of Omaha The Union and Central Paoifica being sure of the carrying of the mails having no competition and the prospects of materially increased compensation being meagre it is hardly probable that these roads will contribute much to the saving of time Still they may intend rendering material assistance It matters not however how the time be saved so long as the hours for the transmission of mails between New York and San Francisco are I reduced and James besides the facts brought out by him regarding the stupendous star route frauds will have won for himself the gratitude of the people of the west for his energetic ener-getic management of the poatoffice department |