Show J5IAIIIXE POSTAL SERVICE Detroit Is to he the Distributing Point Washington May 10The postmaster general has decided to establish a marine postal service at Detroit Mich serice Detroi for tho free delivery and collection of mail matter mat-ter of the vessels that pass up and down the Detroit river and carry a floating pop ulation of 25f > o to 0 More tonnage passes Detroit than any other port in the world During the season of navigation on the great lakes a essel passes Detroit every seven minutes during the day of twentyfour hours The new service will therefore be continuous and will be conducted con-ducted by means of a steam launch which will be used by the postal employees em-ployees The new service will be maintained main-tained through the free delivery appropri ation in the bureau of the first assistant postmaster general Mail will be delivered to the vessels by carriers just as It is to ordinary business houses j |