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Show WEIOHINQ OF THE MAILS. Oonputatlon by tho Railroads In Or-Jr Or-Jr to Obtain Compensation for Transportation. I cbtalncd from tho post office department de-partment a statement of tho weighing ot the malls between Qulncy, 111., and St. Joseph, Mo., over the Burlington rout?, which runs through the district dis-trict in which I am specially concerned, concern-ed, said Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri, in the house of representatives recently. I find from that statement they requlro mail to bo weighed for CO consjcutlvo daj that there was sent out nn aggregate ag-gregate amount of mall from Qulncy, starting toward St. Joseph, of 811,-000 811,-000 pounds. Now, thero was put on nt West Qulncy, which Is tho first station nftfcr leaving Qulncy, 1,360 pounds In tho 60 days. In order to obtain the compensation, they multiply that 811,-00C 811,-00C pounds by tho distance between Qulncy and West Qulncy, which Is two and a half miles. Then they add tho 1,360 pounds wnlch was put on nt West Qulncy. Thnt serves as a basis for computation between West Qulncy nnd tho next station, which Is Palmyra. Then multiply that sum by the number of miles which Intervene betwoen Wist Qulncy nnd Palmyra. Thnt de-torrilnos de-torrilnos the weight for that distance. At Palmyrn there was a very lugo amount of mall put on nnd samo mall talmn off. Thoy find tho difference between be-tween tho two and ndd that to tho amount ot mall that was carried between be-tween West Qulncy nnd Palmyra. Trrny keep up the process to tho ond. Thb samo course Is pursued on Incoming Incom-ing mall. Then they ndd these soveral .sums .together, Incoming and outgoing! and dlvido It by the wholo distance, or 206 miles, between Qulncy and St. Joioph, Mo. |