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COMMERCE.

of the whole sum collected, and exceed by over $300,000 per annum the expenses of the establish¬
ment within its borders. The total expenses in the U. S. overrun the receipts by about $3,500,000
annually.1
There were four Distributing Post Offices in New York, Jan. 1, 1859, located respectively at
New York, Albany, Troy, and Buffalo. The Troy post office was discontinued as a distributing
office July 1, 1859.

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1 Post Office Summary for the, year ending June 30,1858.

New

York

State.

United

States.

Length of routes in miles.....................

13,078

260,603

Transportation in coaches, miles............

4,961

$109,490

53,700

“ “ cost.............

$1,909,844

. “ in steamboats, miles......

168

17,043

“ “ cost........

$7,298

$1,233,916

“ by railroad, miles...........

2,894

$333,163

24,431

“ “ cost............

$2,828,301

“ mode not specified, miles

5,055

165,429

“ “ “ cost...

$68,100

$1,823,357

Total cost of transportation..................

$518,060

$7,795,418

Total number of miles by coaches.........

2,430,792

19,555,734

“ “ steamboats ....

108,944

4,569,610

“ “ railroads.......

3,961,795

25,763,452

“ “ modes not spe¬
cified .........

1,468,312

28,876,695

every method.

7,969,843

78,765,491

Number of mail routes........................

828

8,296

“ contractors........................

702

7,044

“ route agents......................

55

440

“ express agents....................

11

28

“ local agents........................

2

43

“ - mail messengers.................

315

1,464

In the United States.

Black Bock.......................

Buffalo.............................

Plattsburgh.,
Rochester.....

Rouses Point.....

Sackets Harbor..

Suspension Bridge..

Exchange Offices under the postal arrangement with Canada.


In Canapa.

Waterloo.

Toronto, Hamilton, London, and
Queenston, (by through
bags,) Fort Erie, and Ports
Denver, Simcoe, Rowan, Bur-
well, Vienna, and Stanley,
Montreal.

Kingston.

Dundee.

Queenston.

Hemingford.

Brockville.

Prescott.

Kingston. By steamer in sum¬
mer.

Montreal, St. Johns.

Coburg. By steamer in sum¬
mer.

St. Johns.

Kingston. By steamer in sum¬
mer.

Suspension Bridge and Canada;
Route agents.

Troy  .............................. Montreal    ; by through bag.

Whitehall :.................... St.    Johns.

Youngstown

Frorh New York City to every port and country with which
the U. S. has postal arrangements.


Cape Vincent....
Fort Covington..

Lewiston..........

Mooers ....

Morristown.......

Ogdensburgh.....


Mail Routes in New YorJc by Railroad and Steamboat.

Termini. ,

Distances.

No. of
trips per
• week.

Annual pay.

Total annual
cost.

Number of
Route.

Bv Railroad. (June 30,1858.)

New York to Dunkirk......................................................

460

19

$92,000

$117,378

1,026

New York to Albany.........................................i...............

144

19

32,400

44,612

1,002

New York to Chatham Four Corners...................................

130£

6

5,593

8,865

1,003

Brooklyn to Greenport......................................................

98

18

8,225

11,147

1,007

Sufferns to Piermont.........................................................

18

6

772

870

1,026

Newburgh to Chester........................................................

19

6

814

891

1,032

Hudson to West Stockbridge, Mass.....................................

■ 35

6

1,750

1,770

1,064

Albany to Buffalo.............■................................................

298

25

51,600

62,442

1,073

Albany to Troy................................................................

7

13

1,050

1,050

1,074

Albany to Eagle Bridge.................................,...................

33

12

2,829

3,946

1,075

Troy to North Bennington, Vt............................................

32£

12

3,250

4,329

1,082

Troy to Schenectady.........................................................

22

12

1,650

1,725

1,083

Troy to Saratoga Springs...................................................

32.81

12

3,281

3,942 ‘

1,084

Eagle Bridge to Rutland, Vt.............................................

62j

12

6,250

7,244

1,091

Saratoga Springs to Castleton, Vt.......................................

54

12

5,400

6,567

1,099

Plattsburgh to Canada Line................................................

23

6

986

1,163

1,122

Rouses Point to Ogdensburgh.............................................

119

12

9,700

11,252

1,123

Watertown to North Potsdam............................................

76.

6

3,800

5,505

1,146

Sackets Harbor to Pierrepont Manor...................................

18£

6

792

1,117

1,153

Schenectady to Ballston.....................................................

16

6

800

950

1,164

Utica to Boonville............................................................

35

12

2,625.

2,886

1,200

Rome to Cape Vincent..,......™...........................................

97

18

8,329

10,975

1,210

Syracuse to Rochester......................................................

104

12

20,800

23,099

1,228

Syracuse'to Oswego..........................................................

35*

12

3,043

3,463

1,229

Syracuse to Binghamton...................................................

80

6

3,429 ■

4,952

1,230

Canandaigua to Elmira......................................................

68£

12

5,137£

6,524

1,269

Canandaigua to Niagara Falls.............................................

97

18

6,100

8,094

1,270

Rochester to Niagara Falls................................................

75

12

11,400

14,230

1,275

Rochester to Avon............................................................

18

6

772

1,030

1,278

Batavia to Attica..............................................................

11

6

550

650

1,300

Buffalo to Lockport..........................................................

2?

12

1,100

1,100

1,312

Buffalo to Lewiston...........................................................

29

12

1,450

1,560

1,313

Buffalo to Hornellsville.....................................................

91

12

6,825

7,657

1,314

Buffalo to State Line.........................................................

69

19

13,800

17,741

1,315

Corning to Batavia............................................................

100

6

4,286

7,533

1,369

Owego to Ithaca...............................................................

33

12

1,415

2,313

1,375

By Steamboat. (Sept. 30, 1858.)

18

300

1,004

15

1,076

11 (for 7

4 800

1,108

40

months)

1,713

1,375


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