Take for example the business of the railway postal clerks in the State of Texas. We had in 1868 about five hundred and thirteen miles of railroad. in 1878 we had 2.210 miles. and in 1884 over 6.000 miles. We have in that State alone today over 6.000 miles of railway. and every railroad brings additional population. additional immigration. and this additional immigration requires additional postoffices. and therefore leads to constantly increasing business for railway postal clerks to perform. and as the new roads are madeand that point I have made here time and againwhenever a new railroad is opened out for business. then under the law that railroad is a postroute and you have to put your postal clerks on that road. there is an opening for additional postal clerks. and I thank the Senator from Kentucky who has called my attention since I have been up to this point. When I had the honor of being chairman of the PostOffice Committee I had charge here of a House bill with some Senate amendments. systematizing the postal clerks in what I regard as the best system that has ever been adopted in America. or probably in the world. I looked closely into the bearings of the bill befbre reporting it.
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