The transmission of the mail must keep pace with those facilities of intercommunication which are every day becoming greater through the building of railroads and the application of steam power, but it can not be disguised that in order to do so the Post-Office Department is subjected to heavy exactions.
Tyler discusses the need for the Post-Office Department to adapt to the growing demands of communication infrastructure.
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