text_original: The first proposed that the thousands of letter carriers of the Department should help the telegraph companies collect and deliver messages, and that a few clerks in a central bureau at Washington could manage the stamp department and do the book keeping for this part of the business of the companies.
text_transcription: THE FIRST PROPOSED THAT THE THOUSANDS OF LETTER CARRIERS OF THE DEPARTMENT SHOULD HELP THE TELEGRAPH COMPANIES COLLECT AND DELIVER MESSAGES AND THAT A FEW CLERKS IN A CENTRAL BUREAU IN WASHINGTON COULD MANAGE THE STAMP DEPARTMENT AND DO THE BOOK KEEPING FOR THIS PART OF THE BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY'S
phonemes: ðə fˈɜːst pɹəpˈoʊzd ðætðə θˈaʊzəndz ʌv lˈɛɾɚ kˈæɹɪɹz ʌvðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʃˌʊd hˈɛlp ðə tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf kˈʌmpəniz kəlˈɛkt ænd dᵻlˈɪvɚ mˈɛsɪdʒᵻz, ænd ðˌæɾə fjˈuː klˈɜːks ɪn ɐ sˈɛntɹəl bjˈʊɹɹoʊ æt wˈɑːʃɪŋtən kʊd mˈænɪdʒ ðə stˈæmp dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ænd dˈuː ðə bˈʊk kˈiːpɪŋ fɔːɹ ðɪs pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bˈɪznəs ʌvðə kˈʌmpəniz.