Library size for iOS is too large and scp file transfer seems very slow

When i merged all the libraries using "makeUniversalLib.sh" the final file size of library came to be about 240 mb.This size is too large. Is there a way to reduce this size??

I am evaluating this library for scp file transfer and it seems that even on wifi the scp file transfer is very slow. It takes about 10 mins to upload a file of 25 mb. What can i do to increase its speed.