Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-22
The Daily Press and Dakotaian
Pierre People Petition for Mail serv;c

accompanied by a petition signed by forty
tour business men at Pierre asking for The
te establishment of mail service on ,he
Pierre route. This letter and petition the
governor has forwarded to the pos,maste,
general, accompanied by q letter o f'his owr
10 which he distinctly states that it is hi,
opinion that the contract office is receiving
pay IRON rival lines for its influence in SUP
pressing the mails on the shor, PIER,
The following is the full text of thu
letter received firm Pierre:
FORT PIERRE. D.. r..
July csth, 1917.
10 las ErcdNency, Join L. Pennington Con
esnors0 Dakota Territory.
IN view Of the Peril to which the For
rlelre houte to the Black Hills is exposed
consequent upon the interruption of com
We teeilt 70 be incumbent upon us TO cal
on You to exercise in our behalf the nowe,
ana influence that belong to your hipl
Office. wv" n'si
1he requirements of business and of ,
large floating population demand that W.
snail nave regular mail to and from, the
BLACK Hills. Without this, the efforts of thu
few who have worked unceoeinoI, ca. ~
success OF this rou will prove unayailinc
an1 tne route itself, naturally the shortest
since the burning of the steamer Carroll
involving the destruction of wagons. stock,
and all the property most needful for the
W hnIs Oh me route, until the present time,
we nave had to contend with the apathy OF
y and the opposition ofenemies and
We nav gone on, until now on the eve Of
49, .ne one lnnuence we cannot control
the opening of navisa,;on ,ha.o 49,, S hlse
transported over this route over I 600 tons
OF freight and Fort Pierre has furnished
sofGI,es ana accommodations for nearly
Black HiIs. While the " con, mo; IN anu =. from IN, iae
fair to bring US fully as large an amount Of
business. Under these circumstances we
s sec, ,aa ,h Steps easah may oe aiken Immediately to
and we claim as our nriyileoe ih ,aa nro seas;ce,
Of our government in the esioyment Of onr
rlgnts as American citizens.
that ,ha ;ns.;oa W. oeg 70 express the hope
nized by the anthorit;es ana W.. ue 'e ec,;sc
we seek may be speedily granted.
1our o1eale1t Servants,
ne SiiAzENs OF TT. PIERRE.
We nave perslstently followed up this
au'y.'s because We are convinced that mail
S1'1ee over 'nls route Is OF the greatest
Importance 70 the people OF Southern Da.
o.A - because We believe that they are
NJ 1a.us'iy uepf,Seo OF mat which lstheir due.
onty eAplanalion OF the singular action
= contract once which ls under charge
y ,o ASSISTANT ostmaster General
n.auy, Is that the gentleman referred to is
A:ro1 .ie interest," OF the Northern Pa
aelnc lines. II this sup
f..."l ~ reasonable TO 60 still
- presume that MI. Brady is re-
p,s ~, 'ne iAsotisism SHOWN to our
on.p1sl'ofs ~ Is not pleasant to intimate
.na. 'ue'e 70 any coriuption IN the business
" - 'on.iac. once Dut 1t might be well
su'nor'''es 70 look a little into its
anu q START IN that direction
.oaA " maoe " taxing testimony on the
,es.in4 % tnese BACK Hills mail contracts.
- IS VI vast importance to st. Paul, Bis.
uiaich. omaiia and Sidney. that the bust
ness u the fierre route be promptly
sque.cnea, and mere is no better way to
.nat onJect than BY inducing the
ps'"' o.pa''tnene 20 refuse to recognize il
aasa .ou.. ms mas been done, and
s-S..s lave oeen- nstfumen in
na,..s, . via 70 =, 'na. winch belongs to US bv
- H. u'uDcss eSF@ct mex season
q, and f,a;on, w. -, nia''' out all the trav'
form No 'ne 'orger routes that
which nv, 1900 vi "ae circle o.
exneo,o,ions III, :. u'anle,er. incl
oa,oo s,;m .e''lsa II 'ne contract
' uea II es. as ,re'gh. will never travel over a