Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-09-05
Mail Facilities.

Police jury Tor various parts Oh the
parish to the circular from the Com
mittec on Postal Relationsappointed
by the Mayor of New Orleans. One
of the great needs of many portions
Of Louisiana is better postal tacili.
ties. Our article last week on the
of affairs between this
place aud Collinsburg, on Red River,
astOnishcd many of our readers who
had never thought about the matter.
The condition of the people west Of
this place is worse than others i'll
this respect. Other sections could
be benefited. We suggest that Mr..
Ferguson appoint comnithsNan
Homer to make such recommended
tons as may be thought important,
and that the Police Jurors make
such suggcstions-ior the benefit of
their Vicinity as may be thought adj
visablc:
New ORLEANS, Aug. %, 1877.
The undersigned, a Committee ON
Postal Relations appointed 10y the
Mayor Of New Orleans, in further.
ancc of the plans and suggestions of
the Postal Convention held in july
1T Old Point Comfort. desire the 60
operation of other sections of the
State.
We therefore suggest that the
mayors of cities and towns in the
in;Vior should appoint committees
To acquire information as To-
|. Any reform or improvement
needed in routes now established.
.. Information as to such routes
rs were once established and now
abandoned. and which should hc re-.
Sumcda
,: AS to new routes required.
These committees might report
dircctlN 20 the members of Congress
from their respective districts, or
through this committee 1.-THE Postal
Commission appointed hy Congress.
1t is the intention of this commit
tee to co operate with the Postal
Commission and the members of
Congress from Louisiana, tothc end
that we may secure m equal share
of the appropriations for the Post.
Office Department. and that our
commercial and agricultural inter.
'S;S may not longer suffer TOR thr
want of an efficient and extended
mail service.
For the renewal of old routes or
the establishment of new ones. We
would suggest that Diagrams be- an.
pended to petition setting forth
the towns or settlements through
which the routes should pass, the
which would be thereby
supplied, distances between points
where post offices should be rstah
llshcd. and the products of the sec
ton.
These petitions should he as cX.
tcnsivcly circulated and signed as
possible 10y the officials and citizens
of such ncighhorhuodS as won!d be
benefited by the proposed mail flcili.
ties.
1t would be well TO have scpa.
rate petition and diagram for each
route required.
ASlp the irregularities To be cor
Iccicd IN Improvements needed, il
would hr well toattach the ccrti6
Gates To the facts stated of the post.
masters along the route. or at least
oi thoSr AZ the tcrmini OF the route.
Any member of the committee
VIII receive communications as To
postal business, and bring the mat
ter To the attention oi the committee.
To render cflcctUal our efforts.
communications should be sent in
delay, rs during Septplttl,,f
the proposals for bids Tor mail ser.
vice IN this State will be prepared
for publication on the first OF Oc.'
tohcr.
Newspapers desiring to 60 operate
VIII please publish tins Circular. and
'ndcaNor To create among their con.
StltucnrlcS appreciation of the i'm
portancc OF these measures.