The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-16
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Tho complaints against the horrible
daily mail betwSen tho month Of Red
River and Shreveport have, it seems,
reached tho can Of tho higher officials
and they are moving 1t lsst,
Tho Shreveport Times Gays, Of the
shameful manner Of carrying tho MALE :
The Natchitoches vindicator aud Many,
Sabine 6Outhron, both bearing date Of
the 9th. reached 20 yesterday, over for.
~ eight hours behind time. Tho Demo-
crat, also published on Saturdays, and
distant only forty miles from this pl .ce,
failed to reach IA this weak. Such delays
sre simply provoking. If this was the
6rst failure we would pass it over in
silence but it 10 an every day occurrence
along the route between hero aud tho
mouth of Red river. The thing il he.
coming intolerable, and We suggest that
It Dr.. Peterson, tho contractor, who 70.
ceives very handsome compensation
for carrying tho tho mail, cannot deliver
Il moro regularly that he steps down
and out. Responsible mon can DO found
along the line who will take the con.
tract and deliver the mails on schedule
time. Mr.. John Caldwell, successor Of
Ac0iuia, sub.eontrsctor, we doubt not
could take tho contract of Peters0n's
hands. He IL responsible and has oil the
facilities for carrying both pssseneers
and mail. We hope our exchanges along
the route will vsntilate tho matter 20
thoroughly that the post odlce depart.
ment will pay some attention to our
complaints.
II also pitches into Dr.. Peterson, at
whose mercy this whole section Of coun-
try hss been for nearly ten years, while
We have appealed to Congress aod the
poet. master general times without num-
Der. The Times says this Of Peterson :
We learn that the mail service ON tho
Red river landing mail route has been
thrown up by the cub contractor, Nj.
McGinnis. Of DR.. B. H. Peterson, con.
tractor. It seems that this action has
been taken because Of failure on the part
Of Dr.. Peterson to comply with bio obli-
cations. incurred to Tho sub ca, tractor
and to parties along tho line Of the route
10 whom be ~ indebted and to whose
appeals for payment he seem to turn .
deaf ear. Judge Elan and other Ut our
Louisiana delegation in Congress have
during tho Dast vear.l been IN neoaint
Of many letters Of complaint from their
constitnancy regarding the Indebtedness
of Peterson to them. The result Of oil
this has been irregular mails and geneln
complaint. Col. Wylie, whi|A in WASH
ington received . number Of I9tter from
parties along the route. asking him to
try and collect their claims against Dr..
Peterson, which be could not do.
We understand that . temporary con.
tract has been entered into with Nj,
John Caldwell By post. master McKenns,
for carrying tho mail, and feel assured
that we shall have regular mails, and
that the people along the line win have
confidence that any obligations incurred
by Nj. Caldwell will bs promptly dis
charged. We trust tho depsrtment will
approve the Temporary contract Of Mr..
Caldwell, and that II . permanent con.
tract IL made Il will b made With come
Irresponsible eitisen in whom tho people
viii hsve ooondeuoo.
And DOW CONES our esteemed CONTAIN.
porary tho Alexaudlis Dene0st With II
protest against . loogse eontiaaaaee q
this intolorsble nuisance:
In tho name Of this community va