The Mineral argus., 1884-08-28
MAIL LINE CHANGES.

Maiden petltloned the poStoftlce de-
partment TO make this place the ter
minus of the Junction City and Benton
Southern mail lipes-cutting out Over
land on the latter line and coming
direct to Maiden from Lewistown.
About the time an effort was being
made TO accomplish this result, Mr..
Bannerman, a postofice Inspector
visited Maiden, saw the disadvantages
we were laboring under, particularly
as regards the mail from the west, and
promised several of our citizens that
he would recommend the change as
embraced in our petition. At the same
time he suggested the idea Of estab
fishing a daily service from Ubet to
Maiden, and discontinuing the juno
ton line. The citizens with whom he
conversed assured him that a daily
line from Junction would give much
better satisfaction, as it was a better
winter route and a shorter distance to
the railroad, etc. Mr.. Bannerman
said he was obliged to recommend
changes in such a way as to accom-
modate the largest number of people,
but promised to do what he could for
US. In due time notifications were
received by our postmaster, of the
change, making this the terminus of
both lines, but were followed by next
mail with two more, annulling the first
and making Maginnis the terminus.
With indignation we addressed a
letter to the Acting Second Assistant
Postmaster General, the answer to
which shows conclusiyely that it was
finally decided to take off the Junction
line, hence the necessity of the second
notifications. The following letter
explains matters fully
OFFICE OF SECOND ASST P. NJ. GEN.
Washington, d. C.,Aug. 18th, "a.
Messrs. Fell & Vrooman-In reply
to your letter of the 4th inst, protest.
ing against the curtailment of service
on route No. 26,177, Junction City to
Andersonville, to end at Fort Maginnis,
you are informed that it is the inten,
ton to discontinue service on that en-
f1ra rntTfn nc n.RnR, nc nfhnp GapVIan no n
be procured for the supply OF Grass
Range and Flat Willow. Service on
route No. 36,148, Ubett to Fort Maginnis,
will then be increased to six times a
week. The changes above indicated
are in accordance with the recOmmen-
dation of our Inspector of this depart.
ment, who made an investigation oil
the postal needs of the offices on said
routes. viii not the three additional
trips on route No. 36,148 compensate
for the discontinuance of service on
route No. 36,1772 :"
Very respectfully, G. d. SWEENEY,
Acting Second Asst P. M. Gen.
At this writing the contractors or
the Junction route claim 10 have re.
ceived no notice of the proposed
change, and it may be possible tina
this line will continue to operate. The
officers at the post have made a strong
protest against its removal, aided by
citizens of Maginnis and Maiden. In
many respects it is more desirable thar
the proposed change to a daily service
on the Ubet line, There will be Z
difference of thirty miles in distance
which will increase the cost of travel
ing apd expressage from the railroad
to these points-though of curse The
postoflce department is not expected
to take this into consideration-anc
the frequent snow blockades in tht
Judith. Basin are among the objections
to the change.
The people of Junction City are
also greatly interested in the establish.
ment of close connections with thii
point. Some of her citizens are inter
ested in this camp and have watched
its development as closely as our owr
citizens. We feel quite sure Paul Nc
Cormick will not see the change
made without remonstrance, and ha.
the best wishes of Maiden and Magin
mis- to the end that the Junction lin,
kill Lazn.a ~ar,,1~ouE 6vf,,ra may