The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-24
THE NAILS.
Some Wrongs that Need Right
ing.

PLEASANT VALLEY, January II, '85.
To the Editor of THE HERALD.
This place has been imposed upon in
regard to mail matter ever since it first
was granted postoffice. Until within
the past two years the great majority of
the people lived at the Pleasant Valley
coal mines, and the Office was kept
mile and half below, in q store where
liquor was sold. This store-saloon-office
and one house block away. were what
constituted Scofield, and with the adj
dition OF one small house, it remains the
same to-day.
Several petitions have been sent to the
postoffice officials to get an officer at the
mines. one of which was signed by over
200 persons, among whom were the rail
road officers. The railroad company
stated that they would rather carry the
mail to the mines than stop at Scofield,
on account of its being . heavy grade,
and would never stop there if it We're
not for the mail. There was misunder-
standing about this matter in Washing
ton and consequently we never got the
office. 1t might be well to state that
this petition represented nineteen
twentieths of the people in Pleasant
Valley.
For six years have the people of this
place had to go mile and half to get
their paper, or to receive or mail
letter, or else trust it to some other
person, pay some little boy or girl to go
Tor them. The largest half of the year
here is severe winter and this makes it
unpleasant to walk that distance, to get
the morning paper. after working hard
all day, and then have to wait for a late
train.
Within the past two years quite a
settlement has been built up at what is
known as the Y. This extends from a
half mile to mile below Scofeld. The
residents of that place also are called
upon to take anunpleasant walk if they
wish their mail matter.
Aside from these reasons we have
some serious objection to Scofield. A
letter postmarked Salt Lake, December
20, also Scofeld, December 20, was re-
ceived on the 2Sth, although called for
every day. The mail leaves Salt Lake
about 10 am. and arrives at Scofield at
$50 pm. the same day. Yet letters are
often a week on the road. A subscriber
to The DAILY HERALD got two papers in
IAO weeks, anu q SuUSCTlDeT ~ Tue
Semi-weekly Nelcs got one paper in six
weeks. On the 4th, inst. Vomdn'S En-
ponent was picked up on the counter,
dated December 1st, addressed to Mrs.
Sarah Williams. Some one had torn
piece off it, probably to light pipe or
make a cigarette. Magazines sent from
Salt Lake City in the same package were
delivered to some subscribers and not to
others. Letters also have been entirely
lost. This is the way mail matter is
taken care of. Now let it be understood
that do not say the whole fault les in
the Office at Scofield, but it lies some
where, and must be remedied. As to
these accusations, affidavits can be fur
nished if necessary. 1t is serious mat
ter, and such imposition has been stood
long enough.
What we want is postofice where we
can get our mail. The station is about
two and half miles from here and in
Emery County, and they should have an
office in a convenient place. The mines
are in Sanpete County and we are
to an office also. We are tired
of travelling from here to Emery County
frost and cold to get little
stale news. But in case one office must
do for this whole section of country, we
prefer having it moved from side
place-off- the-road to the Y.