Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-29
MEAN BUSINESS.
WALKERTILLE MEETS AND RE
SOLVES AGAINST WANAMAKER,s
ORDER.
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miscellaneous Local Round UP.
Pursuant to call the people OF Walker
vile met Friday at Jones' hall to pro-
test against the removal OF their postofice,
and everybody who could attend was pres.
emit.
Joseph Broughton called the meeting to
order and on motion e. III. Campbell
was elected chairman and 8. W. Hall secre-
tary. Mr.. Campbell took the chair and
briefly stated the object of the meeting.
A motion then prevailed that a. commit
tee Of five be appointed to draft resolu-
tions expressive OF the meetings sentiments
in regard to the matter, and the chair
appointed Samuel Lees, John Cadigan, D.
D~riscoll, George Philpot and N. J. Scott as
such committee.
The committee retired and during the
interim Joseph B~roughton made q clear
and logical speech showing the great hard.
ship the order OF the postmaster general,
if enforced, would work upon the people of
the camp because of the lmpracticability
OF adapting the free delivery service to the
place in view of the irregularity OF the
buildings as we'll as the streets, and conse-
quent impossibility OF numbering the
former in an intelligent and systematic
manner.
At the conclusion OF his remarks the COM
mittee returned INC reported the following
resolutions, which were adopted unani-
mously:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting that the postmaster general has
not been correctly informed nor fully made
acquainted with the circumstances and
conditions surrounding Walkerville post
| Office, or his order for its discontinuance
would not have been issued; and thatif his
order is carried out it will be to our great
| disadvantage, inconvenience and embar-
| rassment, results which it has ever been
the aim Of our enlightened postal system to
| avoid.
Resolved, That we most respectfully
petition the postmaster general to revoke
his order for the following considerations:
"(a) We are situated over one mile Of
difficult and mountainous road from Butte
postofice where to register letters, obtain
postofice orders, postal notes and stamps
we should have this additional distance to
60 to obtain them.
"(b) Such are the irregularities of this,
our mining camp town, that it would be a
most onerous task on a carrier to reach
our scattered inhabitants-streets and
buildings being so irregular that a system
OF numbering could not be devised to make
a clear designation.
"(c) That it would be an additional ex-
pense to the government, and at the SAM
time to this town a great Inconvenience.
"(d) A large portion of our citizens
could not obtain their mail by a free de-
livery.
"(e) That now considerable numbers,
such as prospectors, wood choppers and
wood haulers, have to come great distances
to obtain their mail, and it would be a
further grievance imposed On them if an
other mile and return shauld be added to
their disadvantage.
Resolved, That we send a representa-
tive from this meeting to Helena to present
our grievances to our delegate in congress,
Hon. Z. Il. Carter, to urge him, without
delay, to use his utmost influence to avert
this inconvenience threatening to his con-
stituents at Walkerville."
Joseph Broughton was elected, unani- |
mously, as representative ofthe meeting to |
wait upon Mr.. Carter. Hon. Lee Mantle |
and Hon. C. s. Warren, both f.whom
have expressed their willingness to 60, will |
accompany Mr.. Broughton, and will do
all in their power to have the obnoxious
order %rescinded. |
Votes OF thanks were passed to Mr.. |
Broughton, The MINER and Inter Noun
tain, and also to Messrs. Warren and Man
tie Tor the interest taken in the matter,
after which the meeting adjourned.