Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-03
POstsi-Reform ExemDitned.

We publish the following letter with
pleasure;
OAKLAND FARM, LAWBERT's POINT,
NEAR NORFOLK, Va. April 81, 1889.
To the Editor OF the Dispatch
In your sunday issue (2lst, my attention
was directed 10 sn article headed "POstal
Reform" calling for justice In the tree-de-
livery mail system in the rural districts;
also quoting from that brilliant star OF the
West, the Louisville Courier-Journal, an
sble article on the subject, and TO the same
end.
IL is indeed gratifying to the country dis
tricts 10 have such stalwart champions as the
Dispstch and Courier.Journal TO bring their
grievances TO the front and demand reform
IN the name OF the people. Then their cause
is messursblv won, and the millennium in
the full enjoyment of the postal system be-
gins in every hamlet, village. and country
Mace. as In the cities Not 10 the same eX-
tent. but the system will be felt and enjoyed
BY the rich and poor OF every State and COM
munity alike.
From the articles appearing In your valued
paper ne are lead TO believe that the good
people OF this favored section OF Virginia
are In the full spioyment OF mail facilities
and privileges unknown perhaps to any
other country district within Uncle Sans
extensive domain. Let me tell you about 1t.
In the fall OF 1887, in response to a call OF
Postmaster GlennaD, OF Norfolk, meeting
OF enterprislng couRtry people contiguous TO
Norfolk was held, aud at his suggestion
petition setting furth the needs OF better
mail accommodations, in view OF the active
farming aud trucking life in which the resi-.
dents OF this section were engaged, and
as king for the extension OF the fFee-delivery
service, was prepared. The Postmaster rode
over the territory proposed TO be taken in
and made himself thoroughly familiar with
the route, and without delay proceeded IN
his usual energetic business way To repre-
sent the case to the Postal Free-Deliyery
Department at Washington, who az prompt
", be II said ia praise, gave to this thrifty
and prosperous section Lamberts Point
= free delivery mouuted-carrier system,
twice each day, going out from the city OF
Norfolk not less than five miles.
Lamberps Point district IS thiekly p0pu-
lated aud the grouping OF mail-boxes was
an easy matter. Each mail receive may
have box.name on 1t, with lock and key.
At letter-bOx grouping-plsces the POST
Office Department has placed csst-iron
deposit-boX fol letters, which are taken up
bV the carrier twice each day except sun
DAYS, and to-day this favored trucking COM
munity, employing hundreds OF laboTers,
fue miles IN the country, have infinitely bet
Ter mail advantages than the old borough OF
Norfolk enjoyed IN the oden times-then
three mails toeek, now seVen mail deliveries
ddiiy in the city aud tu0 in the country
The intelligent and enterprising farmer
and trucker here receives bis dispatches daily,
and within three hours perhaps after his
produce has been sold Ia New York and
Boston markets he is informed OF the price
il brought and In full time to change his
shipment to sonle other point il inclined 70
do so, so that under the new regine-the
free.dellyery system TO our people-worked
ND and inaugurated for the benefit Of our
Lamberts.Point busy hive by Postmaster
Glennan, we are enabled TO read our daily
morning papers, the news wired 10 us from
All parts OF the world. making the new sys-
tenn an able educator as well As public con-
venience enjoyed by few, II any, rural dis
tricts in this country, and only felt as great
public convenience by the rich and poor
alike in our mother land, Old England.
The new order OF things In Our mails Is a
decided success. Ia proof OF which the mail
matter for this (Lambert's Point route has
more than trlpled in less than eighteen
months, beginning in December, 1881
Twice daily mounted carrier, clad in the
insignia OF bis responsible Office, may be
seen delivering the United States mail to the
various boxes placed on the public road at
the entrance avenue 10 e-ch home-a thing
hitherto unknown. All hail TO our free de-
livery mail department st Washington and
u our energetic postmaster at Norfolk
Esto porpetua, Esto perpetul. W. 4. G.