, 1890-04-24
MAIL SERVICE.
Colville Put on the Daily
List.
M'GINNIS' GOOD WORK
The Big Bend Towns Are
Not Overlooked.
IMPROVED SERVICE EVERYWHERE
Washington Obtains the Long
Needed Relief-A Permanent
Special Agent.

w. s. McGinnls, the special in
spoctor sent to this state by Second
Assistant Postmaster GoneralWhite-
fiel, returned Friday to this city,
and left on the midnight passenger
train for Washington, ID. G..
Mr.. McGinnls has been examin-
ing the mail routes in this neighbor-
hood, His trip was over the Col
willie route and rs result of this the
people will have daily mail be-
tween Spokane Falls and Colvillc,
beginning on April p. Mr. Nc
Ginns has also recommended the
extension of the service to Marcus
on May 10. His recommendations
also in clude tho establishment of n
railway postal service between Mar
Gus and Spokane Falls as soon as all
the postoillces arc established on
the route between the two places.
This will take effect on either the
first of July or August.
ON the Washington Central rail-
road he has extended the mail ser
vice from Davenport to Wilbur, to
commence May I,
Mr.. McGinnis was sent out from
the Office of the second assistant
postmaster general upon the recon-
mendatlon of Congressman Wilson.
OTHER CHANGES MADE.
He has been. In the state for about
seven weeks, and, as u result of his
work, the following changes have
been made In addition TO those men,
toned regarding the Spokane Falls
routes. ....
Between Tacoma and Hoquiam
the mails have been advanced So
hours.
ON the star routes, where mails
were delivered once Il week, they
were al vanced to three, and where
delivered three times week, We're
advanced to six,
These mails are run in connection
with the postal service, and every
town in that section receives daily
mail. For iIIuslmtion: A letter
leaving Seattle at $40 ana Tacoma
at 7;3O =. NJ. arrives and is delivered
in these towns Ht $50 j, NJ. the
same day. .u...
ON Nashon Island the mails were
advanced twenty-four hours, and II
daily service was put on between
the Puget sound country and Port
Townsend.
All the towns in the Chimasum
valley Were connected together on
one route, and the service between
HadloCl< aud Quilaine was Increased
from two to three times week.
Mt. Vernon, the county scat of
Skngit county, was connected with
Laconncr, the most Important bust.
ness point in the county,
In the Walla Wailu country the
mail has beeu advanced thirteen
and one-half hours between Walla
Walla aud Hunts Junction and
over twenty hours 10 Dayton. a
recommendation was also made to
have Il railway postal service on that
route ..ft.
MIR. M'GiNNIs WE'LL PLEAsED.
In leaving the state Mr.. Mciiin-
mis- Sid lac was highly pleased ut
the excellent treatment he had re-
cpived on all sides, and wished To
thank everyone who had beon in
strumental in aiding him in the
work, and particularly the news
papers. He thinks that the state of
Washington il "A wonderful place,
and has remarkable chance for
future Developments.
Mr.. Nj. McGiunis ls q gentlemen
who has had oyer twenty years cX-
pcrieucc in the mail service, and his
work speaks In II very comnenduble
manner of his activity.
He left this morning on his way
to the East, ana will stop ut St.
Paul to confer with tho Northern
Pacific officials regarding fast mail
service over that road.
A PERMANENT SPECIAL AGENT.
Mr.. Mctiinnis stated that Mr..
Thomas q. Stoddard, of Boston,
WAS going tO he sent out to this state
to remain permanently, and would
represent the second assistant post
master general. He would always
lie on the ground and able to give
the iast.growing country the facili-
ties needed.
Surely the citizens of this city
have every reason to- feel gratitied
over the changes that have been
made and all should ieel compli-
mcnted that 30 indefatigable and
intelligent an inspector as Mr.. Me-
Ginnis was sent to this state by the
department,
Upon Mr.. McGlnnis' departure
from Washington on this "trip he
was instructed by Colonel White
field. the second assistant post-