The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-13
PRAIsEs ron WASHINGTON.



opocln4 Agent Me(7lnnis n Enah usinatSe--
Improved MAIL Service.
wAsHIxorcx CrrY, Nay Ia. - Special
Agent McGinnis fell in love with the state
of Washington when he was there recently
looking after the postal ssrviceG He 10 do
ing some enthusiastic talking for that
state TO all corners to the postofice depart
ment and be Is loud in his praises Of the
country, the people and the entertainment
given him while there. His enthusiasm ID
heard in al the rooms he visits. and every
one Of his acquaintences who calls i given
talk that il - refreshing g north
western breeze.
"0h. you can't make Il too strong 10 suit
me" he said 10 = correspondent Of the
PosT~lHTELLIGKxcEn, who asked him what
kind Of time he had. II had the greatest
kind Of time. The people couldn't do
enough for me. was treated ~ II owned
the whole country
you are going 10 brace up the mail
service there, are your
I'VE think Ne arc.n he said. Let mo
tell you about Il Until Representative
Wilson came and requested the department
70 send ont there 10 examine the situation
and make some changes to relieve the sit
uation. the situation was not understood
very well. As soon - l got there and
looked the ground over / came to the con-
clusion that the first thing to do Was to
establish connection between points ON
Puget sound and to open up the Gray's
harbor country"
Have you made any recommendation
to the department,
II have. have just got good start on
the work. The changes win 20 into effect
on July 1st and am getting the most
urgent parts Of the work before the DEPART
ment IN season to set the machinery going
on that date have recommended 3
route from Tacoma TO Kamilchie. leaving
Tacoma ct 20 4 M, after tho arrival OF
the trains from Seattle, st. Paul and Port
land, and arriving 1t Kamilchie at II
o'clock noon, ct Montesano at o'clock,
and ct Hoquiam at $50 p. m, thereby
advancing the mails sixty hours
0nce their present schedule, and giving
every Office along the line daily communi-
cation with the rest Of the outside world.
That Is the first thing Thea ! have
recommended giving points ON Puget
sound Z daily service 10 Port Town
send. advancing the mail on wash
ON island twenty-four hours. The rea-
son for this twenty-four hours OF
delay il that heretoforo ths mails had been
lying ovsr niRhtat Tacoma. thing which
Is useless, and has caused grent deal Of de-
lay h the handing of mall master ON this
line bu1eod TaoonM 80
II hsvo also taken I'll the Offices In tho
Chimacum valley into considsration. aud
have put them al on ons route. have
made . recommendation that the service
between Whatcom and Hlaine b increased
from once 70 six times . week.
'sIn the eastern part AZ the state changes
Of importance have been recommended. l
have recommended that the mails into the
Walla Walla country be advanced thirteen
hours by putting complete mail service
on Hunts system Of road (: also by putting
service ON The Spokane & Northern, so
as 10 extend the service TO Marcus.
This viii DO one Of the earliest changes,
and win be in operation before tho middle
or Nav. in Ill probability.
Recommendation have been made 70
abolish much useless service, and In every
way feasible 70 ees the handling Of mails
doan to the same system that il II, prac-
tice in the older and better known states. !"
sThere il another Important reoom-
mendation which viii count 10 the great
advantage Of the servtce in the long run.
This IL the recommending that after Jtily
Ma 1... sa ~ $3.50 rsn. =