The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-09-14

LET us HAVE IT.
shenandoah Needs improvements
in the Postal Facilities.

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in the Postal Facilities.
That wond rfu progressive work has
1een accomplished IN connection with tho
mail service of this tow during the pas.
year and hst is an iudisrutabe fact.
With the inauguration and successful au-
1Iicstion Of tho free delivery system iu the
town, so that we have a system second to
none in the state, and with the addition of
many facilities for departing and arrival Of
mails, we have been exceedingly fortunate.
But thore is much to be accom-. Il he'd The
present system is yet crude, particularly the
arrangements for getting the mails TO and
from neighboring towns.
Last July the herald said Suuerinten-
dent jackson wa. engaged ia securing i'm
formation to nssist him in making the mail
service far superior to any ever enjoyed by
the towns north of tho mountain. This
statement ha been verified TO some extent,
ss evidenced by the sentiments of Ashland
and Mahanoy City papers the past fsw
weeks. Bnt the largest town in the county
hiss escaped the bsnef ial influence of Sa-
perintendent Jacks3ns energy and enter
prise. We congratulate the neighbOring
towns that rejoice IN improvements and
nope ,ha, we will not be far behind them.
The postal service between Shenandoah
and Frackville is of backwoods character.
One day last week a gentleman spoke
forcibly to a HERALD reporter on the
necessity for a change. He wrote letter
and wanted to get it to Fraokville which,
via the Pennsylvania railroad, is but four
miles distant from Shenandoah. The
letter was mailed after FIVE o'clock and an
early reply was needed. II would not
leave town until 1920 the next morning, on
Philadelphia & Reading train, and
arrived at Frackvile via Tamaqua and
Pottsvile ut l;4O p m. A reply was
written at once. 1t reached Shenandoah
AT 9 p. m, after the post office was co ed,
and remained in the pouch until the neat
delivery, 7:15 the morn ng. 1t will be seen
that forty hours elapsed before reply to
that important letter was received.
A letter leaving FracIvi lie at $40 a. m.
goes by the Reading route to Poltsville,
Tamsqua and Mahauoy Plane, and, after
travelling City miles, reaches Shenandoah
a. 2:3O p. m,
A letter dropped in the town post office
after $50 p m. for Ashland, Shamokin OF
points north of Mahanoy Plane cannot leave
until ll:3O a. m. the next day and arrives
at the destination too late for a reply on the
second day.
AS one Improvement, it is suggested that
a closed pouch could be made up at Shen-
sudoah and sentto Mt. Carmel and Shame
kim via the Lehigh Valley railroad, at 1857
a. m A return mail could be received
hero, via the same route at 500 p. IN,
The proposed new mail route between
Pot.svile and Ashland over he Pennsyl
vauia and Lehigh Valley Railroads, vii
Delano, would be just the thing 1. would
take in all the large towns north Of the
mountain. The agents could make two
round trips daily and the service would bt
OF inesLimable value to the business men o
the Mahanoy City and Shenandoah Val
leys. A closed pouch could be used be
tween Shenandoah and Frackville at leas
twice a day, max ng connection with tht
new mail agent between Ashland and Potts
9 vile at Shenandoah.
Postmaster General Wanamaker is de
sirious of giving the people the best servic
possible and if Superintendent Jackson
wants to serve the interests of the Post
master General and the people of this sec
: ton he will bring the last named service t
focus as speedily as possible.
Shenandoah, Mahsnoy City, Girardvill
and Ashland, four towns with an aggregat
population of about 10000 are withou
= postal facilities that far smaller and les
important towns enjoy.
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