Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-02-23
GATH AGAIN.

Gsth's last, published, this morn
ing verbatim ct literatim, ETC., does
not call for much serious comment.
His funny bump was aroused to ac-
ton by statement that the contract
calls for weekly mail and it goes
twice week. Why it goes twice a
week is lmmaterial to you. 1t goes,
and that's sufficient. The contractors
never signed a petition for daily
mail. Quite while before any one
thought of applying for daily mail,
the contractors dissolved partnership,
but of course both were held by the
government. The contractor who
continued on the road was making
very poor living, but was determined
to keep at it, and could have gone
ahead but for the raise. The other
contractor never expected to have to
go back on the road and felt sure
when the contract was raised that the
government would re-let if requested
to do so, as soon as possible, as the
postal law does not require contract
ors to continue after raise only un-
til the contract can be re-let, or as
some contend cannot be forced to
carry at all after raise of service. The
other contractor did not sign the Pc
;ition. The contractor who signed it
did so for the same reason that other
residents of Banner did; he wanted a
daily mail. He did not sign it for
any other reason, for whether raised
or not he never expected to be COM
PEELED to have anything further to do
with it. When it was raised he ad-
vised his former partner to throw up
the contract, but he said he would
90 ahead and do the best he could
We all know the result. He is
swamped; all his property gone; debts
staring him in the face, and he is a
bankrupt, not only financially, but
physically. Not wishing to see Others
lose he kept on the road until he could
go no longer. The last trip he tried
to make he got six miles from town
and had to give it up, and had hard
time getting back. In trying tc
keep the road open he got caught In
heavy storm and the hardships en-
dured he has not recovered from
BY continuing the daily mail the
bondsmen, as we'll as contractors
would very soon have been bankrupt
and Gath, knowing these facts, is now
grieving because it was not done
The bondsmen never agreed to see
that the mails went six times week, bu
three times. If, as many think, the bonds
men could have refused to have anything
to do with the contract after the raise
and not be held responsible, it would b.
very doubtful if you would be getting
even weekly mail now, and probably
none at all In either case, wherein
would you, or anyone else, be gamer! Ii
the one case you would have had an op
portunity to gloat over the misfortunes o
others. Your reference to the Quartzburl
route are inapplicable to this case.
the service was raised, and the case wa
|
, like this one, we would say. relet the cor
tract for a daily mail. We are more i
favor of lifting than heaping burdens o
those who have been unfortunate, an
more especially when increasing thei
burdens would inevitably result in nor
Of an injury TO the public than benefi
5 Rut "Gath," il seems, is not built ths
Q way. Evdeavors have been made, an
E long before the petition went from Ban
, ner, TO have daily mail, and re-lettin
of the contract. The department is sloy
but it is hoped everything Will CON
: around right before long. With a ma
d three times n week the contractor hi
Q passengers or freight almost every tri