The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-12-23
OUR MAIL SERVICE.

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there remains Only one feature of on
mail system hat should be rcinedied n
once 10 make il perfect, and il isthis
Our daily mail leaving here at 9:S,
a. M, due al Maversville at l / o'clock
and at Skipwi,h at 2:SO p. M, does no
arrive at Hampton in time to catci
tie Sonth-bound train, passing lamp
ton al 5:I0p m. aud therefore rcmain
24.hours at IIampton on its way, ethics
North or South. II seems That ihs
carrier is moi obliged TO make sh,
train, and does not mako il unless hs
has passenger tia, il willing 10 pa,
him an additional charge.
SEE THE RESULTS.
1t happens frequently that one oil
onr merchants orders freight from
Vicksbnre, aud writes. for instance
on Tuesday, Knowing that his letter
will leave on "Wednesday morning by
the land route, aud confident that Il
will reach Nicksburg by 8 o'clock thai
evening, in ample time 10 have his
freight shipped on Thursdays boat,
leaving al 2 clock p. III. Instead VI
this, however, his letter remains "a
hours at hampton, reaches Vicksburg
only on Thursday al s O'clock p. Az,
after the boat is gone, aud his freigln
cannot leave before the Saturday s
boat, and cannot he delivered 10 him
before Monday morning. Often he
blames lie postmaster, thinking thai
his letter MAS not pu, in the mail,
which of course, is dot the case.
A planter wanting provisions from
New Orleans by our regular packet,
the Leaihers, writes on Thursday, for
instance. his letter leaves here ON
Friday morning aud should be in New
Orleans by o'clock on SATURDAY
morning. in plenty time for the boat
lenying at 5 O'Clock that evening but
the letter lies over at Hampton "a
hours aud peaches New Orleans only
on SUNDAY, aud Consequently the
plauters' freight is DELAYED, until the
next Saturday boat ar just one week.
because our mail was frum 10 10 %
minutes late in reaching Hampton for
The $40 train.
THIS COULD BE EASILY RENEDIED IN
THIS WAY:
The Providence carrier aries al
May@rsviile at IL O'Clock a. m. aud
waits for The carrier fsom Hampton
till $50 p. M. ihs, Is over three hours /;
they exchange mails there al Mayors
vile, aud the Hampton carrier returns
TO Hampton, but fails to reach there
in time for the train on account Of the
bad roads. Let the Providence car.
rier, instead of waiting three hours al
Msyersviile. proceed five miles further
10 Skiywiih or Duncansby, and ex-
change mails there at Skipwi;h, short
ening The "trip Of the Hampton carrier
ten miles and giving him 10 reach the
$40 train all the time it would
take him 10 travel these ten miles.
Our nail. would reacI, US here 81 the
same time in the evening, and our
Outgoing mail would then be sure to
make this train.
1t should be represented to tho de-
par,meni that not oaly Providence
mail is carried by the Hampton Car.
rier and is DELAYED "a hours by the
failure OF the carrier TO. reach lamp
Ion in time. but The Balesten.i. Mayors
vile, Skipwi,b, Wilson's Point. Bru-
neiie and liober,tialc mails are exactly
in the same tix, delayed "a hours. be-
cause carried by Tie same carrier !;
So much 50 that that the firm Of ID.
Mayer & Co, of Mayersyille aud NJ. j..
Lacl,s. Of Skipwilh, aud others, always
employ private messenger when they
wan, 10 be sure that their mail arrives
at Hampton for the train.
Let This thug be remedied at once.
II is important that our mail should
not be delayed "a hours at Hampton.
Let The facts be placed before The de-
psr,meni.