Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-08-24
A REPLY TO DEFACTo.
A CORRESPONDENT MAKES A
STATEMENT.
A History of the Paupac Mail Route
and Reasons for it's Change.
Facts Stated.

EDITOR PRESS:
/ noted with surprise an article
in the Paupac items of August 10th
relating to the past and present mail
service on the Paupac route. As this
has been misrepresented l desire to
correct some of the assertions made
by stating the facts.
In Sept. 1897 the people at Crosses
made application to the department
for a post Office here The petition
was signed by about ninety persons.
In November the department granted
us special Office to be supplied from
Paupac instructing the postmaster
there to appoint carrier, at a sum
not to exceed two thirds of the pro-
ceeds of the new office. No one could
be secured to render the service for
so small an amount, and to have our
mail few of us paid the difference
necessary and at the same time asked
for a route and regular supply for
this office. In June 1893 a contract
was let for a service to leave Crosses
at p. m. arrive at Paupac 4:l5.
Leave Paupac 4:15 arrive at Crosses
6 p. IN. This held all the mail from
Crosses at Paupac until the next day.
Then if the mail from Hawley was
late, as was ten of the case, and the car
rier not being authorized to wait af-
ter schedule time we did not get our
mail until the following day. How
ever, this was changed so that the
carrier could wait the Hawley mail.
The change did not help the outgoing
mail which could not go until next
day. Such service being unsatisfac-
tory we requested a daily, except
Sunday, mail both ways from Haw-
ley to Crosses via Paupac and Tafton.
This was granted in May this year to
take effect August LIST, and it is a
great advantage to the patrons of this
office and all living along the route
are more or less benefited by the
the change, and so far as / can see
those on the route between Paupac
and Hawley have the same service as
before. l fail to discover how any
suffer by our gain, except the few
families living on the Blooming Grove
road and they may have post Office
established to supply them. Regard
ing the reference made by Defacto,
presuming Defacto is male because
/ hesitate in justice to the ladies to
credit such sentiments to their inn
aginings, to the greed and conspiracy
of people to contract for the route
and speculate on it, as a motive for
the change that is sheer fabrication,
as any one may see from the facts
above stated, and the scribe if ac-
quainted With the letting of mail
contracts may readily see the error
into which he has fallen. How have
we shown greed? We did not ask
for rural delivery, simply for a daily
service, and we are willing to take
our mail TO the Office and go there for
for it. That is the extent of our greed.
DefactO is disgusted because we have
a daily mail and he is deprived of ru-
raj delivery, disguised because weask-
ed for and was granted the same priv
ilege he enjoys and has enjoyed for
years. Discerning readers can see
who has the greed.
But DefactO seems to be disgusted
with several things even the Repub-
lican party and wants to get square
with the old gentleman of the striped
pants and high hat at Washington by
embracing democracy, Some disap-
pointed Office seekers have found balm
in so doing. But we think it bad
dose to take even if well seasoned
with Organism, Anti-imperialism
and l6 to 1 in equal parts, to annoy
the old man who changed the service
without consulting DefactO. l sug-
gest that before going on the war
path he request his Uncle Samuel in
future to consult his wishes on chang
ing routes, and his old Uncle may
defer to him rather than court enmity
with so formidable an antagonist.
ONE OF THOSE BENEFITED.