Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-17
RURAL DELIVERY.
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work and are the first of the kind
ever made. They are models of con-
Venience and beauty. The business of
these wagons is conducted by a regu-
lar postal clerk, who has nothing to
do with the driving. He receives and
back stamps mail, issues and pays
money orders, receives and registers
letters. sells stamps. delivers mail. and.
in fact, performs all the functions of
a modern post office. He also furnish
IS the carriers with their mail at their
points Of contact with the route, which
they in turn distribute to patrons along
their various routes. returning to the
wagon route at another place and dis
patching the mail they have collected
to the central post office. These four
postal wagons are now handling
each an average of 900 pieces of mail
daily. IN Carroll county also go col
lection boxes have been erected at
various points for the reception of out
going mail. The carriers each travel
an average of about 20 miles a day
They are handled on 4 time schedule
SO that people at the various points
along the line uf travel know when to
expect them. AS a part of the work
Of inaugurating rural free delivery in
Carroll county complete postal di-
rectory Of the county was made con-
tanning more than 31,000 names. This
directory will be in the hands of every
postmaster ana carrier in the county,
so that mail to all parts Of it may be
sure Of prompt delivery. This
county was selected for this ex-
pertinent from the fact that it pre-
scented particularly Formidable condi-
tons
Were the people favorable?'
Not at all. The season chosen. too.
for starting the work-the Christmas
holidays-Was purposcly the worst in
the year. The work was almost reVD-
lutionary in character. 50 far as root
ing up established customs If the pco-
PIE We're concerned. The people Of this
county are noted for their conserva-
tism. and storm Of opposition ensucd.
Meetings We're held and vigorous oh
jcctionS filed with the post office de
pIrtmcnt at Washington. But this
VII Ne move was 4 demnnStration-an
object lesson PREDETERMINED upon by
the department. The on sition was not
unexpected. Ii was. in fact, anticipa-
ted. 1t was thought that if this eX-
tcnsive mail delivery system. after
starting out under such adverse con-
ii;ions could he made satisfactory
ana popular to the people Of Carroll
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