The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-21
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
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~" subject - rural fr'o d.I'erf. t%"n'Inf
pn' a.. hrfcHt. md recommending 10 "1-
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rrpRtc.. hns boon ur1n 40 the 4 u'.I "'''",
y. 30 luruIcu ,un'r"H ''N'ri T ''Il''lR
u general s,sir'u = extending inn 'r"' d-
LIVERY - mnils - communities wing r"'u"'"
from cities. ~ : must 10 noted 'ha' our
methods nto NOT 'huro y nnr other nn'l'n
They have beca adopted. ur, fn'hcr. il"' h''"
adapted th.m.elvN. 10 tho peculiar conditions
~ American M" There arc strong Inini' "'
divergence hc'vccn tho ststcm ~ rural FREQ
delivery now hcIug established tor when "
establishing ttsrla iu no tinted s'''"s and
the rrthoi. ~ rIrNl d"liy"ry which have
prevailed In other countries for many wears
In Grc1, Britain, for instance, for over ffy
| wears. and in France fnr a It'll longer period
our. is "A cooperatiyc plan. II comes ny from
the pepuln. /, is established upon I~cfl'l"n'
presented through their representatives IN
congress. irresuc,tiyc ~ party d""7't"N.
and those who desire II arc expected 10 m'''
tho Government hail way. by mcndinE th''r
roads, building bridge over Their unhfld2'd
creeks and streams, and putting NJ secure ana
appropriate receiving boxes, 80 located on 'h'
roadside along the route trhNers"d 10y the cav
rlcr that he can cuuy c~nicutly deposit or collect
their mails within or thcrcfrom without aiSht-
inc from his vehicle. The service IN other
countries Ia bcaurocrntic, originotlnS always
with the post once officials. IL IA Ind down
uron ccou ctrlCll line and adjusted By tape
measure.
II gor, without saying that the rural free
delivery service with which he people Of the
,ss. 80. .-,. ,AAt, nYtftttne1I within
the last three wears j. built upon none OF the
European models III a sturdy. 'rlf-as7ertive
service. with no paternalism about It. The
carriers buy their own shoes and clothes, pro-
vide their own rigs" and horses, pay their
own doctors bills. and vote a. they please.
Partisan-h.p has been eliminated as far
rs possible from the rural free delivery
service. Requirement l. made that each
petition for rural free delivery service, be-
fore being taken up for Investigation. shall he
bv tho representative IN Con-
grcss from the district IN when thc proposed
from tie state. In the selection Of carriers
Othcr things being equal the wishes q the
Congressional representative controls tie ar-
continents, which are made by this oi'iCe under
th~lirection Of the Postmaster General. Tho
pay of rural carriers. whontlc service was first
afterwards ne 500 pcr annum. In ises. II was
raised 20 500, A. The bCsinninr OF ne present
1-Hll Y car july lsHI " was ltlNll'l I'iN'u
from s4Uo 10 $500 per annum for n full route.
Under ordinary conditions a III route -
considered 10 be twenty-five miles Ihere
are exceptional cases, where the rpnds are
level and smoothly, macadamized, in which
the carriers make thirty IA thIrt.y-nye miles
a day There are other excepti9nal cases
cross rocky creeks. IN which seventeen miles
Is considered a good days tourney But dhe
miles Who're il has heen found necessatv
to authorize short routes, 70 connect with longer
y y3@Hs 6 las IN 7%iF' dTe.eeGri H sY.''a the e0T p5iTiIgnc.ni,
has been adopted Of allowing 500 4 year for
each five miles travelled
bv tho special agent 70 whom the irehininar,.
inycstigatiop q tho service Is committed that
tho carrier shall not pass oyer the sam. ground
m.t' with his GHgort ,t th1' at scd Isast 100 i.mt nss
Of the service. He Is further directed 70 re-
port upon the character OF the, roads traversod
By the carrier. and ]t I" ,nriss }ed' t 6"lof' r f1Thi
shall be in such condition as 10 be really passa-
ho in winter as well as summer;
hitherto be- estabiished do mo-. bring Il With
In the requirements Of the Civil Service law.
but, it i incNornhiy reGuir,d NAV ne carriers
habits No restrictions are imposed as 10
,rx. Some very efficient carriers, Fast and
70 Wv" bond in the sun 4 $3.50 Tor tho faithful
performance q his duties. and on" or more
substitute carriers arc bonded In IKE amount
STALL i'm no CONTINGENCIES bc intruStcd to any
hui n bonded officer. Recent orders empower
mon v ord r. auI to register le'iors render n
strict enforcement Of this regulation q
Wban The nay 81 rural carriers was increased
10 s;rn il was ordered that they should maSe
their deliveries and collections, either IN person
or hv bonded substitute. every day cf tho
wear, SUNDAYS alone excepted. In case of
absence or disability on The part Of the regular
carriers, where q substitute carrier performs
nav az the same rate rs the carrier himself.
who thus loses HE Compens1tiCn fer the DAYS
when his substitut" Is employed There is no
mont to grant fifteen DAYS holiday with paw
tr the rural curriers', Is in the "a" Of carriers
!" Isnrrrs MAT q provision 10 this effect MIGHT
Justly 6c inserted in the Postal APPROPRIATION
In adr,f for t a5dd nST! d iifddl y "ilG sr Eat' sd SirT'T ia
ali ncleinencies Of weather, and should be
given some relaxation without loss Of pay Re-
pams ea' Of p sSrriS sT ' eemmpi""yoSdi Tia, the per.
ccntaSe could only be expres.ed by d%eciInais,
Iat .RS ss sacccs: q he new ]fca'nfo II y free aeiiv-
relative 10 the Now FORK Port Onicc Mr. Iohr-
con saw: ,cain, oyinG 10 the failure ni the Ia,
,bjs ,icnai, mont for IN additional structure
centrally and convorlontIv located In New York
city for hQndI,ng certain classes ana conditions
two separate buildings outside the main Post
ONice NJ an annual rental Il more than si2.Hp
I, h1ndlo the outgoing foreign and domestic
lnnils pNpeditiplsly. \ poor service at New
York means n poor service for tho whole
country
With regard 10 the business of the Post OflCc
Department with tuhn and IL" new possessions
Of the United States, m" report says.
Tho transactions with cuba. which are
carried on in n manner similar 10 those with
other countrle~. have been # much magnitude,
ne fiscal year having exceeded s}ObnuD
orders sent 70 cuba atlOlnt'd To- about tl@St'1.
III" uSefulus~s ~ -, -v~ien, n cN"inplti'd
of these great suns, has been frequently at
tested nv n" rcpresontatiyes Of Tho Govern
m"n' having in charge tho material Interests
81 that islfnd, who arc most mindful Of the
presc9t and future welfare 81 Ne lc
$50 far az has been asCer'aincd tho system has