Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-15

Senator Rawlins has received a COM
munication from the first assistant
POSTMASTER general In answer to the
uenator's request, informing him that
{ The rural free delivery out OF Murray
IN Salt Lake county and of American
Fork in Utah county have been ordered
attended and established.
a instructions to establish two rural
Postmaster Thomas also today receiv-
nee delivery routes from Calder's Park:
one east covering 20 miles and serving
rs houses with population of 600.
Charles f. Calvert is appointed carrier
With salary of $780, The route west
from Calder's covers 2oik miles, serves
125 houses and population Of 900. The
carrier Is Merari North, whose salary
a also $500.
The postoffices at Mill Creek, Miller.
Granger and Hunter will be discontin-
ned.
This Is great boon to the rural
tosidents in the vicinity OF these towns.
Who now instead Of having to travel
several miles To get and post their mail,
only have to go to the box that is at
foched to their gate post.
The recent action of the postofiice de-
partment at Washington in authorizing
the establishment of several new rural
delivery routes In this state as previ-
ouoly announced in the News has
much awakened the interest Of people
Denerally In the rural delivery system.
POSTMASTER A. L. THOMAS.
when seen today Postmaster A. L.
Thomas. of Salt Lake talked In an in
1eeesting vein on the subject.
He said: Rural free delivery has
proven TO be one of the most popular
services ever established by the post
once department. The larger cities
have had the privilege Of free delivery
for many years, but the citizens OF the
rural districts have had to depend on
some local postofiice for their mail,
many having 10 travel long distances
% enjoy even this small privilege. Now,
q great change has come, and the day
a The country postofiice Is rapidly
po6ning before the march Of improve
mint IN the postal service. Rural free
dollvery Is not very old, but the sys-
~ has grown so rapidly that the
ro0tss throughout the Union now num-
~ many thousand, and the postmas-
~ general in his report 10 be submit
T. 10 Congress at the coming session
~ an appropriation of over ss,O00,0o0
~ this service.
Tree rural delivery IT, In some re-
1D@c1h. a greater benefit TO the people
than Is free delivery In the city. For
INSTANCE the rural carrier can sell n
money order, register a letter or sell
stamps al the door OF the farmer and
he can cancel letters or postal cards
handed TO him as he passes along his
route IL farmer Jones wants to send
word TO farmer Smith, who lives few
miles farther on, that on Monday next
he will be ready 10 thresh. or 10 do
anything else, be sends him word BY
postal card or letter. The carrier takes
~ cancels the stamp. and delivers H.
+ thus giving 20 the farmer the benefit
4 u a daily special messenger service
\ for one or two cents. He can bay a
: money order at his own door and mail
u at the same time He can register a
letter. also. and buy postage stamps.
Thus 10 all intents and purposes rural
. free delivery makes every house situat-
led on the carriers route a posiofilce.
This Ia the most remarkable develop
nent OF the postofice system which has
ever been made In any country.
1T Is important that the citizens Of
Utah avail themselves OF the benefits
OF this service by commencing the
/. Necessary work 10 secure the estab-
Ilshment OF routes throughout the dif-
ooesnt counties OF the state and receive