The age-herald., 1901-08-27
CARRIERS FOR
 RURAL SERVICE TWenty-nine Routes as Mapped Out by Postal Department 31,965 PERSONS TOBE SERVED Jefferson Now Leads Every County In the South In Rural Mall Delivery.
 The Routes Cover Over
 500 Miles.
31,965 PERSONS ID BE SERVED

Jefferson county will soon have twenty nine rural free delivery routes. There are three now in operation and they have proved so satisfactory both to the people and the postal authorities that the gov ernment has decided to put in twenty-six additional ones.
 Much of the credit of this large in- crease, which means that every part of the country will now be served by a free rural delivery system, is due to the eff forts of Congressman Oscar W. Under wood, Postmaster James w. Hughes and The Age-Herald.
 By the twenty-nine rural deliveries 545 miles of roads will be covered every day, and 31, ,965 people will be served. Special Agent W. c. Latimer of the rural free de- livery service has carefully gone over the ground, mapped out the various routes and yesterday appointed the twenty-six additional carriers. Jefferson county now
 
 free delivery service.
 The Routes Described.
 The routes are as follows:
 No. 1. Leeds. Begins at Leeds and serves entire Cahaba Valley between county lines. Total length, 20 miles. c. A. Williamson. carrier.
 No. 2. Trussville. Route No. 1 south on pike to Sadler's Gap, thence through Sadler's Gap to Springville road, near Huffman, thence north by Chalkville to Trussville. Total length, 16 miles. J. w. Lindsey carrier.
 Route No. 2, Trussville, starting at Trussville, thence north by Hickman to Clay, thence north to Ayers; thence on lower Springville road into St. Clair county, intersecting the Georgia road. Thence south by Argo to Trussvile. Total length 23 miles. T. J. Stephens carrier
 No. 3. Pinson. Route No. going east to Chalkville. north by Clay to Ayers, thence west on Bare Mountain road to Tennessee road near Bradford branch, thence south to Pinson. Total length N miles. H. A. Taylor, carrier.
 Route No. g. starting at Pinson, thence west on Morris road to the New Castle road, thence north by Bradford mines to Warrior road thence east to Blountsville road, thence south to Pinson. Total length, 19 miles, M. N. George, carrier.
 No. 1. Warrior Route No. 1. From Warrior by Coaldale, across McAnally ford to Smithville, thence east on Morris road to Warrior road thence north to Warrior. Total length, 22h miles, l.. H. Wells carrier.
 Route Mo- 2. West to Cane Creek church, then north to Divide road at Tom Trammels, thence southeast by Florences to Robinson's cross roads, -4l. 4a A. HHf1 length, 26 miles. w. F. Savage, carrier.
 No. 5. Birmingham. The two routes that are now running will be changed. No. 1 will go by Owenton College, thence east by Ensley corporation line to Elm mond school, thence south to Sheriff A W. Burgins, thence south across Besse- mer dummy track to Powderly, thence north to fair grounds, thence east to Owenton Station, thence east by Judge Greene road to Birmingham by Dr. Smiths. Total length, 201h miles. J. F. Bryan, carrier.
 Mo- 2 will start at the Birmingham post office, thence southwest through Elyton to Cleveland, West End and Powderly; thence south through Wares Gap to Bedding and Ishakooda camp. thence up through Bedding to Graces. thence north by Spaulding to Tuscaloosa road near Elyton and thence to Birming- ham. Total length 1S1e miles. Carlyle, carrier.
 Route No. B. Starting at Birmingham post office, thence southwest by Green Springs through Walkers Gap and by Holcomb's store to Oxmoor. thence south to top of Shades Mountain and on to Males Spring, thence back one mile, thence northeast by Dr. Bevvey's place to Oak Grove road, thence north to Oak Grove, thence east to Rosedale. thence north to Birmingham. James M. Morris, carrier Total length, 20k miles.
 Route No. 4. Starting at Birmingham post office, thence southeast by Waddell to reservoir. thence southeast to Merkel, thence southwest to Ricky Ridge church, thence north to Waddell, thence east to Chastmas, thence northwest to Bir- mingham. Total length, P miles. Jack son Brown, carrier.
 Route No. 5. Starting at Birmingham post office, thence east through Avon dale, Woodlawn and Gate City to Red Gap, thence northeast on Trussville road to the Sadlers Gap road, thence back to Irondale, thence southwest on old Mon tevallo road to Birmingham. Total length 9 miles Walker B. Garrett, car rier.
 Route No. 6. Starting at post of1ice in Birmingham, thence out Tennessee road to Dolceta, thence on private road south east to Vanderbilt furnace road. thence southwest on Vanderbilt furnace road through east Birmingham to Birming- ham. Total length, 16 miles. w. B. Beckley, carrier.
 Route No. 2. Starting at Birmingham postoffice, thence north through North Birmingham to Mary Lee mines, thence north to Coalburg, thence south to Bir- mingham Total length twenty miles. J. E. T. Latham, carrier.
 No 6. Bessemer. Route No. 1. Starting at Bessemer postoffice thence northwest