Tombstone epitaph., 1901-10-27
THt POSTAL INNOVATIONS
That Are Being Adopted bv the
 Department for the
BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

I LlWtri J. ruller, hsrietant super intendeni Of railway msil service, wac in To i,bstoue yesterday on business connected with the postal service. IL is tbe iutsnt.on of the department to ip- eugurste a rural free mail delivery throughout Arizona and New Mexic by proyiiing for the d'livery of mail matter anywhere along the numerous rsu,es where boIes or rsceptscles are provided for such purposes. This sys tenn. when in vogue, will esiabli h . pos,of6ce at every mining camp sn cattle ranch in the country-so to .pe.k. IL will obviate the necessity of one riding a number Of miles to the nearest postotice, aud will assure sn early and punctusl delivery of mails.
 The department also purposes hay. ing these routes operated by those who reside along the several lines {, thereby doing away with the star route syndicate operators who have heretofors held undisputad sway in this matter. The conditions under which the bids are to be submitted are that '.he bidder shsll agree in bis bii that in the event of the service being awarded to him he will give his personal super,i ion 10 ,hs perform . snce of the same, and will reside on or contiguous to the route"
 Proposals will be received ct the office oi the Second Assistant Post master General, Po.tofice Depart msnt, Washington, D. C., until 4 T. h., December 3. 1901, for carrying the mails Of the United States on the routes and bY the schedules Of depart ures and srriyals, ss shown by the ad vertisement to be found ct all post off es n AriIous. It being the de- sire Of tn ? department that these oon tracts be awarded 10 residents, the PRcsPEcTJz has been furnished . lisi of existing ward, sched u,e., bond', etc. with q view to interestink th- public and furnishing an idea ss ts the compensation to De derived. Fsl lowing are the star routes o! Cochiss county, nil 70, schedule, present com pensstion, and required:
 | Ds, Cabezas 10 Willco1, 15 mile, and back, sir times . week; presen nj contrae, prize $500, bond Slsso
 Fort Grant by Bonita to Willos1 g miles and back, six times a week presen, pa? s6lI07, bond 300e.
 Wilcox % A svapai, 65. miles sne back, twice a week present pay s7sO bond s2600
 Pesrce to Gleeson, If miles and back, siI times . wees; present pay S365. 06 bond Sl6o0
 l Ructer 10 Pearce, 30 miles and back, three times 6 week; present con tract psy s350. sub-consract for ger vice twlce a week psys $3o0, bono sIsOs.
 Pearce to Cochise, l6 miles and back, six times @ weok presen. psy s374, bond slS00.
 l Johnson to Cochise, s miles snc 5scE, siz times s week new service bond $500.
 Saint Davii to Csnistes Station I(N. .O.). mil ard back, six times , week; presen, pay l.99, bond s4so.
 fl Ptarce to Middlemarch, 9 nilss snc back, three t!mss Q week new service : bond S600
 l F.irbank to Tombs;one, $50 mile and back, fourteen time. . week; pre- sen, s:pay SSS3.33, tSubconsrsc. pa! $70o, Bond $2300.
 ; Fort Huachuca io Turner. ' mile; and hack, seven times a week new service, bond 5000.
 Turner to Reef, IS miles and back three times q week new service, bend . 5000.
 Nsco to Nato Junction, 4.5o mile and back. fourteen times a week ? present pay $500, bond 5000.