The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-01

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to build up or to tear down any one
service at the expense or for the
benefit of another.
CARRIERS.
Rural carriers give bond in the
sum of $500, with two sureties. Each
bond requires a 50-oent revenue
stamp to be affixed thereto.
Carriers are paid by warrants,
issued directly by the Treasury De-
partment upon certificates forwarded
by the postmaster. Their rate of
pay is fixed by the Department, and
includes horse hire, but not neces-
sary toll or ferriage, for which a
separate account must be rendered.
The maximum rate of pay as at pres
emit established is $500 per annum for
a full route of approximately twenty
five miles or 800 per annum for each
five miles travelled on shorter routes.
One or more substitute carriers
should be provided in connection
with each service established, who
give bond in the same sum as
the regular carrier and who alone
are permitted to carry the mails in
the absence or disability of the regu-
Tar carrier.
All rural carriers r under the
general control of the postmaster
from whose office the service is estab-
lished, and it is his duty to report
any derelictions upon their part and
to require them to strictly follow the
laid out for them. The post
master, however, is not authorized
to make either removals or appoint
ment of carriers. These are directed
from the Department.
Inasmuch as many rural routes
supplant star route service and sup
ply postofices by looked pouches
offices have heretofore had a
daily service, Sundays alone ex-
oepEed, the orders of the Department.
require that each rural carrier shall
go over his route every day of the
year, public holidays included, and
alone excepted, save when
sick or on leave of absence granted
by the Department.. His failure so
to do will result in a demand for his
resignation and the promotion of the
substitute, if fitted. The policy of
subletting rural carriers work at
convenience will not be permitted.
When a substitute performs service
in the absence of a regular carrier
he will receive the full pay of the
carrier.
POSTAGE STAMPS, REGISTRATION, AND
MONEY ORDERS.
Rural carriers are required to take
them on their trips for the &C
oommodation of their patrons a sufi-
oient supply of stamps, stamped en-
.elopes, and postal cards. Post
masters may, if they choose, give
credit to the carrier for stamp sup
plies to the extent of five dollars
49, to be accounted for each day, the
carriers bond being responsible
therefor. If the carriers find an un
stamped letter in a collection box,
and the requisite amount of money
also deposited, they are instructed
TO afix the necessary stamp. They
ire empowered to register letters or
packages and to deliver the same,
and taking receipt in forms
provided. They are also authorized
10 accept money for money orders,
their receipt therefor, and, if
he patrons of the delivery desire to
make the carrier their agent for this
purpose, the carrier may inclose the
orders, when issued, in addressed en-
7elopes oOnfded to his charge and
nail them without returning the or
lers to the sender.
RATES OF POSTAGE AT RURAL FREE
DELIVERY OFFICES.
The establishments Of rural free de-
livery at any postoffice does not
in any narticular the rate of
postage on any class of mail matter
received or delivered from that office,
except that the one cent rate on drop
etters does not apply when suoh let
5ers are collected or delivered by
'ural carriers. Drop letters so col
eoted or delivered must be prepared
It the rate OF two DENTS for each
ounce or fraction thereof.
NOTE.-It should be understood
that copies of seoond-olass publioa-
5ions newspapers and periodically,