The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-02-22
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY DISCUSSED.
Editor Cecil Whig"::.

Recognizing the fact of your
valued paper publishing II Peoples Col
umn, in which the Pros and Cons of
subjects which interest the public, and
while we have had considerable agitation
lately over the Road Question from this
section. there is II subject which is now
being discussed as much, if not more.
than the question of roads, viz. The
Rural Delivery of Mails. and while the
writer will not be benefited either way
while our pOSt-Oilicc here is continued.
1t seems To me the question should be
fully discussed and viewed from all sides
and as for me. ! do not see how the Gov
crnmcnt can aid and ahct Il monopoly,
and as | view the subject. this is lust
what they will do when they wish to rS-
tabliSh Il centre for mail distribution and
cut off all small Offices. This is certainly
not what have been taught as the best
legislation, it has always been said that
the greatest good To the greatest number
of our citizens is the best laws. Now to
be more plain, the routes from Port De-
post and Rising Sun, us | understand it.
Will discontinue the offices of Woodlawn,
Principle, Pennington, Grcenhurst and
Theodore, and will benefit just two men
carriers to the disadvantage of five
men (postmastcrs) and the public are in
10 way benefited. as they are better
served with the present system. and
while with the ilowery representation of
the few who are to be directly benefited
there is no doubt that petition of con
siderable siZ" can be procured. But peti-
tons can be procured on almost any
question when TIVE remember that il is
said that man signed a petition 10
execute hmS"lfI only one side is set forth
ana the public generally do not under
stand il. If the small offices | have
named are discontinued. what is the re-
suit w" acknowledge there is some ad-
vantage III having your mail delivered
CLOSER to YOU. but how about your facili-
ties for sending mail. If you should re-
c"lv" an important letter from Baltimore
or Phladelphia or amy other point at
say NnodlaWn, or any of the other offices
named. to-day, and an early reply is nee
cSSary. YOU will have to take your letter
10 Rising Sun or Port Deposit as YOU
Will hay" no collection of mail from the
box ut your gate before the next day.
even II Nuu should place your reply in the
loN liv" minutes after YOU receive the
letter. and il does not reach Il central
Office before afternoon and cannot be de-
liv"r"d in baltimore or Philadelphia be
fore til" next morning, just twcnty-four
hours later than the present system will
deliver it. and | am crrditably informed
II * not satisfactory in II large majority
Of cases. If the Government is wishing
ia economic | am sure they are not ON
he right line. rs the cost will be in
sod m InD N-ifh thiS. lea,
route. Now if they wish To improve the
service let both systems be used, one to
deliver and one to collect. Now to more
fully show the disadvantages
Should the poSt-oiiicc Ill our little town
b" discontinued (Which in my opinion
viii be the case in short time if no oh
jcctions are raised and the matter is not
discussed we have mt present five mails
each weekdays, one ut 40. one ut 90,
on" ut 9.41 Il. m, and one ut 49, and
40 p. M, and TIVE ask nothing better.
Suppose we are compelled 10 have our
mail delivered by rural route. Say from
Rising Sun we could not receive it until
near noon, what would he the result. 1t
would he next day before the mail in
reply would leave here, and then only in
time to make an evening train and could
IlDL " utIlNtItI DtlbIt inc IOllOW1ng uaN,
while under the present system we can
reply to the 80 Il. m. mail mt 945 Il. m,
and the 9.l5 II. M, at 4.3I or 10 p. III.
am my brothers keeper and can fully
sympathize with him in his Distress Do
not force on him that which you do not
want yourself. Do not centrnlizc trade
az well rs mails, the rural delivery of
mails has many disadvantages and but
few advantages, and will surely central
i:c trade. Let us aIl0pt the motto
Live And Let Live" If any of your
many readers can through your Peoples
Column advise me of any great benefits
the public will derive from the Rural De-
liveries, | may more plainly set forth
many Of the disadvantages which will
certainly be the results of the combine. A
STAR ROUTE. y
Colora, Md, February 18th, 1902. n