Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1902-04-18

the route advising him of his mis-
take aud as result they worked
off every route in Utah, and all ex-
cept three in Nevada, without having
to re-adyertise oud the result was
the dept considered my bids reason
able aud did no hesitate to awards
me everyiug that connected where
my figures were lowest or
or any line tuched the county
of my residence provided was
lowest irrespective of any con
nections thereto Sc they claim with
in the county OF the bidders resi-
dence is contiguous. For an ex-
ample, there was couple of routes
awarded your Mr.. j. A. Denton
away down in the southern part of
the State, one of which runs into
Arizona, one from Pioche to Caliente
wherein none of these routes con-
nected with each other, but all
touched Lincoln county, where Mr..
Denton claims as his residence,
hence the award was made as Mr..
Denton's bid was lowest, and on the
other hand, where connections are
made, man can run from the
Rocky Mountains to the coast under
the recent ruling, provided these
connections starts from the town of
his residence, but not otherwise.
For another example, we will take
the little route from Eureka, Nevada
heading in Eureka county, but run
out into White Pine county to Cold
Greek my bid being lowest on this
route | was awarded it merely be-
cause it touched the county of my
residence. but this kind of connec-
ton would not entitle me to the
awards OF service out of Eureka from
the fact it did not connect with any
route that did connect with my re-
sidence, and as result l lost the
award of Eureka-Tybo route, and
still my bid was 81 1898 against Mr..
Whitemors 81 300 bid, and this is
the reason why l am awarded so
much service.
will also add with reference to
the subletting of mail contracts that
the meaning of this is that the dept
will not allow the transfer of any
contract wherein the contractor is
released from his obligation, unless
good and sufficient reason are shown
therefor, but as to the contractor not
having the right and privilege to
hire man or crowd of men to carry
the mail any distance for any length
of time, or at any price agreed upon
among themselves, is grand mis-
taken idea. What does the dept
care whether | hire a man by the
hour, day, week, month, year OF
years as long as l see that the mai
gets there on time For instant We
will take my route from Wells to
! Ely, if had to perform the service
> myself it would take two days ane
7 nights now to make the trip eacl
. way thus giving the Ely people mai
: every four days, provided | did'n
! never stop to sleep or rest, still
3 have received several application
< for the carrying of these mails an
e quite frequently these applicatioi
$ are accompanied with clippings fror
Il newspapers throughout the stat
9 setting forth that / would have
q give them all that was getting frol
o the dept for this service. While "
o are ready and willing to entertai
r good responsible offers for the carr.
's ing of portion of this service
g can't say that | am stuck on payin
Of my own expenses putting in my tin
At in getting nice route for the ma
"a service throughout the states OF Uta
fa 4 Nevada for glory, not any mol
es than any other business would affol
ly And realizing that SO many OF Il
K people throughout the country a
i'd somewhat at sea as to just how tt
is department could award one mi
le- 1900 or 1900 miles of contracts, al
ai- expect him to live on all OF the
'as and do the work himself. | thil
ms this explanation will no doubt
ds lieye the minds Of the avera
ID, thinking individual.
he Very truly yours,
The b. +. Miller.
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