The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-02-09
ELEVEN new RURAL
DELIVERY ROUTES.
Nearly Two Hundred and Fifty
Miles Covered in Extension Of
st. Louis Postal Service.

Final arrangements for the addition OF
eleven rural free delivery routes to the
service of the ST. Louis Post Office are be-
Ing rapidly completed. Yesterday afternoon
Postmaster Baumhoff instructed the eleven
carriers COR the additional territory in their
duties. and gave orders that as first step
they should compile a directory Of the resi-
dents 20 whom mail will be delivered after
March
Kirkwood deliveries. which have been
made regularly for two months, will he ex-
tended. though not included in the eleven
routes now being arranged.
Postmaster Baumhof and Superintendent
Stock OF the free delivery Will notify per-
sons along the contemplated routes that
they must first erect private mail boxes
at their gates to save the time required
for a carrier to make the long trips UP to
a country home. The street car mail serv-
ice between the central office and the vari-
ous substations, from which the carriers
will start, Will be Increased. though how
far has not yet been determined.
The eleven routes already mapped out
are 2S5 miles in extent. Two are from
Clayton. TWO from Weilston. two from Vul-
can. two from Baden. one from Webster
Groves. one from jefferson Barracks ard
one from Florissant. The following terri
tory Will be covered
Clayton Route. No. /, Seventeen Miles
Eid!tieE rpdU 10 ollSe street rOau. 10 otEdl-
man and Creve Coeur and Farm Ridge. 20
Fee Fee road. to Dorsett road. to Elm
Park, to Clayton.
Clayton Route. No. . Fourteen and One
Half Miles-Ciayton road to Conway. TO
Danny road. TO Watson road. to Leduc
road, to Calyton.
one-quarter Miles-North to Natural Bridge
road, to Fee Fee road to railroad. 10 Tayi-
to road. to Mehl avenue. to Ferguson. TO
Lucas and Hunt road, to Wellston.
NellStGn p Twlnry-fWn
Three-quarters Miles-St. Charles rock
road to Natural Bridge road. to Castelle. TO
land road to woodson road. to Cook ave-
Vulcan Route. No. i, Twenty-twe and
road. to Gravois road. I 10 trenton. M on % Vat
son road TO Weber, Hill road. 10 lesson
Ferry road. to jefferson Barracks. to Bob
ring, to Vulcan.
Vulcan Route No. 2, Twenty-one and
Three-quarter Miles-Northwest to Gravois
road. to Sappirgton. to Watson road, to
Roekhill road, to Alton. to Weber nursery.
Baden Route. No. l. Eighteen and One
half AIiles-Beilefontaine road to Hall ave
on Park road to jamestown road. to Rob-
bins Hill road. to railroad. to Spanish
Lake. to Stone Church. to Columbia Bot
Baden Route. No. . Twenty-two Miles
Old Halls Ferry road to Hall avenue to
Eelisfontaine road. to Redmond road to Old
hairs Ferry road. to Cross Keys, to Mehl
avenue. to F1orissant avenue, to Jennings.
to Baden.
Webster Groves Route. Twenty-sever and
OIe-ha!f Miles-North to Manchester road.
TO Ellisvile to Loehr. to Manchester. on
Carmen road to Dougherty Ferry road, to
Webster Groves
Jefferson Barracks Route. Twenty-threo
and One-quarter Miles-Northeast. west and
southwest to Maltese, to Kellar road, to
Meramec road. to Heintz road. to Telegraph
son Barracks
Florissant Route. Twenty-one and Three
quarters Mtles-Ncrtheast to Halls Ferry
road. to Accommodation road to Shackle-
ford road. to Aurn Chou road. to Bridge
town Station road, to F!orissant.