The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-07
MANYPEOPLESERVED
By the Seven Rural Routes
Out of Wichita
ROUTES OF CARRIERS
Where They Go to Deliver
Mail to Farmers
IS OF CARRIERS

Four thousand people in Sedgwick
county outside of Wichita have their
mail delivered almost at their door every
day of the week except Sunday. by the
seven rural route carriers who drive out
of the Wichita postoffice yard each morn
ing at O'Clock. The seven carriers
travel over ISL miles OF road each
day in order to give Sedgwick county
people their mail.
For some time the business men have
made inquiries of the postmaster here
of the general direction, number of per-
of each rural route. The postmaster has
answered these inquiries.
All the routes begin at the postoffice
and the distance from the office 10 the
city limits must be included in the total
length of the route.
Route No l begins at Twenty first
street and Arkansas avenue; thence four
miles north, half mile east. quarter mile
north, quarter mile south, one mile west.
one mile north. miles south, one mile
north. three miles west, one mile south,
one mile west, one mile south. one mile
east, three miles south to the northwest
corner of section 8. township q, range
in west; thence half mile east, one mile
south, quarter mile east quarter mile
south, quarter mile east, eighth-mile
south, one mile southeast through the
center of section s, township q, range l
east; thence one mile east and two miles
south TO place of beginning. Length Of
route, twenty-nine miles. Number of
houses on route, l25. Number of people
served 625. Carrier. John r. Moore.
Route No. 2-Beginning at the post
office. half mile north to Central avenue;
thence east seven miles to northwest cor
ner of section Is, township 81, range .
east; thence south two miles, east two
miles, north two miles. east one mile
north two miles; thence straight west
ten miles, two and one-half miles south
to place of beginning. Length of route.
thirty miles; numbe rof houses on route.
40: population served, 200 Carrier, Z. \.
Bidwell.
Route No 1.-Two and half miles west,
half mile north one and q half miles
west. four miles north. one mile west,
one mile north. one mile west. one mile
north two miles east. two miles south.
one mile east. half mile east. quarter
mile north quarter mile east, quarter
mile south. half mile east; thence two
and one-half miles southeast 10 the cen
ter of the city. This route begins on the
West Side and ends at the Thirteenth
street bridge. Length of route, twenty
five miles: number of houses. 100; popula-
ton served, 500. Carrier, John T. Wood
ford.
Route No. 4-Three and one-half miles
southeast, six miles south, one mile west,
one mile north, one mile west six miles
north; thence northeast two and one-half
miles &c office. This route begins on
Hydraulic avenue, going six miles south
and comes back on Seneca avenue.
Length of route. twenty miles; num-
Der of houses on route. 105; population
served, 525. Carrier. Arthur Bell.
Route No. 5-Three and one-half miles
north, quarter mile east, one mile north,
three-quarter mile east, three miles north,
one mile east one mile north, one mile
east. one mile north. one milo east, two
miles south one mile west. two miles
south, one mile east, one mile south. two
miles west. half mile south. half mile
west. half mile south one and one-half
miles west to the .city limits; thence
south three and half miles to office.
Length of route. twenty-nine miles; num-
Der of houses ia; population served,
$40. Carrier. Josiah Oviatt
Route No. 6-South one mile to Harry
street. five miles east one mile south,
four miles east, one mile south. six miles
west one mile north, three miles west.
two miles north to place Of beginning.
Length OF route. twenty-five miles; num-
Der of houses. 10; population served. $50
Carrier. J. c. Smith.
Route No. 1.-Two and one-half miles
west TO Mt. Carmel academy. half mile
south. four and one-half miles west, one
mile north. two miles west. one mile
south. one mile east. one mile south. two
miles east. one mile south, one mile east.
one mile north. three miles east. one mile
north, two miles east to city. Length Of
route. twenty-five mile; number Of houses
los: population served, $50. Carrier. Chas.
Burrows.