The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-04-02
RURAL FREE
DELIVERY.
u lure Depends on the So
tuition of the Road
Problem

The remarkable oro,.,h
!. a@i iree mail delivery system ,a "s ~.
! ii.ngness Of Congress 70 80 ."'
% IL. money for extensions 49,.
!, - tue extensions can he -
ave Deen surprising even 10 ~. $50 800
eIIs u, friends of N. s.. os'
WY the thing is spro,a;. , ~,
lbsS re remarked a gentleman VII
"a. 10 oeen reading up on the snb;Ss,
1,s rate rural free mail a.,
AZ vi" oe universal in a few v..,s ,, /
~ nfst glance. this view anro
oe correct, but in fact snIh so.s 20
= merely superficial. I, tal'. we"
STAT amount Of investigates, :. no
sa ne one that the system rnust M ooa =
-, o'e'eome some very gres, ~
o'1o'es before it can even 49,. W
800 Seus'"'' 10 say nothing Of being M; a
", Se'sai' 80 far the system has go. Su', a
"a smooth aud open seas with c, - n
10y. winds. But now il il ID Ct
approaching a region Of - P'"'y
'nags and storms. ana
topping the MARITIME fgprs ..sl bo
bst.cl. , 80 10 terra hrma, the great
os'seie TO the general spread r. ~ ~
Ia Ia free aeiivsry system is ,bo -. '-' p
sue roads Of the country 3 - wit
= system has only been e,,o,s,, 'a' rat,
M .''' .I blessed with good roads Pos
s ''os i1e many communities ~
lung me Introduction of ,bo sr 1 ne
\. 49, ne Iost Office Department -.
'oie 10 select those ub;,l T
y, 'oa's, either a. respIt -,
soc ~, natural conditions ar -. "a To
'ih The less favoro3 '''oi in tb
~ ~"i'n !, nave been passed bv bovo Be
4. 'o >, themselves with the thu. owl
'n.ir turn will come SOON 5 s." in thi
" '"ese disappointed comma. lie or
81" thelr number is incro..,. years.
.1pialy-hnd out thar tbs years,
l"nentiy barred from .n;-!,. are or has
II ~ ,iS o' Tree delivery on se. son Of
~ .ne condition Of their ro.5s iu6rm
"A. 'Su'Snant opposition will h. sad e.
a. WI" grow into an angr, m. s.,
I've which 10 is doubtful 81 he ~,
" ~ iiee delivery can be ~ above
= 'nlS storm breaks. the - PLACED
''' oi the system will D., 'e Acpi
Ina. s9''ii minority and tho n. upon N
-. '"'ge majority Of the nm. be resu
i''"''on. Suppose the mino,;,. 10 The
%" It's dignity and $50. ~ p
,,-, 'e Non going 20 do sbe,, pension
ns' 20 prevent the di.,r bred doll
ID majority from wiping 90, ~ ierif by
81. 1 zen and thus restoring eoen @.''
''y before the law?" o. ss Tb,t 81
~, .''''.''''y says; why don't per auum
i've your roads. and IT, heeessar,
), blessings OF free mail ~ sps- ',.o,' e
ne majority can aps,,.-. vision. of
proving our roads. We 49,. This ac
80 greater obstacles. and an sage
our ro,5. WY not help us THE T.
such demand a. as. Ir,,
= certain 20 result from ,ba lesson
n Tor ursl free delivery ~ Prom the b
iN' Aud what is ,be-. the ot
" ,C o' unjust about such Above thci
ne general improvem,,, study B.
'uS OF the country Is a vi anu as 20
""ous TO be left entirel, - "'
municipalities. Beside "'s 'e" 90
ne deservi,.r 9iecs, Is patient,
hnl.4, ~ national aid ne works oi
building Of the rsilrossl works 4
aud the unprovewon, Iti.oo,-,
harbors? '''e"' OF r oI'y ~ =" 3 3
'e' distribution Of fbe o.. mat be sees
general road im,.. marvciot
Nation, the States - All the sight
ommuni'ies appears to he No , a,@ i9 o, a
nd the - 80" OF the road done by {
rural fro. ,vo'eDi must Then iho n,
neral Ne'lFefy Is 10 hire and .
"''ai' And how ha,c