The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-03
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Our next regular meeting Is the
third Saturday In June about 1880 or
8 p. m. And il Ii specially desired
that every carrier In the county be
at Waxahachie on this date June
18th. There is business TO transact
10 which all are interested. There
win be some collections to be made
that our charter may be forthcom-
ing and delegates to state conven-
ton elected, besides other minor af-
fairs. Be on hand boys, you may be
benefited indirectly, If not other
wise, and don't forget your annual
dues, If you have not already paid
them, as our paid membership may
have something to do with our del
egated representation in the state
convention.
j have before me letter from Mr..
Percy Stands, secretary of the
county organization, In which he
urged the boys to be present at the
regular meeting OH June 18th as
there will be enough bushes on
hand to make q very interesting
time for the boys of the road. !"
1 trust | will be pardoned il /
again mention a few facts in con-
nection with both carrier and patron
One carrier asks IL he is compelled
to look in all boxes whether signal
is up or not-after carefully invest
igating / would emphatically ans
wer no. When patrons leave mail
In their boxes for carriers to take
up it is their tthe patrons) duty to
raise the signal or flag and the car
rier is held biameless If he passes q
box that contains mail but has no
signal or flag raised. The carriers
are always anxious to take up all
the mail they can get, as it makes q
better report for them at the end of
the month or quarter. Then too,
the carrier is always ready to ac-
commodate the public in any reas-
enable way and any mistake made
by carriers Is no more than might
be made by any Individual, and peo-
pie who do not sometimes make
mistakes should emlgrate from
this mundane sphere to the place
inhabited by the perfect in ways
and means. When a patron has a
grievance at a carrier for some real
or fancied wrong he should come
out in business way and tell his
troubles, for the carrier is certainly
paid To listen, and If the difference
cannot be adjusted between them,
then appeal to the postmaster ana
If satisfaction Is not obt9taed the
authorities at Washington will take
pleasure In listening TO the personal
grievances of the injured party. But
do not write unsigned letters to the
carrier for apparently this shows "a
lack Of moral courage, at any rate
this is not the proper way 10 arrange
differences In all probability all
these conditions NAV not come up
in any carriers experience, but in
some instances some differences like
above referred IL between carrier
and patron have arisen and at this
time / am only presenting views
from standpoint of a carrier who
b. ,Ieves that business harmony
should prevail between carrier and
patron.
Carriers regret mistakes and er-
rors and As rule guard against
making them. His life is not one
Of peace and tranquility and it
should be remembered by those i'm
clined 10 lind fault that the carrier
cannot devote special time or privi-
leges 70 any one of his patrons. for
bee mas am hundred families to serve,
which he endeavor~ to DO with
equal rights 10 all and would
give special privileges e. an were
80 In his power so Co do.