The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-08
MORE RURAuI ROUTES.
The Xumber in South rarolina Re
fleets @red:t On Us
There Are Now On File Over One Hun
dred Petitions for Additional
Routes. Number In Operation.

Routes. Number In Operation.
The Washington correspondent OF
the Columbia Record says on account
Of the efforts the people OF South Car
olina living In the rural districts have
recently been making to get better
mall facilities, and owing to the gcod
work Of her several representatives ir
congress, there are at this time In op-
GRAFTON in the STATE SIG free delivery
routes. During the year there hay
been presented to the post; fd,e de-
partment /, petitions for routes in
different parts OF the state, and OF
these sol we're adversely reported for
one reason or another.
, On June 80, 1905, there we're in op-
Grafton In the state 476 routes, and,
as stated, there are now In opera zion
5l6-an increase OF forty.two since
the first of July. There are now pend
iEg before the department 143 petit
tons asking that additional routes bs
established in South Carolina. Con.
sidefi-g the short time in which free
routes have been in operation, the
number which South Carolina now has
speaks wal! t the Eeop'e Of the state
The showing made by South Carolina
campnres fayorably with that OF many
other sections Of the country.
In the first congressional district II
petitions have been referred to the de-
partment; OF these As have been ad-
versely reported. There we're in oper-
ation in this district on June 80, 1905
IA routes and on November lst, 2l,
and there are five petitions row pend
irg. In the second district l03 petitions
have been referred to the department.
and Of this number 43 nave been ad.
versely reported.
On June 81, 81 routes we're In oper
alton and on November there were IS,
With Is petitions pending. In the third
district there. were 229 petitions pre-
sented during the year, of which mum
bered SO were unravorably reported
o. June 30th there ue:e 11e routes
IN operation and on No5enbsr 1, 122,
with Is petitions peldInQ. In the
fourth district 23S petitions have been
presented, and OF this number 113 were
report, d adversely. On June 80, there
we're in operation l03 routes and on
November 1, 11S, with % petitions
pending. In the fifth district 224 pc.
515ions have been presented, with SO
adverse reports.
On June % there we're 103 routes In
operation and on November l, ll8
with % petitions pending. Tne six b
district presenttd l16 petitions and OF
this number AZ we're adversely report
ed. On June 80, there we're in opera
ton 49 rou es and the same rumber
on November, /, with 25 petitions
pending. In the seventh district 179
petitions have been presented, and OF
this rumber Sc have been reported ad-
yersely. o. June 80, there were in
operation SO routes and u on NoVem.
Der /, with d petitions pending.
During the year the total number
OF petitions referred tc the department.
in tie United States amounted to so,
1858 and Of this numb'r II 585 have
been adversely reported. On June 80,
1905, there were in operation tota!
of 32,O55, and on November 1, SO. 94s,
with 4 1886 petitions pending. OF the
4 s35 pending 536 have been assigned
to be established prior to December
81. leaving 3,789 unacted upon on No
qember ].