Williams news., 1905-11-18

VIII De necessary TOT h. T. V. CleTkS ! of Albuquerque and Williams trains 1 7 and 2, and of Williams and Los Angeles trains 2, ', 8 and 8 to re- cord their arrivals and departures at your office, and to make hand to hand exchange of registered matter, in accordance with the provisions of sections 1546 and 1851, P. L. & R. Clerks will be instructed to call at your office to receipt for any registered mail you have for dis patch thirty minutes before leaving time of trains.
 Respectfully,
 F. J. R. MOORE, Chief Clerk.
 On Monday of this week the schedule as specified above, went into effect. While the letter to the postmaster is sufficiently explicit for his information, to the public we desire to say few words.
 The order means that hereafter all of the postal clerks in the rail way mail service, who run over the Santa Fe between Albuquerque and Los Angeles will make Williams their headquarters Cat one end of their run at least).
 Heretofore the clerks running from both the east and the west have made Ash Fork their turning point. In discussing the matter the other day with one of the men in the service he stated that in the past the location of the turning point at Ash Fork had been very satisfactory, but that owing to the increase in the volume of mail to Los Angeles and other coast points it had been found impossible for the men to complete their labors of distributing the mail in that run ming time. Hence it had been de- cided by the department at the re- quest of the men to move the turn ing point from the Forks to Will iams.
 The mere statement of this fact seems insignificant enough, but when it is also stated that it in wolves the transfer of between 35 and 40 men to this point, differ ent aspect is given to the statement. Four or five of these men will be substitute mail clerks, who will make this. point their permanent headquarters, while for the remain der this point will be terminal or lay-over point. When these men have become thoroughly acquainted with the climatic advantages to be found here there is little doubt that those whose families are residing at Los Angeles and Albuquerque will decide to make this their perma- nent headquarters and move their families here.
 At present the men have engaged rooms at s. A. Cummings. Another important change is set forth in the following letter also to the postmaster:
 Los ANGELES, Nov. 10, 'O5. Postmaster, Williams, Ariz.: Sir-Santa Fe train 8 will again run daily commencing Nov. 18th Commencing that date pouch will be received daily via train 8 from Albuquerque, N. M., and you will dispatch daily to Williams and Los Angeles train 3. Commencing at later date, not yet determined. you will also receive via train 3 pouch from Kansas, City and La Junta train 3. Commencing Nov. 16 you should dispatch daily via train a pouch labeled "Kansas City and La Junta train 4 via La Junta" to contain ordinary unregistered" mail you have on hand at time of closing for Kansas, Nebraska, the Dakotas and all states east of these. The pouch you receive from Albu- querque, N. M., via train 8, should be returned empty, properly locked and labeled to Albuquerque, N. M., via train 2. Respectfully,
 F. J. R. MOORE,
 Chief Clerk.
 The above virtually means that Williams will have the advantage in the future of two mails day each way-that is, two mails day will be received at the local office from both the east and west, and two mails day will also be de- spatched each way from this office, greatly facilitating matters. r Mr. Esau Lamb departed Thurs day for Del Rio with a string of some thirty horses, belonging to local people, which he was taking to that point to be placed on pas ture for the winter. |