Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-18
Increased Summer Ser
vice on R. F. D. Routes.
Novel Means Of Forwarding
Mail to Summer Visitors.
Routes Established on Sebago Lake
Belgrade Lakes, and Other Places.

| When the rural free delivery mail SER
| vice was introduced into the State ,f
Maine, about six years ago it was an
INNOVATION that was destined to worl,
such a revolution in the service as had
Rever been anticipated. 1t was a new.
| thing, and there were those who were
! skeptical as to the success of the move
| ment. but when once it had become
established. it needed but little time to
| prove to the people Of the State that
1t WAS one OF the greatest benefits for
| The rGra! districts that had ever been
| COnferred upon them. Tt rot Onlv con-
StItuteS great improvement in thu
mail service of those sections but if AL
so brings them in closer touch with ,lia
cities of the State. rs well as the cour-
| try at large. by bringing to them tn,
daily papers on the same morning that
| they are issued. The benefits of the SER
vice. might be enumerated at length
| but there is no need Of so doing, as
everyone who has felt them is familiar
with them.
AS stated above. III" success of the
system is apparent. but now comes the
announcements that the serN ice is to DC
still increased. and in 4 most novel way
ny tTt LIE ltlutloIl pI SttNSI al uA di lItC
delivery Steamboat routes on the water
was i'm different sections of the State.
to be maintained during the summer
season. This is something entirely ne"
| in the way of mail service in Maine.
and its advent will be watched for with
interest but that it will prove sue
cess is guaranteed by the fact that its
establishment was recommended only
after the ground had been carefully
gene over by inen of experience i'm con-
nection with the post Office department.
The details of the proposed new ser
vice were given to the journal. yes
| terday. by W. S. McGinnis of Washing
| ton. u. c.. assistant superintendent of
! the railway mail service. being attached
| to the office of the second assistant
postmaster general. Mr.. McGinnis ar
rived in the city from Belgrade. where
he had been at the instance of the post
master general and Corgl esSman Bur
leigh. and also Sheriff Ham OF Kenne-
bee county, for the purpose of looking
over the territory around Belgrade
lakes. with d view TO establishing ole
of the Steamboat delivery routes.
! Mr.. McGimis was favorably Impress
| cd with the prospect. and VIII recon-
| moud that he line be maintained Oh
the lakes between June l and Sept. 80.
each year. the service To commence,
this. season Arrangements will be maze
for > steamer to carry mali daily. and
deliveries will be made at all hotels,
cottages and boarding houses near the
lakes
Other places where Mr.. McGinnis NIL
recommend the establishment of TINS
lser\ ice are at Sebago lake and on the
lDamariscotta river. both of when
nlaccs he visited, last week. On SeDeS9
lake the route will be via Raymond
South t'aaco SonGo Locks. and Naples
lgiying all those offices Il daily mail ser
yico seven times each week, from june
4, to Sept u. each year. 1t will be th'
first time that Sunday mail was eN',i
received in that section, ana VIII du-
vance the time Of the receipt OF mal
at the several offices eight hours. da'ly
On the DamariscOtta river route, maj
will be received twice daily. excepting
SUNDAYS. from Damariscotta. via Eas
Roothbay, Linekin's. South Bf1stoi
Heron Island, and Christmas cove. I'M:
route will be maintained from June
to Sept 60. each year.
The csta blishinent nf these routes y
Of course. for the benefit cf the th"is
: .,nds of summer visitors who come an
nrallv into the state. ana is a move
which will be as welcome as 1t was ui'
expected.