The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-07-14


afternoon was very pleasant as well
as profitable gathering. The meeting
was called to confer with Special Agent
Pond relative to the county rural serv-
ice and to inspect the map which he
had made. With single exception all
the postmasters of the county and
thirty-three of the forty-one rural car
riers were present, the other carriers
being unable to get to the city after
making their delivery. For some time
before the gathering was called to
order an inspection was made of the
map The postmasters and carriers
alike being greatly interested in the
proposed new routes and the changes
With scarcely an exception everyone
was pleased with the routes as laid out
and the expression was general that it
would be hard to improve on the sery-
ice which the county will have when
the new system is ordered into effect.
Soon after three o'clock the meeting
was called to order AMI Col. Pond call
ed upon to explain his work in the
county. For more than an hour he
talked in an entertaining way. explain
ing the many difficulties he had en-
countered in laying out this county,
owing to the fact that it already had so
many routes, to the many angling roads
and to the fact that many roads do not
run on section lines. He urged that
every possible effort be made by both
postmaster and carrier to work to the
end that the best service be given the
people, explaining the regulations gov
erning each. He also complimented the
eighth district upon the fact that the
four counties comprising it would soon
have solid service, the first district in
the State to receive the same He also
referred to the untiring efforts of Cong
ressman Fordney in securing the serv-
ice for the people of his district. In an
other column reference is made to the
figures presented by Col. Pond showing
the extent Of the service, new routes,
etc.
Congressman Fordney was greeted
with hearty applause as he was present
ed for short talk. He referred to the
fact that on one of his first visits to this
city in 1898 he was asked to assist in Sc
curing rural route, the first in the
county and the district and among the
first routes in this country. Since that
time the entire district has been cover
ed and daily service with all its blessing
is given thousands of homes. The new
routes to be established in this county
will make total of two hundred and
twenty-six in the district, and with few
exceptions every family has the service
at it's door. The growth of the service
has been surprisingly fast and it has
been almost impossible to make all its
details perfect He said he had always
stood for better compensation for the
carriers and intended to until justice
was done them which could only be
brought about by placing them on a
level with the city carriers. Mr.. Ford
ney also took occasion to thank Col.
Pond for his careful work not only in
this, but in Saginaw and Tuscola
counties, where he had previously put
in the county service.
The postmasters present were E.
Eveleth, Corunna; q. W. Lindley,
Vernon; E. s. Upson, Durand; DR.. V.
Lothrop; F. d. Stowell, Byron H. w.
Parker, Bancroft; A. s. Watkins,
Morrice; G H Stevens, Perry; j. J.
Vanderwarker, Shaftsburg; HI. H. Pull
yer, Laingsburg; G. E. Snyder Ben
nington w. E. Scott, Garland, j. A.
Potter, Burton; E. o. Dewey, Owosso
L. Y. Howell, Oakley; f. A. Litchfield,
Elsie; Assistants, A. A. Crawford,
Owosso Burr Eveleth, Corunna.
At the close of the conference Col.
Pond, the postmasters and carriers
present were invited to the G. A. r.
hall to enjoy banquet rendered them
by Congressman Fordney. Among
other guests were M. N. Brady, post
master at Saginaw, West Side; Rev. G..
H. Hanks, II. X. White, G. T. Camp
bell, Owosso; A. T. Colby, Garland o.
r. Brandt, Perry; S. @. Pulver, Caro-;
DIR. Murphy, Shaftsburg.
Carriers present; s. d. Wilson, How.
ard Casler New Lothrop; d. E. Hink'
ley Morrice U. @. Stiff, G. T. Cook,
Burton; G. w. Sugden, T. Hemingway
Bancroft; f. Thorpe, c. Smith, Du
rand; John Sprague, L. M. Woodin, j
J. Hopkins, J. J. Mackey, w. II. Hal
stead, l.. p. Royce, q. E. Blair, E. Jos
enhans, Owosso; D. G. Campbell, Petel
Bustard, Ray Cornell, Corunna; w
Caldwell, J. M. Carmody, w. Fl. Per
kins, Henderson; G. Harvey, @. Cakes
Shaftsburg; M. McKowen, Bennington
q. j. McClintock, Laingsburg; l.. V