Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-09
Rail NAIL ROUTES
FOR ALACHUA co.
gressman-EIeet Clark Wants
Help People Of His District.
8 THgm FREE MAIL DELIVERY

Teopie OF the County Will bC
1reatIY Benefited by This Conven
ience, and Colonel Clark Has Begun
Already His Work.
Hon. Frank Clark Of Lake City, Con.
greasman-elect from the Second Con-
gressional District Of Florida, is begin.
ming work early, which his constitu-
ents will duly appreciate. Ever since
his Election in November of the past
year he has been studying the needs OF
che people Of his district, with the re-
salt that his calendar is we'll filled for
8 beginning.
Jesse E. Burtz, representing Alachua
county as a member of the Democratic
Executive Committee Of the Second
Congressional District, has received a
letter from Col. Clark in which he
states that he desires to give the peo-
pie Of Alachua county the benefit of
system Of free rural mail delivery,
reaching from Gainesville to all points
where a round trip can be made within
one day, and where the minimum Of
one hundred families may be served.
In his letter Col Clark says;
~ desire to begin work Immediately
for the establishment of free rural
mail routes throughout Alaehua coun-
81. have this day written the de-
paftment at Washington asking them
60 supply me with blank forms to Pc
tition, and hope to have them in
short time.
The establishment of these routes
oyeryour county will be OF vast benefit
% various ways. 1t will not only be a
aongenience to your citizens but will
give employment to number Of our
people.
In order that you may understand
The manner Of securing these routes, !
viii briefly state the nain require
nens
'lst-The route must be through
.ho rural district, away from the rail-
road and OF such length that the round
rip can be made in day from the
starting point.
"2nd-There must be along the line
81 route, and within one mile on either
tide, one hundred heads OF families TO
se aefved.
These are the main points 10 be con-
.idefed, and il seems TO me there
night be several routes leading from |
gainesville and reaching out into the |
liaerent parts Of Alschua county. III
.ou will investigate this matter and 1
sport to me as early as you can, 1
hink I can have them established.
Sd. Burtz conferred with Postmas-
az Arrow in the matter, and aseer-
sined that there is new in eontempls-
ion a rural route from Gainesville
trough North Gainesville, Paradise
I'D intermediate points 10 Rutledge,
Earning via Bennington on an inter
aedlate line to the south, and includ-
~ all stations and families in this
onte about one hundred and twenty
Re families, and covering a rouud-trip
latance Of about twenty-three miles.
he application was filed with the
roper authorities several months ago,
re will be established at the proper
ne. The application Is now on file
lhe postoilice department In WASH
atom. and it lie expected that il will
; reached and acted upon So any
ne.
ANOTHER route Is suggested from
ainesville TO points south Of the Sea-
sard Air Line. returning via Rocky
Qint which will supply q hundred or
ore families within a radius ten
ales.
While Postmaster Arrow has worked
.ithiully for the establishment Of ru-
8 routes, Col Clark is % be congrat-
laied for bic energy. which lie the
,st evidence that be is faithful 20 his
.csi. snd in advance has begun 20
DDS the needs OF his constituents.
here is no doubt but that the routes
ill be secured, through these recon-
endati0ns and the efforts % Con-
,eumau CLARK. 81 the proper time.