The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-03-18
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Meadows, Idaho, March IS, 'O5.

MeauOWs, luanO, Marcn 10, 10.
To The Signal My attention has
been directed to communication
in the Meadows Eagle copied from the
Weiser World and signed Traveller, :"
in which it is charged that influence
is being used to secure a change in
the mail schedule between Weiser and
Meadows, which would be an injury
to the whole lower country.
The truth is that change has been
suggested by various newspapers which
would, without additional cost to the
government, bring the mail through
twenty-four hours earlier than under
the present arrangement. Attention
has been called to the delay of from
FIVE TO seventeen hours at Weiser and
nineteen hours at Council.
One correspondent has opposed an
earlier leaving hour at Weiser on the
ground that profanity would thereby
be increased, but nothing has been
said of the disappointment Of through
travellers who, upon arriving at Coun-
Gil, find they have been delayed until
the stages for the day are gone. Those
who object to provoking early morn
ing profanity at Weiser are probably
not aware of the intensified later
swearing evening profanity when stage
passengers during the rainy seasons
in fall and spring are foundering
through the mud holes in Weiser can
yon dug by Lewis Hall when building
his famous Nighttime railway between
Council and Boulder creek. Mr.. |
Dooley travelled over this line several
years ago and wrote one of his char
acterlstic letters, correctly depicted
the blunders of those responsible for
the fact that five years ago the rail
way stopped short at Council, never
to go again. 1t is in keeping with
this policy that our mail service,
with railway two thirds Of the dis
lance Ia, to say the least, inferior to |
the old stage service; that the rail-
way is so operated as to connect with
nothing at either end that, SO far as
accommodating the through travel and
mall service is concerned, it might as
we'll begin at Crane and end at In
dian valley.
There are several thousand people
in central Idaho, whose interests are
affected by the needless delays. These
people are paying twenty dollars and
upward per ton to have their mail
freighted in on stock train at a speed
of seventeen miles an hour both win
tor aud summer. In winter passen-
gers and mail are delayed at Weiser
and Council, and in summer, on the
return trip, are held at Council and
at way stations while stock trains are
loaded and thus connections are
missed at Weiser with afternoon trains
for the east and west.
Yet, we are told that the roadi un-
der entirely different management
now and desires only to accommodate
the people The difference is not
evident and will not be until the
abuses are corrected Would it not
be more convenient to start a little
earlier aud go on through by daylight,
allowing time for switching and load
ing stock?
Is there not time enough between
the morning trains and the afternoon
trains on the main line to make the
trip and connections both ways? Or.
is the lazy way the best The
Saturday Signal is now reaching here
Monday night but we want to get il
on Saturday night. the yer around.
THE MEADOWS KICKER.
aI A Destructive Fire.