The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21
SOME NEW RULINGS
WHAT RURAL CARRIERS MUST
AND MUST NOE DO.
4 Postoffce Official Gives Out State
msut as to Their Duties,
Read It.

''Now that the rural free delivery
system has been so extended In this
country fact it will be but q short
time when the merry rural free de-
livery carrier will be trotting over
the SHOWS and icY peaks OF Alaska
the department Is in constant receipt
Of letters to what rural carriers mag
carry on their routes besidesthenselVsS
and their mail, sad 2 pcstof5cs de-
partmena official recently.
in the first place, they can't carry
shy LIQUID that stimulates either on
the inside OF outside Of their persons;
intoxication means instant dismissal,
and they are dismissed when they
are detected drinking even of their
routes. Nor are they permitted TO
carry spirituous liquors fer the &C.
comodstion OF their patrons; persona:
trtendsasp doesn't 60 with the Depart
ment in these cases, and no exceptions
srs made with the rule.
Rural carriers must carry the
mail and nothing else, even though
business houses seek ottimes to make
errand boys Of them. Carriers must
not either il peron or through Others,
directly or Indirectly. solicit money,
gifts or presents. Tor issue for profit
souveneirs or postal hanobooks, nor
cooperate with or assist the pub
! fishers OF the same to secure
the patronage OF the public. They
are also barred from compiling OF
assisting in the compiling OF direc.
tories for public use. Business firms
with large nail lists have caused US
3 greet deal Of trouble in attempt,
ing to engage the carriers as their
agents, SO we have strictly prohibited
them from furnishing the names and
addresses Of patrons on their routes
for pay OF favor to any business
establishment, OF to any individual
except to the department. officials
who are entitled to them under the
regulations.
The department has received let
| ters from patrons complaining becauss
the csariers refused to carry theil
milk csns. This is funny, but IL is
srue, and 1t shows what some people
in the country think the rural dei1V'
s-y service was established for. Car
riers sre not permitted to carry pas
sengers, nor to permit any psrso1
other than au:horiz ID postal oficisS.
70 ride with them or to have accsss &c
tie mails. They must lot engage In
zny business during their prescribed d
hours Of service or TO conduct any
business after hours which ofs1S TEN
tation to solisit pstrourge On thstl
routes, or which bJ reason OF theli
POSITIONS in the government service
gives them spectsl advantages over
competitors.
We rigidly bar them from acting
as book canTassers, insurance solicitors
sewing machine agents or acting as
agent Of any kind or occupation. We
allow carriers to carry merchandise
for hire upon the request OF patrons
residing np2n their respective routes
whenever il will not int'ere With the
proper discharge OF their Official Gut.
les under such regulations the de.
psrament may preec,ibe. Country
stcrskespera try to use the carriers
vehicles as delivery wagons, but the
government is not in thst sort OF
business. We allow the carriers to
receive no compensation from the sell
ler OF the merchandise and where
the merchandise is carried on che
request OF the patrous for hire for
the carrying, carrying must be paid
by she patrons.
we get thousands OF latvsrs from
Il over the country just &c this one
point what csrrisrs may carry on
their routes. II the rural delivery
pstrons would only remember that
the government Is not In the express
business, they would save themselves,
the carriers and the department. q
great deal Of trouble. 4"