The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-07
To BIZ BEpT'ER PAID
pEGRaW FINDS THAT RURAL
CARRIERS ARE UNDERPAlD.
Ee Says Ee Is Convinced That the
Men are Entitled to More
Money.

For several months past, under su-
thorlty Of the postmaster general, the
subject OF increased compensation for
letter carriers in the rural delivery
service has been looked into very care
fully By assistant Postmaster General
D-Graw. Thorough study has conyinc-
ed Mr.. D3Graw that the present COM
pensation Of the rural carriers is mad
eQcate.
he will recommend to Post N .ster
General Cortelyou a substantial In
crease in the maximum salary allowed
them.
Estimates recently submitted by
the postmaster gonersl to the secre.
tsry Of the treasury, for the postal
service for the coming fscal year, in
GLIDING an increase OF 81 475, 600 To-
the rural delivery service, did not In
cluda an appropriation for an increase
in the salaries OF the rural carriers.
Provision Is made for the normal
addition to ths cost Of existing service
snd 81, ,o70, 600 is provided for the eS,
tsblishmens Of additional rural routes.
Estimates Of the appropriation for an
increase in salsries Of carriers, II de-
sermine6 upon, will have to be sub
mitted to congress by the postmaster
general.
There are now in the rural delivery
service So, 437 carriers. The service is
operated from postofics in cities,
where it is very expensive to own and
maintain horses, as well as from post
Offices In small towns and villages,
where the cost Of grain and forage
varies greatly.
MI. DiGIaw found that 70 make
fair alloganc for horses hire within
q reasonable limit would require
knowledge OF horse food throughout
the country, which Is necessarily sub
ject to change; and that If an scj Iss
nent should DO undertaken With that
as e basis, anything short OF the actu
al expense OF maintaining the convey
ancss could not be made satisfactori-
".
Because cf tbs vsrying density o;
she population in the various states
and differences in tie topography OF
she country, 1t Is not possible to es-
ssblish 1ou les Of quail length, so that
1cuses rsngs frcm twelve to thirty
uiles in length. More than 81. 900 Of
the $4,000 rural carriers now in the
service are serving routes from TWEEN
", five to thirty miles long.
An order issued recently. by the
fourth assistant postmaster general
provides that hereafter the delivery
Of mail by rural carriers will be per-
mitted to persons residing not less
shsn one.uuarter OF mile from post.
Offices at unincorporated towns OK vii
lagss, provided sucl persons will erect
boxes conforming to the requirements
OF the department. on rural routes OF.
io!slly lsid out. This will apply at
both distributing and intermediate
Offices.
Tae pcston6cs department. is recetv-
ing numerous communications coco.
msnding the good roads movements.
A letter was received recently by M.
DsGraw from Paul D. Sargent, csm.
missioner OF highways OF Maine, say.
ing popular dsmand,for better roads
has oe7elopsd Throughout the state.
Postnastsrs In rural delivery cf1oss
and carriers under their supervision
have been directed by the postcfce
department to cooperate with all
state road cf6 cials IN furnishing infor
nation desirad.