The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-13
RAPID TRANSIT
Of MAIL IN ZION
Letters Make "Get-Acquainted'
Trip in the Salt Lake
POStOliice.
MORE REASONS WHY A. l..
THOMAS SHOULD REMAIN
Letter Seven Days in Salt Lake
Studying Thomas'S SyS-
tenn of Delivering.


doys Is a 'lectle" too long a period for
n letter to occupy I'm traversing tho fifty
odd miles between Provo and Murray
even with a. L. Thomas sitting on the
postofIlce lid Rev ]. c. Andrews is one
OF these. Rev. NJ. Andrews is pastor of
the Murray Baptist church and was for
mcrly n minister in this city,
Seven Days in Salt Lake Office.
Postmaster Thomas. however can. II he
chooses, point with pride TO the fact that
while 1t took the reply To Rev. Mr An
drcws's letter half q month To travel from
Provo to Murray, 1t took but little more
than q week for the original letter TO go
from the Smeltcr city 10 Provo. Both
letters were registered. one at least paid
quite visit 10 the Salt Lake office. as the
postmarks snoweo it spent seven days
studying the intricate system of postal
delivery improvsed by Salt Lakes post
master.
Three Days to Go Four Blocks.
But then n week or two weeks isn't
such bad time for the delivery OF a letter
between Salt Lake valley points and
Provo whom II Is considered that before
this Rev Mr. Andrews has seen a letter
start from Waterloo and reach his home,
four blocks distant, after being three
days on the road And this also is a rosy
picture of the postoilice workings when
II is considered that Rev Mr.. Andrews
has had the unpleasant wait of three
weeks before receiving ilrst-class mail
package containing a bankbook mailed
from Portland. Me, and plainly addressed
10 his residence None of these mishaps
was OF much consequence, OF course. in
volvlng IN the aggregate not more than
few thousand dollars.
Should Salaam to Thomas.
The hrst-cited instance OF why Murray
should salaam to that steadfast office
holder Arthur L. Thomas. occurred about
Iakers. including Mr.. Thomas, were
eagerly watching the Congressional
sugar bari"
Mailed to Letter Carrier.
1T might be stated as a preliminary fact
that Mr.. Andrews letter was mailed TO
n carrier OF the Provo office, and this fact
undoubtedly contributed to a more speedy
delivery than otherwise. This letter was
registered one, and was mailed to Provo
the latter part OF the year 1906.
Long While in Transit.
The dawnIng of the new year saw the
letter still in transit and 1905 had quite
shaken of the feeling OF ncwness before
the ultimate destination was reached It's
contents concerned realty deal nvolv
ing about $1,000. BY fortunate sequence
OF errors, bulls mishaps of some yet
undiscovered genus. the letter was de-
layed just about the right length OF time.
for the third party to the deal arrived in
Provo about n week later than he eN-
pectcd-
Fifteen Days on Route.
Rev Mr.. Andrews. having had satisfac-
tory proof that his letter had made a
get acquainted trip at the Salt Lake
md hoped for a speedy return OF the nm
swer. In this he was doomed TO disap-
pointment. the reply, a registered letter,
occupying about fifteen days on its way TO
Murray.
Bankbook Goes Astray.
The Incident of the handbook suggests
question or conundrum besides which
tho hoarY- headed query of AIMS age is
left far in the rear. Rev. Mr.. Andrews
Was at the time residing in this city He
had sent two bankbyoks TO Portland, Me.
with deposits. One Of the books In the
course Of time. arrived here safely. The
other, although In a plainly addre ssed en-
Velope. failed to mnterialiZe In addition
10 the local address the Portland banks
address was printed in the customary
corner.
Mailed by Portland Firm.
Days heightened into weeks. and finally
Mr.. Andrews telcgraDhcd and inquired OF
the Portland concern. He was Informed
that the book had been promptly mailed
10 him In the meantime Mr.. Andrews
had diligently asked carriers and clerks
at the office TO investigate
Book Finally Found
5Iltuy nc WIZ lOlu iHcTe was 'nOlnlnR
doing Having heard from the Portland
bank people, he went to the postmaster.
The latter turned the cranks and. presto.
within the spncc Of few days the bank
book found its way to MIR Andrews's
house. In the meantime il had reposcd
safely in the old Dostofhce building
Would Unfold Tales.
Rev, Ar Andrews is but one OF many
In Murray who believe a pinch or two OF
diligence and competence might be taken
with benefit by the locd Office To relate
all instances would mean the unfolding
OF tales which would compare in length
with the Arabian Nights"
Nail the Last Resource
Suffice 1t to say that when any one at
Murray wishes TO communicate with
friends In other valley cities he does It by
foot. telephone. telegraph pcrson-and
as n last resource. by mail.
They believe Murray some time will
como into her own and have an indeDcnd-
cnt station instead OF. as at present, be-
ing substitution. and nightly sighted
sub or Salt Lake.
OPINION ON GOLD HILL