The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-16
EXTRA MAIL SERVICE.
Congressman Aiken Doing All He
Gan to Have Mail Trains Made
of 18 and 10 on 9. g. G..


of the G. g. G. road at Greenville !
some time ago when the officials Of
the Southern agreed to give addi- |
tional trains on the G. & G. division
between Columbia and Grcenville the
idea was to have these extra trains
made mail trans. With that end in
view the Newberry chamber of COM
merce appointed a special committee
composed of e. H. Aull, T. H. Dom
mick and NJ. L. Spearman to take
the m Etter up with Congressman
Aiken. They did 50 and received
eprompt reply from Mr.. Aiken as
suring them that he had already had
the matter up with the department
and fell that he would get the ser
vice put on though ii would probably
"ct hc done before the first of July
but nj that time if il were probable
the trains would he made permanent,
the extra mail service would go on.
For the information of the public
! the correspondence is published:
Abbcville, S. c., April 6, 1907.
Col e. II. Aull and others.
Ncwberry, S. G..
My dear sirs:
Your letter of March %, has been
received. AS soon as trains 1S and
10 were put on the Columbia and
Greenville Division, II urged thAt
postal service be put on those trains,
and the General Superintendent, Mr..
Alexander Grant wrote me that the
matter would be thoroughly consider
ed, and that he would let me know
later.
You will please find enclosed here
with, letter from the End. Asst.
Postmaster Gen., written to Mr..
Grant. on March 30 and also copy
of the letter which I have this day
written to Mr.. Grant. If he will not
agree to put service on these trains
before July 1st., I believe that he
will give ms this service shortly there
after. [ will do every thing in my
power TO have this service establish
ed, and will leave no stone to that
end unturned.
IF YOU have finished with the two
letters that I send You, please be sure
and return them to me.
With best wishes,
Your obcdient servant,
Wyatt Aiken.
| Abbeville, S. c., April 6, 1907.
Hon. Alex Grant.
Washington. d. G.
My dear sir:
Your favor Of March 30. has been
received in regard to ablishmcnt
of r. p. 0. service on the two new
trains. 1S and 10 on the Columbia
and Grccnvllc disivisnn Of the South
crn railway. note that YOU say
il will be impossible to consider the
establishment Of this service before
i the first Of July. Also,. your state
mcnt that these new trains are in a
sense experimental. T have no doubt
in the world but what these train
will be made permanent, for they
are paying and are growing more po-
pular with the travelling public every
day as they take the place Of II and
II on the former schedule Of these
latter trains. I am almost certain
that the trains will be kept on because
business Of every character on the
Columbia and Grcenvillc road is
CROWN" wonderfully. IT is moi so
much the connection train lS has with
trains, on the main line Of the South
cln but il is the local mail work that
these two trains. IS and 10 will do
between all the towns between Co.
lumbia and Grccnrillc. For instance:
was in Ncwbcrry few days agb
and was anxious to get some import
ant letters from Ncwbcrry to Andcr-
son. S. c., on train 10 and was oblig-
cd to send them by hand as there is
no mail clerk. Train Is passes up the
road several hours before that time
and the next mail train to pass New
berry going to Anderson was number
II at about 5.15 p. m. There is great
demand for this local service on 18
: and 10. IF you can help me in this
matter YOU may rest assured that it
will be cvcrlastingly appreciated.
IF mail is put on these trains Mt