The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-05-15
The new salary schedule becoming ensotiv
lat. 1907 10 as follows.

This readjustmen adopted Will Involve en
expenditure for I1ra !. d 1sa ssI Sn se Gn '0f Inc
Since the increase In The letter carriers
salery designations have rapidly decreased.
The division Of dead letters RETURNED 70
senders during the month Of March ls1'
which IL q record breaking performance In
mat line. In March 1905 the lumber returnsa
was 925,488. The record for . single Gay
In the returning branch Of the division
w wssD s asss letters were returned. The
largest number heretofore returned In . sin
ole day was IA 8 on Is OF March last. These
records are results Of the change In the metn.
matter which was inauguratsd BY Assistant
Postmaster Genaral DeGraw In January iest.
The number Of letters now on hand awaiting
return are $1,000. The total number Of piece:
of mall matter turned In to the divisinn OF
Compared with 1,O4O. s53 In March 1900. The
smount OF money found In The dead letters
was S. 4o7. 70. against 8. lG6 II. tbs same month
last year, 1905.
ssys box number only IL no address and un-
der existing rules such mail cannot be Dc
Iivered, but mist be addressed lndlviouaily
Instructions are being sent out oy lns aig' y,
addressing mail matter which gives the up
mar len hand corner of the face OF the enveI.
ope az the ON proper position for Inc return
address.
nov 100 rural delivery routes In operation
and the latest returns snow tnat Toe rural
mail 10 In increasing the average per month on
each route 5,495, compared with 8,6S pieces .
year ago. an increase OF ~ per oent. inete
handled exceeds IL, 600 pieces per month, ten
NJ these routes handling 10000 pieces Q month.
The average number OF money oroeIs nanoieo
DER month by each carrier 10 now 6So as con-.
pared with 5s a peal ago. an increase Oh 10
Patrons boxes must be standard. ont OF IS
hnfes recently examined by Q special com.
mittee appointed BY the Genera
with the regulations. There are nov about
800 styles Of approved boxes for rural delivery
service on the market, ranging IN prices from
80 cents upward.
or notice that all rural mail carriers have the
fright of way on all country roads and tfat
ali other vehicles must surrender that rlgnt
of way to the rural carriers. That was tne
r,Ie when the malls were carried In lour
horne stagecoaches. and every one had 70 get
out OF the way when the mail ooach came
along. II Ia q very serious matter Tor my
one TO obstruct the rapid transportation o.
the limited States mails. Get out OF The ROAD
when The rural carrie comes along Wild onoie
or OF The old puzzle letters that has for
years amused the visitors 10 Inc oeao le'tei
~ Wood
John
Kansas $500.
II took some lime TO envolvo out Of thlf
the fact that the letter was intened Tor Jonn
Underwood, Andover. Kansas.
President Lindsay OF the National LetteI
Carriers Association ID calling ON carrier loi
helm and Justly 80 too, ss he has mortgagec
his home and bis all to help the Association
and bring about the means which caused tns
increase of salary and Is day vacation WIN
nav. Every carrier whether q membe OF tnt
National Association or not profits BY tht
saiary and time above mentioned and anoulc
sepd In auy smount they feel able 70 lit TN
mortgage, thereby showing their highest sp
probation OF bis noble and heroic services IL
their behalf
NEWS ON ROUTE 3
Forest, the pretty little daughter OF Mr.. ant
Mrs. C, N. Thornton on route 4, spent severa
DAYS OF the past week with her Rrandmothel
Mrs. Marsaret Bass.
Mrs, Ada T.. Kennedy accompanied by Mr
G.. z, Graves was In the city last Friday. ,
Messra ], s. Williams, ST., A. j. Woodhurst
! Jame s Evans and j. j. Edwards represente
route 8 at the reunion last week In Columbia
and had q fine time.
The locusts are making the forests ring VIII
their monotonous cry. Nj. W. I. fennS.
carrier No. 4 says they are about TO axe HUI
mountain and are calling King Pharoah Q
! Egyptian fame. We hope their great mum