The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-07-09
Rural Mail Route a Mod
ern Necessity.
ADDRESS TO ARRlERS
Men of the Mail Wagon Plea sd Win
the Talk Of .Ir. kitchin-Barhe-
cue Wind. tn the Annual
Neeting-Durliam Takes
Holiday
Holiday.

Durham. y. e.. July THE annual
meeting OF the rural mail carriers OF
the state came TO an end this alter
noon with a big barbecue dinner in the
Duke woods. North Durham There
were present at the Dime more thah
one hundred people and there was
plenty and to spare for the large mum
per or hungry men n dinner con-
sisted Of barbecued pig, lamb, oruns-
wick stew and the many little Things
that are necessary 70 MAKE q success
If such a spread. The rural mali dele
gates we're taken out on a speciaA ca
this being provided Tor py the loCdi
members of the state organization
h rural mail carriers met yesteF-
day, but the first day OF the meet
ing Wa nothing more than preIItli-
nary and organization work. rms
morning there Was a business session
that lasted until time for the dinner
The feature Of yesterdays meeting
was an address by Congressman w. w.
Kitchin, late yesterday afternoon N
which he told the history OF the rural
mail service. OF the great fight IN the
halls Of Congress TO make il a success
and or the service a. II st6ndS iouaA
on the mig plane that It occupies.
Twelve years ago there were Dut Q
few Experimental routes in the CHlleu
states and two Of these IN Norm
.aroliaa. Now there are close 10
twelve hundred routes in this state
alone and the service. he sald. IS JuSt
now in its infancy. The people are
being educated. he declared by the
great papers of the ouGtr and thefe
is a de.nand for this service tidl ~
must furnish. the fafa.
farmer wants his paper every day ana
while one hundred Of these farmers
cannot leave their work 10 come 70
town each day one man can pc TUT,
nished BY the government VINO VII
furnish the service to them. Con-
gresham Kitchin said that the service
Of the rural mail carrier Was on q
high plane, like that OF the teacher,
the preacher, and others of a hlgh
calling. He gave good advice 10 the
carriers about being kind, courteous
and prompt His address was Sucl
that the rural men were greatly pleased
and at its conclusion there was d snow
ing in which the members OF the or
g~anizatiOn hanked him for What ne
had said.
Congressman Kitchin took occasion
to brand as false certain statements
that were circulated against him some
time ago, thai he voted against tne
increased salaries of the rural men. he
referred to speeches he made IN con.
gress, giving the day and the page Or
the record. where his position was
NlNflAAs GNN'NN''
Last evening the rural mail men
were taken on a trolley ride anu atlei
being taken over the entire lines Of the
Durham Traction Company a stop was
made at Lakewood park. The Nisl-
tors. some sixty or seyenty-1Ve IN
number, have enjoyed themselVes
since coming here.
The fourth was celebrated here by
all of the large factories closing for
the day and giving the employs s a day
Of rest and recreation. The banks
we're closed and the post ofhce OBJ
served regular holiday hours. With
the exception of the open stores the
city had the appearance of SUNDAY;
An excursion from here to Apex and
Damn, over the Durham and southern
road. ana excursion rates over the
Norfolk and Western road, carried q
great many people aWay from the
city. An excursion over the Durham
and southern. into the city brought
in = g6odly number, however. rms
afternoon there was a game of ball be
tween The doctors and the druggists.
this beng played for the benefit OF
the old WOman's Home, and at Lake
wood Park there We're some attrac-
tons.