The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-04-12
POSTMASTER JOHNSON.
Gives Notice That Roads Must be I'm
proved or Rural Service may be
Withdrawn.

Withdrawn.
Editor TIMES: There are Sec
tions of roads leading out of Cor
Wallis over which rural delivery
routes are in operation which are
sadly in need of improvement,
and I desire space to briefly call the
attention of patrons of these routes
to the urgent need for early action
in getting these sectious repaired.
In a recent communication from
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General, division of rural delivery
1 was requested to bring the matter
of road Improvement to the atten.
ton of the patrons and the county
court, informing them 1.-THE depart
ment requires all roads over which
rural delivery service is established
to be maintained in condition to be
travelled with facility and safely at
all seasons of the year, and that
unless some action is taken within
the next thirty days, or as soon as
conditions of weather and ground
will permit, to improve the roads
the department will seriously con-
slider the withdrawal of frural serv-
ice therefrom.' Further, I am di-
rected to report results to the de-
partment after a reasonable oppor-
tunity has been given the parties
interested to repair roads.
While all of the roads on which
rural service is maintained are in
need of repair, I desire to call par
ticular attention to pieces or sec
tions of roads that have been i'm
passable during the past winter.
On three OF the routes the carriers
have been compelled, on account of
the condition of the roads, to leave
their teams tied by the roadside
and deliver mail to their respective
patrons afoot. The sections refer
red to are as follows:
On route No. I, from the EMoun-
tain View school house to the
Mays corner, particularly from
Bicknell's west.
On route No 2. from E. L. Da-
Wis to the Beaver Creek school
house.
On route No. 3, from the With
am school house to the G. 6.
Davis place.
On route No 4, from Bruce
around to Inavale a considerable
portion of the road has been ina de-
p1orable condition all winter, Much
of the time the carrier has been
compelled to travel through a pri-
| vate gateway in. order to serve his
route. This road is in the foot
| hills and on account of the nature
of the soil it will be necessary to
do considerable intelligent work
this spring II decent road Is to be
maintained throughout the winter
months.
The attention of. the County
Court has been called to the imat
ter and its members are disposed to
cooperate in an effort to get the
roads mentioned above properly
improved. But it will also be nee
essary for the patrons on several
routes to materially assist in the
matter if the desired results are TO
| be attained.
The government is spending mil
lions annually for the maintenance
of rural delivery service but it is
granted only on condition that
roads over which it is established
can be Travelled with facility and.
safety at alltseasonssof 1thezyear.
i have had SO many assurances
| of appreciation. OF, the service from
! rural patrons of this office. that it
is unlikely that their attention will
have to again be called to the mat.
ter. At the end of the road max.
ing season / Ihope2to be able to re-
port to the Department that the
patrons of the four Corvallis rural
delivery routes are as progressive
and enterprisfng as any in the
whole country and that they have
manifested their appreciation of the
service by putting the roads over
which carriers travel in excellent
condition.
Respectfully,
B. w. JOHNSON,