The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-09-26
Unsatisfactory Change OF
Mail Route.

Route No. z out of Logan hat
been abandoned. Route No.
out of Webb Summit has been es-
tablished.
r. F, d. No. Z was a good pay
ing route, and why the govern.
ment saw fit to change it, we are
at loss to Fnow. In starting out
from Logan, the carrier was com
PEELED to travel over route No. 9
as far as Charles Nunemaker's,
about q miles from Logan. 1t
continued on the Straltsville road
through and over Webb Summit,
thence through Maxville in to the
Logan road just this side of Webb
Summit, and at the Inboden
blacksmith shop, and then doubled
itself back to Logan, a distance
of four miles.
Route No. Z was very sa tis-
factory to the patrons. They
could get the daily papers, morn
ing and evening. The Columbus
Sun and Ohio State Journal reach
ed Logan in ample time to catch
the rural delivery. The evening
papers, the Citizen, Dispatch and
Press Post, were delivered the
next morning. The county papers
were delivered with the evening
papers. But now how is it2
Route No. 1 Webb Summit
starts out toward Logan and comes
as far as James Halls farm, then
doubles itself, back, to the Sum-
NIT, thence by the old Route z,
round through Maxville and in by
the Inboden blacksmith shop,
home. The new route cuts out 8
or 10 patrons between Logan
and James Halls. 1t places the
Ohio State Journal and the Ohio
Sun, morning papers, "a hours
late, the evening papers, the Co
lumbus Dispatch, Citizen and
Press Post, 48 hours late. The
Logan Daily Journal Gazette, the
weekly Gazette, the Hooking Re-
publican and the DEMOCRAT. SEN.
TINEL have to submit to "a hour
delay, that is "a hours later than
on Route 7, Logan. Besides, the
patrons are compelled to take
registered letters or go to post
office authorized to issue postoffice
orders. The patrons are stopping
their papers, both daily and week
ly. They say "Whats the use to
take paper. The news is stale
by the time it reaches u.s." Can
you blame them?
Every patron on R. F. d. No.
z, Logan, have, 80 We are inform
ed, signed remonstranee, petition
ed for a reinstatement.
This route would have never
been tampered with, other than
to add some % new boxes and
give half a hundred or more
farmers service, had the COM
munity in general known any.
thing about it. 1t is the most |
ridiculous change possible. The
people of Logan are most accomo-
dating people on earth. Had they |
sent an Inspector instead of
Director, with any intelligence
whatever, this crime against the
service would not
have been committed. He con-
sulted no one. He simply inspect
ed. We presume, though, he
really has intelligence enough to
draw his pay,
Had he consulted the citizens
of Logan, had he consulted the
patrons, had he consulted the
best interests of the service,
Route No. Z would still be In
and half hundred
more of Uncle Sans loyal subjects
would now be enjoying the free
delivery.
If the government wants to
benefit the most people and derive
the most benefit, it must re-
establish No. 7 and add addition
al territory, instead of doubling
from Webb Summit.
Let the route start out from
Logan just as before, but instead
of going through the Summit turn
in at Inboden's blacksmith shop
and go round through MaxYille,
on IN over the Summit at Cart
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