The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-31
SAYS SERVICE IS BATTERED
Beryl Correspondent Claims New R. F. D.
 Schedule will Give Quicker Mail.

Schedule VIII GlVe QuiCkci uudA.
 Editor Log Cabin Democrat
 I see an item in last weeks Dem ocrat on R. F. D. service out of Vilonia and Beryl, in which the writer says the mail is made more inconvenient. He dwells on the dispatch of the mail being 60 hours from time taken up by rural carriers ? and } until 1t gets to Conway. Let's see how much difference there will be in the present service and the service that goes in effect February I. Suppose the Bank of Conway should mail J. N. Simpson & Sons at Vilonia notice this morning that they had a car of corn or flour on track at Conway with sight draft attached to bill of lading. The mail would leave Conway at s a. m., arrive at Beryl at II a. m., leave Bery1 at I2 m., arrive at Vl- lonia at 6 p. 1n., J. N. Simpson x Sons gets notice at 6:3o p. m., to- day, January 2S, and send wagons after their goods January 29. Let's see how the service will be Febru- ary I. The bank mails notice of arrival of car this morning, say February I, at 7 m. It is dis patched to Beryl by TO am. leaves Beryl at Io:3o a. r11., and arrives at Vilonia at II:I5 a. m. By noon today J. N. Simpson & Sons could have wagons on the road to Con way after the goods. Wagon could arrive at Conway in three and one half hours, take up draft and load the car of goods by 6:3o p. m., the time they would get notice under the present system.
 Let's see how much difference it would take in time for Frauenthal & Schwarz to write one of his GUS toners a letter and get answer back from Vilonia routes ? or 5 under the present system and that which will go in effect February T.. Frauentha1 & Schwarz writes and mails letter today, January 2S, to, say, A. B. Harris on route No. 5 out of Vilonia. It is dispatched today at a. m., from Conway to Beryl by rural carrier No. 4 and arrives at Beryl at II a. m., dis patched to Vilonia by rural carrier No. I from Vilonia at II m., ar rives at Vilonia at p. m., is dis patched on No. 5 out of Vilonia to MT. Harris at a. m. he receives the letter at I2:3o, January 29, which makes 2815 hours to get the letter to MT. Harris. MT. Harris mails answer, say, goth at I2:3o p. m., carrier picks up same and delivers to Vilonia at 3 p. m., and V1lonla dispatches letter by rural carrier No. I to Beryl January 31 at II a. m. Letter arrives at Beryl at 11:3o and Beryl dispatches letter to Conway at 12 m., by carrier No. 4, letter arrives at Conway at 6 p. m., on January 3I, making 29H hours on road, or total Of 57N hours on round trip of dispatch, not counting the time MT. Harris takes to read, write, etc.
 Now, lets see how long it will take Frauenthal & Schwarz to get a letter to MT. Harris and answer after February I, or after the change is effected. Frauenthal & Schwarz mails letter to MT. Harris, say, February I at 7 a. m. It IS dispatched to Beryl by carrier No. 1 from Conway, reaching Beryl by 10 a. m., and is dispatched to Vii lonia by carrier No. from Beryl, reaching Vilonia at II:I5 and IS dispatched from Vilonia to MT. Harris by carrier No. 5 from Vii lonia at HAS a. m., reaching MT. Harris at 3 p. m., making a total of eight hours from Conway to MT. Harris, against 2S3 hours under the other system. MT. Harris an- swers and mails the letter at 5 O clock. This letter reaches Vii lonia by 5 p. m., February 4. It is dispatched from Vilonia next day, February 5, by carrier No. I from Beryl at II:3o a. m., reach ing Beryl at 5:3o p. m., letter IS dispatched from Beryl February 6 at IoI5 a. m., by carrier No. 4 from Conway and reaches Conway by I:3o p. m., making 40 hours and SO minutes from MT. Harris to Conway, or total of 54H hours under the new system for Frauenthal Sl Schwarz to write to A. B. Harris or any other patron ] of rural rOuteS ? and 2 against