Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-05
URGES PARCEL
POST SERVICE.

POST SERVICE.
Touching upon the heart of the az
ricultural communities in every state
Of the union, the annual report Of
Fourth Assistant ostmaster General p
Assistant Postmaster General p. v
v. De Graw. made Pablo this week an,
nounces increased usefulness of the
rural free delivery service and the
unprecedented bringing OF the work
of the bureau up 10 date and recon-
mends rural delivery Of packages OF
eleven pounds maximum at special
postage and the un:form.ng of rural
carriers. The package provision sug1
gested requires congressional legisla'
ton land is designed TO be effective
between the distribution, postofice
and the patrons of any rural route
emanating from such postofIice.
Such service, according to the re-
port would benefit alike the rural
delivery patrons aud local merchants
without injuring or competing with
any other service. 1T can be given,
adds MIR. De Graw, with the facii.
ties now employed and would mater
tally increase the revenues of the de-
partment A special reduced rate of
postage for merchandise carried only
by rural carriers would unquestion-
ably be of material value TO the re-
tail merchants on rural routes and at
rural delivery distributing centers as
well as enhance the influence of the
rural service in making life in the
country more attractive"
Rural carriers at present are not
permitted to carry for hire any mat
ter of package that is mailable, but
congress increased the salaries of the
carriers. The demand for pack
age service by them, fostered in the
first years of rural free delivery, still
exists. It should be not, according to
Mr. De Graw, in the old way, which
permitted the use of the governments
agency for private gain, but by the
establishment OF system for the
carriage of merchandise by rural car
riers at such rates as will be fair
compensation for the services per
formed, the revenues to be credited
to the postal receipts. Patrons and
merchants. he adds. desire to have
small packages delivered by rural
carriers, but will not pay the pres
ent fourth class rate which is pro
hibitive as applied to this class OF
service.
The rural carriers in the service,
of which Mr.. De Graw is the head,
daily pass 100000 homes, and he
recommends once more the adoption
of a uniform suitable to the condi-
lions under which they must work as
undoubtedly adding 70 the dignity and
efficiency Of the rural service. Their
high standard OF efficiency is attest
ed by the fact that only los carriers
out of a total number of 3s,143 were
dismissed for Gauss during the past
year.
In connection win the above the
Observation-Disclosures would suggest
that the Sulphur Springs valley is rap
Idly being dotted by the homes OF
ranchers and the matter Of securing
a rural postal service for the incom-
ing settlers should be taken I'D and
investigated. If it is found that the
population is within the requirements
of the rural delivery service then
this accommodation should be urged
by every influence possible. Certain
ly the mail facilities low provided for
the people living at Pirtleville and
the large number of people living on
ranches north of Douglas in the val
ley is not what 1t should be. Either
there should be a rural delivery pro
vtded or sub-postofiee should be
established at PirtleviIle, similar 70
the postal accommodation provided
the people of Lowell from the Bisbee.
postofHce.
We would suggest that Postmaster
Caldwell look into the matter of Civ
ing increased postal accommodations
to the people living in the valley
north Of Douglas. including Pirtle-
vile.
The new CORTLAND mining camp
Is certainly attracting much attention