Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-14
HARDSH|PS ATTEND
RURAL DELIVERY
IN N0RTHLAND
PoStoftice Department Awards
Contracts for Service in Bleak
Country of Alaska.
Morning journal Bureau,
Glib Munsey Building,
II Nor.

The p~ostoffice department has jus
awarded contracts for service durin,
the term from July /, 1910, to jun
and steamboat routes in Alaska. TIL,
greatest difficulties encountered II
the performance Of mail service arr
met in this most northern territory
ana the rates are consequently higher
than in any other part of the coun'
Try. The contract for carrying tn,
mail two round trips each winter
from Kotxebue to Barrow, the mos,
northern United States postoffice. has
been awarded 10 Mr.. Joseph Davido-
vics at 500 a round trip. The length
OF this route Is $50 miles, and the ser
vice Is performed entirely by dog
sleds. Mails are also dispatched to
ms TAR away office as often as posi-
Bile during the summer season by
revenue cutters and other vessels
which may touch at that point. Mr..
DaVidovics Is also the successful bid
der for the 200-mile dog sled route
from kotxebue to Shungnak, at $500
a round trip. The Northern Com
merciul company Of a Francisco,
cal, which is now extensively en-
gagged in the mail service. is again the
successful bidder for the steamboat
service on the Yukon and Tanana
rivers, and also for the sta routes
through from Valdez via Fairbanks,
Panama and Unalakleet, to Saint
Michael. These star routes form a
.runk line through the interior of the
.erritory. from which most of the Of
tices receive supplies during the win
sef season. A connecting route from
Unalakleet to Nome, which has been
oeen awarded to John Hegness at
$4,000 per annum, provides winter
service to the offices of the Steward
)eninsular,
Under existing contracts for service
IN the winter Outes in Alaska a
maximum weight limit of mail to he
arried per trip, Is prescribed. prefer
ence being given in the forwarding Of
mails over such routes to first class
natter followed in the order named
until the weight limit Is reached: sin
sle wrapped newspapers and periodi-
ais from office of publication adj
dressed TO public Libraries. to news
paper offices and individual subscrib-
RS. transient newspapers and other
bird class matter, and fourth class
natter.
" - ~ ~ aAh't q ~ hll1A4A
er an unlimited weight of mails
ould be carried over the principal
routes in Alaska during the winter
eason at reasonable cost, the depart
ment by the general advertisement
nvited proposaFhssor carrying over
iuch routesh alNrA N offered without
egard to weight, and also for service
with a prescribed maximum weight
INIT per trip. But few bids were
sthfnfftad far fhA tp1inaitph GqrNipa
md the rates named in the bids for
hat class of service were at such
nigh rates as to convince the depart
nent that the time has not yet ar
'ived for the elimination of the
weight limit Of mail which can be
,arried into the territory during the
winter season. But, provision has
been made by the new contracts for
'arrying into the interior of Alaska a
much greater quantity of mail than
$ carried under the present con
racts,
In the summer the mails are sen
o the principal points in Alaska by
way Of steamers to Skagway, thence
by rail to Whitehorse, Canada, from
which point they are dispatched to
Dawson by Canadian water route,
hence by way of the Yukon and
ranana rivers by domestic steamboat
routes, covering nearly two thousand
niles of travel on the two rivers.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
igncd an order depriving the Penny
aaker Company. of New Albany,
Miss, further use of the mails. Mar
Yin Pennyhaker, doing business un-
Ter the above name, advertised ex-
cnsivcly in newspapers that he vas
o.. ta.a al nsa ..a..IA a. mite nj
fertising letters. sell electric belts
md to collect names for a postal card
directory. As the work was very
Hasy. and could be done during spare
line at home the salary featured in
he advertisement was enticing TO
he reader.
According to a report made after
IN investigation by the Inspector,
pennybaker's sole object was to OBJ
ain 10 cents for instructions. which
vas sent enclosed I'm an unsealed en-
relope under one-cent postage.
Peppybaker has been arrested and.
IN his arraienmcnt before the United
commissioner. waived examina-
ion. and ne is now held for trial,
Because they were using TIE mails
o defraud. the ]. Baker Company |
the Southern Sales Company of
Albany. Miss, ave been placed
lnder the ban of the postoffice de-
,artment by the issuance of n fraud
The concern advertised ex-
ensiyely that they would pay allur-
salaries TO persons writing and
.opying names for them during their
time at home. They only asked
hat persons Interested send them 10
cnts for fun information. Those
ending the 10 cents received letters
eauesting them to collect a like
from different persons in their
I-eighborhood. promising TO have
opies Of magazines. books. papers
nd post cards sent Ia them. Nothing
ehatevcr was said relative To copying
James at home, as set forth in the
advertisement
Gill TY