The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-06-03
History Of q. F. ID. Carriers
: Association.
". G. Peterson in News and
Courier.

The first rural delivery mail route
from Newberry started August l.,
1861, although two routes were in
operation in the county before that
time, one from Sligh's and one from
Prosperity.
The first county organization of a
Rural Carriers asgaslation in the
State was Newberss county in the
summer of 1903. B. T. Bishop was
president, and W. G. Peterson secre-
tary. Soon after this a call was is
sued for State meeting on Thanks
giving Day, 1908, but on account of
a gathering at Pelzer or Piedmont
Ti2s reeting was called of.
Some time in June, 1904, Orange
burg county having been organized,
NJ. D. c. Hayden being one Of the
carriers from that county, made
call for a meeting of the carriers in
Columbia on July 4, 1904, to organize
a State association.
Not being able to secure a hall the
carriers met in the secretary Of the
States. office, and the organization
was perfected. D. c. Hayden Of
Orangeburg, was elected president;
r. c. Bollin, vice president; the Rev,
Mr.. .Kiser, secretary. Only a few
counties were represented-Newber-
ny, lexington, Richland and Orange
burg. In 1905 the meeting was in
Columbia. The morning sessio;. was
held in the United States court room,
and IN the evening in hall across
the street. D. c.. Hayden was asa'n
elected president. ", g. Peterson,
) yidss esident;; H. Goblin, secre-
ttary; J. e. Johnson, treasurer, and
Rufus Sigh, delegate to the National
association. Several other counties
were represented. -
In 1906 we met at Laurens. S. G.
Mcdaniel was elected president; W.
G. Peterson; vice president. Arthur
Hill, secretary; J. E. Johnson treas
urer, and Rufus Sligh, delegate to
National association. ':.,-.
| At this time we were in debt. Our
next meeting, 1907, was at Creenvi!le,
| S. G. S. G. Mcdaniel was again elect
ed president; ". G. Peterson vice
PRESIDENT; Arthur Hill, secretary; J.
E. Johnson, treasurer; S. G. McDan-
iel, T. E. Wicker and Arthur Hill
were elected delegates to the Nation
al association, which met in Atlanta
that year. At this meeting we were
out of debt. .'.>
In 1908 we met in Aiken, W. 6.
Peterson was elected, PRESIDENT; Il.
W. Conner, vice president; Ernest
Brown, secretary; J. E. Johnson,
treasurer; T. E. Wicker was elected
delegate to the National association,
which met at Omaha, Neb. In / short
time Mr.. Brown was appointed clerk
in the postoffice at Aiken and The eX-
ecutive committee appointed Paul K
Crosby, of Colleton county, secretary
Our meeting in 1909 was at, Rock
Hill, T. E. Wicker was elected presi-
dent; E. W. Conner, vice president;
Paul K. Crosby, secretary, and A. W.
Hill, treasurer. Wicker, Conner,
Crosby and Clark, of Yorkville, were
elected delegates to National associa-
tion, which met in Rochester, N. Y.
The next meeting will be at New
berry, July and 5. The Newberry
people are expecting large delega-
tion and are prepared to give the DEL
egates warm welcome.
The association has continued to
grow, and we expect a large increase
of members this year.
The objects of the association are
social, fraternal, to study the best
methods for increasing the revenues
Of the postoffice department, to get in
close touch with the department. and
to better our financial condition.
Then and Now.
When the rural service was first
established the country people took
a few weekly papers. Then few
letters were written; now hundreds
are written. Then the people went to
the postoffice once a week; now they
have a postoffce at their door every
day. Take Newberry county: Then
farm lands were worth So to S12 per
acre; now lands in Newberry county
are worth from $40 to SIS per acre.
There are 100000 carriers in the
service The carriers are the finest