The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-21
FAULT LIES IN
SALT LIKE P. 0.

A F Brewer. superintendent Of the
Utah division OF the Oregon Short
Line, Was In ogden yesterday in con
ference with w. II. Cheyers, a local
official OF the Hartman lines, and
President a r. Haywood of the Web
er club. relative TO the mail service
between ogden and Salt Lake City
In connection with the visit of Mr..
Brewer, the railroad official handed
Mr Haywood a letter containing data
regarding the train service between
the two cities. The letter, among
other things, states that the Oregon
Short Line operates twelyc trains
daily each way. 1T is as follows:
Salt Lake City, Utah. Dec, 20
Mr. Abbott r. Haywood. President
Weber Club. ogden. Utah-My Dear
Sir. notice In the Salt Lake Herald
OF the 18th instant an article under
the heading, Cause of Delay in Mall
Service which article winds up with
the statement, Local business men
say that the service given by the Ore
gon Short Line does not meet the re-
quirements and that the mails should
be carried by a company whose trains
run more often than the Short Line
Il was very much surprised to see
this excuse used. as this company
operates twelve trains from Ogden to
Salt Lake each day. leaving Ogden
at 6 10 a m, $50 a. M, so a. m.
1890 a m. 1876 a. m, 2:50 p, nj
3 80 p m, 3 80 p, m. 100 p. m.
> 10 p. m, 10 p. m. and 9:l5 p. IN
All OF these trains carry mail from
Ogden TO Salt Lake. and we have an
equal number OF trains In the oppo.
site direction carrying mail, Salt Lake
TO Ogden. Seven of these trains op.
crate mail cars with regular mail
clerks In charge, the other FIVE trains
do not carry mail cars but We handle
on these trains pouch mail between
Ogden and Salt Lake.
The writer feels that this inlorma-
ton Is due you gentlemen OF the
Weber club. as undoubtedly 1t Will
assist YOU in improving Your service.
| do not believe that additional ser
vice Is necessary or that any other
railroad company can Give YOU as lre-
quCnt service as Is accorded by the
Oregon Short Line, and beg TO assure
YOU that II there Is anything that this
company can do to improve the ser
vice between Ogden and Suit Lake
we viii be only too glad to cO-opera-
ate with You to that end. Very truly
yours.
(Signcd "A F. BREWER,
Superintendent
Upon investigation 1t has been
found that mail has been properly
dispatched and received by the rail
road company as well as at the Og-
den depot and postoflce, and also that
the letters from Salt Lake have been
placed in the boxes OF the addressed
Immediately following their receipt in
this city.
For more than fye years there has
been complaint against the handling
of mail in the Salt Lake postoilice
This is where the trouble lies. Such
has been published by one of the Salt
Lake papers and the charge has never
been reluted by Postmaster Thomas
Many instances have been shown
where letters from ogden to Salt
ldh' udNf Ahlu III NhN lhNN'l plhNt Ns
! high as three days after the date of
the postmark showing the time OF
their receipt
What further steps win be taken by
the Weber club relative to this mat
| ter are not known, but. according tC
the statement made in letters ad
! dressed to the Tosmasters at Salt
Lake and Ogden. the matter viii be
! taken up with the postal department
at Washington. D C.. with a view to
obtaining better service through the
office in Salt Lake.