The Forrest City times., 1912-05-10
FREE DELIVERY
 PUBLIC BUILDING
Possibilities That Loom Up Bright
 For The Near Future
CITY NOW ENTITLED TO BOTH.
Postofiice Receipts For Fiscal Year Ending March 31, shows Good Sum Over Minimum Figure
 Required.

Free delivery for Forrest City,
 A public building for Forrest City,
 Listens good, doesn't it.
 It would look whole lot better if Il "as all assured fact, and all that is needed now to make it an assured iaet k the cooperation and hard work Of our citizenry.
 Postmaster Fitzpatrick informs The Times man that for the fiscal year, ending March 3l, 1912, the rev enaes of the local office had been in round iigues, Sl0.l50, sum sl50 in excess of the minimum sum required to entitle the city to free mail de- livery and a public building.
 The report of the years business also showed the same healthy and gratifying increase that has been shown ill the report for the last six years.
 As We understand the matter, the city is now entitled to enjoy the privileges of free delivery, and the further advantage of having a public building. To secure these things, it IS necessary that a petition be cir culated stating the claims of the city to them and asking for them, and that it be presented to the postmas- ter general through our representa- tive in congress.
 We understand that letters have already been addressed to Congress- man Macon on the subject, and it is an assured fact that the city will | have his hearty and unselfish support in the matter
 This matter is something that means great deal to the city both ln convenience to our people, and in prestige to Forrest City, and it is an object that is well worth striving for.
 With a little concerted action on the part of our business men, the wheels can be put ill motion to begin the work of arranging for it's installa- | tion
 Of course, the first and most i'm poftant step in the matter is getting the question before the postmaster general. And the sooner these pre- liminary steps are taken the sooner will the city be eni0ying the benefits that come with the improved service. At the earliest, it will take some time. There are countless and al- most endless lengths of red tape to be unwound The finances of the department may be such at the time the application is made as to prevent its being granted at once, and it will have to be pigeon holed and await its turn i'll the business of the office.
 Then there are numerous details that will have to be attended to here. Tine city authorities will have to see to Ii that property owners number their houses and places of business and the names of the streets will have to be painted or printed upon ptAN ido tO AtI HltSLtAl dL tdNII SOi iiCI throughout the city so that the work of the carrier can be facilitated. This is q part of the work that could be done at once, and it is something that should be done anyway for the convenience of the general public.
 Now is the time when healthy, iJa o vJot-a .I, could get in its work to advantage But i'll it's absence, it is to be hoped that the importance of the matter, and the need for concerted action will be realized and that our people will get together and put forth every effort and leave no stone untarned to secure this service, and this building.
 Aside from the convenience to the patrons of the office the establish ment of the free delivery will mean the employment of more men in the office, and consequently more citizens for the city. The establishment of q public building, will, aside from ad vantages and conyeniences, mean tile disbursement here of large sum of money, and will add much to the property values in the city, besides beautifying the town and doing a great deal toward making the place a City Beautiful i'll fact.
 The town is entitled to both free delivery and the public building That we secure them both is a consumma- tion devoutly 10 be wished, and consummation that can be brought about by little concerted effort and hard work.
 Let's get busy-go to it.
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