Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-08
Our Rural Mail Service.

The W. rural mail routes GU OF Je
rome have been in operation since Ma,
lst, and the patrons have already be-
come 50 accustomed Ia il as i part of IN,
daily routine that they would find il .
hardship indeed were they deprived o
the daily delivery OF their mail.
Just at this time We thought it might
be well 10 call the attention OF patrons
and prospective patrons-of the mail
route, to a few important points regard
ing the mail service.
Route No. ! 10 has ninety boxes.
which is 4 very good showing for the
short time it has been operated. Route
No. =, however, has only seventy-four
boxes. We understand that there were
A hundred OF MOI signers on the peti-
ton for this route. 1t would be much
more satisfactory TO the Post Office De-
partment ii a few more people within
access OF route No. > would put up boxes
soon.
In putting up boxes the front end
should be allowed to extend over the
post as far a. practical and not braced
under front end. A good plan is to last
en- the box 10 a board about a loot long
er than the box allowing the board 70
project from back end. Then fasten board
top oil post and brace end OF the board
projecting from back end OF box. All
boxes should be set four feet six inches
from ground TO bottom of box. This
allows ample space for wheels Of ear
riers vehicle TO pass under the box with
out danger OF tearing it from the post.
and also makes it much easier for the ear
rier TO deliver and collect mail than
where boxes are too low for wheels to
pass under. Boxes should always be set
facing the mail route, and where two or
more are in a group they should be as
close together as possible so the carrier
can make more than n delivery at each
stop. We have noticed a group where
the boxes were as much as six OF eight
feet apart.
All distractions, such as stones, boards
etc, should be kept away from front of
boxes. Where small children use a box
to stand on to reach the mail, the box
should be kept behind the post support
ing the mai box, when not in Use.
1t Is well known that the collecting of
loose weeds along fences, as well as those
growing alongside the roads, causes the
to drift in the roads in the winter.
sometimes making them impossible. n
the weeds had been cleared away before
the snow came, nearly all the trouble
would have been avoided. We would
respectfully suggest to all the patrons of
the mail route that before you put away
your scythes, moving machines and
for the season, better get busy and
clean out the weeds and grass along the
mail route and thus avoid trouble. a.
well as a delay in your mail next winter.
by giving the snow a chance To blow
across the road instead OF piling mp on
OF it.
Would 1t not be well for patrons to
get appliances ready a little before the
season so they can break roads
or the carriers without delay in case of
l heavy snow? A device that has been
recommended to us for this purpose il
made in V shape, something after the
PATTERN OF a very large ditch crowder
There was one in use north OF Jerome
asst winter.
The boxes have been numbered ON
10th routes, and all patrons are r~espect-
ully requested by the Post Office Denarr-
nent to have their mail addressed 10
QUITE number and box number. The
form for this is as follows: R,F
}. No., Box No..
The signals should always be raised nv
9th carriers and patrons when they mt
nail in the boxes, and lowered when the
oxes are lett empty.
The carriers are authorized to reoister
'tters and sell money orders. They also
AIRY a supply Of stamps, stamped envel-
postal cards and paper wrappers.
40 are always glad to furnish the peo-
lie anything they want in this line.
CARRIER.