Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-31
FRIDAY, MAY 81, 1912.
DOES BROWNSVILLE WANT MAIL
DELIVERY?

DOES BROWNSVILLE WANT Mali
DELIVERY?
Tomorrow, June 1st, is the date
on which city mail delivery wa!
slated to be inaugurated in Browns
vile. 1t appears very doubtful, how
ever, as to whether we shall have the
service or not. The following letter
received by Postmaster Rentfro from
the first assistant postmaster gen
eral shows why:
Postmaster,
Brownsville, Texas.
Sir:
Your letter Of the 18th in
slant, relative to the establish
ment of city delivery service at
your Office on June 1, 1912, has
been received, and your state
ments noted with reference to
the provision of r~eceptacles for
the receipt of mail by the pros
pective patrons.
In reply you are advised that
the service should not be
started on the date in question
unless at least 50 per cent Of
the residences and places Of
business to be served are pro-
Vided with boxes or slots in
door for the receipt of mail and
you are directed to advise this
office whether or not this re-
quirement is met. In the event
that the service goes into opera
ton OF the date stated no pa
iron should be served who fails
TO provide a receptacle.
Respectfully,
c. p. GRANDFIELD,
First Assistant Postmaster
General.
This speaks for itself. According
TO the information which it conveys
unless at least 50 per cent of Me res
licences and places of business herr
are provided with boxes or slots il
doors, for receiving the mail, the de
partment advises that the servic,
should not be started tomorrow
Postmaster Rentfro reports, upon in
vestigation by the carriers, that onll
a small proportion Of the citizenei
have put up mail boxes. Yet unless
they do so, they can not be served b.
the carrier, and unless IS per cen.
of the residences and places of bust
ness comply with the rule. the ser
vice will not be established.
That would look rather bad TO,
Brownsville. wouldn't it?
To have city mail delivery Offered
us, and then Withdrawn because TIN
citizens would not provide mai
boxes.
The Herald believes, however, tha'
we do want the mail delivery. Blu
if we do. today is our last opportun'
ity to prove it. If you haven't pa
up your mail box yet, do il today
Any sort OF a box will serve-a cigar
box, with a slot in one side and {
paddock and key. Or a slot in YOU
front door large enough to admit
letter and papers will answer Blu
n or the other Of these provision:
Is absolutely necessary or the post.
man will pass you by.
To insure the Inauguration Of the
service tomorrow, the Herald would
suggest that the citizens-or the
Chamber OF Commerce-or the Civic
League-the first thing this morn,
ing, send a COMMITTEES on a house Ia
house tour OF the proposed city de.
livery district, securing a list of al
who have made necessary prepare
tions. and urging those who have
neglected it. to do so today-at once
The government has already ap-
pointed two carriers, who are here.
ready to begin the service tomorrow
One of these is an experienced car
rier transferred here from Dallas.
The service will include mail de
livery twice a day. one in the morn
ing starting about 1850, and one a.
about Z in the afternoon.
There will also be two collection:
of mail in the residence district al
1850 a. m. and at , p. m, while
Mere will be three in the bushes:
colct, the last being at Z D.. m.
~afe to say that once We be-
@med TO this great con,