The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-02-01

the seats and some smooth chunks
were filled with an appreciauve aud
ience.
In reply 20 the contribution OF
Another Reader" In the Journal OF
Jan. 25th, we wish TO reply that In.
stead OF being exercised" We are
Inconvenience by the r. II, d, car
riers being allowed six holidays year
ly. and II we are guilty of settling
a question of national importance
"off-hand." by what brighter light
does he assert, not ''off-hand," that
the next step Ia limited parcels
post?" We beg TO resist the con-
tributor's charge OF praising the
express monopoly as our remarks
were entirely OF the service. We
will not even take Issue with his
knocks" at the express, but mere
ly stand by our previous assertion
that Il IL our one convenience 10
this immediate vicinity and probab-
ly no more expensive than the mall
service as the postal deficit must
be made up sometime by some
means. Assuming the duties OF
postmaster at country railway
station is like getting married,
man doesn't need TO give up any
other business or salary, and five
to seven dollars per month IL
whole lot of extra cash. With
six days delivery service and an ex.
tended parcels post the X. i. ID.
might be decided benefit to the
neighbor who lives from one to
three miles away II ON the route,
but the post office Is more conven-
lent than a post at the corner 10
the man who lives on a cross road
no matter how far away he lives.
Again we beg to resist that the
greatest delay TO the mall service
Ia the lateness of trains. though in
stead Of citing experiences OF our
own We repeatsfrom patron of the
r. f. d. service, who lives IS miles
from Rutland. two miles from
posi- office and on the main road,
who said his Rutland Daily Herald
was always a day and a half old
when he got 1t. This was not
knocking at the service but a plain
statement OF Its workings Six holi-
days allowed each OF 41,65G routes
makes 249.936 days, and at three
dollars per day amounts to $749,-
sos, which Is probably not far from
the sum 1t costs the government to
relieve Its r. f. d. carriers during
Il twelve months arduous service.
The SIX days are In addition TO the |
two weeks regular vacation and the
SO days allowed by the Creator of
man and labor. The passage Of a |
parcels post bill will greatly In
crease these arduous duties aud we |
have no reason toexpect that other |
days may not be added to the r. F.
d. lay offs as previously stated.
When large proportion Of the 80 |
million dollar annual postal deficit |
Is charged to the r. +. d. service |
II can hardly be said to be In sue
cessfui operation and one Of the rea-
sons urged for parcels post Is TO |
make the service self-supporting |
The mail service, the schools and |
politics are not institutions for In
dividual bosslsm or gain. but sup
ported by the public for tho public
and he who knocks" at their abuse
IN well within his rights. II from
an annual expenditure Of 230 million
dollars on the mail service II is
knocks" from the rural dweller to
ask ak mails per week we very
humbly bow 10 the charge. II Is
generally conceded by most people
that parents have some rights in
their children and some Interest In
their school training. In the city
OF Rutland parent-teachers asso-
ciaf On has been formed, meetings
planned TO talk over school sub
jects from both view points and 10
settle differences, while II is espec-
ally urged that parents visit the
schools. In this community accord
ng 10 Another Reader" he who ad-
gocatee the rights OF parents 10 Wis
I the school and equal advantages
'0r all pupils Knocks" at the
schools. Again we humbly bow. III.
However. We have gotten ia any
Knocks" at politics we are In too
Zig company 10 bow TO anybody.
rom the big. broad. big stick kind
o the banner waving suffragetle.
md we prophesy that not many
ears y!if pass before the present
lay leg-puiiing structure we call
,oiitics Will be all knocked TO pieces
We have tried 10 answer each OF !
he contributors statements on the I
quare but We cannot at this time
'ase hia wonderment az TO what
viii come next" but respectfully
efa him TO Amendments, Article
+. OF the Constitution Of the United
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