Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-11-26
OBNOXIOUS ORDER.

An order became effective on the N.
G. & st L. Ry yesterday whereby
the agents at Richard City, Jasper
Sequacbee, Victoria, Whitwell ant
Dunlap now carry the mails to and
from the postoffices in those towns
This order works great hardship on
the agents and in Ssquachee. for in
stance means eight trips day to thu
postoffice 1t also means that the pub
lie will be embarrassed. A great
many of our citizens meet the mails
in order to further their business, but
this system will delay the mails. Ac'
cording to order issued an agent Is
authorized to deliver incoming mail
"as quickly as is consistent with 9th
or duties, say within Is minutes. -
He is also instructed to 'arrange with
postmaster to get outgoing mail as
much as IS minues before train lie
due. This sounds pretty good, but
it's no snap for an agent with olders
to take. If the railroad company was
irreproachable in thessregular running
of it's trains perhaps system could be
devised of this kind. but with trains
wabbling on schedules like 0ay-old
calves there is not much to expect,
Uncle Sam should look into this
matter and see if better arrangement
cannot be made. Why no appoint the
agents as postmasters and move the
postoffices into the various depots' Or
abolish the postoffices and have the
public meet the trains and get their
mails They meet the trains anyway
in some of the towns of the valley and
why not hand them out their mail
and be done with it' It wouldn't in
terfere with business much and prob
ably will less. if this democratic ad-
ministration keeps on getting in its
work.
1t is suggested that at the Sequa-
chez Valley Fair next fall these agents
run a Marathon race. They will be
in pretty good training by that time,
and their leg power will be excellent.
The general public will do well to
forget the hour that mails are expect
ed to arrive in these towns, and 20
any old time of the day in search of
mail.
Agent Hopkins has the sympathy Of
the town. He is none too stout, any
way, and when he tries to carry an
edition of the News, couple Of hun
dred pounds of parcel post, and
sackfll of liquor advertisements to
this Rye territory. something is 60
ing to break. We wonder also what
is going to become of "The- Man
Who Buys His Ticket When the-En-
CINE Whistles in the general melee.
The depot agent has got to go and get
drink-of water-to brace himself
for the ordeal of mail carrying, and
what in thunderis going to become of
the aforesaid individual is a question.
We expect to hear of some fine
headon collisions along the line from
now on. as an agent with his back
broken Juggling mail is in no condi-
However it will be news for our read
ers. and we will be glad to get it,
provided nobody is killed.
It's great order. When somebody
calls us up by telephone FIVE minutes
before train is due with instr uctions
to, get such and such in the mail, we
are going to try to do SO. We are not |
going to go to the postoffice. We will |
camp ont on the side of the railroad
track with good supply of rations.
It would be useless to go to the post !
office, for the depot agent would prob
ably have the mail sack, and as it is |
locked he can't open it to stick the
parcel or letter 10, and on the other |
hand the train may be late. no telling
how much.
Before the railroad company i'm
proves the mail service in town, let
it improve its own service Wonder IL |
the Postoffice Department can't be in |
iuced to look into this matter3
Why the order included Whitwell is
4 conundrum, as the Government EN-.
ploys a man at $t7 per month to carry
The mails to aud from the depot How
aver, ii is about as sane as the whole
scheme. WhitweIl postoffice is over
quarter of a mils from the depot, and
beyond distance for delivery by the
railroad company. but no doubt there
q great Alphense and CASTOR move
nent going on theie in consequence
between the government carrier and
he depot agent ~ beg of you. AL
,bonse, that / shall carry the mail.
81 insist. CASTOR, that shall carry
he mail"