The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-09-14
VEHICLE
CARRIER ROUTES
Eu.l.IS COUNTY WILL HAVE
MAILS Dt:s.ISERED IN A.
TUNaoBlI.Es.
BEGINS NOVEMBER |.
Cs<,cr New Classification Waxa-
hss~hjc Besomr> the Ccm<rsl Dis
tribusinx Poant for Kills
NaAls.

4
| Delivery OF mail by automobile il
the latest innovation OF the postoflice
department. and since Ellis county
ranks first In Texas In point OF good
roads the service VIII be installed
here hrst- The announcement was
received from Washington today 70
the effect that 4 re-ciassiiscation OF
The rural routes in Ellis county and
the adoption OF the automobile as
| the mode or travel for carriers haG
been authorized. and that eompeii-
tire EXAMINATIONS would be held at
| an early date ard crrrfers selected
| fer the newly established routes or
sconsolidatesi old routes out OF Wax
ahaehie aad other distributing points
| In Ellis county While local carriers
have been carrying mail by aafomo-
hies ii Ellis comfy for more than a
year Il has been an individual ex-
pertinent la which the department
took little or no stock. but since IT
has been demonstrated that the au-
touobilc IS here 10 stay and Is the
quick and easy mode Of travel. the
department has taken notice and
Will establish routes for such SER
vice While the length OF the aver
age horsc-drawn vehicle route Is
only - miles. II Is understood that
the motor routes will be approx
Inasely 50 miles.
This change in the length of the
routes will neecssitate the elifnina-
ltion OF q Lunber OF the old routes.
yet al the same ume will cover the
county 10 better advantage, aud in
this elimination Waxahachie viii
come into her own a. the central
distributing point. As has been said
before Waxahachie Has neglected in
the establishment Of rural routes in
Ellis county. ard time alone could
remedy The mistakes faade when ru-
raj carrier routes were ia infancy
Under the new classification Waxa-
haehia wiil get six motor vehicle
rDHlea and will serve double the
namber OF patrons served BY the
seven horse drawn vehicle routes.
This much l. due 10 waxahachie be-
essnse. being the county seat ard
largest sosn In The county. ali pixies
lead this way. and quicker and bet
lter service can be given from here
than any other distributing point in
the county.
-Four such motor routes viii be
established out OF Ennis, three out
Of Midlothian. two out of Milford.
one CIT OF Italy ard enc ont Of Fer
Fis. Waxahachle with her six motor
rural routes viii cover 500 miles Of
road or approximately serve 10000
people Ennis viii cover 200 miles
or serve approximately $500 PEG
pie The uew position, It IS un-
aerstcaa. carry with il salary OF
from $1,000 70 $500 per anBum.
aile the present carriers receive
oniy 1890
Postmaster j " Singleton be
lieges that during he last year most
satisfactory tests have been made
nith the autonobiIe Two OF the
present carriers maze their routes In
automobiles leaving the Office at 2
O'Clock and returning By 1880.
Willie the horse drawn vehicles leave
III tho same hoar and get back at
$40 de says the routes mapped
out car be covered ia automobile IN
hals das easily
Jnst shat the department intends
to do wish reference 70 thc appoint
ment " carriers or the diseontin-
nance Of old routes il not known,
bet Il q presumed that competitive
exa limitations sill be held. which
wlfl eabrs ce the handling Of al an-
tomobiie along aith questions asked
in the usual carrier examination u
Il also believed that tho re-elaasiiica-
tlam win neeessitase all the present
carriers taking examinations IL they
vauld rcmuih in the EVIL service
work. thar Is Of course unless some
or the prcseat routee are retained
THE date III sueh an examination has
not been fixed, although ,he time fog
the service 10 be- Installed has been