The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-11-30
MOTOR SERVICE
|. ORDER REVOKED
WIRE FROM POSTMASTER GEN
EgAL RETAINS FORMER
NAIL SERVICE.
OPPOSITION CAUSE
Rural Districts Have Been Led to
Believe They Will not Have
Daily Mail Deliveries.
All Wrong.

Inc announcement tndt the OFuer
lof the postal department for the in
iauguration of motor carrier SER
vice out of Waxahachie had been re-
,voked by Postmaster General Burles-
lon was the chief topic OF discussion
lat the noon-day luncheon by the
tChamber of Commerce Tuesday. The
announcement that the order was to
be revoked came Monday afternoon
in the form of a wire to Postmaster
Singleton after all arrangements had
been perfected for the inauguratio1
of the service Some of the thirty
one carriers who took the examina-
ton Saturday had perfected arrange
ments for the purchase of automo-
ibiles, while some of the present car
riers in different parts of the coun-
lty had made their arrangements to
leave the service.
| In the discussion that followed
1.-THE announcement that the original
Iorder had been revoked for the pres
lent at least it was pointed out that
Waxahachie was at great disadvan-
itage because of the lack of interest
manifested in the establishment of
rural routes when rural routes were
being established throughout Texas,
and that the motor vehicle service
lorder was calculated 10 cure some Of
THE evils of the early day arrange
ments. In other words it was shown
THAT by the new order Waxahachie
would come into her own while some
! of the smaller towns, perhaps, would
isuffer slight loss by reason of the
new service 1t was likewise shown
THAT by reason of the dsscontinuanae
lof certain routes Very determined
Opposition had developed and had
istruck home with a blow that threat
Tened to kill the movement Ii was
ipointed out that Waxahachie people
We're we'll aware of the opposition
tbut never dreamed that the depart
lment would revoke Their order with
! out first giving ii trial
After much discussion a motion
prevailed that a committee OF three
be appointed to take tile matter up
lby wire or otherwise with the Off
{cials at Washington and try and have
THE order carried out as originally
Iplanned This committee is COM
posed Of S. F. Spaidlng, VIII Moore
/ and ] Lea Cannon. 1t is the pus-
ipose OF the club that this committee
jdraft a message to the department
| at once and take what ever future
action they deem advisable in urg-
ling the department 10 carry out the
original order.
| Ii was stated that the Chamber 81
Commerce the Retail Merchants as
sociation and the postmaster had
joined in joint message of protest
against the revoking of the order.
but ii was thought advisable to make
further protestations.
Collector George Smith explained
THAT it was his opinion that the OPP
position came largely from the rural
districts where they have been led 10
believe that they would not be serv-
led with their mail as usual on bad
days, and that they were greatly
agitated about the matter.
The Chamber OF Commerce hopes
TO have the order re-instated and
have the motor service start here at
an early date. The facts represent
1 ed TO the department from Ennis do
not apply here. as was shown by the
fact that there were thjrty-one APP
plicants for the positions to take the
examinations here on Saturday.
With the appointment OF S. w,
Durham as chairman Tor next meet
ling The body adjourned