The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-08-19
COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING PRO-
DUCTvE Of MUCH GOOD WORK
Meeting Friday Evening at Council Chambers Largely Attend
edReports Willow Greek Road and Creamery Submitted
Communication From Postodce Department Relative to
Monument Mail Route Received and Acted Upon.

HeppneF COMNHeTCldl CluU Helu
rather lively session on Friday eve
ming at council chambers, a goodly
number of the representative bust
nses men being in attendance. 1t had
been some time since the last meet
ing was held, the minutes divulging
the fact that this was during the
month Of May, and in the meantime
a number of matters had been mov-
ing along, or perhaps hung up, await
ing the attention of the Club.
President Notson was in the chair
and the minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved
communication from the Port
land Chamber of Commerce, relating
to the Corn Show to be pulled off
this winter at st. Paul, was read and
referred to the publicity committee.
The following communication from
the Postoffice Department regarding
the re-establishment of the Heppner-
Monument mail route, was read, and
referred to the present committee
having that matter in charge, and
the request made that members of
the Club write individual letters to
our congressman and senator's, urg-
ing them to take up this proposition,
personally with the department.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Washington.
August 3, 1915.
Heppner Commercial Club,
Heppner, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
This office is in receipt of COM
munication from Mr.. A. M. Phelps,
Chairman, Committee on Mail Routes
of your club, with regard to reestab-
lishment of star route service be-
tween Hardman and Monument, Ore
gon, and transmitting several prop
ositions with regard to submitting
bids for this service if another adver-
tisement be issued.
In reply | beg to state that the pa
pers in this case have been carefully
reviewed, but it is not apparent
wherein the postal benefits to be de-
rived from this service would justify
the expense of establishment and
maintenance.
The statement has been made In
the past, and as referred to in the let
ter from w. E. White and Company
of Monument, Oregon, to the effect
that it takes eight days for them to
write to Portland and receive an an
swer
1t is not understood. however, why
this is the case inasmuch as an ex-
animation of the schedule shows that
mail should leave Monument on say
Tuesday morning at 500 o'clock and
reach Portland by way of Canyon
City and Baker about 7 O'Clock
Thursday morning. If answer be
mailed the same day it should be re.
turned to Monument by 9 O'Clock
Saturday evening, and when the
Hardman- Monument route was in op
Grafton letter leaving Monument
Tuesday morning would reach Port
land Wednesday evening about 6:45
which is too late for delivery thai
day, and a reply leaving Portland
Thursday evening at o'clock woult
reach Monument Saturday night b,
10 o'clock, so that 1t is not apparent
wherein the omission Of this route
has delayed communication between
Monument and Portland.
1t is, of course, true that commun
ication between Monument and Hepp
ner is delayed, but after very care
full consideration of the matter OF
several different occasions 1t is no
believed that the amount of mai
delayed, and the benefits derived
from the route would be commensur
late with the cost. 1t Is not deemed ad