Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-19
THREEE RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
COVERING SIX ROUTES AT
ESTAERviLLE.
OPINION DIVIDED
REGARDING BENEFITS
Postmaster Thinks Scheme Success
Some Patrons Do Not Care, While
Others Are Emphatic in Denoune'ns
Plan-Good Roads EssensiaI-Wll-
sons observations.
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Special 20 Times RepGhHCdA.
Es,hervine, oct. 1s,-Since sept
the six rural nail routes from this
postofice have been served by three
carriers, each carrier taking over two
routes. None - The routes has been
changed as u territory traversed ana
II is said The present arrangement IS
in tn. nature OF a trial OF three months
s!,,rarion How Is the plan working
was asked the man al the window III
the postoff.ce. and The answer was
everything apparently satisfactory SO
far T.en Ne went on TO say tlat
one Of ne carriers had made his
double tv:l, successfully thru g. PERIOD
OF Wei weather that had prevailed since
the system was iuaugurated ana eN-
pressed the oel.e. that The arrange
merit may PROVE permanent An eN-
carrier Was approached on the SUP
jeet and he sait; in substance: VI
the SIX men who were on The carrying
force last MAY but one remains al
THIS time. One was appointed June :
ana ths third IS new man Was
offered continued service but declined
because ! am satisfied ! could not
make a living out OF The JOB. one Q.
me carriers has already broken down
four times ard these accidents cissipa'e
protts Each OF the present carriers
considers himself only temporary
man and : likely 10 quiz any tame
Complaint mas been made that the
work o: putting up the mail o. TWO
routes IS too great for one carrier ana
=S:e-stan6 there IS movement
started TO ask for additional office help
for this part o. the work. The SUB
s-irures are retired farmers except II
one case in which the carriers wife
acts in this capacity. She also makes
the delivery a, the boxes when tha auto
IS used"
one Of the mos, prominent farmers
on one OF The mail routes said:
so far as am concerned myself
the present system : better than me
old one Tor get ny mail earlier IN
the day 5aan formerly. But am OF
forenoon rouLe and l can imagine no"
would feel i lived on the afternoon
territory with which this route IS COM
bined The noon hour IS the farmer
golden time 20 look over MS paper and
70 put whole mail route into an a.
ternoon service looks unjust 10 me l
yerv greatly regret. on the whole. that
The system has been changed and can
see, or think can. that unexpected
DELAYS, unfavoraole weather and other
/ causes VIII result in plenty Of GRIEF
on the secondary routes. especially
( during the winter months.
One man living on an afternoon route
declared he was just as well satisfied
as with the former arrangement. Re
! does not lake q daily paper-somet ninz
unusual On mail routes these days.
Another patron Of the same route oh
served that ne row rather enjoys
muddy roads ana rough weather be-
carse thru such times he receives his
mail IL the forenoon as in the old
! days.
one fact is evident TO the observer
/ OF the workings OF auto mail routes.
! II they are 70 De generally established
and continued an immense mileage OF
/ public highway. county and township,
main roads and BY roads are due for
early grading and graveiing for rural
mail service IS something that me
4 farmer population will never permit &c
/ fall permanently below the standard OF
! efficiency that has prevailed since the
/ Institution was established.
Grant Palmer, & rural mail carrier 0:
1 Hampton has a ginseng garden. He be-
gan growing the plant sixteen years
agv. oueshstt 70. ard e,Tiidsnt.. does
know good deal about the business
Ginseng Is wild forest plant anc
! therefore tfrives best under forest
! like conditions These are provided
( by lattice work structures so built tha'
g ~ oh II normal
light reaches the ground where il il
! grown. An annually applied mulch o.
] tree leaves is all in the way OF cGI
tivation that IS given. Ginseng plant!
produce punches OF berries which con
tain seeds and ne. plants are obtained
by planting these. The average bunch