Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-09
RURAL CARRIERS
AND THEIR WORK
Record Of Business Done On
Nine Routes Out Of Salem
In Past Three Months

The postoffice department of the
United States, following the business
ideas of all large corporations, keeps
pretty close tab on its thousands of
employees. Hence, once every three
months, a record is kept of every day 3
business of all the rural carriers
throughout the country. This record
calls for the number of pieces of mail
delivered each day during the month
the record is being kept, as well as
weight. Also, complete record of mail
collected, giving weight, number of
pieces and classification.
Of the nine rural mail routes out of
Salem, two are in Polk county. During
the month of July, the nine carriers
delivered 1896 pieces of mail,
weighing 1897 pounds. These deliver
les were made 10 2,0SS families, who
gave the rural carriers for collection
7,l66 pieces of mail, weighing 1924
pounds. The entire rural business for
July shows that 6,l34 more pieces were
delivered than during last April, while
at the same time, the April mail was
heavier by 1861 pounds.
LymOn Mcdonald, route 3, has the
hardest job, or at least his route did
more business when it comes to the
number of pieces for the month, q, ,09S,
or for the heaviest single days bust
ness, 1856 pieces, or for the number of
families served, 34S, and second for the
total weight carried during the month,
2,6l2 pounds. His wuis averages eight
hours and Sminutes day.
George Litchfield, on route 4, ranks
second in number of pieces delivered in
July. He also ranks second in number
Of hours worked on the average, Jas Al.
bert averaging just four more minutes u
day for the month. Mr.. Litchfield de-
livered 1890 pieces, carried 2,244
pounds, collected from 2S5 families, and
averaged nine hours and five minutes a
day s work.
James Albert has some pretty bad
roads to travel on route 5. This is
probably the reason ne NvrKs longer on
the average than any of the men, his
day average being nine hours, IL min.
utes. He comes third in the number of
pieces of mail delivered, l6,435 and
first when it comes to the number of
pieces collected, 2,616, and first on
weight collected, 1855 pounds.
F. l.. South on route is fourth on
pieces delivered, l6,1s9, but ranks first
for the month of July in the weight
carried, 1861 pounds. He works on an
average, eight hours and 23 minutes,
and delivers mail to 266 families. From
his route, he collected 2,lS2 pieces,
weighing l50 pounds
Percy Pugh on route has some
pretty level roads TO travel and for
this reason, Percy rides in an auto. He
delivered l4,257 pieces, weighing 1891
pounds, worked six hours and II min.
utes on the average and collected from
1886 families.
James Remington, OIL route /, puts in
on an average of eight hours and %
minutes and is acquainted with the
names of all the folks in l64 families
In July he delivered l3,643 pieces
weighing 2,036 pounds and his hardest
days work was on July 6, when he
carried l43 pounds.
W. Brasher, on route 2, drives a gaso
line wagon while delivering the mail tC
24l families and works on an average
six hours and four minutes. During
July his deliveries were l2,500 pieces
weighing 1909 pounds and his biggest
days work was on July 8, when hi
drove off with no pounds.
O.. L. Fisher, on route 6, also spends
his money for gasoline instead of corn
and gets away with his job by working
six hours day on the average. HI
honks for 200 families, delivered H.,
4S2 pieces, weighing 2,O7s pounds, ant
carried out 92l pieces July 6 weighing
1874 pounds.
J. w, Cox, of route ., is welcomed by
l66 families This route receives lesi
mail than any of the nine. For July
Mr.. Cox delivered 1857 pieces, weigh
ing 1882 pounds. His biggest day 4
business was when he delivered S2l
pieces. His heaviest load for the month
was on July 6, with 1877 pounds, and
the average work day was six hour
pand SO minutes.
The government permits the rural ear
riers to use an automobile, provided il
can be Of service for six months Of the
year.
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