The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-21
resolutions to be adopted.


j. s. Griffith of Italy vas intro
drced and spoke for some moments.
CT the newly installed service. He
did not make charges but declared
that the arrangements putting him
ca the Milford route wheE he lived
within three miles of Italy was any
thing but satisfactory. He declared
every town was entitled to the adyer-
tisement its postoffice could give il
ard that he liked to get his mail out
OF place where he did his trading,
attended church and lodges. He de
clared the postmaster rules with re-
gard to departmental work and that
the only hope of getting the old ser
vice back was to get the postmasters
to recommend it.
Prof. Routh of the Chamber of
Comerce at Maypearl gave very
Interesting talk with regard to the
effect the new order had on the
smaller towns. He declared the
Waxahachie Chamber OF Commerce
ia doing more, perhaps, for Ellis
county farmers than any other or
ganization, and he expressed delight
that the association had the promise
o. their cooperation,
Mayor Prince of Waxahachie was
one of the strong and forceful speak
ers of the evening. He told the peo-
pie assembled that Waxahachie knew
little or nothing OF the real difficult
ties, but were willing to take the
word of their farmer friends and
join hands with them to remedy an.
existing evil He told them that
while Waxahachie knew nothing of
the reasons for inaugurating the
service here, that upon first an
Louncement it looked good on paper,
and some of the citizens expressed
themselves as pleased to be among
the first sections to try the new
service, but he declared that If it
was Objectionable the people OF Ellis
county only had to ask it 20 receive
the aid of Waxahachie in gotting
same abolished. He said he did not
feel that he had done any wrong but
that if others thought so he was
willing to enter plea of guilty ana
ask suspended sentence.
A motion was passed at this june
ture asking the citizens of WaAaha-
chic to help get back the Ole
routes. Followed by a motion au-
thorizing the executive committee 10
call on the Chamber of Commerce
and ask it's aid in the matter.
Mr.. Edmondson of Forfeston told
about the fourteen years of uninter-
rupted service with the pony and the
cart and declared that SO per cent
OF the people affected did not hKe
TIE motor mail. service. He salc
"Old Dobbin is good enough for me.
Postmaster Singleton was celleo
for and he responded with tai~
saving he would be glad TO give any
information possible and woliG DC
clad to serve the patrons Of the post
office in any way. but he deelarea
that so long rs he drew pay rom
tic government ne would ehae@'oi
tn carry out orders. He dec'ared
that no man had the interest OF hiiiS
county any more at heart tran ie'
hat if the majority wanted ire oiu
service he was willing for them 70
have 1t so far as he was eoAcefheu'
He said he had been promiscd an
Inspector to go over the routes 10
some weeks and tkat ith - 'ispee-
ticn would be made. He dec'a.ea he
he'd been criticised by people rom
all over the county but said il vas
criticism from fellows who did
know what they were talking aOous-
|,pe said there was no need OF array
ing one section ag-inst another ne
declared he had asked the oepA4
ment to allow the smaller oihees "
cancel letters and tina, he had no N