Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-06
GLIMPSE At WORK
MAIL CARRIERS DO
What Is Done That Your Mail
May Be Delivered to You
at Your Home

the country, the postoffiee department
at Washington requires that monthly
record be kept every fourth month by
rural carriers, showing the number of
pieces Of mail carried. weight, number
of hours worked, number Of families
aud boxes served, and the amount OF
null collected Each carrier must also
show how the deliveries are made and
the capacity Of his wagon or automo-
bile. And he cannot use an auto unless
given permission By the department.
During the month TINS record is kept, |
the report is turned in daily.
Eight men and one woman deliver
the country mail for Salem. those on
routes six, seven and nine delivering
by auto. Mrs Grace Pugh ON route nine
has what is termed the lightest Of any
route, aud she travels ia an auto. work
ing seven hours aud four minutes rs o
daily average.
Lyman Mcdonald. route three. might
be termed the hardest worked man on
the Job. He delivered more pieces than
any, 1861 and carried out on one
day the heaviest mail, l,l73 pounds. His |
working hours were also the longest |
during April, with an average Of nine
hours and lG minutes He had more
families to serve, 354, and had TO stop
at more boxes than any of the other |
carriers. his boxes numbering 27S.
O. l.. Fisher, route six. came next to |
Mcdonald in the number Of pieces de |
iivercd, as he handed out i,ll7 pieces !
Of mail during April hut this mail |
weighed 3,122 pounds compared to Me |
Donald's 1865. His heaviest days |
work was when 005 pieces were deliver
ed Mr.. Fisher travels in au auto and |
for this reason works ON an average Of
seven hours and % minutes. Last
January. during the rainy weather il |
required an average Of nine hours and
q minutes, although he had about 1000
more pieces to deliver He has 592 !
customers at the state peniteutary, and
this is one Of the reusons his collected |
mail weighed 2!a pounds for the April
record.
James Albert route five. ranks third
when it comes TO the number Of pieces
delivered during the month. The five
state institutions that he serves re-
ceiye considerable mail and they send
out extra mail. as Mr. Albert collect
ed 1920 pieces, which is lot more
than any of the other boys collected |
He gets away with the job by am aver.
age daily work of nine hours and 70
minutes. Just four minutes day less
than Mcdonald works.
r. l.. South. route seven. is next in |
the number Of pieces delivered and his !
record for the month is about like this;
Number Of pieces delivered, 1914; to.
tai weight, 2Il3 pounds; largest mum
ber of pieces collected any one day, |
go: heaviest mail carried out any one
day. pol pounds and this is heavier
than any other man carried ON one
day; average time vr working, eight
hours and 33 miuutes served PSI fam
ilies with 232 hoxes; collected 2,l9l
pieces of mail weighing 930 pounds
George litchteld, route -four, comes
nest in the number of pieces handled.
1880. This mail weighed 2,0S5 pounds.
the greatest number carried on any one
day was 500, and his heaviest mail amy
day was l43 pounds The families
served are 205, in 232 noyes Route four
did not do much letter writing during
April, as but 1859 pieces were collected,
weighing 2G4 pounds. Route four is
Just an average job, although the 295
families is next to McDonald's 3Si.
Percy Pugh travelling on route sew
en- in an auto, ranks sixth when it
comes to the number of pieces delivered
during April. and he also manages to
get away with his ioh by working sev
en- hours and one minute ON the aver.
age, which is something mono Of the
others con do. Mr.. pugh earned his
monthly salary by handipg ont l5.ll3
pieces of mail weighing 1920 pounds;
boy serving 2dO families in 20 noxes
and by collecting 2.O59 pieces of mail |
weighing 100 pounds,
i. A. Remington ON route one ranks |
seventh when 1t comes to the number |
OF pieces delivered during April. but he !
ranks first when the weight Of mail |
collected is considered. His record for |
the test month stands as follows. Mum
her of pieces. 1922, weighing 2I7Rl
pounds; biggest days. work when 72g |
pieces were delivered: worked daily |
average of eight hours and 30 minutes: |
served lI5 families with l5g boxes: col. !
lected lpAj pieces OF mail weighing |
440 pounds
Charles Brasher route two, gets off
pretty easy when it comes to the mum
Polk county on the Oak Grove road. |