The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-05-11

YIN AAs tSAWs
enormous extension % the service IL
the changes are put iaio effect
Mach o. the dissatisfaction is due
to the acts Of the patrons thcmseives.
THE departmental regulations provide
that the name oT each patron must
- on hts box for Tho simple reason
THAT old carriers NAV be taken sud
denly ill and Obliged 10 send cut a
substitute 90 cover the route Win
the names % All patrons property in-
'scr,hcd upon the boxes there would
thcn b. no excuse 20 1911 smiths
mail going into sam Ioucs box
II is also or utmost Importance that
isach family gisc the cartier the fun
name of each member Of the family.
lfor In these day ~ eniiEhtenment Il
lgroat many young children receive
post cards and gifts a. yulctide OF ou
birthdays. which may be- mis-dellvor-
led OF remain uudeilvcred because 81
tho failure TO have the names 81 all
the children Further. letter some
times comes addressed 20 Mfa ). Z.
lSmith. which OF course viii b. put
Into ] Il Smiths box. but II Il should
come addressed to Moiiie Smith
lwho wss the wife OF J u Smith, but
Whose name was not known to the
carrier and there are numbers Of
Smiths on the various routes, there
lie no way FOR this carrier to know
that Mollie smith IL the wife Of
John smith. 50 the letter Is scnt
out on one route today and another
tomorrow until Il finally lands at
Ia. Smiths box. Then Mollic wants
10 know Why her mar is delivered
late The fault ia not with the postal
department but With the patron
"The department further desires
THAT all mail boxes be erected with
some uniformity The proper way Ia
erect n mail box is TO place post
isolidly into the ground With cross
arm. well braeed. four and one-half
feet above the ground with box on
the end within easy reach from the
road. II SO erected the carriers can
save an hour every day. thereby ex-
lpediting delivery
I'VE have also gone over the of
fees of various places and instruct
ed the carriers In an effort to re.
lduce errors. offices are now equip
ped with properly labeled distribu-
ton boxes.
Effort will also be made 10 cor
lrect the complaints about irregular
Iity OF motor schedule The depart
ment viii require mon to fix certain
times for leaving certain points. Dec
notice Of these places and time Will
be given the patrons and II viii be
possible to get in connection with =
imotor carrier as he makes his rounds
flor he will not leave one of these
designated places before schedule
thine. The horse routes will be work.
led on the same plan.
IAN the motor carriers are carry
ling stamps Just the same as the old
Iway Money orders are also issued
under the same plan. So there need
be no complaint from that source,
score.
"The department stands ready
and willing to take up any and all
| complaints and give speedy relief
where possible. The motor mail
service is in every way feasible and
Unless congress interferes with the
department It viii be given a thor
ough test"
Mr.. Long was quite favorably im-
| pressed with the hearty reception
received AZ the hands OF the patrons,
and declared that the opposition 10
the motor mail routes comes largely
from the smaller towns who are I'M
duly alarmed. He made IL a point 10
| ask patrons along the route how
they we're pleased with the mail SER
| vice and he declared that 90 per cent
| had no complaint TO make at the
service. Some wanted theft old car
riers back. others feared It would
| injure the town. While he did not
! forecast his report IL Is very probable
that il win be strong recommends
| ton for the motor mail routes.