Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-05
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
AND THINGS THEY Do
Great Convenience to Public
But Requires Hard,
,.~. Steady Work

During the first month of every quar-
ter. the postal authorities at Washing
ton require all rural mail carriers to
keep record of mail carried each day,
the number of pieces, weight, hours
worked, fmilies served and many other
details. whereby the department keeps
informed as to what is being done on
each rural route.
In the reports just filed, the record
shows that for the month of July, 1910,
there was less mail delivered than July
of one year ago. Route two received
few more pieces and route three fell
off compared to the amount of mail de-
livered July of 1915. Route four also
shows a falling off not only in the
amount of mail collected for the month
but in the amount delivered. Route five
is doing little better than July of a
year ago in the number of pieces re-
ceived, but has not been writing as
many letters. Route six is on boom,
as the mail received is fully 90 per cent
more than a year ago and the letter
writing has almost doubled, Route sew
en- is also booming showing a large in
crease in mail as well as sending out 20
breaking even with year ago, although
the mail has been more than 200 pounds
! heavier. This route is also writing more
letters. Route nine, compared to July
of one year ago received less mail al
| though it is doing lot more writing.
| Route one is now in charge of Il. N.
Branson, who was given the route a
month ago, after it had been served IL
years by James Remington. 1t is the
longest of all routes and one of the
hardest to handle. In July Mr.. Branson
delivered 12,409 pieces weighing l,9SG
pounds. His heaviest days work was
| in carrying 1876 pounds. He worked on
an average of nine hours and IA min
utes, served 227 families with lac
boxes.
Charles W. Brasher on route two trav'
eled with horse and buggy and part
of the time with Ford. He handled
1854 pieces during July weighing
1,644 pounds. His average working
time was seven hours and nine minutes
a day.
He served 24l families using 49,
boxes. His heaviest days burden was
III pounds. Coming along hs collected
1,4lS pieces of mail weighing 107
pounds.
Lyman Mcdonald Travelled with ar
auto. He has the biggest job of the
nine rural men as he delivered more
pieces than any 20,207, with n weight
of 1904 pounds and he carried out
1851 pieces on his busiest day which
was lot more than any man did. He
delivers to 38S families in 27S boxes
The folks on this route are pretty good
letter writers as he collected 1924
pieces during the month, weighing los
pounds. Since Mr. Mcdonald rides il
an auto, he does not put in as many
hours as he did year ago.
George I.itchfield on route four die
not have as many pieces this July to de
liver as he did one year ago. His record
this year is l6,Sl0 pieces compared tC
8,lO0 year ago July, and his horse
and buggy got over the ground with
an average of eight hours and 81 min
utes day, compared to nine hours
and five minutes last year. He is serv
ing l5 more families, but there is moi
as much letter writing along the line
as last year.
! James S. Albedt on route five is do
ing more business than July Of one
year ago. This July he delivered 16,
651 pieces weighing 2,6S5 pounds. Hi
horse and wagon is travelling faster al
he got over the route this year witt
10 minutes day less work on the aver
age than July of 1915. He serves fiv'
state institutions but this year they arr
not sending out as much mail as Jul,
o fone year ago. The 1916 record il
! 2.396 pounds compared to 2,6l5 pounds
year ago July.
o. L. Fisher on route six is doing {
land office business compared to on'
year ago. This July he carried out 16,
97l pieces compared to l1,4S2 Of yea
ago, weighing 900 pounds more. His ex
ira work made him work 10 minute
more a day on the average than yea
ago, but even at that he gets off easie
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