Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-27

only represents more economical
form Of mail service 10 the rural COM
munities but also permits OF the es-
adjustment OFT wider postal zone
from the larger and more important
trading and postal cepters. This
means better supervision of the
service and the extension OF the local
zone rate on parcel post from the
larger towns to more families. giving
them improved facilities for trading
ana at the same time incrcgsing the
utility OF the parcel post feature OF
postal activity, These are considera-
uons that demand the most careful
attention In these times OF excessive
costs Tor foodstnffs and other neces-
stiles OF life.
A considerable number OF contracts
nave been awarded requiring the use
OF motor vehicles In the transporta-
Ton OF mails IN the star route sorv-
lce' resulting In material reductions
IN schedule running time By this
means man not only is delivered to
many post offices OF consldern Bile inn
portance located on branch lines of
railroads where trains do not arrive
ohrly In the day. or Mt points more or
Tess remote from the railroad. con
slderably earlier than would otherwise
be possible, but where rural delivery
routes emannte from such offices the
expedited schedules on the star routes
have had the effect OF causing the
mall from surrounding cities 10 be de-
liNered on such rural delivery routes
twenty-four or forty eight hours ear
Her than formerly.
Proposed Routcs.
Operating under the law as Il now
stands az applied TO the star route
service, motor truck routes, some un-
hrr contract and some operated with
government owned motor trucks. are
IN process Of establishment from:
New York TO Port Jervis. n. Y, two
routes ~ and 50 miles; New York TO
ifammonton, N. Y. ia miles; New
y ork TO Easton, Pa. % miles; New
y ork to New Milford Conn. 81 miles:
New YORK to Hartford. Conn. iO5
l'hiladelphia to Easton. Pa. 56 miles.
IfAston to Reading, Pa, 81 mlles.
l,ot'svllle to Easton, Pa, Harrisburg.
lH, 10 Reading. Pa, 81 miles and
Harrisburg Pa. 10 HaEertown. Md
Routes extend from Cincinnati 10
Springfield, Ohio, 76 miles: Portland
Maine, 10 Nashua. N. H., los miles;
n NJ. TO Hartford. Conn
III miles; Hagertown. Md. TO stnun-
ton, Va, Staunton, Va. to Roanoke.
Va: Winston Stalem to Charlotte. N
G.; Concord TO Statesvlle. N. c.
Charlotte TO Camden. N. c.: Camden.
N. 10 Columbia. g. c.; Florence To
Columbia, IS. c.. 20 Chaplin and Lex
Ington. 70 miles: Charleston. s. c.. 10
Columbia. 8 G., i26 miles: Orange
burg. s. c., to Augusta. Ga. ~ miles:
savannah to Statesboro. Ga, SO miles:
Augusta 20 Macon. Ga: Macon TO
Columbus Ga Columbus 10 Mont
gomery Ala: Greenville. 8. C., 10 At
'nfta, Ga: Atlanta, Ga, 10 Mentgom-
cry Ala and Birmingham TO Mont
somery Ala, l06 miles
With the exception OF n branch be-
tween Washington and Richmond,
Va, the course OF which has not yet
been decided on. chain Of routes
has been adopted linking Portland,
Maine, with Nashua, ~ H: Nashua
With Worcester. Mass Worcester
with Hartford, Conn: Hartford with
New York: New York wits Easton,
Pa; Eastop with Philadelphia: Phil
idclphia; oxford with Oxford. Pa.
Oxford with Baltimore. Nd; Baiti.
more with Washington; Lynchburg.
Va. with Winston Salem, N. c.: Win
ton Salem with Charlotte, n c.;
Charlotte with Greenville. s. C,;l