Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-02-01
TRUCK PARCELPOS
TO OPEN PENINSULA
TO NORTHERN TRADE
Salisbury-Wilming Service to
Open Next Week. Connecting
With Philadelphia.
BIG HELP TO FARMERS

On Wednesday or Thursday OF next
week something decidedly novel IN the
vav of mail transportation viii he IN
aus,rated between this city and Salisbury,
Nd. nothing less indeed than = motor
truck parcel post route.
David L. Garvry. Of the fourth assistant
postmaster-generals office, Washington,
and Mark ] Mullin, assistant supcnn-
teneient OF mails OF the Philadelphia
bostoiIice. were IN ChcStcrtown' Nc,
last night in conference with Postmaster
Thomas d. Bowers relative 10 the mat
ter, and are making a complete survey
of the route to-day and tomorrow. and
will return to Chestertown tomorrow
afternoon from Salisbury, where they
propose to make final arrangements Tor
the establishment of the route-
II IS proposed 20 use two large army
trucks, one of which viii start trnrn each
end Of the route each day Of the week
The movement Is directly in the interest
OF the producer er-to-the-eonsumeT move
unent and the route will be made 10 de-
vrlon thr trucking and farming interests
on the Eastern ShCre and al the same
time open ur northern markets 20 the
trade. where formerly the SHIPPERS on
the shore were compelled 70 use water
and mail routes.
CAgEY All. SORTS oF THINGS
The trucks will br manned hy TWO
men each and will he equipUcd 20 carry
all kinds of truck. eggs. butter, fish, oys-
ters. crabs berries, etc, and will make
stops at every town where there is a
postofice along the route from Salisbury
10 Wilmington The route Is similar IN
every respect to other routes which have
been established in various sections of
! the country and which are proving
success for the farmers and truckers
The schedule, as tentatively outlined,
! provides that the southhound truck shall
| have Wilmington at q m arriving IN
| Chastertown at 10 50 q. m. and IN Sails
! bury at 30 n m, while the second truck
! will leave Salisbury at + a. m arriving IN
! Chcstertown al 70 p. m. and IN Will
| mington at $50 y. m. giving the shippers
/ an op pcrtun;ty to get their produce to the
! Wilmington markets In time Tor the next
| early morning safes
| Provision has also been made for ac-
| cepting parcel post matter for Philadelphia
! and New York markets, and transfers of
! this matter will be made az Chester, Pa j,
| for New York and there will be through
| truck from Wilmington TO PhlladelphIa.
+ This service will be operated absolutely
under the supervision Of the Postofhce
! Department at Washington, and ship
! rnents will receive the same protection as
! thev nop receive via the railroads
! IL is believed that tins service viii
! open up vast opportunities 10 the farmers
/ and truckers in the rural sections OF the
country and Will enable the city folks TO
receive their produce fresh from the
! farms every morning.
! The length Of the route from Whining
| ton 20 Salisbury Is 90.2 miles and It is
/ proposed TO make the run on the basis of
| twelve miles per hour, thereby insuring
/ 10 the shipper the greatest safety in the
shipment Of his produce. The trucks "a
| be used in the service wIll be equipped
/ with every convenience Tor the safe
/ transit Of produce even of the most
perishable and fragile kind, thus prevent
ing liability TO damage and loss by fre-
! uuent handling Messrs Garvey and
/ NulIin state that the routes which have
F, been estoLi--' ed in other parts Of the
court. lave proven eminently success
| full and satisfactory, and, while it is
designed at present to carry only parce
| post matter, arrangements will be made
| for carving all kinds of mail where BY
SO doing quicker delivery may be made
than bv the railroad transit
| This applies to the delivery OF the daily
papers as well as TO first-class mail. The
postofflces In the towns touched by tbs
route will be the distributing points fol
the mails, and parcel post matter vii
be brought to the postoffices, weighed anc
stamped and held for the arrival OF the
trucks. Messrs. Garvey and Muilin
state that the prospects for the develop
ment Of fine route on the Eastern Shore
to Wilmington are most attractive, ano
the government viii put forth every
effort to develop the territory and to give
the very best and most efficient service
possible.
Farmers and shippers along the routs
viii be provided with printed schedules
and other needful literature in reference
70 the working Of the route, and the
supervision Of the carriers will be under
the control of she government postotfics
officials