The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1919-04-30
FALLoN. NEVADA, WEDNESDAY APRIL 80 1919
RURAL ROUTE TO SERVE
THREE ADDITIONAL DISTRICTS
and Three Districts of Project
Added

Added
Postmaster G. w. Likes is in re-
ceipt of advices from the post Office
department indicating the favor in
which the projected enlargement of
rural route No 1. operating out of
Fallon is held. 1t had been hoped
that district route could be estab-
lished, but the government postal
authorities plan to serve the addi-
tional prospective patrons demand
ing service by extending the present
route. As outlined the route now in
existence will be enlarged from a
length OF 25R miles to 81 miles,
and the Sheck1er, Island and Whit
ney districts will be included in the
territory served daily with mail.
In order to encompass the depart
ment's ends it will be necessary, il is
stated, to divide the territory south
of town into two districts, east and
west, the evening mail to go out
following the arrival of the noon
train to the patrons in the west half
of the district. while those residing
in the districts southeast of town
must of necessity. under the pro-
posed plan, be served on the morn
ing following This will result in
some instances of delaying mail de-
livery for present patrons until the
morning following the day of deliy-
cry under the present schedule. but
1t is figured that this privilege will
be gladly waived by public spirited
folks in order that neighbors may be
included within the proposed en-
larged route.
For the purpose of amicably ar
ranging matters. all rural route pa
irons, present and prospective. are
invited to call on Postmaster Likes
and make their desires known.
AT the present time Rural Mail
Carrier Harry Kendall serves route
No. /, and with the extension of the
route he viii enjoy an increase in
his salary from $3.50 per annum to
S21OO.
The following letter from the
Washington authorities further ex-
plains the matter.
Washington, d. G.. April %, 1919.
Postmaster, Fa1lon, Nevada.
A careful review has been made
at this Bureau of the plan for the
establishment of. AN additional rural
route from your Office and extension
of rural route No. /.
1t is thought that the most prac-
ticable plan of providing daily SER
vice to all petitioners would be to
establish a motor route made up of
two loops, one consisting in greater
part of new territory to be served in
the morning, and the other made in
greater part by present route No. |
to be served in the afternoon. be-
ginning at p. m. after the motor
carrier has returned to the post of
fee and connected with the only
mail train.
Inclosed is a blank form of petit
ton for the establishment of motor
service, and it is requested that you
circulate the petition among the
families who would be served by the
motor route with an explanation of
the plan above outlined, with a view
to ascertaining whether or not the
signatures of a majority of such
families can be obtained. If a ma
jority of the signatures are obtained,
and you can execute the certificate
attached, please do so and return all
papers to this Office at the earliest
practicable date.
Your attention in connection with
this plan is called to the fact that il
separate horse drawn route should
be established as first contemplated
1t would be tri-weekly only, (see
paragraph 8, section 716 p l.. and
R.) The motor route proposed will
insure daily service to all, by auto
mobile. and will afford the present
patrons of route No. 1, the same ser
vice they are receiving at the pres
ent time.