The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30

side the county and that in all proba-
billy will be augmented when accurate
informatlo can be obtained include the
abolition OF route at Mapleview,
which Is to be added to Pulaski, and a
route at Potsdam, which Is to be added
to Potsdam. Eight routes have been
abandoned in Cayuga county. They are
those running out Of Cayuga, Port BY
ron, Weedsport, Sennett Moravia,
Locke, Venice Center and Kings Ferry.
Unless Mr.. Burleson can be persuade ed
to revoke the orders covering the
changes. bitter dissatisfaction is GER
tain to manifest itself as they 20 into
effect In fact. already petitions have
been forwarded to Washington.
The Post-stundard, backed strongly
by farmers, carriers and business men
within Its district. sent man to WASH
ington to lay the matter before the
Postal Department and aid in obtain
ing fair and just settlement Of the
matter. A petition is being circulated
through the Post-Stand1rd, and It is un-
derstood that thousands OF farmers in
the vicinity have already mailed their
personal petitions to the Postmaster
General
James L. Blakeslee. fourth assistant
postmaster general in charge Of the
Bureau Of Mail Delivery. says the
1T Is consolidation of the system"
said Mr. Blakeslee MANY Of the CEN
trail and northern New York routes
were duplicates of service. BY elimi-
mating forty or more of them and ad-
ding the territory to other routes, we
will give equally good or better service"
The consolidation, referred to by
Mr.. Blakeslee means in some instances,
that carrier whose route has been APP
tsxxa cal Anf. Az
dismissed and the route, split between
two or more other carriers in the same
territory.
Some OF the new routes thus formed
are far moro than thirty miles long. but,
according to Mr.. Blakeslee, they are all
within the thirty-six mile maximum
which the law permits the department
to require Of ~ horse drawn delivery.
The manifest impossibility OF making
thirty miles a day, day in and day out
over central and northern New York
roads--especially In the winter--does not
figure In the department calculations and
II Ii up to the carrier TO provide the
equipment he needs
He Ia paid enough aud he should
provide himself with the means Of doing
his work." said Mr.. Blakeslee. II n
can use an automobile or a motorcycle
!,
he should get one. Carriers will be paid
$3.50 year for q standard twenty-four
mile route after July I. with an allow
ance Of s2+ year for each extra mile
above twenty-five miles.
An idea Of the changes which the Bur-
lesson economists are making in the rural
deliveries can be gained from the order
covering Onondaga county alone. This
directs the abandonment next Thursday
Of nine routes covering a total OF 2oC
miles; all OF them are to be split up
and added to other routes which remain
in existence.
Onondaga. Lewis. Oswego, Madison
CayuSa and st. Lawrence counties are
hit by the change made between April
and May /. The others. presumably
are to come later. Slight changes. such
as redistribution of certain territory or
the addition or subtraction OF n few
miles from certain routes. have been
made In the other counties.
According to Mr.. Biakeslee It costs
the Government SIS 900. 900 a year to
operate its $4,000 rural mail routes. OF
this amount the Government gets back
only Sl4.00o.0o0. so that the service
shows a net loss OF about ISL ,0Oo. 900.
This and the famous Burleson penchant