The daily Panhandle. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1920-07-09

i ..rHI route carrier. ,.f 70 paste
U' - 40" sE"p t. Nui'h the hans
Iln n' tu'lo Sam rHY4 youf snoYid.i
..n no maybe ft..' times DO.
..' Do ~ sn uuob.f.IsfIs' that ,pl
probably do not knDv hun H1if so well
Y. Tho u,I''uan o. fr. .nnW t'Hrb'r
it..'.... hosgesor Us has bD'r ia
OBJ. p.i.. cy~ ty t. ur.a'ut1''u ~
... u'rh ~. Increased ulr ana. ir mis-
..rl' tu.. ~. N,..cU GoDRfaphio
E...E r.1s nfror'..p tD him os an
u.f.I. .gIa.
I'' t.. 'a.. .. .u- postal aersir, and
.fr 'uuIn.'s D.t"rd ru 'uo days ~ iu
Romans Hh'n earliest known means
"f transmitting . message wa. b. cDur.
''r. sis8 bui'fin irJu the Washing.
tam. u. a.. headquarters 81 that Sp,i,.
o. Tho" rdur1hIc organizers. the
Romano. mark"dytV post the plnc"
In m" rDad where tho f'iIy Of Duc run.
n"T b. another uas cfr"cfcda thus
'h"y named our system Tong" bofors Z
| Has horn.
IN" first letter pot l"rus ~ nave
existed ~ the IHus'fowus in the thir.
! i""nih century ~ order ~ laciitnt"
relations between The merchants ot the
| various members If me Ilsusentic Lea.
| gI"
The BRUSH posi- Of1ce had It's be-
ginning in the e,rt'rnth Gentry ana
our own colonial methods II handling
mal wcro iuherit'1 from pur British
| tDrrfnthors Long brrnr. the people
| mad any means oi exchanging either
| personal or official letters. the King
l.. ts.lt ID.
hie personal ru,v'1grg and offiriaI doc
nru"nts by royrl m'-a'uEcts. In IN"
reign ~ King John this pctulnnt mon.
"r'h paid "u' . tang" sum for u postal
f"rti'" ana 'harg"d ~ ~ the house,
h"id and wDrhrph" counts. Mcsson. :
gors who were thus entrusted with
unil"r, "f stat" had ~ b" above sIs.
pici"u Th"y went the whuIr distance
and Wor" paid according ~ iho length .
ana danger Of their journeys
When Edward rs found he scots
"'i" too hot upon has trait he decided
mat ho needed . system 81 curnnuui.
''tt"n between his own h"1dquort"rs
ana th"s" Of his fighting forces ~ ne
hId horses placed az twenty mil" intor.
N1is an TIA" road b'lw',u England and
scotland That wIs uur present Post
pifir' system IN embryo. Finally. IN
l'I'. Sir Brian TUX, b'riur Ia, nr,t
Postmaster General Of Britain. and
personally took charge Of all the royal
messengers
Persons ~ loss Importance than
Kings had to arrange 10 send their lc.
tors hy thcir servants. messengers.
merchants, on friends, bat there Is oyi.
At t,N - Il.
century regular 'uuricrs between u few
main points were employed
IN 70 Hriyy Council Proclamation i,
I'"i IA" duties "i mail acrriors were ,
mad" extremely gidupus The postm,n
hnd T." hay" two leather bags lined
win hayes" or cotton. for his letters
Nc h'id =" foot horn whenever he saw ,
'n' "u" approaching. or at least four
tii""' IN every mile. Hc might no delay .
MOI" than rftocn minutes At any II,
point and h" hrd 'p make NJ least srv. ,
~ miles au hour iu summer and ntaI
n winter E"sid's This. he had iu keen
o i''"ih "i 10" maine nud address Of
.h' SENDER and recipient at each let !
NI.
In Ih'N New England proposed h. tho !
lhitiSh sovereign that 70 post office
}ri'm b." established in IA. colonies. )
u wle ESD u.'ful ana absolutely noe. ,
s-iE III" Majesty paid ma attention
" ''' ph1. hui Richard Fairbanks I'm
VI" .'n' year. sr' up IN ufri,r in gn,. D
'V 2" receive letters from shirg Ito
.'.' To" Fl" deliver the letters rrcrly. Z
' ''I 'h''r.d penny for each LET.
''' 'Is" received mail rpr ont 3
.'i'A hiu. hui NO one Wie forced d,
'.d "HH through hig Office ,
" nov .i'U % ~ from tnus, dlys D., ,
."''" p''HIly delivers our ,rr.r %
"' anxious words. carries oar parr,l. o
"r viluHhl,s. banks our d
nov m H'nwits u ~ pay our bill ;
'' $50. 'N' Paul REVERB uf uur drafts q
''n' 'u No" world War calling r
N''n n- 90 C"uo"rIs and Eu,,r..r r
'l.. "" OBJ. fields 81 Flanders
I"'|'. boz many sections Of ,,.tr ,,,,, 60
o. 'n' farmer has hiy daily r,r., ,
H.' Hs Wan street banker has bis ,
.ud .'''' b.. has q sur,rf,, ,l,,,,,,.. 4
' 'a'' 'h' .1N Wtu who Delivers b. u
'.'' D. h'. 'HI"ud and may ada ,.r. s
BOD h.'r' roo. ,u items ~ local linton, z,
Is '.Hnrs tory ~ ,h, a.yu,fo, al
.. ''n q. their duti-s is that az ,h..
... ''N''-. IA" first rapid transit :.
.. .. "''.- tho 'r. miles ~ ur,i.l D
dessert. -"vw.raur'l mountain u
'.. f'' f..ui wastes h.rw.,u ir.t
u'' aud 'ho pppu. ro,.,
600. H-"rI''d early iu 1900 IN
..'. .fi .". ..-' might I. k,u, MOI
." s"H.. With on. north bon g.i..g
.''. wing from 'n. slavery.