The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1921-07-13
Postal Business
Is Flattering
No Decrease Has Occurred i'm the
Number of Patrons of the
Fallon Office

Fallon's postal receipts are hold.
ing their own in remarkable sense,
all things considered. according to
post office department figures. For
the six months period ending June
30th. receipts of the local office ap-
proximated s7576.2s, as compared
to S7915.27 for the same period of
1920. When II is remembered that
the first six months of 1920 wit
messed the crest of the oil boom in
the Fallon field and the consequent
postal business that goes with oil
company promotions the disparity of
s3s9 In favor of the first six month
period In 1920 would seem To be
small indeed.
When 1t Is taken Into consideration
that little economies which logically
include postage are being generally
praetieed nowadays. It would seem
that the figures relating to the Fall
Ion post office mrst indicate an ac-
tual increase in local population.
Postal receipts are based upon
three items. namely, stamp sales, box
rent and newspaper postage
The number of patrons served by
the Fallon office is approximately
1900. These are divided almost
equally between urban and rural dis
tricts. The single rural route going
out of this city serves 2s5 families
and the distance travelled is So miles
The East Star route leading TO Still
water, serves 155 families and the
West Star connecting Fallon and
Hazen, serves So families In addi-
tion many rural homes are served
directly in the Fallon post office.
The number of money orders writ
ten during the first six months OF the
present year Is 6.2s6. This form of
transaction is keeping pace with the
business OF last year.
Parcel posi- transactions In the
Fallon office are many and inereas-
ing. During 1921 something like
$4,000 pieces we're handled and 1t is
believed that more than 100000
pieces of parcel post will pass
through the local office during the
present year.
The Fallon postal saving bank is
not as literally patronized as similar
banks In other parts of the country.
There Is on deposit with Postmaster
G. W Likes something like sf711,
credited to the accounts of about 20
depositors and it must seem that
Uncle Sans paternalistic efforts in
this direction are not fully appreci-
ated by residents Of this community
Restrictions laid down are blamed for
the failure Of people 10 carry accounts
with the government bank
Post office Inspector E. L. jack
son visited Fallon to superintend the
moving OF the post office TO the new
location in the Depp building. While
here he went into all available data
that might lead To the establishment
OF a village delivery system in this
city. II is understood that towns do
ing a postal business in excess of
$4,000 annually are eligible to this
office Is well up in rank in income,
yet il seems doubtful that the inno-
walton desired will be established, ac-
eording 10 Mr.. Jackson, who reaf-
firmed the need of additional side
walk construction before official
sanction can be extended. We have
at this iuneture but Go miles of
sidewalks including crosswalks, and
Mr.. Jackson emphasized the local
derelietion. not at all uncommon In
western towns. of building over too
wide an area with a total disregard
Of vacant close In real estate. This
means long routes for mail distrihn-
tion and consequent increase In
the attending overhead
n seems that il we are TO have a
mail delivery system instituted In
Fanon that all business interests
must combine and work in and out
of aeoeoa for H. Allowed 70 take the
regular course through Official chan
nels viii simply mean that We will be
denied he advantage for another
decade.