The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1922-03-09
Grangeville Commercial Club
Active in Presenting Facts
in Case.
PARCEL POST HEAVY
Patrons of Office Compelled
to Finance Delivery From
Newsome.

In an effort to afford relief to thu
numerous patrons of the post Office al
Golden, the Grangeville Commercial
club has become interested, and 9
committee appointed at recent meet
ing rendered a report to the club re
garding the matter at the regular
Wednesday luncheon. The report
was endorsed and copies will be sent
to the fourth assistant postmaster
at Washington, d. c., to j. II. Fullen-
wider, Spokane, inspector for this dis,
trict, and the the Idaho congressional
delegation at Washington.
The difficulties confronting the peO'
pie of that section were first brought
to the attention of the club by A. 5
johnson, postmaster at Golden, who
sought the aid Of the Commercial
Club in having the the postoffice de-
partment relieve the patrons Of that
office frcm the expense OF transport
ing the mail from Newsome to Gold
en-. which they have been compelled
to do since the establishment of the
office in 1910.
The report of the committee which
was composed of Geo. d Smith, Chas.
j. Simmons and A. f. Parker, reads
as follows:
THAT the post office at Golden, in
Idaho county, Idaho, was established
in 1910 and the mail service to and
from Golden and Newsome has ever
since been maintained and continues
to be carried by and at the sole ex-
pense of the patrons of said Golden
post office.
THAT while the revenues of said
Golden post office are nominal, yet
the parcel post matter shipped to the
said office is quite heavy, and that
during the years 1919-20 averaged 300
pounds per week from Newsome.
"The topography of the country, to-
gethar with the amount of parcel post
requires a schedule of one day from
Golden to Newsome returning the fol-
lowing day, with limit of 600 pounds
and extra pay for excess weight.
1.-THE round trip cannot be made In
one day as called for by the official
advertisement unless the contractor
keeps a change of horses at each end,
which means double expense. BY the
twoday schedule the same team can
be used.
ITO handle a mail contract under n
twO-way schedule on this route means
that the contractor must maintain
four horses at least eight months in
the year, with hay costing $500 4
ton, oats $1.25 per hundred pounds,
and stable hire and care in addition.
your petitioners would further re-
spectfully represent that the re-enact-
ment of the law requiring 800 worth
of assessment work to be performed
annually on mining claims, will large
ly increase the mountain population
as we'll as the parcel post service not
only at Golden but in all other post
offices in mining territory. and we
therefore feel that excess weights
should be allowed as a matter of com
mon justice to the department and
contractor alike, contractors on other
mining camp routes in this jurisdiction
being so paid.
ION parcel pos shipments from
Grangeville and elsewhere, postage is
paid all the way to Golden, but past
and present service is provided only
to Newsome. where the mail matter
destined for Golden is deposited. and
the persons to whom it is consigned
must provide for its transportation to
Golden at their own expense"