Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1922-01-05
ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY
AGENT AND THE FARM BUREAU
s. v. FARM BUREAU
FAvoRS MONTPELIER
To the Patrons of the Post Office;

To the Patrons of the Post Office;
II is now nearly year since
tahulation OF Farm Bureau projects
in local organizations, regarding
mail transportation from the rail-
road into the valley, resulted In
project being formed In the County
organization looking to an improve
ment In the service,
The writer was elected leader of
this project and In consequence u
study was made of the proposition,
According to the postmaster's re-
cord the parcel post has reduced In
volume very materially since the
change from Montpelier to Cokeyille.
II also showed that times had ex-
listed covering weeks and even
months between complete deliveries
OF tho third and fourth class mail.
Another fact developed was that
the parcel post rate from Salt Lake
City had been changed from the sec
ond to the third zone rate making
cents for the first pound plus Q
cents for each additional pound In
place OF 8 cents for the first pound
and / cent for each additional pound
owing to the fact that tho distance
from Salt Lake to Alton via Coke
VILE is 315 miles, being Is miles
over the second zone limit. while the
distance via Montpelier is 41 miles
less or 26 miles within tho second
zone,
II Ia therefore clear that service
making prompt and complete deliv.
cry oA all mail matter would encour
age shipments from points such AZ
Salt Lake, Ogden and P0catellO at q
saving OF from 40 cents to 20 centi
per hundred pounds on all freight
that could be packed in 70 pound
packages or less. thus making oul
delivered cost to Alton equal to thu
present freight cost which 10 now be
ling paid for delivery az Montpelie
and on goods coming from the point
named IL would seem reasonable \
expect reduction in freight rate
under the present charges being pnil
OF from $4,000 to $4,000 per year
and this too In connection with a ser
vice that would make delivery Il
practically one half of the time.
Another point OF vital interest
the fact that at least one half Of th
time the condition of the roads com
peI delivery of our mail by hors
power and a distance of 81 miles re
duces It to almost an impossibilit
to make very prompt deliveries duI
ing such periods especially In view 9
the fact that very little travel TN
road during the heavy part OF th
winter.
with all the freight traffic beIn
centralized on the Montpelier roa'
with only n distance Of 40 miles,
, makes service dependable and pra
! tieally sure, as assistance can be ha
!, almost constantly. either for keei
. ing roads open or otherwise.
During the seven years that OF
mail has been routed via Cokevil
! the travelling public have show
! their preference between the ~
routes by supporting an almost dai
stage service between Alton ~
Montpelier. A mail line coverbI
this route would materially aid q
a passenger traffic problem and ma
II regular service.
n With the foregoing in hand, {
ia Farm Bureau Executive Board ma
A recommendation that malls for /
Ie Star Valley be delivered via MOI
"a peller, Idaho instead of from Col
Vile, believing that by large diff
ence it was for tho best interest
all.
R Yours very truly, Lincoln COuT
Farm Bureau. BY A. ". Burt
or President.
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