Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1922-02-02

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in securing change of mail routing
to Star Valley for the sake of the
people of that territory. we reprint
from the Alton Independent, the fol-
lowing letter written by Postmaster
]. Arthur Meacham In answer 90 an
article recently printed in the Kem~
merer Republican. The letter con-
tains fact and figures taken from the
records of the postmaster's office,
and sets forth some startling facts
regarding the mail service the people
OF the valley have to contend with
under the present routing:
THE Kemmerer Republican, In it,
last issue, refers to letter which /
wrote to G. A. Beam in a personal
way, and asked him to treat 1t as
such. Inasmuch as MIR. Beam
used my letter as the nucleus OF the
Republican article above referred
TO, take this opportunity of stating
the content OF my letter and of ada
ing thereto a brief statement regard
ing service over mail route No. 642Ob
which brought forth the letter to Mr.,
Beam.
In my letter proposed that the
committee appointed by the Lambs
club OF which MIR Beam is chairman.
couple with their request sent to our
Representatives In congress for the
continuance OF service over the pres
ent mail route, request that / bo
re-appointed postmaster at Alton.
and offered IN return for such service
to furnish him report on the SER
vice over the mail route In question:
stating that I am the best informed
man in the county to report said ser,
vice, either in a favorable or an un,
favorable way.
"On reconsidering my action in
this matter. Immediately followed
this letter with a second one to the
same gentleman withdrawing my
proposition on the grounds that 4
would bo playing double should I
take any action that would tend to
annui the okey / had given the let
serq of the Lincoln County Farm Bu-
reau, and J requested Mr.. Beam to
return my letter. This however, he
has not the courtesy to do, but the
larticle In tho Republican is suffi.
Ieient to show his stand |, there.
fore. take a stand, and to indicate
what that stand Is, give for publica-
ton tho following report of service
over tho present mail route serving
Alton:
In July 1919 no mail arrived on
tho 18th and 28th and on all other
dayn except three was from one to
fiva hours late. General dissatisfac-
tion became very evident
In August 1918 no mail arrived
on tho following dates: 18th and
I22nd.
I'm September 1919 no mail ar
rived on tho 4th, 18th, 18th, 16th
and 18th, then only first class mali
Icame. paper mail being delayed sey.
erai days longer because the roads
were so bad a team could not get
over them. What mail we did get
coming on horse which had to fol-
low side trails 10 escape the mud.
No parcel post came during the lat
ter half Of this month.
I'm November we received no mali
for the following dates: 9Th, 6th, TIN
9Th, 18th and 18th, and we received
nc parcels post during the month.
Dec. 1919 mail for the list and End
did not arrive TIL 7:sO D. ID. on the
srd.
December 10th and 11th 10000
pounds Of parcel post arrived, being
tho accumulated parcels for the two
months previous, some of 1t having
been full two months enroute from
Salt Lake City Utah.
May, 1920 mails for the 10th, 11tn
18th, 18th, 18th, 18th. 18th and 19th
were late 1e, Is, 40, %, rs, "a, 2E
and 1s hours respectively. Bad
roads given as cause for all delays
mo parcel post was received dur
ing the month.
June 1st and 18th mail 23 and L
Ihoura late. Bads roads the cause
I'm September 1920, no mails ar
river nor departed on the 9th, 18th
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