The log cabin Democrat., 1922-03-06
PRAISES SERVICE
 OF YILON|AssMAIL
Editor Log Cabin Democrat.

Editor Log Cabin Democrat.
 The sleet has come and almost gone, but not the mud, and if you will allow just a little space l want to say a few words in praise of the five rural carriers and one star carrier out of Vilonia office during the past weeks bad weather, as 1 understand on the first day of the sleet not one man, rural or star route, went out of the Conway office, except MT. Holt, the Vilonia star carrier.
 Now we do not want to knock Conway or any other office, but under the conditions of the first day at least, when every man is at his post at 6 a. m., and that means that he gets up in time to feed his team, give them time to east, have his own breakfast prepared, then eat his breakfast, harness his team and re port at the office by a. m, routes his mail leaves promptly at 6:30, and the first day every patron except q few rare cases were served. The car riers broke few single trees, twist ed several bolts from their buggies. but they knew how to handle baiing wire and are on borrowing terms from all patrons, and though they were a little behind regular schedule, with ore exception I think all arrived for the dispatch of Conway mail at 2:30 D. m.
 And, too, you patrons who take thisI paper (and all should read some good county paper) you should and know you do appreciate the service you areI getting, for knew you have had good service in the past and now let's help in every way to improve the service, if possible.
 If there is a culvert near you that is in bad condition, if you are not on a public road where the over-seer, will give you time, get your neighhor and go down and fix it for the boys. If there is a bad mud hole or ditch that two or three can take a team and fix with little trouble do this, wont you2 And as one carrier said after his first hard day, certain patron met hlm at his box with a cup of hot coffee and a piece of pie. You don't know how much such things help. Not that the carriers out of this office are hun gry-you can look at them and tell they are not-but we are all human, and such things go a long way some times. When man has his breakfast at } a. m, drives until 2:30 ?. m. on such q day, over these roads, piece of pie and a cup of coffee won't do him any harm.
 Now I know if you patrons will take into consideration that these five rural carriers out of this office cover more than 125 square miles, the roads that a part of all these routes must go over, the number of patrons served, and to make 1t in such Weath- CT the boys should at least have y2atI good will and wishes, and where pes sibe and need be, your assistance ln| keepink up the worst part of the roads and 1 know you will. For MT. Holt. the star carrier, l could tell little difference in any of his trips, even the night trips came just the same as any
 So keep the logs out of the roads, the culverts in passable condition, where you can. Fix the worst mud holes and just once in while on such days as we have had, if handy do as the boy mentioned of his one patrons, meet him at the box with piece ot pie and cup of hot coffee, and let's continue to make his the best malI service in the county.
 Yours for cooperation,
 J. M. Garrett, Acting Postmaster.
 Nilonia. Ark. March s, 1922.