Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-30
VALLEYURCES
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sible 70 assure all Valley towns daily
service.
In discussing the bus mail Mr..
Gaines pointed out that the depart
ment is compelled to consider the
cost factor. and that he doubted II
it would be considered advisable to
place a regular Dostal brs in service
at this time. He indicated that II
the service Is established il must
he At = very moderate cost to the
government. and that such service
would he more or less Of a tenn
porary nature.
Complicated Case
He pronounced the proposed Val
lev service one of the most compli-
Gated cases he had been called upon
to investigate. There are tweive
postcffices 10 be served. eight Of
which handle large volumes AZ mail.
Such routes AS have heretofore been
established serve only three or four
offices.
In discussing schedules. Mr..
Gaines suggested that the mail leave
Mission at III a. m. arriving in
Brownsville about 1880 ar 2: leaving
Brownsville at 2 or $3.50 and arriv-
ing in Mission about 3. This sched-
ule. he said. should serve all Valley
interests 70 the best advantage.
In the discussion ~ present SER
vice. the fact was brought out that
letter mailed in Mission. after the
mail closes ut 6:35 p. m. are not dis
tributed in Brownsville until as
hours later. Representatives az
Brownsville Wholesale firms said
they had found this service very un-
satisfactory
Service Needed
The economic feature IF the pres
ent service was discussed. business
men stating they were often obliged
to resort to telephone. telegraph or
private messenger service in order 10
properly handle their Valley bus
mess. Most Of this could be handled
BY nail. il was said. If the proposed
motor service were installed. The
fact was brought out that the Val.
ley bank clearingS through Browns.
vile arc handled by a privately oner-
ated motor car.
J. r. Bell, secretary or the San
Benito Chamber Of Commerce ~.
clared that the business Interests
Of that city considered the suppIe.
mental service necessary. and a rem
resentative of the Valley Gin com
nany said his company was creatlv
handicapped BY the present INSULT
cient service. Rio Hondo represents.
tives urged that the bus mail Be ex.
tended to that town. stating thrv
were obliged 10 drive to San Benito
each night 10 mail their letters. Ed
inburg representatives declared tina,
the business interests Of that c;.v
were seriously handicapped bv the
existing insufficient service y II
Rogers. Harrington postmaster AL
eussed the practieability of the nro.
posed service, stating that II all
towns are to be served IL would no
virtually impossible u utilize exist
ing bus lines owing to the numB.,
OF rouches that would be carried.
mr.. Gaines was in Conference We'd
nesday morning with officials If the
Black Diamond Bus line and others
VINO are understood 70 have submit
ted proposals for carving the mail
Later ne conferred with re~presenta-
ives OF business interests Of
brownsville and other Valley points.
ne has collected q large amount az
information which will be classified
immediately upon his return to Fort
worth and Forwarded to the depart
ment for action. 8