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Show NEW RURAL ROUTE. Virtually Every Part of tho . Valley Will Havo Free Delivery. With tho establishment of rural free delivery de-livery roulo No. C, permission for which has Just been granted, every portion of tho Salt Lako valloy will bo covered by this system with tho oxccptlon of Pleasant Green precinct, the point of tho mountain west of Salt Lako City, and tho, territory surrounding Draper, in tho southcantern part of the county. Permission to etab-llsh etab-llsh tho now. route was naked by Post-mastor Post-mastor ThomaH moro than thrco years ngo, tho territory which it is intended to cover being Inadequately supplied with mall facllltlcM by tho star routes In fact, tho oorvlco has been so poor that many rosldcnts havo had postofflco boxes in Salt Lako and called for tholr mall onco a week. When rural frco delivery for Iho district dis-trict was first suggested, a petition was gotten up and signed by all tho residents of tho section to bo included. Special Agent M. M. Stcolc, who waa appointed to Investigate tho proposed route, reported in favor of its establishment- For somo unknown cause, tho caso was returned for further investigation and Special Agent Clarko detailed to make a report. His report re-port was nover acted upon, and nothing further was done in tho case until the 12th of tho present month, when Postmaster Thomas was given authority to establish tho servlco January 1G. 1W5, and to pay tho carrier Jt51 per annum. Tho routo covered in the new district Js as follows: Commencing at Salt Lako City ofllce Thcnco west on Second South street to Highway 23 1 2.33 Thcnco south on Highway 23 25 Thence west on Highway 45 to Highway High-way 20 1.00 Thonco south of Highway 20 to- Brightou poutofllco 1.1 Thcnco west 7C Thence south to Highway -J9 G Thcnco west on High wny -19 to southwest south-west corner section 12 2.75 Thonco south on Highway 23 to Highway 5S 2.00 Thence retraco to Highway 2.T -1.00 Thcnco east to west lino of section 19. .1 Thenco north to northwest corner section 19 4 Thence oast past Eldorudo postoffico to Highway El 1.1 Thence north 5 miles and retrace to Highway 54 1.0 ThOnco east on Highway C4 to Highway High-way 11 2.9 Thence north on Highway li to Highway High-way -19 1.75 Thenco east to West Templo street... 1.5 Thence north to postoffico, tho placo of beginning 1.25 Number of miles travolcd, 22 Tho route will be known as No. C from tho Salt Lako oftlce, and has an area o twenty-four square miles. Thero nro clghty-llvo houses on the route and tho population to bo served Is estimated at 425 Tho carrier will leave tho Salt Lako office of-fice at 10 a m.f nnd return with collections not later than -I p. m. Patrons residing on the route may, If they want to, order stamped envelopes upon up-on which tho Government will print a return re-turn card as follows: "If not called for In days return to . Salt Lako City, Postofllco, Rural Route No. C." Authority has also been granted Postmaster Post-master Thomas to appoint threo additional carriers for tho city, one of which Is to bo assigned to tho business district anc1 two to tho residence districts. |