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Show EM-BE Ml HALF IBIS OGOEN Letter Mailed in Salt Lake February Feb-ruary 27 Reaches Junction City March 3. . Special to The Tribune. OGDEN, March 4. Another reason why Arthur L. Thomas should be retained as-postmaster as-postmaster of the Salt Lake postofllce came to light in Ogden today, and demonstrates dem-onstrates beyond any question- the fact that eighty-one hours are necessary to get a letter mailed In Salt Lake to Its consignee In Ogden. Nearly Four Days. On Tuesday, February 517, at 11 p. m., a letter was mailed In Salt Lake to James D. Shaw in Ogden. Tho envelope bIiowb the mailing timo nnd the date of Its receipt In the Ogden postolllce Is plainly stamped and shows that it reached here and was received In tho Ogden postofTlce at S:30 a. m. Saturday morning, March 3. Serious Matter for Addressee. This Is good service out of tho Salt Lake postofllco, compared with some of the records of the Salt Lako sorvlce, but In the caso of Mr. Shaw's letter thoro was a good chance for serious consequences. conse-quences. The letter contained Information Informa-tion concerning a monetary matter in which Mr. Shaw came nearly losing S2000 because -of the lnefllclency of the Salt Lake postofllco |