Show n GOVERNMENT fAilS MAilS DELAYED ON ROADS DEEP IN MUD Operators In Charge of Delivery Fail To Satisfy Patrons With Delivery Thee hee Jays Days Late Lae I With hundreds hundreds' of f tons toms t of parcel post piled up in Helper and first clas mail mail deliveries into the the basin being made three days late postal conditions have reached a state neve before fore equalled d declared local residents residents res residents res- res who h have ve been residents in Duchesne f for r many years Failure lailure on the part part of the government government govern govern- ment to maint maintain in a schedule with as s much effectiveness ness as ns did private Parties under contract h has caused many to believe a mistake was made in in mald making the change Merchants who have bought goods amo amounting to thousands of dollars are forced to pay for their wares in inmany inmany many cases before delivery has been I made on account of f the inability I of those in in n charge of government operations to handle the tonn tonnage ge I Not only is is the present condition running the food and wearing supplies supplies sup sup- p plies es of the basin short but it js is I causing ing expenditure of money on oni i bills of goods fro from which which no revenue can b be e made It i is th the belief belief of of the local mer merchant chant that that the the postal posta department t should find some remedy for present present pres pros ent eat conditions It is pointed out by those wh who are most directly lilt hit that 1 the thet hi hio government o. o eri hould at l least be t able fo o main m sin Ton i l stardard se seti set s t i. i by A Al M. M Murdock and rind others who held helel delivery contract in former fonner years During those times it is said the local men did not have the road road- 4 I nor equipment as is furnished by the postal department In many mimy cases the the mail ked over over the mountain moun- moun tain on horses horses and and in ih several cases case the drivers delivered the first class mail on snow shoes tramping all night to get the mail to Duchesne on time ime time In no it is said were were- d deliveries ever ever made later than twell- twell I hot hours four ty-four rs r I Definite action regarding com condi conditions conui- conui i- i bops may be taken by local residents within within a few day days sho should ld not con ns b become come better o |