| Show PARCEL POST MAIN AGAIN FRIDAY OCTOBER 16 an agreement likely to lk lie reached for carrying Carryl nR first clan clam T W odonnell has returned from washington city where he went on business bual while there he conferred with the fourth assistant postmaster general with reference i to of the bid tor for carrying first and second class and parcel post mail atom watson to vernal with senator smoot and congressman howell of utah and congressman od bd colorado mr odonnell spent I a whole afternoon with the fourth assistant going ovet ovel the situation it was finally i greed isgreen that one and one fourth cents per pound for carrying parcel post to la not excessive and the bid of the uintah railway company was accepted it has been learned that the uintah people will haul P parcel arcel post even it if the other bid Is rejected the service will begin next friday october 16 no amount of argument could convince the fourth As als that the bid of for carrying first and second class mall mail Is reasonable and he declared that under no circumstances will he pay that much not only does he refuse to pay that amount but he says Is enough one thing seems to be certain and that Is th that atthe the vintah railway will positively not carry it for there la IS IL chance that the department and tho railroad company can I rot iet et together tt it if s understood that a leffer botor has been written to john mcandrews superintendent of the uintah auto line making an offer mr me mc andrews has been absent from the city this week and until he returns the contents of the letter will not be known knowl it Is to be hoped that the offer it if it Is an offer can bo ba accepted A to telegram legram from washington last week to the salt lake herald republican anted department la 18 willing to pay foi the first and second class but it seems from what mr odonnell says there to Is no truth in that item vernal people will bo be many obligations to senator smoot congressman and congressman tailor for what they have done in the matter of establishing reestablishing re this route |
