Show COLTONS PLAN BEING considered by HARRY J DROWN tribune Trl fauna correspondent washington fob 6 the post office department is in a quandary over the letting of contracts for carry carrk ing malls mails from salt lake to southern utah by way of mantl and Pan gultch to kanab until rec antly mails for this part of the state wont over the denver rio grando grande to marysvale Marys vale but tho the railroad cont com pany pally with tile tho consent of oc tile tho utah commission lins has abandoned its line between mantl and marmarale Mary avale arale so the son thorn malls are now forwarded by truck or bus bug from mantl to tile the south end of the state availing itself ot existing service the department la meeting with many delays and offices as far south as panguitch Pan gultch and nanah frequently do not get their mall mail fran arnn salt lake city until tho the third day with similar delays on northbound mall mail tho the department called cong engross ress man colton into conference and of at ter studying dying the problem from vii varl ous angles mr colton suggested the ille use of trucks for the entire dista distance fice salt lake to kanab As one 0 of t the main causes of delay in the rit service Is occasioned by sorting thet tha malls mr colton suggested tho the use of special trucks on which it P 0 service could be given the malls mails being sorted on en route as they are on railway mati mall cars cara to his surprise tho the department said there was no such service anywhere in the coun i try but the idea appealed to them and they promised to inquire into the possibilities of 0 inaugurating such ser vice under contract it this plan can be worked out malls mails leaving salt lake city early in the morning could bo be delivered at kanab by night inasmuch as there are 42 along ahls route most moat of them suffering from inferior service tho the de ae part mont ment is anxious to do anything that will be effective i cellar cedar city knowing of the dloski Is faction with present service has bus suggested that malls mails tor for southern utah be routed through there and bo be carried by bus or truck over the new zion mount carmel road a plan which also will be cons considered though it does not afford as aa diree direct t a con lection as would service at straight it from salt lake city to chanab kanab salt take lake tribune |