Show POUNDS OF PARCEL POST A A- YEAR Shipments Helper f lo o 0 Vernal Have Mote More Than Doubled Since Sinco The Government Trucks Began to Operate Parcel post shipments into the basin nave more than doubled doubled 1 since th the government nt took over the mail mail- contract Helper to Vernal The average under private contract was not to exceed pounds per pcr year ear Today It will run more than pounds Some time ago Ira P. P Dawson the of-the department predicted department predicted predict d that the department department department de de- de- de will save at least j per year or rather carry mall mail for I per year rear less than the private I contractor The saving was estimated ed on orf bunds The more j the tonnage the more moie the amount saved Under private contract thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of dollars per year was paid for goods lost and damaged Today there are no losses and but little damage The service is rapid On Monday morning g Calvert Waugh company sent an order to Price and andon andon andon on Wednesday morning the goods were here Another firm ordered a shipment from Chicago In eight eight days the the shipment reached My Myton ton First and second class mall mail is now arrIving several hours earlier Salt Lake newspapers reach Duchesne the same day of publication Early next morning they ther are in other Uintah basin basin basin ba ba- ba- ba sin towns This Is the biggest government opI op- op J I crated star route In the United States States and was the first one establish establish ed Others will soon be established In Utah Investigations are now being be- be being be r rIng ing made for a route from Thompsons Thomp Thomp- sons on th the D. D R R. R G. G to Thomp-I Thomp poi points ts south o n I |