Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 149, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1912 — Rural Mall Carriers Receive Another Raise. [ARTICLE]

Rural Mall Carriers Receive Another Raise.

All rural route mall carriers, according to-a new ruling In the postttffleo department, are to hare an increase in pay, the same to start July 1 st. The compensation for carriers having a standard rpute of twentyfour miles shall be 11074 per annum, payable monthly. Carriers having more than-twenty-four miles to cover shall receive in addition to the above amount 944.75 per mile per annum. On routes under twenty-four miles In length, a corresponding reduction per mile per annum shall be paid. Where the fraction is over half a mile, a full mile will be paid. Ed Oliver, the enterprising Newland farmer, went "to Chicago today to round up about fifty men to work in his onion fields. He got fifty-five men from Chicago yesterday and started them to work, but the recent rains have caused the weeds to grow so fast that he can use all the men he can get to keep the onions clean.