Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 151, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1917 — Would Allow Rural Carriers’ Expenses. [ARTICLE]

Would Allow Rural Carriers’ Expenses.

A bill that will interest every rural mail carrier in the country has been introduced recently by Senator Boies Penrose, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Penrose proposes that an allowance of from $lO to $25 per month, according to the length of their routes, shall be paid to rural carriers for the maintenance of their equipment. Carriers who have to travel over rough roads and suffer much consequent wear and tear on their vehicles, are frequently put to heavy expense for repairs, and Senator Penrose is convinced that the government should extend the aid contemplated in the bill. The senator’s powerful influence with the postoffice committee of the senate, of which he is the ranking republican member, will insure careful consideration of the proposal, and quite likely result in a favorable report to the senate.