A Hundred Years of Rip and Roarin Rough and Ready By Andy Rogers (1952)(Hathitrust) (117 pages)

on account of its odd name and historical value. The four-cornered stamps with the number on, are in great demand. nemely, the space line along the edge, perforated with holes, if perfect are in demand, and if imperfect. So important have stamps become that on occasions they have been involved with historical events. One story says that a Nicaraguan stamp depicting an erupting of a Volcano, caused the United States Congress to route the Panama Canal through Panama. For years, Portugal and Bolivia fought a war with stemps before going into the battle field to settle the Granchaco dispute. Commemorated stamps now issued from time to time on special events. 100,000,000 printed at a time, are in great demand and do not last long; able to the Post Office Department. Even first day covers are in great demand. When John Wanamaker was Postmaster General, in 1889, he is said to have offered to take over the United States Post Office Department under contract, run it as a private enterprise on strictly business lines, and show a profit for the government and himself, instead of an annual deficit. The offer was declined. Ever since then, except for a few scattered years, the Post Office has continued to operate at a loss. Same faults that Wanamaker had found@ creaky, over-centralized organization, a structure, out-moded methods and equipment, cumbersome budgeting, and accounting system, amazed regulations and restrictions, hidden subsides and politics, as reported by The Hoover Commission, sixty years thereafter, For these things, the people who work in the Post Office Department, were not then, and not now to blame. World's biggest business year by year the faults have been aggravated by sheer growth, according to Hoover report. Its revenues are thirteen billion dollars a year, it employs 500,000 persons, it operates 42,000 branches, and maintains 24,000 buildings. It runs a fleet of 10,000 vehicles, transports and delivers more than 37 billion pieces of mail annually. Conducts 800 million transactions in money orders, collects and deliveries, and so forth runs a Bank of four million depositors, and accounts totaling 43.4 billions. This year the post office is expected to incur a deficit of 3500 millions. According to a late report, about #140 millions a year could be saved. Basis of many recommendations that have been reported. The above is not offic-~ ial, but mentioned in print, DUBBED THS JACKASS MAIL ~ April 1850, Congressman R. H, Stanton, championed the cause for a Post Office service to California. April 25, 1851, a contract was signed with Absalon ‘foodward and G, Chorpening, to carry mail monthly between Sacramento and Salt Lake City, with a single tean, making the entire trip, no provisions for passengers. June 1857, U.S. Postmaster General Jaron Brown, awarded a contract to James Birch, a well known stageman of the West, and former President of the California Stage Company. The new line provided semi-monthly services on a thirty day schedule. Birch received ¥150,000.00 per year. lLiules instead of hors6s were used to pull the coaches. Fack mules used for the final one hundred eighty mile C Googl The electrical eye, most successful and profitstretch from Fort Yuma to San Diego. ifade the 1476 mile trip in + eo. 00 than a tract called for. Cost $50. per pager through trip. Slogan, "RELEMBER BOYS" Nothing on God's earth must stop the U.S. Mails. How about to-day, under Union strikes? One hundred seventy-five years of steadily speeding up mails from footsteps, horses and buggy, mule-back stages, pony expense, to airplane and helicopter. Now, one hundred years after the Departments, in some instances, remained in a dray horse stage, according to a recent 1950 Hoover report. Washington should snap out of the slow downs. Mail from New York, as authorized by Congress 1857, went first to St. Louis by railroad, from St. Louis to San Francisco, via Los Angeles, by stage, and then onto steamer for Sacramento, a six week trip. Before that there was no overland mail; except by courtesy of wagon trains, and 1t had less even chance of being delivered. April 13, 1850, the pony express established a new mile stone in postal delivery at y¥5.00 per piece, plus postage, (later reduced to 31.00.) It's fate was sealed when the telegraph began clicking in the Orleans Hotel, sixteen months after. The first rider galloped into the city. Wells Fargo Pony Express, James Birch, in 1851, bidder for government contract to carry mail to Sacramento, organized the Telegraph line United States mail stage, making the rounds through such important towns as Rough and Ready, Grass Valley, and Nevada TRarly day Post Offices: Rough and Ready, Grass Valley Nevada City, North San JuanMoore’s Flat (Clinton) French CorralLittle York Washington ~Sweetland Columbia North Meadow Lake Red Dog ChalkOmega Patterson Melrose Tyler Painsville North Bloomfield Empire RanchAnthony House Spenceville Cabbage PatchRelief Hill Wolf Timbuctoo FernlyRound Tent Oregon House Plum ValleyGrantville Bullard's Bar Forest CityNigger Tent Downieville Blue Tent; Grass Valley was Centerville Nevada City was Nevadad Moore's Flat Clinton Red Dog was Brooklyn. 8 Ben Blanton was first Postmaster of Nevada City, 1851. Believe it or not In Nevada County, a few miles from Rough and Ready, Compiler noticed in 1950, on a corner of roads of nearby historical road, setting out with dignity, a now used United States Mail House, which was once used in early days as a Chick Sale, or in plain words "Privy," also called a backhouse. » Food for thought of the Hoover Commissfon: Grass Valley was favored with a Post Office in 1851, chosen the name of Centerville, on account of being half way between Grass Valley and Rough and Ready. C. D. Cleveland, first Postmaster, before 1853, name changed to Grass Valley. Hatch was Postmaster at Fernly, also Ella Robinson, early days..Church. in It Josted $2.50 to get a letter to Sacramento. Sacramento City was glad to get a deserted vessel as a first class mail depot. Leaky, three masted, Bark Whiton, had fought her way around the Horn in 172 days, and before dropping anchor, had started the hazardous trip through the Carquinez Straights, and up the Sacramento River. 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on account of its odd name and historical value. The four-cornered stamps with the number on, are in great demand. nemely, the space line along the edge, perforated with holes, if perfect are in demand, and if imperfect. So important have stamps become that on occasions they have been involved with historical events. One story says that a Nicaraguan stamp depicting an erupting of a Volcano, caused the United States Congress to route the Panama Canal through Panama. For years, Portugal and Bolivia fought a war with stemps before going into the battle field to settle the Granchaco dispute. Commemorated stamps now issued from time to time on special events. 100,000,000 printed at a time, are in great demand and do not last long; able to the Post Office Department. Even first day covers are in great demand.. When John Wanamaker was Postmaster General, in 1889, he is said to have offered to take over the United States Post Office Department under contract, run it as a private enterprise on strictly business lines, and show a profit for the government and himself, instead of an annual deficit. The offer was declined. Ever since then, except for a few scattered years, the Post Office has continued to operate at a loss. Same faults that Wanamaker had found@ creaky, over-centralized organization, a structure, out-moded methods and equipment, cumbersome budgeting, and accounting system, amazed regulations and restrictions, hidden subsides and politics, as reported by The Hoover Commission, sixty years thereafter, For these things, the people who work in the Post Office Department, were not then, and not now to blame. World's biggest business year by year the faults have been aggravated by sheer growth, according to Hoover report. Its revenues are thirteen billion dollars a year, it employs 500,000 persons, it operates 42,000 branches, and maintains 24,000 buildings. It runs a fleet of 10,000 vehicles, transports and delivers more than 37 billion pieces of mail annually. Conducts 800 million transactions in money orders, collects and deliveries, and so forth runs a Bank of four million depositors, and accounts totaling 43.4 billions. This year the post office is expected to incur a deficit of 3500 millions. According to a late report, about #140 millions a year could be saved. Basis of many recommendations that have been reported. The above is not offic-~ ial, but mentioned in print, DUBBED THS JACKASS MAIL ~ April 1850, Congressman R. H, Stanton, championed the cause for a Post Office service to California. April 25, 1851, a contract was signed with Absalon ‘foodward and G, Chorpening, to carry mail monthly between Sacramento and Salt Lake City, with a single tean, making the entire trip, no provisions for passengers. June 1857, U.S. Postmaster General Jaron Brown, awarded a contract to James Birch, a well known stageman of the West, and former President of the California Stage Company. The new line provided semi-monthly services on a thirty day schedule. Birch received

¥150,000.00 per year. lLiules instead of hors6s were used to pull the coaches. Fack mules used for the final one hundred eighty mile C Googl The electrical eye, most successful and profitstretch from Fort Yuma to San Diego. ifade the 1476 mile trip in + eo. 00 than a tract called for. Cost $50. per pager through trip. Slogan, "RELEMBER BOYS" Nothing on God's earth must stop the U.S. Mails. How about to-day, under Union strikes? One hundred seventy-five years of steadily speeding up mails from footsteps, horses and buggy, mule-back stages, pony expense, to airplane and helicopter. Now, one hundred years after the Departments, in some instances, remained in a dray horse stage, according to a recent 1950 Hoover report. Washington should snap out of the slow downs. Mail from New York, as authorized by Congress 1857, went first to St. Louis by railroad, from St. Louis to San Francisco, via Los Angeles, by stage, and then onto steamer for Sacramento, a six week trip. Before that there was no overland mail; except by courtesy of wagon trains, and 1t had less even chance of being delivered. April 13, 1850, the pony express established a new mile stone in postal delivery at y¥5.00 per piece, plus postage, (later reduced to 31.00.) It's fate was sealed when the telegraph began clicking in the Orleans Hotel, sixteen months after. The first rider galloped into the city. Wells Fargo Pony Express, James Birch, in 1851, bidder for government contract to carry mail to Sacramento, organized the Telegraph line United States mail stage, making the rounds through such important towns as Rough and Ready, Grass Valley, and Nevada TRarly day Post Offices: Rough and Ready, Grass Valley Nevada City, North San JuanMoore’s Flat (Clinton) French CorralLittle York Washington ~Sweetland Columbia North Meadow Lake Red Dog ChalkOmega Patterson Melrose Tyler Painsville North Bloomfield Empire RanchAnthony House Spenceville Cabbage PatchRelief Hill Wolf Timbuctoo FernlyRound Tent Oregon House Plum ValleyGrantville Bullard's Bar Forest CityNigger Tent Downieville Blue Tent; Grass Valley was Centerville Nevada City was Nevadad Moore's Flat Clinton Red Dog was Brooklyn. 8 Ben Blanton was first Postmaster of Nevada City, 1851. Believe it or not In Nevada County, a few miles from Rough and Ready, Compiler noticed in 1950, on a corner of roads of nearby historical road, setting out with dignity, a now used United States Mail House, which was once used in early days as a Chick Sale, or in plain words "Privy," also called a backhouse. » Food for thought of the Hoover Commissfon: Grass Valley was favored with a Post Office in 1851, chosen the name of Centerville, on account of being half way between Grass Valley and Rough and Ready. C. D. Cleveland, first Postmaster, before 1853, name changed to Grass Valley. Hatch was Postmaster at Fernly, also Ella Robinson, early days...Church. in It Josted $2.50 to get a letter to Sacramento. Sacramento City was glad to get a deserted vessel as a first class mail depot. Leaky, three masted, Bark Whiton, had fought her way around the Horn in 172 days, and before dropping anchor, had started the hazardous trip through the Carquinez Straights, and up the Sacramento River. The Whiton 104