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The Royal Mail: Its Curiosities and Romance
·
James Wilson Hyde
108
It
will
probably
be
found
that
one
of
the
most
mushroom-like
towns
of
the
country
is
Barrow-in-Furness,
now
a
place
of
considerable
commerce,
and
an
extensive
shipping
port.
The
following
measurements,
according
to
the
Post-office
standard,
may
repay
consideration.
Prior
to
1847
there
was
nothing
but
a
foot-postman,
who
served
the
town
by
walking
thither
from
Ulverston
one
day,
and
back
to
Ulverston
the
next.
Later
on,
he
made
the
double
journey
daily,
and
delivered
the
letters
on
his
arrival
at
Barrow.
In
1869
the
town
had
grown
to
such
dimensions
that
the
office
was
raised
to
the
rank
of
a
head-office,
and
three
postmen
were
required
for
delivery.
Now,
in
1884,
thirteen
postmen
are
the
necessary
delivering
force
for
the
town.
About
the
year
1800
the
Post-office
had
not
as
yet
carried
its
civilising
influence
into
the
districts
of
Balquhidder,
Lochearnhead,
Killin,
and
Tyndrum,
there
being
no
regular
post-offices
within
twenty,
thirty,
or
forty
miles
of
certain
places
in
these
districts.
The
people
being
desirous
of
having
the
Post-office
in
their
borders,
the
following
scheme
was
proposed
to
be
carried
out
about
the
time
mentioned:--
A
runner
to
travel
from
Callander
to
Lochearnhead--fourteen
miles--at
2s.
a
journey,
three
times
a-week,
L15
12
0
Salary
to
postmaster
of
Lochearnhead,
5
0
0
A
runner
from
Lochearnhead
to
Killin--eight
miles--at
1s.
a
journey,
three
times
a-week,
7
16
0
Salary
to
postmaster
of
Killin,
5
0
0
Receiving-house
at
Wester
Lix,
2
0
0
Runner
thence
to
Luib--four
or
five
miles--1s.
6d.
per
week,
3
18
0
Office
at
Luib,
4
0
0
--------
Total,
L43
6
0
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