Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-01-19
The Post Office Remnral Morement.


Mr.. EDIToR:-I see by several of the
last numbers of the Constitution that the
Democracy in general, and some of the
leaders n particular, in connection with
some real estate holders and bankers on
Nam Street, have become very much
exercised of late, in reference to the To-
cation of our Post Office. They seem to
have just discovered that the most CEN
trail point of business, population and
geographical measurement is precisely
twenty-One feet south of the north east
corner of the new Trumbull National
Bank, on grade with the sidewalk
and Main street banks, and that the
present Post Office, although like many
of the prominent business buildings in
that vicinity, such as the National Hotel,
First National Bank and Gilmore House,
is some three or four steps above the
side walk at present grade, greatly to the
detriment of the public, and especially
endangering life and limb in the deliv-
cry of protests and such like missives
by certain corpulent gentlemen who are
located near this assumed center. This
center street is favored with peculiar
business attractions which daily draw 4
set of customers 10 that location, whose
interests and convenience are not TO be
overlooked in a city of the size and char
acter of ours. They too will join Justify
in a petition for the change. No doubt
the present location is very inconvenient
for them especially on receipt of the eve
ming mails.
Unjust confess that there is one good
look about this move and it is this: The
Main Street Democracy seem to be
working Wp a little in their ideas of To-
cation, for they are now willing to come
to the surface. In the latter part of their
nd raSnsCFraNf1 4hn- l-A-4 a. DIT n GGaa
in the cellar under the old wood part of
the Gaskin House, five or six steps dorm
from the sidewalk. That location was
not deficient in drainage, however, -as
the pockets of the bail of their worthy
Postmaster can testify
With the change of administration
came change of Postmaster. Our Main
street friends, always ready to accommo-
date the public, were so kind as to offer
another cellar for the Post Office, and
this time near the now assumed center.
Itwas not approachable by steps down,
as at h GaSkill House, but upon an
inclined pldne-a kind of sliding scale as
it proved to be in winter, and in wet
weather in summer.
This eligible offer was accepted, but
with the mental reservation that when
better accommodations were offered at a
reasonable rent, the cellar would be va
Gated.
The present room for the Post Office
wa soon after obtained and fitted up,
and has always been regarded IS central,
convenient and satisfactory, more so,
probably, than any other place that could
or can be obtained for the purpose. at a
moderate rent.
As regards the central location, let any
one draw a line through the center of
the city north and south and he will find
the present Post Office as near the center
line as the place proposed, and the larg-
er half of the population on the east side
of that line. The furnace and rolling
mill, when opened for business, will
largely increase the population in that
direction.
When the Post Office was in the hands
of the Democracy, and was taken to the
south part of the town and put in a eel
lar, the Republicans little thought of
petitioning the Democratic Post Master
for a removal to a tolerGble locality,
knowing that he would consider his head
as the penalty for a compliance withsuch
a request. Our Post Master has less to
fear in this regard. If he should be de-
cOyed into the embrace of that self sacri-
ficing party, he may be suffered to live
put his day but, when he has so well
provided for the interest and conven-
n OF the pubic as well as nlnlSelI, L
think that he will see that neither he,
nor the public will be benefited by are
moval, especiallytO the place proposed
which is much smaller and Will be more
inconvenient 70 the public as well as
himself, on account of the size and shape
of the room. The additional expense
in fitting up and moving, and the in
creased rent may be paid for a limited
time, by interested property holders,
bankers and politicians, but the people
will readily see and understand the
bearings. The old adage of "letting well
enough alone will give us "more peace
than to act on any other base.
OF course enough has already been
done, in a certain direction, to promote
the claims, in future, of a worthy aspi-
rant, who Will undoubtedly take advan-
tage of it and claim it as a reward for his
present service, having the prominent
Democrats to favor him.
STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN.