, 1875-07-04

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ried ua back to the year when rye series . .
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THE POSTAL SERVICE,
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rh, Observation-Disclosures roux o.
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WASHINGTON Jnne 5o.-lle fostnastef,'e''
eral has been interviewed upon the fesa1ts O
| his late to11r Of inspection, aud is apparently
| ,cnch grat;fad with hia trim. and what he bas
ssao ~ ,a.rnad He statas thnt ha baa mel
aoma a , 51t, o. e0f poatrnastera. bcaidss 200 oi
I 30ox other Post. Office employees, and OK
DRESSES himself as pleased with their general
annoarance Thny a. an inteIcent body ot
-fp~ ~ !fs.+:.7 ~ -, -o-ax,1 ~ .,,o
men, gays nnen ln1otnaI1ou ~ " ~ .us
practical Workings Of lhe postal service. 1pe
Postmastcrs being unanimously in favor Of rnis-
Ing the rate Of registration from 8 to 10 cents.
~, ,p-,e+r,.etar-faoreraI mazda an order tn that
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enect upon h's EeInln. ae Wa ~ aStolsnea , :ls ~
nnlk and weight OF Ine ma1ls ~ 1ns western sna
Mloa!a otates. " the .opgeae 5o4seS az pp1"esn
tne East ano Neet from 10 W - tons
ot mall matter are carried aalaF auo nauuleu
IN postal cars. me transfer AZ lineage 20 from rom
road to road Is sometimes Is M maen as loo at toGR
per day. The postal clerks In the railway post
Office cars 10 DIVISIONS ~ vest r. o. tne AAesnanles
aaso1t and handle gu poo lesiefs per month
az amount OF work winch "aIld DO imposslbie
to DO n the Post:once. Ihe MAI service ls
letters reach 1helr desnnatlon as quicSly 10 81
cases as passengers @ni,e transfers u tne taa1s
arc sometimes mace III cluea 1lom
t1aln 10 traln "nen passengers la!a
TO 90 30, ano tnna the mans someumes
are IN adVance o. the PASSENGERS. IN one
route from st. LOUIS 70 1exas an B. average OF
tons OF maj! per Gay IL earned: me Fo5tmas-
Ier~H u Oh Inc OPINION tnat tno c!e1As IN
fos,-Uulees rece19e !ass compensation tos tue
WotA tneg arc required 20 40 sosn any 1kner men
u Tue service; ae THINKS tne pay az letter' ca1-
I I'eIs 's 3aII, IuoueA .s tney nase 10 wo1A rety
hard and that the Pay OF railway postal clerks is
eooa. anu taat WINE many VI toen gre osek~
WORKED some HIe Dol. !. 1s Ye1y olacn!6 sei-
VICE TO ADJUST equitanly, nu1 many IN Inls
plancn are required ~ 10 on tne!1 1ees from
are n rapa notion IN the neat and dnss assort~
lne 1ne mall severe test o1 physical enunt-
ance'-ano toese men Goula not stana II tney
wefe REQUIRED 10 10 u az tno I'm ume; as : rus,
tne Eay OF tno cEe1ks ~ the Fost JUICE u VeIy
small o hDd many good clefks reoelv1ng from $5oo
.ea 20 tmeaVe nou1s pe1 gay, great CONTRAST 70
the oierks IN the department at Wasnlne-
ton' VINO are PAID from $!,A,o TO " Guy per
annum, and only required to work sl1 OF
seven hours per day. These Post -oilce clerks
are very lnteAlgeus class OF men. aud
generally sober and industrious and as the Post
master General met them IN little assemblies OF
from 100 to lou, he told them that sobrlety Waa
hereafter to be an essential element in tha re-
qul1ements for Post-O Office duties, that none but
sober and steady men would be retained 10 any
branch Of the Service, and that this would in-
clude all the officers, from superintendents to
asserting clerks Oh railWars, and from Postma8
teIs to poltera in Post Offices. 1t appears the
free delivery has obyated the necessity for Post
Offices in central locations, and the Post
thinks that plain buildings, in
lcaa expensive situations, With plenty OF light
air, ETC., would answer all the requirements
quite as we'll az the costly structutes now being
a1ected. The portion of the public building in
which the Pittsburg Office i8 located is altogether
inadequate 10 tue needs of the service. The
office is hot. dark, crowded, and inconyenient,
with poor ventilation, and the letter-cases are
.rowded together IN their quarters like so many
sheep, and therefore it is impossible to do
irst-class work in such q place. It is matter
# pride that the city is served as we'll "a it is
lnder such circumstances. The offices At St. !
Louis and Cincinnati arc very dark, hot, and
>1d6e, and large portion Of the clerks are COM
oelled to work by gas-Gght during the day with
he thermometer standing among the nineties, |
>ut new buildings are being erected in each OF |
hese places At Chicago the Office lB made up ]
# three stores under q new hotel, which ia at |
'reseut unoccupied. The1e is plenty Of room |
md light, and it Is very good aud accessible.
luG rent C1 LQtG ONCE, Win all the necessary /