The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-20
HusY hS nEES.
Worn IN the New Post O.Rcc The Marvellous
Rapidly with which the Mails arc Ham
died -Thc Labor Of the letter Carriers.

work in the New Post Once The Marvellous
RHpidity with which ths NaiIS arc Han
died The Labor Of the letter Carriers.
When the Post once was removed from
the old barracks ON Nassau street M IN its ores
,nt location. Postmaster James and his able as
ss'ants were enabled to carry ont plan Of re-
organic ,,ion of the details OF Office work which
they had long contempt ted and fully ioaturcd.
The dII-st,Ie distribution tables wore amphi-
theatrlcaiy arranged boxes, breast high, built
together in sections 50 that mail bags pendant
beneath could be- taken out when they were
filled. The new tables arc upright, ana look
like scmicirculnr walls Of big "pireon holes"
There are ten Of them down stairs I'm the news
paper dcpnrtment, some Of which arc very Urge
the V stern, for Instance, into which IL dis
triDutcd the mail for New England. That one
has 2Gl boxes. A single ono OF these boxes has
to receive tho packages OF mail matter
addros scd to number OF places. only
the very largest cities are given separate boxes.
Into one box on the pennsylvani Ohio and
Ipnnrs4 ee Liable" GO all Addressed To $50 differ
ent uflices. Another box takes IN 4O5 Offices IN
tennessee nearly one third Of he state. Tue
whole t5r0 oiices Pcnnsvlvanil are represent
cd bv 30 noxes, and OAiOs 5000 Offices by - All
the o the dis ributOrs must know perfeutly. That
they may not nissend = packaNe. u would
seem a. N the rapldv Of their work would tie
vety seriously intcrfercd with, by even slight
change I'm the mere mechanical arrangcmOn t Of
h d. within the past xix weeks, to learn new
lists. to ada many new places 10 the oil Hsts,
and to include numbers Of new boxes in the re-
organized system. II Ia very creditablc To the
energy and Intelligence OF tue gentlemen In this
bran III of the service that they have 50 readily
AMI well adapted themselves To the ne" require
mcuts.
some idea of the rapdity with which men
must work hero may he gained from the fact
that the local receipts ot letters, plpcrs, and
othermail matter average about sixty tons Ter
a en-. in addit ON To- the handling u at least as
ptg
are l,Wai men employed In all departments Of
the New York Post Once, at sal tiles ranging
from SO0 to SllO per month, and WORK never
stois.
Tucre are three tours " Of duty for the dis
trihufore. who arc the hardest worked of the
lot, aud whose responsibility Is greatest. In the
letter department the mrnge ment OF these
i tr Is MT IRON IA " mr., no ram ieJp"mH
to 10 A. NJ. In the newspaper department the
time - somewhat different, oeing thus estL!-
| to q =. NJ; second from Y. N. "a A. Nj
! third. from T. NJ. to9A. VI. Ibis Is an increase
| ia the third tour OF two hours beyond what was
required until within a week past. but has been
deemed necessary To provide properly for dis
| accommodate the recent large Increase of bllsi-
ness APT, rently induced 10y the establishment
OF the d" fast and 4" limited" malls to Chicago
| and Pittsburgh.
There arc re suIsr tides in the Post Oficc work
| wednesday and Thursday ut each week, when
| the weekly nrwsutpeTs are sent out there ~ "A
flood. Tuesday ami Friday the semi weeklies
make heavy Increase IN the newspaper de-
| pat4ment. Very htgh tides may ne lookeu Tor
| about the first Of tue month, especially at tho
| beginning of zach quarter. Magazines make
| lively business about tue l5th Of the month. In
| the letter department, lndly nifht - tue bus
lest OF tue week, and after that there l. n COM
| parative eDh until : turday, when nlg nrms are
sending on their weekly circulars and price lists.
Daring the day, the bulk Of local collections
| of NAL matter y between the hours ot and
| p NJ and it IL generally stamped sorted, and
bundled ready for tine first mail after its rtcep-
| ton. his work Is done win marvellous rapid
| ity. Even huge steamer mall - not sunci, mt
| 10 encdmber tue tables more than two huurA.
| although II may come In at the very time wnen
the loo matter Is heaviest.
| Ihc carriers. 43t IN number, gathered I'm 6Wi1,-
~ separate pieces Of mail matter during tue
| montn OF sep .cmher, AMI delivered j,s9Jiel.