The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-08-17
THE SUNDAY NAIL.
How It Was stopped and why It is &
be Continued

How It Was stopped and why It is 30
be Continued.
FROM the time the Sunday mail was es-
tablished here, q large number OF our
people have continued to express the
hope that it would soon be discontinued.
This expression did not proceed Irom q
feeling Of religious biggotry or any thing
OF that sort, but from q belief that It did
not pay In any respect to transact ordi-
nary business on Sunday, and that sail
hands, should have the privileges Of ordi-
nary mortals and have q cessation from
labor on that day. Men who are burden
ed with the cares OF business du-Ing the
week like to disc narge all such responsi.
b!Iities on the Sabbath, and turn their
minds to other and more welcome chan
nels. OF course there are few who have
no regard for the Sabbath, or for the
wishes OF their fellow men, but we speak
Of our citizens In general.
The oft repeated desire to have the san.
day mail stopped here led TO an inquiry
Of the Superintendent of the Railway
Mali Service Of this division, As to whas
steps were necessary for Its discontinue
ance. He replied that II the patrons OF
the post Ofiee here desired 1t the mail
could be discontinued. Accordingly q
petition was circulated to that effect,
which was numerOuSly and in1iuentially
signed. On this petition the S2ndey
mail was stopped last Sabbath. A few
persons have received the impression
that it was stopped at the instance Of the
postmaster. This is erroneous. The de-
partment would not take so important q
step on the mere say SO Of any officer. 1t
was stopped on the petition Of many Of
the leading business men Of the town,
who signed the petition Of their Gown
free will and accord" without fear or
other undue motives from any govern
ment 'shireling."
7 The action was taken without much re.
Election, and after q trial is found i'm
practicable. The throwing the'maiIs for
Emporia out Of their regular channel for
one day in the week confuses the service.
1t was believed that we could receive our
eastern mails via Of the x. p. road and
junction City on Monday morning at 8 q.
m, and that we could send out our malls
by the same road at 9 p. m. Saturday
night, and that this would be preferable
to the Sunday mall. It was found that
portion Of the mail came that way, while
another portion went west Sunday night
and came back next morning at 1880.
This scattered our mail too much, and it
would have continued to some extent.
But another serious objection was In he
work OF the ONCE. We found that on
Monday from z 80 to IL o'clock 1t would
take AZ least i've hands to run the office
and attend property 70 the wants OF the
people There is always more demand
for money orders, stamps, registered let
tiers, etc., on Monday than any other
morning OF the week. The ONCE wind
oWs would have 70 be closed &C two DIFF.
ferent times for at least half an hour each
t. me, while people waited who were In
hurry to transact their business. 1t
would have taken too much time to come
to the ONCE twice during Monday FORE
noon for mail. Some Of these objections
were not seen IN advance. So that Alto
gether the change petitionsd for seems
imprActicable, and consequently Q re-
quest was forwarded Monday to at once
re-establish the Sunday mail. The only
| way to get at the matter is to have the
Sunday train stopped. We believe .
large majority OF the people OF EmporIa
and vicinity would heartily second such
9 move e. that.
We have written this IS an explana-
tion which seemed to be due to those who
petitioned the superintendent to have the
Sunday mail discontinued ct this ONCE.
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