National Republican., 1877-12-13
THE eEoRGEroWN POST OFFICE.
A Delegation Of Merchants and Miiiers 10 the
Postmaster-General

The Postmaster General received delcRa-
ton yesterday, consisting Of about twenty Of the
leading merchants Of Georgetown, for the purpose
Of learning their views upon the propriety Of the
absorption Of the Georgetown mall or postal service
into that of Washington, and the consequent cx.
tension Of the carrier delivery and boI.collection
system over tho limits Of Georgetown. The dclega.
tion consisted In part Of Messrs. w Jones John T.
PicErcl, H. Gilbert T. iDn BuoSey. % WHO SS: wero ss:
companicd BY several others, whose names we did
They were highly in,elliscn. appearing body
OF men, and evidently made favorable impression
upon Judge Key as they fled Into his office under
and then inquired for Gen. Tyner the First As
sistant Postmaster General, who hos charge OF ap.
soon made his appearance, taking a seat beside
Judge Key.
WHAT THE DELEGATION ASKED.
Mr.. Jones stated very briefly that the citizens Of
Georgetown, as represented by their business men,
desired to have their present postal facilities and
present postmaster 10 remain undisturbcd. lie
said he emphasized the words business men be-
cause they represented large and important null
terests.
They had much important correspondence. and
by mail They did not and could not feel that de.
gree OF security In the safety OF their correspond
ense and t treasure 4 dropped into street boxes or
their own post-ofice boxes or put into the post
office by themselves or their Representatives
Ihoss people who wish for the carrier sy,ten IRE
Georgetown. Most Of them live there, but doing
business In the Departments or elsewhere In Wash.
They are with us, but perhaps may say not OK.
actly OF us. IL an occasional letter should come
addressed to them at Georgetown they think they
delivery But Of ,Se rrrS Bas de OF e ms matter %sSr
delivered and sent out from that Office, aud from
which revenue is derived. i is the unanimous
tffa is TaafaF
MR.. JOHN T. mitchell.
Mr.. John T. Mitchell elaborated these ideas In
well-chosen words, and entered somewhat into de-
tail regarding the business Of Georgetown and Its
postofee. lie added that the delegation, present
represented both parties In politics, and all or
nearly all the churches, including the College and
Convent He also ieslinsly alluded TO the manner
town had been shorn Of It's individuality until
there was nothing len but the post office and the
name Of the port by which 1t could be identified.
Before Washington was thought Of Georgetown
had name, a port and post.ofice, and he
thought that the last should be allowed to remain
to them.
II was pretty much all they had len by which to
perpctunte the name of the place. The building
and appliances were there and were the property
ee%heTe e BY small Sadiaioma Gl sllowSnee o r.e% Sf
half dozen letter boxes distributed about the su.
DeeIed eomd Be attained al 'O H. M,chel S,S. ,Ssn re-.
ferred to the almost lifelong residence OF Major
Hill, tho present po'tmaster, In Georgetown; his
business energy; his universal popularity as shown
by the numerous Offices he had been called upon
To fill, including all and every one which he had
been willing TO accept and lastly, his unSwerving
Republicanlsm at times when II cost something TO
be II Republican In Georgetown. He was q good
citizen mud faithful officer. lie was among the
foremost In every public enterprise, and he was
scrupulously careful and vigant in tho admins
ttation OF the post-ofiice.
MR.. JOHN MARBuRY
indorsed what had been said by his predecessors
He could add little II anything OF Importance. He
was native Of Georgetown. he would say, and had
had been engaged In business there for thirty.fvt
years. As business man he regarded the prcsen,
postal system the best for their place. The mer.
chants regarded II as much safer than the carrier
system. There less exposure TO risk and thert
was much more prompt delivery, which in turn
favored more speedy replies. The present arrange
ment was satisfactory, and he hoped 1t might re
main undisturbed.
Major lIili, the postmaster who was present
| then remarked that Gen Tyner had said to him
the day before that II the business men Of George.
town really wished TO have the present postal sys
tenn continued there II was q little singular tha
| they did not come forward and manifest Il TO tn,
Department, and that this was the impromptu re
| sponse TO that remark. II more time had beer
taken there but little doubt that the whole e1
change would shavc Joined IN this demonstration
The Postmaster General then said they were yer,
glad to listen 10 the gentlemen, aud he hoped tha
they might reach satisfactory conclusion. As ye
| no decision had been reached. The party thei
| took their leave.