New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-20
POST OFFICE ADDRESSES.
ANOTnrR PROTEST FROM CONGhE>sMAN wAIT-A
RErIY IROM I'M rosTMAsTER-oF NERAL.

ANoTnrR PROTEST FROM CoNGLK>sMAN wAIT-A
REPLY FROM TIT PosTNAsTER-uFNERAL-
lBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSEl
WAsHI~GrON. Oct. 19.-CongresSman John T..
Wait has written another letter TO the Postmaster
General in behalf of his constituents. protesting
against too rcd enforcement Of the recent order as
To the addresses Of letters II was received at the
Post Office Department yesterday morning. The
letter is as follows;
EoRwIcu. Conn. Oct. 10.
Inc lion. u. VI KEY Postmaster General.
My DEAR SIR: since Nritm4 you last week have
received OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from many lead ns business
Instances are subjected pccuuary loss. from the
letters nor addressed TO established Offices by Name or
omit the name % the state from the direction be
forwarded at once 20 the Dead Letter Office.
The practice has been almost I'M vcrsal in sending
business letters from here Ia the CITY Of NewYork
SIMPLY 70 address the same 10 parties at New-Iors
CIV. emitting 10 add \. ". or the state. cashier
aware OF tins order he sent over $4,000 in drains en-
closed in letters two DAYS addressed 10 correspond
ents 10 the CITY Of Newlork IhaNe no doubt but that
Tie same practice prevails in every New-Eugand city,
and also In many other sections Of The country.
There l. practice IN every city Of tins state, and
presume IN Large places throughout he North Tor mer-
Jrlv oud October Z" send hclr hs AGAINST residents ~
such cities places the Of drop letters through
tue lg,@ pos t - vi 80. v ~ ' ,nost., IN in ,h
boxes a. TIE post flee IN hs city. and generally
ed to m tue s al o Sf fGoIcd G the n %"y III
lido think. dear sir that the order operates very
former letter. but also in the cases To which now beg
lcNc 90 caI y0ur attention The very strong Ie'hng
exhibited hv the people II uy district regarding the
a.. nt, on Snair NJ mn ronsf{tuenis and ar The
urrert request of many OF them. ak vuur fuIfhcr
hind consideration of this matter, trusting when You
J. Cx anime tle IOuuds which the order rests that
II nc rcscindcd.
The Posimasicr-Gencral has written TO Colonel
Wait in reply. saying that "New-York CITY" is
sufficient address. and that drop letters having on
them tie word lefty" would not be sent TO the
Dead Letter Onice. He continues:
partial lst of locals complied ~ the fostor Post
once Tor the state of MASSACHUSETTS, show the ic owing
fVfs the mere statement "I Nhch ls me rns,l p's-
s.Dc justification ~ tAe position tktn iy ile Depart
rcnt; Lruers addressed To- Barrett station. Mars
may be intended Tor the post once ~ AlLc's OF hlr
lyer-; Beach PORT means either Mafblchead Barn
tne. Blcv,le Is either Ncwhurvvort or Matte; Bowler
Farm may he lynn or GroNcnnii ana OEoN,"u" ltS't
NAV either The post On g ~ that name IN t>'X
each OF which has local GToN eandi hoWAt may
mean Temp.cton Sdugus Centre. Letters add es-cd
Trsnklln. West Chelmsford birmingham. Bryant
vile means south YER felIls, Ae or Ran RIVER
cherry I'M ueans Canton, Salon. North beverly or
~, mouth Chest nut llll means btck, t"ne T. o. war
arnpton Ieomiu-ter. West Chelmsford or Ihunton.
IcVp either som, rsct or SciiuatC IM "od Is post
Office in PIVmOutu County. ana iluwuud means Pitts
nod Syvamp-cotf. Mount Au1ul %, plsIc Dorchester
-, Uavcfh-f ana 30 ON through tie alphabet nearly
overy local representing nom Two 10 zen different
i;,,,i, 49,. m I'M, r., ~ paris OF tho state.
Tlerc a. az Post oiic.s Massachusetts. and the
partial list ~ locals from which the above examples
R@ve been taken contains 1853 names.
surl ne.rg tn. f.c.- ain surprised that the very
peoure I'm whose interest t.c ID partucn mas deter
mined To- stop a great aad growing evil instead OF
ecnd'n nf ai order who.cr enforcement Is The only
means fnai can .crurc them tho safety tncr mails
AMI tie speedy and accurate delivery o heir letters
General KY again declines 10 rcscind the oIdcr,
md he repeats that the order is not intended to pre-
vent the transmission of letters where the destina-
ton IL really known.