New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-10
GENERAL PRESS DIsPAIcH.l

GENERAL KEY.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPAICHI
WASHINGTON, oct. 9.-rhe Postmaster-General
has received a letter from Congressman John L.
Wait of Norwich. Conn. stating that several prom
inent business men of his district (which is a very
wealthy one containing an immense number of
cotton, woollen paper. thread aud other factories
spprehend that the recently issued order of the De-
meni requiring all matter which is not directed TO
a post Office address to be treated a. unavailable
and returned to the sender if known. else to the
Dead Letter Office. will result in serious cmbarIass
ment to them, and possibly great pecuniary loss.
Colonel Wait SAYS;
The town of Spracue has two post Offices In It, Bal
tie" and " Hanover" One OF me immense mills OF A
a " Sprague, the " Blluc" MIL l. ia Sprague. and
tnc. t. A village of 1900 500 people, merchants
mechanics. etc. outside OF the uil people proper pre-
-urnr that than nai OF the rcis FOR TINS village
enforced the business men Of SpIaSue VIII have 10 wait
fol correspondence TO 80 through the Dead Letter
once Ihc~e are hOt lH..tt'u Nns'9 IN ~, Wv ~.
-prasuc carved out of the towns OF Franklin ana
Tad been established when the great mill Was
built ana prior To the creation Of the new town.
All over the Counties OF New London and Windham
are such places bearing names different from their post
Offices aud postal clerks know Just what TO do with
the letters II letters fO A W. sprdgue are directed
10 u, Nj I,hsn Alien vino T. lerge mann
fsctrrr at The village Of Hanover has letters directed
10 hun at Sprague." the route agent puts them on In
dear SIR TO MAKE fuIl examination INTO Tie Effects Of
tins order, aud cannot but believe that you vii
scind IL.
The Postmaster-Gcneral has given the matter his
personal attention. and has written "A reply OF con-
siderable length to the application, explaining why
he wishes to give the present order fair trial
before considering the policy of reseindlng IT. He
saysi
would say that the records OF the Chief Special
gent that At least cent Of the arrests FOR
st~aling letters have been based upon the taking Of
letters not addressed to post offices;
No other postal service undertakes to deliver letters
not addressed post oicc, aud when you consider
that the number OF local names IN the United States
af least 10000 while The number Of post Offices il
AZ 600 think Won must agree that II IS enough To
qurc the employees Of tho postal serNee 10 De ape 10
lOca e all tue post Offices
II Is not expected that distributing clerks shall read
awning OF the address Of mail matter except the name
of post Office county ana state, snd to require hen
NJ Won suggest Ole 10 know that mail matter adj
dressed To John smith, rpraEue, Conn. goes To
Baltic y. o.. COuD. while matter addressed 10 william
Jones sprAguc, Conn. must De- sent 70 Hanover Cohn
seeu,s asking OF them much. In the cas- Of the
prominent 1rus mentioned Dy YOU, IL may oe Wltihn
their ledge but would be- impossible 10 tell inch
sntn or got his man al Baiuc and when at Han
., . - - -
Ii the subject Is properly explained to the people nv
matter permitted 10 Dc
warded not addressed To post Offices the interests OF
The public viii materially advanced Ihe Gen
cra aud Ill the 'ihctrs oi the hAl"ay
Mail Service are doing all In then power 10 prevent the
evils which YOU apprehend ana no case OF INJURY 10
business account ~ the order has yet Deen Irp"I
We are confident that the order he enforced w
Great advantage Ia the postal service ana The Ieop"
and have now Large force employed 10 comIllh- Isl
M III local names the country. that the puzzle may
ne informed Of the proper post once 10 WAicA matter
addressed 10 a local name may De sent