The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-29
ADEQUATE POSTAL FACILITIES.
SUNDAY MAIL DELIVERIES NOT DESIRABLE
RELIGIOUS oBJECT1oNs-How LETTERS MAY

SUNDAY MAIL DELIVERIES NOT DESIRABLE
RELIGIOUS oBJECTIoNs-How LETTERS MAY
BE OBTAINED ON THE DAY OF REST.
The subject OF q regular Sunday delivery Of the
mals-to be in all respects like the regular daily
deliveries-hss often been mooted and publicly dis.
cussed. and yesterday report was started down
town that Postmaster James would again try the
experiment which, on former occasion. turned out
such . dismal failure A representative of tho
HERALD called upon tho Postmaster in reference to
the matter. and was promptly informed by him that
the report entirely erroneous. and that he had
no intention OF introducing regular Sunday deliv
cry OF the mails.
1--WE tried the experiment once before" tho Post.
master explained. "and found such energetic and
Widespread opposition to it that had to abandon
It. Clergymsn well laynen called upon me.
in perfect delegations to protest against the dess
Grafton OF the sabbath, and many people either re-
all" u
would not many people be glad to open their!
ofices down town Of Sunday morning for tho puv.
pose OF receiving and reading their correspond
onccr'
People who want their sunday letters on Sum
day already have facilities for receiving them a. the
carriers window is opon for tho delivery Of letters
suSpAY DELIVERY AT THE POST OFFICE.
III they specially desire them" said Superfn.
tcndent daylsr OF tho city delivery who was present
on Sunday by applying for them, aud many people
do no. Men who are going out OF townion Sunday
night or who expect important news often apply for
their letters Sunday afternoons and get them in.
varisbly. Then the mercantile houses. bankers and
others ali have their boxes here and need only send
their messengers to the Post Once to receive their
letters any time on Sundays, aud some of them do
that or come themselves. but not many"
"rhc TACT H." Postmaster James said. ''that our
late Saturday night dciivcry-at eight o'clock
cleans up nails we'll that there IL no popular
demand necessity for sunday delivery, and the
accumulation of letters Sundays In very great
There IL no Sunday delivery in London, and there
seems to be no decided want OF here. thought
about good deal and finally determined try the
suit. We were completely routed In our efforts"
There In another material consideration IN tho
matter" superintendent Gayler remar ked-'nam
that II . regular sunday delivery had TO he insti-
tuted an increase OF force of carriers would be-
absolutely necessary. II would. of course. be en-
tremely unfair to expect all the members of our
present force who arc already ovcrworkcd to labor
seven days in the week. and the popular sentiment
would be decidedly opposed to It,"
III the public really demanded Ii, Postmaster
James said, II should certainly try to carry 10 out
despite any opposition, but there seems to be no
want OF II, and of course would not be justified in
attempting to force II upon the public"
SUNDAY DELIVERY WANTED.
Various business men who we're met with during
livery would be regarded as desirable by them Tho
opinion generally expressed was that the present
facilities for obtaining letters at the Post Office were
quite sufficient Tor most purposes no trouble wns
experienced In obtaining letters at the csrrers'
window or from the boxes II was thought also that
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