The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-18
THE DEMANDS MADE

THE DEMANDS MADE
upon the postofiice BY the Sedalia
public. And even this force b hardly
adequate. Postmaster Parker
is allowed but Q certain
monthly amount for clerical e.
penses. aud he has for . long time
found It necessary to increase this
amount BY contributions from bis own
pocket. If the young men employed
were not oil expert and skillful hands,
the force would be unable to cope With
the growing amount Of work which
each day brings them.
As the force is nov constituted, it
consists Of Albert Parker. postmaster;
H. c. DeMuth. assistant postmaster;
+. w. Schultz. mailing clerk; e e.
Parker. J. NJ. Soedsker and B. G.
DeMuth. distributing and mailing
clerks. From six O'Clock in the
morning until after the usual working
hours. and frequently At night, these
gentlemen are busy with their duties.
The degree Of efficiency which may
be acquired By length Of service
WAS srRIKIXGLY SHOWN
to the reporter while for q moment
watching Mr.. Harry DaMuth run
over q huge pile of letters and sort
them for distribution. There are Q
number of Different sections into which
the boxes are arbitrarily divided. and
the work of sorting the letters con.
sists Of laying each one upon the pile
Of its proper section. 1t was per-
formed with lightning-like rapidity,
and. seemingly faster than IN unac
customed eye could have run over the
addresses. In distributing letters %.
usual care is taken. Each
clerk ID responsible for his own section,
and naturally endeavors to prevent
errors arising which would lead 10 the
discovery Of any carelesness upon hiz
part. When it 10 reflected that let.
tiers 60 astray or are mislaid in rare
instances only, and the tact that near.
" Eve thousand pieces of mail matter
are handled every day in the week, il
may be readily ssen that the highest
degree Of efficiency prevails in the
workings If this rs we'll ~ othel
branches If the service.
The 1 ELIvE.Y.
At the delivery window, the. same
order and method prevails. The sys
tenn by which the letters Of any on,
person may be selected from the
proper box in nm instant. is q mos
perfect one, aud hong use has made the
attentive delivery clerks % familiar
with the requirements Of their posi-
ton that their experiences in handling
letters is something pleasing u lool
upon. Strict instructions prevail tia
courtesy shall be used toward every
one having business with the Office
and the Legendary ''ofiicial impu
deuce" IS something never seen there
The Sedalia postofice is fourth il
the state, coming next after st. 10
seph 10 point Of business, which lat
ter place follows Kansas city aud st
Louis. 1t is far ahead of Hannibal
which is next on the list behind Sc
dalia, and third above Jefferson City
Its net revenue tn the department ]
between. 81. 900 and 81. OOO per yea
and constantly increasing. The amour
Of money orders paid during a yea
approxinstes nearly one hundre,
thousand dollars. and the issues fol
low closely upon that sum. The bo,
rents alone all about 81, 900. and
THE STAMP SALES
tread on the heels Of $50, 900. the in
dications being that the present year
sales will exceed that sum. Their
are about one thousand boxes.
Probably there is no more convent
emily arranged postoffice Of its size il
the country. Since Captain Parker:
term of Office he has spent much time
and much money. all Of the improve
ments being at the expense Of tn
postmaster. in making it an ideal e.
adjustment. There is no unneces
sary ornamentation. everything beins
designed for usefulness abave al
things, but the neatness and methot
everywhere shown are such ~ t.
make it possible to do q great amour,
Of work with the least possible exer
ton or repetition.
The system which watches the dis
tIibutiOn Of matter for the mails leav
ing the city; which guards the care o
advertised letter.; which presides ovel
the delivery OF letters TO their proper
box in the Office here. are all perfect
in their wsy, and show what may b,
accomplished BY methodical intelli
gence. -
! Sedslians ought to be proud IF tneil
postoffice, and no doubt they are. l,
Is q model to Others. and its business
records show more conclusively than
anything else what the growth and
size Of the city is.
For Tilden.
Spe.iai dispatch to the kazoc.
BOoSvILLE, No.. Nay Is, 1880.
The democratic county convention me
to-day and will eend the following nance
- delegates to the Moberly convention:
Col. r. A. Mccullough. William Bnnce
J. d. Siarke. John Coserove, d. c. Wing
T. v. Hickox, William Williams and W.
H. Cooper.
The delegation Is believed to be solid foI
Tilden.
Prof. Gu,lmelie The inventor Of French
Kidney Pads bearing his name. va one o
the mort noted men Of this day in France
Its cures Of kidney diaeases are mort mar
velou., and are said to be permanent. Fol