Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-15
DAILY
POST . INTELLIGENCER

POST INTELLIGENCmI
THE PosToFvICK AGAIN.
n. United States Possofioe Depart
usut il getting itself disliksd with
nnaninisy by the growing towns OF w
,eon ana Washington in 10 sndsa'.
IN 20 ave mosey ana make . sood
showing In expenditures III sef,'ee
has bssu % oripplsd in the vsss 'oa'
are loud and sarns@ IN al
air.ctions. In Portland the ssfv'0s "
.horthandsa; in New Tacoma the pop
Ia "a not half served. and In thus e'''
the delays and inconvsuisnoss afslns
,,on ,nsufBeisns postal facilities are
ali o,oh iutolsrsbls. Even stamps are
not prosurabls st all timss' escauss 'ns
n.partmsus q washinatoo Will NOS fof-
u.sh the number called for on rsqu's.
,,,ons Of postmasters. and We ssSs'a'
ossasa are eompsllsa 70 tssds with one
.nothsr 70 kssp sao0Rh on hand 70 sup
pl, the daily dsmana. This u ABSURD
ana ,d,oeic. ia poss,asesrs bono "
..oA snd his accounts correct, there
.nonA b. NO suoh difficulty IN psocor-
inc oostaes stamps. The 0overnnen'
acmsnds that postage shall b prepaid.
Il n elsarly its duty 70 sss that the
stamps whieh IL demands shall b placed
on mail matter prior 70 transmission
shall b. proousabls At 10 ofness- The
oob,io most write letters. In fact, with
tsleorsphic communication closed there
n no other way Of carrying ON business
II the star route exposures are respons'-
BILE for this absurd method OF economy
d. vould be better 10 put Dorsey ct 81 In
oharee Of the Postoffise Department.
Acain. attention has bsen called re-
usatsdly 70 the insuficisncy OF the foros
A the postoiIios in this and other grow
inc oitiss in this Territory. II is:not an
uncommon thing for letters TO lie over
"a hours in the postofnoe here before be-
ing sttsinabls by parties to whom ad-
dressed, simply and solely because tne
force il insufficient 10 properly handle
the large business Of this postomos.
The clerks, Of whom there are not
mora than half enough, are compelled
"a vork more hours than 10 reasonable
or lust, and the postmaster himself 10 .
slave TO the public, with-aftsr paying
for biz hslp--the muniAoent oompensa-
ton of from S95 to go Per month for
support Of his family. II be were 70 en-
ploy a. many clerks ~ are really necss-
ssry TO do the business Of the once
properly and satisfactorily, he would DO
forced 70 make the Government q
monthly present Of about goo. Our
postmaster u . public spirited Citizen
but hardly 10 that extent.
The delivery system 10 sadly inef-
fcisut. From morning till night DAY
after DAY, q long line Of weary men and
vomsn stand waiting TO get In front OF
the one little square orinoe through
Which only can they get their letters.
Il a impossible for working man. one
Who 10 employed ten hours per day. TO
nj his mail unless he leaves his work to
DO %. The supply of boxes IL insuf-
Acsnt, the room 10 too small. the force II
inadequate, and the whole thing II sim
ply . public nuisance, instead OF being
what Il should bs, public convenience.
This 10 pretty strong language, but the
fasts warrant II. The very circumstance
: hat people are gladly paying half q dol
lar per month to get their mail BY means
Of private parties who 60 into the post
Once and aid the postmaster and bis
clerks In asserting, 10 proof that the ser
vice 10 totally inefficient. This money
ID not paid 90 much for delivery Of the
mail matter a. for the privilege Of get
ting Il ont of the office the same das or
within tweutv-four hours Of its arrival,
and especially to avoid tho weary wait
ct the general delivery window.
Probably this article viii not change
the policy Of the Postofacs Department,
nor spar its management TO an act OF
ardy justice toward the helpless citizens
Of portion Of the country which, hav-
inc NO vote for President and no Ssna-
tors or Conaressmsn, is thought IN
worthy of attention by the political
maanatss Who have Temporary control
Of Uncle Sans postomcss. We don't
expect u will stir them up one whit. II
wosld taksa ton Of dynamite to do that.
Bat Il 10 sometimes q satisfaction to OK
prsss the truth fsrvsptly. Il does one
good 10 eroWl, and No Are sure that In
What hes been said herein the city Of
BsAttls and the whole northwest, will
unanimously Join. without distinction
- y rASs, color or previous condition Of
Il