Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-01
OUR POSTAL SERVICE.
New Features Which Add 10 the Conyen.
fence of the People and the En-.
cheney Of The system.
some statistics which Show Extraordinary
Development on the outside aud Good
Management on the inside.

The public has not vet begun 10 an.
prcciato the great improvements In the
local postal service which went into effect
on The LIST of October, Several carriers
were added at that time through the con.
slant efforts Of Mrs. Burchll Go perfect
the service, and In consequence VI has
been rearrangcd greatly TO the advantage
OF the entire community, and especially
10 the business part OF II. Under tho
present system the service IL well-uigh
complete, having been fitted TO the
schedules OF all trains so that parties
IN every quarter Of the city
may rely on receiving or dis
patching mall matter with NIL possible
dispatch. The following shows the hours
of deliveries and collections, and deserves
TO be pasted In the hat of every business
man and citizen;
pELivRRns.
l. business route, Including Main,
Houston, Rusk and Throckmorton streets
from the bluff to the Texas & Pacific rail.
way, Delivers all night (includlng west.
bound 6'46 y, mo mail. Carriers leave
office Mt 1880 u, m.
z, business route and territories.
BUSINESS route has the north mail deliy.
cred, aud the territories all mail received
after the p, IN. delivery. Carriers leave
Office at . $50 u. M.
D. Includes that part OF business route
north OF Fifth street, and delivers mail
from Dallas, Galveston, New Orleans and
Intermediate points. Carriers leave
Office at 3 p, m.
4. Business route and territories. De-
/ livers all matter received after last de-
livery, including Wichita Falls mail. Car
riers leave otllco at y, m.
COLLECTIONS.
Collections at Z a. IN. on Main and
Houston. All mail deposited in boxes
mp to that hour dispatched on north.
bound Missouri Pacific at & ,45 p. IN.
In territories carriers collect as they
make the . 80 a. IN. delivery.
Carriers collect on Main aud Houston
at noon Al. mail put In boxes up to
that hour for Galveston, Dallas, Hons.
ton, New Orleans, Shreveport, sherman,
Marshall and TcNarkapn dispatched on
| cnst-bound Texas & Pacific at 1880 p. m.
Carriers make last collection in terri
tories ON the 1 p, m, delivery
Inst collection ON Houston aud Main
At $500 p, m. Mail deposited In boxes
up TO that hour catches the north-bound
Missouri Pacific mt G.6O Il, m.
Residents are requested to have CORE.
spUndcnis mark street and number on their
mall, This insures speedy ana success.
full delivery Much difficulty Is now cN-
pcrienccd on account OF the frequent fail.
ureS 20 give 4 complete address
SOME INTERESTING STATISTICS.
Tho general favor In which this depart.
mcnt OF the postal service Is coming in
Fort Worth is well illustrated by the IN.
creased demands upon 10, The report of
Mr. NJ. b. Hart, superintendent of the
carriers, OF the amount OF mail matter de-
liycred and collected for the year ending
October !, 1888, shows wonderful aud
rapid development. The number of
pieces collected and delivered dur
ing the yarlous months were;
October, 1854, t5,792; November, 80, 06G;
December 51,0S8; January, 1885, 90, 352;
February, G5,GiGi March, 7s,6l7i April,7a,
5aS; May, 7b0lI; June, 7G,sd3i July, S0,-
IA; August, s2,H0l. September, st6Ss;
grand total, s3S, 5gi. OF this number
233,s2l pieces were collected and
Col ,773 pieces delivered OF the pieces
collected SO, obs were letters, 3G,l93 pos.
tai cards and ,6Sd papers. The pieces
delivered were divided as follows: Reg
lstered letters, 2i7l; mail letters, S45, $3.50
mail cards, bGl80 local letters, ~
1856; local cards, ll,lGG; papers, l7l,-
9S5. The excellent management
of the service Ia shown In
the fact that of total of 60i, 773 pieces
but POSI- were returned, record which
doubtless Is not surpassed, II equalcd,
by any other postoillce In the Union.