Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-01


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therefore be aAded nosshiy V tbs fund
from vhsch The running expessss Of tho
Ssssale pose oelss sss paid-
| ~ Asss thoeehs II seems e1tssofdi-
nssy shss shs peee,s Of . city shosid b
esupailsd to taks from their ovu
poeksts noesy vtsh which 10 psy the
smcioyss Of she eovesumees IN their
midst Affairs In sssts,s, hovsvss. had
soos 70 sach pass that u vss sbso-
issely necessary that some sosh setion
be taken. The amount allowed b. she
government for the running sxpeuses
Of The possoifss vss Sidicu!oosly insds
qaase- II vss impossible for the foscs
of clerks to handle the mails properly.
Letters often reached thoss for whom
Shsy vere intended thsse, four sr fvs
days after they we're received In the
city. II vss possible TO kssp TIE general
window opsu oniy darisa . portion OF
J the day. and while u vss opss there
ivns always 10 b sssn long line Of men
and women patiently awaiting IN o.
porsanisy 10 inquire whether any mai
awaited them.
Il sach state Of Affairs soon becams
, into;ershle. People Who had business
! | 10 transact - the cost Once we're CON
, psiled 10 await theif tasn In long line
J Of sopplisnts for She attention of the
clerks. II vas worth half . day Of I
msn's sims 70 scnd or receive money
order. People Who vosk for vaRe'
found that u vas better for them "
loss their mail than 70 vssts their tin,
sssndina around the post once await
, ina an opportunity to secure 10. Tn
, postmaster informed the deparsassut Of
the situation ever and over again. ba
, no sstsutioe vas paid 10 his represents
|. tions and be vas al lsst compelled Il
declare that be vas able 10 do nothiri
10 improve the state Of Affairs Ia the
Office.
A. tais janeiase u became apparent
that IL would become necessary for tht
eitssns to act unless they we're viliipG
lto have she interests Of the city iesp
ardisxd by postal service which VA
already vfssehsd and vas fast CROWNS
uorse. A movement vas Get on foot u
!. raise By voluntary subscriptions fund
to cay for additional clerical service
and two hundred and seventy-nve CHI
ssns Who were willing TO contribute fol
tho purposs we're speedily found. The
list could have BEEN increased indeh,
nissly. but II II believed that the fond
already guaranteed vili Be sufilsisnt ioi
the present. Hereafter. therefore, the
citizens OF Seattle viii help the govern.
meat out By paying few ef its clerks
In compelling the citizsns Of Seattle
10 resort 10 this method Of securing
proper postal facilities. the government
violates iss contrac, With the sender OF
lsvsry letter which CONES into the Ssa.
| tie postoilice. When o man attaches a
tvo cent stamp TO . letter. he does 50
believing that 10 pays ell charges aud
that bis correspondent car secure the
letter viihout eypsuse to himself. Sc
far ss Iettsrs directed TO The Seattle
pestofsioe ars concerned. however, THU
belief 10 entirely wrong. The people Of
Seattle are compelled 10 pay for The
mali which they receive a. well ~ FOL
that Which they seud. Il IL q serious
matter 10 accuse the government Of
, virdline, but 1t certainly does Obtain
money uuder false pre,enses from th,
man Who buys q two cent stamp, fully
believing that IL viii carry letter FIRE,
from all other charges TO his friend Ia
Seattle.
Add all the time the treasury Ia hiiet
TO Overlooking with such an enormous
!. amount Of money that Mr.. Cleveland
and his advisers are frightened aud 40
peal 10 congress to devise some metho,
OF getting rid Of this overwhelming
treasure. Bat with all the frettira an,
DAIRY about the surplus. nobody con
nectsd vith the administration seem
10 think thai II would be good idea I,
sss q small portion Of 10 10 give ID,
' | peopie better postal facilities.