New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-10

York have secured the privilege oil sRast and West
lion The quantity of letters travelling Eds. ~u ,ha
tn, daX ta day Is about the same though as ,nr
great publishing centres are an much h heavier Postal
r vary I'm length from forty 10 sixty fee,' anu ae
named after prominent statesmen or ~, thev needed
Formerly they were all lah,ed are now allowed
10 color them the same as their ote in re-
in use in the service VII" with reserve OF
serve; also 1850 apartment ca'S Wv"
The dicteS railway clerks encounter in disposin
0fcials Women who mark letters " in hss"' t ann
leave out the name .eo,o6 i and '0" cranSs Who
ynfiy addresses in rhyme, or experiment with Whit
ink on black aper frrn Ghy par lake shore ROAD
letter was recently handled on We Lam ""''O "
bearing This rebus-liko surerscHpuOh'
O'"'s wy wood
Mass
Every clerk of course pndcs himself on beng per'e
sercs OF profanc explosions that ING Sha thiP :,
gucsser in The service correctly ai Corr,
nranJont in the AIores Of Chicago grocery firm wa
evdcnty IN possession Of their business card LOT 'h
* what he wrote an cnvclope: - c,.,
j. smith J. Smith d Co. r.. smi'h'
suDo F@e brands f,2ffrc Of calorns Wines
Our representative will call on you shOruy
Chicago
Sondescript letters incorrectly addressed or who's
destination no fclah understand are technically
'Vcd xics" I'm The second division. large pro- or
ton Of these consists OF packages addressed ny We
meaning bur misguided people who cannot dvesi Them
elves Of the idea that HObOkcn and Jersey CITY arr
In the state Of New-Yor,.
THE MAN WHO DIRECTS THE SERVICE.
General superintendent Dell has been at the head
OF the service only since last March, but he is acady
one of its most popular members Ills compact
sturdy figure. round face bright ewes ana Spcc'acic'
are we'll known on several thousands # miles of NAL
route and his untiring energy and genuine persona
interest I'm tic work stimulate al WITH whom he cOme-
IN contact. Mr.. Eel was born al Reading, rem.
about hfty years ago, and mingcs Teutonlc Straii
9th Il IA Ipist
nentIy identified with the development of tbs anthra
cite coal fields. Mr.. Bell educated at home. and
became connected with the Philadelphia and Realms
Railroad. and i'm lS1s wsN app9hlel aSsis'al, 10 l
rising through the different grades until h,
became General Trse Manssr This r 9ar'
But last year he resigned his place amid genera
regrets and his services have since been IN rcqucs
or Conplicatei questions Mr. Bell made Mr. Wana
makers Acquaintance when the = smasierGenera
was a Reading director. and received his present az
polntmcn within two weeks Of the installing OF tn
had rcappolutrd tho efficient officers whom his prcdc
ccssOr removed. personally eniolned on the supern
tendenN Of Division tho necessity for perfect organizs
distribution OF no less than 500 sacks OF unwOrke
mail which incapable Democratic officials al Oh g
had permitted liz for ten days at the posiofic,
cning OF schedules. an employment which his eN
tended eXprrence and thorough acqua ntance witt
railroad men. methods and resources have enable
him to discharge with success. Mr. Bell Is married
AleSandcr Grant. the chief clerk of the service
has risen from the ranks. lie has worked a. boz
In country pOSoHlce, hauled sacks IN mail cars
.. thrown hundreds Of thousands OF pa'kages, an
wrcstlcd with novlces an expert. examiner -
pos'oficc Acc" Grant. as he Is famlliar'y called
is thus personally known TO a wider ciirle than per
haps any Otler man IN The service and his popuarll!
IS general lie is one Of tho few officials whom Mr
solely account Of his expert atta'nmcns, notwti
standing his ouspoken Republicanlsm