New-York tribune., 1890-06-29

In George J. Collins u WORTHY successor OF the
long line Of men who have had charge Of the
mails II the city has been chosen. II" comhlnrs
good business qualifications shown IN The success
attendant upon his private affairs as blank-hooN
manufacturer. political experience acquired oy
service in the Common Council. and good standing
nm the community in social and church relations.
He IS "a type of that class of the community
the representatives Of which FASTENED 10 respond
~ the call Of their country when Fort sumter
was fired uppn. and after Gallant service through
ont the var returned - take up the cares ana
responsibilities of civil life aud to have political
honors thrust upon them. In the Iwen'y-lr't
Ward where hc has lons had his home. he Is
leader of the Rcpuhlicans, among such men aS
TN-Concrcssman Darwin t. James. Joseph Aspln-
all. James 4 Allahen. Jonathan Moore Jr., ana
Joseph C. Hacker. He has been president of the
Republican Association Of the ward. and Is one
II the twenty three delegates from II 10 the Kings
Comfy Republican General Committee. In 1850
Mr.. Collins was chosen commander of Grant Post.
&. \. r.. 80 ae.. He is a member Of United
States Lodge 80. l.730. knights Of Honor, a
trustee Of the Hrooldyn Savings Bank. and a
trustee and treasurer Of the Throop Avenue Pres
byierian Church. His place Of business Is al No.
- Maiden Lane. New-l ork. and he was formerly
the head Of the firm Il Collins a SeSsnon. blank
bool, manufacturers and hookhinders. His part
ncr died recently. and James =. Rapclyca. Mr
Collinss brothcr-in-law. Is special partner IN the
business.
Nr Collins was married twcnty-thTce years ago
10 Mis-, Susan l.. Rapeyea, direct descendant OF
Joris dc Rapcc, who SETTLED with other Iugue-
nois and Walloons from France in the Wailabout
region in 1888, and whose daughter was the first
white child born on Long Island. ON part OF
the Rapcyca estate at Myrtle and NoStrand a'cs,
barn was built by Folkcrt Rapclyea IN 1910.
which is now owned by Charles II. NandcrNccr, dnd
Is ahont 10 De torn down. over / 90 descendants
Of tie Rapclyca family attended reception re
Gently given in the old barn to say farewell to
it. among them being the new Postmaster and
his wife
1t is less than a hundred years since post
Office was established on Long ISLAND. Prior to
1893 the letters, which were few and far between,
were sent out by stagc-coach drivers and other
carriers Early in the present century post
routes were established and a newspaper published
in BROOKLYN in lsOG advertised ffty-thfce letters
At that time joel Buncc was Postmaster, and the
Office was at Fulton and Front SIS Thomas W.
Birdsall, who was III partnership with Mr.. buncc,
suc.rcdcd him as Postmaster, and was IN time
succeeded by Eraslus Worthington, who, in 1919,
removed the Office 10 Fulton. and Hicks SITS In
1922 George l.. Birch kept the Office al No. o
Fnlton-st From 1924 10 lS2U the Office changed
hands frequently, and was successfully held hy
Messrs. Bennett, Clements and Moser until Adrian
Ilageman succeeded 10 II IN 1929. He remained
IN charge for twelve years and in the year the
city was incorporated Ns34) established the Office
in "a building in Cranberry-st. The Postmaster
then had clerk and one carrier. EX-Mayor
George Hail became Postmaster i'll ls4l and the
gross receipts Of the office had grown TO $1,000.
Henry C. Conlxling took charge in ls45, and the
Office was removed to n building in Fulton-st,
| between High and Nassau SITS. In the great fire
OF ls4s this was burned and the Office was trans
ferred 10 Montague Hall, at No. Court-st. Here
General Gold 5. Silliman father Of Is. ID. Sliman,
to6S charge under appointment of President Tay
lor i'll ls49. At the end of his four-ye term
DaniG Van NooLnI, succeeded him ana re-
moved the office to No. 331 Fulton-St.
William II. Peek, III i757, transferred 1t
George i. Lincoln appointed by President
Lincoln in 1861 and held Office for five years.
The bl siness greatly increased III the time
and fifty men were employed as clerks and car
riers, and the money order department
| tabiIshcd. Editor Ihom's kinsclia's appoint
mcnt was not confirmed By the senate in 1865,
and Colonel :. II. Roberts was appointed later in
situation in Washington-st.. near FuItonsr. In
Sheril Anthony Campbell was appointed 10 the
ollicc III iHhN, ana ne was succeeded ~ c\-MdyOr
Samuel Booth in lsi2. Two years later the post
offices in Williamsburg and GrcenpoInt, which had
been maintained under their former names from
the time Of tie consolidation Of the Eastern Dis.
trict with the city twenty years before were con
sOlidatcd with the brooklyn office, and {. {.
Talbot, of the Williamsburg Office. was made
Postmaster Of the entire city. President Hayes
appointed Colonel James McLccr in 1875 and he
held the office for eight years. being Tcnppointpd
al the close Of his first term by Pr sident Arthur
-Four years ago next Tuesday Postmaster Hen
Dirk took charge Of the Office There are now
800 letier-carriers a full force OF nearly SEQ
men, and the annual receipts in excess Of
$500. 900 Besides the main Office there are cigh-
teen stations and Sub-staiion When Post mas
ter Hendrix took charge the salary was 81, 500
based upon the receipts. These have now grown