St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-05
Boys Pretty Refers
At The Boston, Third street.
OUR POSTAL FACILITIES.
They Nay Be Increased by the
Addition Of Fight New Car

They Nay Be Increased by the
Addition of Eight New Car
riers.
Hon. S. A. Whitfield, first assistant
postmaster general, passed several
hours IN st. Paul yesterday. He is
making a tour of the principal post
Offices in the Northwest and ascertain
ing their needs and shortcomings. He
came here from Minneapolis. and after
deVoting some time to the Office pre-
sided over by Postmaster Lee, took a
drive about the city with that Of
fetal. In an interview Mr.. Whit
field said that he had heard but
little complaint from the st. Paul office,
and these few proved that it is in good
condition. AS to disseminating the Of
fees at st. Anthony Park and Hamline
and extending the carrier system to
those suburbs, he said that & special in
SpectOr from Washington will be sent
here to make an extended examination
into the needs and advisability of such
course. The number of new carriers
permitted by appropriation by congress
will be about $50 for the United States,
and it will require time and
investigation to determine how many of
them may be allowed at the st. Paul
office, but the matter will be disposed of
against the closing of the fiscal year
July l, and it will be determined
whether st. Paul shall have eight addi-
iOnal carriers. In speaking of the in.
crease of the allowance for Offices in the
larger cities, he said that, as it was
gagged by the amount of business done,
Il often prevents some cities from re-
celYing as large allowance as it de-
served, because the stamp sales in the
office proper are cut down by agencies
that receive large quantities of stamps
by mail and from other cities, and this
often makes considerable difference
IN the receipts Of 4 postoffice. Post
master Lee confirmed the foregoing
statement by saying that at least $5O,OO0
worth OF stamps are sold by concerns in
st. Paul that receive them from outside
places. and that is the reason that his
office only shows an increase of bust
ness of $4,000, when the actual
increase of work done should in
dictate much larger annual business.
Mr.. Whitfield continuing. said the sale
Of stamps by agencies has been very
large in some ciIies. For instance in
Newark, n. j. A committee of citizens
from that city called at the department
and urged that more money be allowed
to their office. 1t was ascertained that
uldliS VI GuG lucIClldulS were buying
stamps in New York, and upon sug-
geStiOn being made TO the merchants
they bought their stamps at home. run
ming the sales of the Newark office up
to 100000 and resulting in an addi-
tional allowance of $1,000 for that Office.
Other cities have had similar expert
ence IN the sale of stamps. The Chi
cago Office shows an increase in bust
ness the past year of 100000. He said
that as far as st. Paul is concerned an
Effort would be made to remedy the
hardship by establishing ten stamp
agencies in different parts of the city,
in localities TO be recommended by the
postmaster. The keepers of these
stations will be allowed S24 year for
handling the stamps. Mr.. Whit
field left on the o'clock
train last evening for Milwaukee.
and will then 90 to Chicago, and thence
to Washington city. He is an old SOL
der, and has reputation as an orator.
lie left Washington May % and deliv-
cred the Memorial day address at Rock
Island. Mr.. Whitfield was assistant
postmaster at Cincinnati. and was taken
into the department by Clarkson, whom
he has recently succeeded as first assist
ant postmaster general