The Critic and record., 1891-04-13

this route number of years and dis
charges his duties thoroughly.
Edward II. Droop, 025 Pennsylvania
avenue norlhwest-Our local letter
carriers do all that they are expected to
do, and have found them TO be gentle
men of the "bestn kind.
Thomas w. McKnew, 033 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest-Our mail is de-
livered promptly and we have, no doubt,
as fine a set Of postmen as any other city
on the globe
MIR. D. French Queen, National Hotel
Cigar-stand-No, sir; have no complaints
to make against the carriers and ! will
add that ] never heard any one who had.
! liken Washington letter-carrier to
hill horsC--hc is always overworked.
Mr.. Frank Hume, wholesale grocer, l12
Pennsylvania avenue, said: "l have al
ways found the carriers a hardworking,
faithful class of men. If they noodle !
have never heard of It.. If all the Govern
ment employees were as hard-working as
the men who carry the mails, the De-
partmcnts would be models of business
rapidty."
Mr.. w. II. NARROW, wood and coal
dealer, PIG A street northeast-The car.
riers merit our heartiest efforts to eneerr-
age them in the pursuit of their arduous
duties, which in my mind are performed
in n conscientious manner. Their deltY-
cries to me have been prompt and aCcu-
rate. | have never been told nor do
know of any carrier neglecting his
work.
Mr.. Samuel Emery, wood and coal
dealer, l0l b street orthwest--The car
riers give me satisfaction. have no COM
plants TO make, and never heard OF any
body who did.
Mr.. John O'Connor, private secretary to
superintendent Porter of the Census. Btu
reatl--in the l39 men composing the force
of carriers there may be few who are
derclict i'm their duties, but collectively
they are q competent, energetic, cautious
body of men, deserving the citizens sup
port and approval for their excellent
service. / know of no actual "hoodling'
and have no charges TO make against the
men.
EAST WASHINGTON.
Mr. Fred. Eberle, Capitol Hill-Its all
the whim of some crank ] don't think
there is q more efficient, more punctual
or n more courteous force of letter-car.
riers in the country,
Mr.. NJ. Schneider, Navy-Yard EN
change--Our letter-carriers are all right.
They attend more strictly to their duties
than do some of the more prominent Of
iicias of the Department. Never heard
of any 'hoodling' and | never heard of a
more efficient corps anywhere.
Colonel William Tennyson Bright, East
Westinghouse ! were asked to name the
most industrious and conscientious class
of Uncle Sans employees, ] would un-
hesitatingly say the Washington letter
carriers.
"Then you do not believe the stories
about hoodling"
"Of course not, was the Colonel's en-
phatic reply. 81 don't believe there is u
grain of truth in those stOries-they are as
barren of the truth as the ordinary ghost
story"
SOUTH WASHINGTON,
Mr.. w. 4. Whelan of the firm of
| Whelan IL Mccarthy grooers, 433 Ninth
| street southwest, said with emphasis:
| "roo much cannot be said commendatory
| of the faithful and efficient manner in
which mail-carriers in my locality per-
| form their arduous duties. have never
| had the slightest cause to complain of a
single act of negligence or dereliction on
the part of n single carrier"
Mr.. IF. Harvey, grocer, at the corner
| of Eleventh and ID streets southwest
| have no faul. to find with the letter-car-
| riers. ] will state emphatically that, in
| my opinion, there is no class of men
| harder worked or more efficient. They
don't loaf.
Mr.. !. Herman, for the firm of !. Her
| man II Bro, corner of ID and Four-and-a-
l
| plant to make against the letter-caPriers.
SO far as my knowledge goes they are
| efficient and thoroughly competent, and
| do no loaiing that am aware of.
Mr.. Charles III. Parker, the South Wash
ington real estate agent, was not in when
the reporter called, but Mr.. G. A. Riddle,
his clerk, said; "The letter carriers in my
locality are thoroughly efficient and com
petent and, so far as ! know, do nc
loaiing."
Mr.. II. III, Adler, at the corner of -Four.
and a-half and II streets southwest, pro
prietor of one of the oldest boot and shoe
stores in his section, said: "rhe letter car
Tiers rs a class are efficient, Trustworthy
and attentive to duty. If there are indi
viduals among them who noodle they
have not come under my observation"
Mr. A. j, Green, one of the clerks in
the large coffee and tea house of g. d.
Kenney ON Seventh street, between ID and
IL streets southwest, in the absence of Mr.
Kenney, said: 'Yes, the letter.carriers ar,
efficient and competent. We have nC
complaint to make against them. / have
never come across case of hoodling' OF
the part of any lettercarrier and have no
heard of any and would be surprised if
did,
Mr.. Samuel i. Kelly of the firm Sam
uel l.. Kelly y Co. was very emphatic il
his praise of the carriers. $50 far as thu
delivery Of the mail in this locality is con
cerned,," he said, 81 don't see how i
could well be improved. am not awar,
of any loafing on the part of the letter
carriers.
INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS.
Colonel Amos Webster--I don't believ
that our carriers are in the habit of "sol
dering." II isn't like them.
John II. McLean--I regard the servic
as perfect.
John w. Drew of the Building Register
] have had some experience with letter
carriers. Failure to promptly delive
matter, say newspapers, is frequently lai
at their door when the fault lies in anothe
direction. Have you ever noticed the cal
riers leaving the postofiice with grea
stack of mail? Have you seen them ri
to catch street car? They do this i
order that they may get back to the pos
|, Office in time to make up their next dt
; | livery The time consumed in returnin
after having delivered their last piece
their own. They are not paid for j
, | They are courteous, necessarily INTEL
gent, always obligng, hard-worked an
, underpaid. In their case, like some othel
employed by Uncle Sam, il is "the moste
work for the leastest money"
EX-Minister Kuki Alive ana Well.