New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-12
TIE POSTOFFICE THERE 1T BELONGS.

| THE POSTOFfICE UHERE III DELON"o'
There is not much danger we suppose, that
the business of the General Postollce IN TINS
city will soon be transferred to new quarters
! up,ovn. but ina>much as that change OF base
i, definitely proposed and earnestly Advocated
bv Postmaster Van Colt, and openly If not
! formally recommended By the POStmasterIIen-
clal an occasional protest Is not llncliied Ior
We have considered the arguments which MI
| Van Cott advances in support OF the great
project which he has much at heart out we
cannot persuade ourselves to accept them VII
the contrary. the objections TO the transfer
which we have already suggested seem to us 10
cain weight constantly. We cordially acknowl-
cdra tho Po>tmaStcr's zeal for the Improvement
Of the service, his sagaciy and his success. MS
opinion is fairly entitled to candid and respect
ful treatment, but when it has received inc
close and impartial attention which it deserves
we believe that it will be- deliberately reJec'cu
bv the Judgment of this community.
Mr. James. cx-Postmaster and ex-PostmaS'er'
General. is infinitely familiar with the condi-
tionS and requirements of the service More
over # cannot be said that his judgment Is IN
ducncod by personal considerations. for the I'M
rortant financial institution of which he Is the
head i established in the very nciShoorhood
20 which it is proposed 10 remove the "encIal
po,,ofiice. He has given much thought 10 the
suhicc, and he has lately made this deliberate
statement through " The World :
I DO not by any means believe that the uptown
orro should be She General Postoiiicc The "chefal
ro>tofice shou.a be where IL IS now even
though it j, for postal business. "biicN
hole # Calcutta The General fo,t,hce mas got u
nc where 10 is now and. IL possible 40 r'arF'it"i i9
. NEE; t,c requirement, Of the period and TO provide
for future growth The new paper, give the bIE''t
patronage 10 the Ppsoficc They arc all established
,,,ip a ,onc'- throw u tho To,tonicc where II now
d, and within a few block, " the great exchanges ana
VT Warehouse, ~ 100 different kinds II business
There stands tho General po-tofc'. and there II must
stand The uptown branch ro,toGcc must however
| rise and speedily. There are many reasons wiz t'c
/ ,,.o,t or, cannot cope -uccc,,fully with the tr'
mend MS volume 81 postal business those VINO al
,o,atc the uraown office as General PoS'oh'c "o"H
l very foolish to think that the blk downtown '~tah
n. ,,.,t .rr,uld 10 abandoned Here i Significant
1,, Trey forget that although tho population OF
,,e ,utovu ward, and the annexed District ms M
creased ga tiv the great majority II tie people OF New
York Ciy live below rvcnty-uhrd st.
This statement Of The case might be expanded
| indefinitely but it is perfectly secure founda-
,i,n to build on. and will support any weight
Of argument.
II j.. understood that Mr. Van Colt has ar
ranged for the introduction Of a bill in Con
rro,, appropliating S10.oo0, 900 10 carry "W
hi, plan That i, q great sum of money hu'
v,c do 100, regard the necessary cost "l VIZ
/ Van Cor,'> project an important consideration
,bourh in 4, likely 10 be- 80 regarded hy mem
loIs of Congress Who find it extremely dliii'li'
20 procure comparatively trivial sums Tor the
erection of Federal buildings in their own dis
trici,. Now-Yorl, j. entitled 10 ask ior all the
money that the postal service can advantageous
| ~ absorb at thi, point and the whole country
/ +, vitality interested iu having the claim al
! lowed The net revenues OF the New York
o0ic, would pay for Il new tcn-mil!ion dollar
huildn. IN los, than three years that l., "Iil1Ih
the time required for It's construction. II 1t
,c1ily would he advantageous to have TIA" ten
c,al po>tonicc uptown that sum or even a
lar,cr one might not be too much to pay for the
ADVANTAGE. Eut wien We consider how the
ya,, bulk Of all mail matter reaches ana leaves
the c;tv. and the natural centre of collection
and distribution within the city limits We are
forced 10 believe that such a change as MI.
Van Cot contcmplatcS would be dear at any
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