The Critic and record., 1891-04-13
MORE PUBLIC OPINION.
THE MAIL CARRIERS UNANIMOUSLY
COMMENDED BY THOSE THEY SERVE.

TIE CRIr1c presents herewith a NUM-
ber Of additional replies Of Washington
ans to the following questions
i. DO you regard the corps Of Washing
ton letter.carriers, as body, competent
and efficient?
p Have you any complaint to make
against either individual carriers or the
corrs2
81 DO you know of any instance of
"hoodling," Z. o., loaling or wasting time,
when ON duty. on the part of any carrier?
Have you heard of any such caso2
AMONG THE BANKS.
MIR. John w. Thompson National Met
ropoltan Bank regard our ctter-carriers
as u body of painstakng and industrious
men. ] have no complaints, whatever to
make.
Mr. Walker of Lewis johnson e CO..,
bankers-Wo have very little business
| with the letter-carriors, but from what we
| see of them ] would take them to be men
| who attend to their own business. don't
/ believe they do any "hoodling." as you
! call il, nor have ] ever heard Of any.
Corson 4 Mccartney, bankers-We have
| no fault whatever to find with our mail
| carrier service. AS far as our knowledge
| goes the service is iirst-class.
| Citizens National Bank-We have
! nothing to say against the lctter-carricrs
Crane, Paris & Cove never heard
of any negligence ON the part of the car
| riers.
Ex-Rcgister of Wills Dorsey Claggett
| You can pick out a few men in every
| large body who shirk work, but IIdoubt
| If you can find any among our letter car
riers.
The carrier who serves me, can per-
| sOnally testify, is q tip-tOp young man,
industrious and competent.
Receiving Teller, Central National
Bank-We think the local force very
efficient one and can make no COM
| plant.
Paying Teller, National Bank Of Wash
ington-The carriers are all o. K.A fine
set of men in every way.
Receiving Teller, Second National
Bank--We can make no complaint.
Washington lettercarriers are the best
have seen.
Receiving Teller, National Bank of the
Republic-We have the model force of
lettercarriers, and don't you forget it.
OFFICIAL OPINIONS.
Mr.. +. Vinsten, Police Clerk-Ourm mail
comes here promptly and ! am of the
| opinion that IL would be hard matter TO
get a better letter carrying force than this
city has at the present time. Don't think
| the men "hoodle'' and wouldn't blame
'em much if they didn't once II awhile.
NJ. p. Key of the Human Society-There
are no flies on our letter-carriers.
BUSINESS MEN GENERALLY.
Mr.. A. Lisner, proprietor Palais Royal
in my mind, our letter-carriers are as
good in every way as are those of other
cities. They are always in hurry and
seem to barely have time to do their work
For my part, / can't see why any
charges have been made against them.
Miss NJ. l.. Moran, chief clerk for n. w.
| Fitzgerald, said 10 q CguIC representative:
"Our mail IS always heavy. It frequently
amounts to 100 pieces day, and will aver
age more than 20. / cannot imagine how
the service could be improved. The first
delivery is at en- early hour, while the last
IS at seasonable hour for business people.
So regular is the service that we can count
on the coming of each lot at a cetain mo-
ment, and our calculations are verified by
the subsequent appearance of the carrier.
reaches the postoflice with the simple adj
dress, Mr., Fitzgerald, Washington, ID.
c. IT is at once brought to our Office, and
in not a few instances has reached the
proper place. | have always noticed the
great care with which the carriers dis
charge their duties which are by no
means light. As ! said before, ! cannot
imagine how the service could be inn
proved
Whcatley Bros, Georgetown-We have
no cause of complaint about the service in
our locality. The letter carriers are hard
working and competent men.
Mr. Horatio Browning of Browning
4 Middleton, Grocers, G10 Pennsylvania
avenue Efficient ] should say so.
never knew them to loaf or noodle
think they are required to carry more
| mail InQtipr than 10 rnncnnahln / nfinp
meet little fellow on c street, near my
residence, with load heavy enough for a
mule.
NJ. Reinstein, clothier, 305 Seventh
street northwest-l see no cause for com
plant to be made on account of inefii
cheney, for believe ours to be the bes
force of letter-carriers in the country.
Mr.. l. Saks of Saks e Co., clothiers ant
outlitters-We have as good, if not bet
ter force of letter-carriers than any othel
city. Take New York, Boston, Philadel
, phia or any other large city and compare
their letter-carriers with ours and you vii
find the Washington boys will come on
ahead.
Ex-Representative Carleton, presiden
: of the Southern Investment Company
a who has his Office in the Corcoran Build
t ing, says that his mail is delivered regu
larly and he has no evidence going u
show that the mail carriers are derelic
, when on duty. They are punctual il
gvig him his mail.
Mr. John f. Kelly, druggist--I receiy
! a great deal of mail and can find no faul
whatever with any one connected witt
. the Department except the maker of thes
J charges against the men. No; l don
know of nor have heard of any cases o
"hoodlIng."
Mrs. S. II. Martin, proprietress of th
| IGmnln lfafn--I raQaiua m mail
r ually and find the carriers to be yer
:, courteous; never heard of "hOodling,
+ as you term IL.
II John Il. Ellis e Cove can see II
J. chance to say word against Washingto
?. letter carriers. We have found ther
kind, courteous, and to be true blue,
even If they do wearlthe gray.
Robinson, Parker a. Co., clothers, Se'
enth and ID streets-The carrier who leave
our mail is very prompt in his deliver
both at this store and the one on the av
IS nue.. We can only speak highly Of I'll
IF men,
\, George Spransy, tailor and clothie
., Seventh street near E.-The letter carrier
u in this city are, in my estimation, far 81
N perior to those of other cities.
10 Manager Plymouth Rock Pants Con
re pany-We make nearly all of the lette
nj carriers uniforms, and, as rule fin
them square TO the cent, and regardir
TO the delivery Of mail, all we can say
TO that we get ours on time, and can on
a speak of the men as carriers in a high
k, COmmendable manner.
ne Mr.. Edwards Of II. Harris Il Co., iewc
IN ers-Our carriers do their duty faithful
ne leave our letters with pleasant "goC
C. morning" or other such salutation, AZ
IN leave. No reports of the sO-Called "hOo
ed ling has ever come 10 my ears.
Conway Il Cook, real estate dealers
We have both travelled extensively al
IT. have noticed the workings of letter-ca
~ riers in other cities, but, as yet, ha'
m found none who can equal ours in poi
e. Of efficiency as carriers,
le j, Karr, the jeweler Tenth street an
'n Pennsylvania avenue northwest-N
nj can find no fault and have heard Of u