St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-18
LEE RETALIATES.
The Postmaster Gives a Few
Pointers on the Midway Postal
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The Postmaster Gives a Few
Pointers on the Midway Postal
Question.
To the Editor Of the Globe.
There is now in the Midway district one
postoffice station for the sale Of money Or
ders, postal notes and stamps and registry
accommodations, located at Merriam Park.
This station is under the charge of station
agent, and has in attendance one mounted
and one foot carrier and they have served
the Merriam Park and Manchester people
since the postoffices at Merriam Park and
Manchester were abolished, and they are well
pleased with the change.
What now is proposed is to abolish the
Offices at st. Anthony Park and Hamline, and
establish stations the same as at Merriam
Park. and then, by the addition OF two
mounted and four foot carriers, give the peo-
pie of the whole Midway district two deliv-
cries and two collections daily. The mail for
the state experimental farm will be delivered
10 it twice a day, and two collections made.
The heavy morning Eastern mail and the
afternoon fast-mail will reach Hamline and
st. Anthony Park stations about the same
time it is received at the st, Paul Office.
This mail will be assorted on the trains, and
pouched direct to the Hamline and st. An
thOny Park stations. and not pass through
the st. Paul Office. Therefore the fast mail
will be received at the Midway district in
time for the afternoon delivery. All letters
mailed at Minneapolis addressed TO st. An
thony Park or Hamline Will be pouched di-
rect to these stations. and delivered by the
carriers without coming TO st. Paul, as they
are now handled at Merriam Park station.
The carriers for. the Midway district will
be located near the stations. Intelligent men
will be selected to fill the positions, and all
means will be used to make a safe and
prompt delivery of all mail matter. The
system of free delivery is not step back
ward in the postal service, but great adj
vance. And from personal inquiry and eX-
animation am warranted IN saying that W
per cent of the mail received at the Hamline
and st. Anthony Park postofices is for parties
in favor of this change,
This change will give the people of the
whole Midway district the same aceommoda-
tons for outgoing and incoming mails that
the patrons of the Minneapolis and 81. Paul
DostOdiees have. | think the business men
and citizens generally of Hamline and st.
Anthony Park know what they want, and
they have asked for this change. The special
inspector sent to look I'D the facts and re-
port the effect of the adjustment of the St
Anthony and HamIine pOstOtfices and the es-
tabliShlng of stations and extending the free
delivery over the territory, / have been in
formed. has made his report. but what 1t Is L
know not.
He is an intelligent person. and has had
much experience as inspector in the postal
service. Therefore, | cannot think that be
would state that the st. Anthony Park post
once womb !emaln the same rs now, as ne
was sent to examine into the Dracticabllity OF
abOlishIng it, without he has made a report
against a change. One great object of the
free delivery is to get rid or reduce the use of
postoifiee delivery boxes.
Personally l have no interest in recon-
mending this change, except for the better
ment of the service. 1t is impossible under
the present system for the st. Paul post
office to locate much mail received directed
to street and number that should be for
warded to one or the other of these offices.
Under the change asked for this mail would
be delivered direct by the carriers.
From newspaper information | understand
the question of change is before the post
master general. Tine public understand and
know the progressive ideas and business ways
of the postmaster general, and | am free to
say this change will be made without the
postmaster general is mlsled by violent mis-
representations of the facts
WILLIAM LEE T. NJ St Paul.