New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
GOVERNMENT HOUSE. SANTA CRUZ.

sets Of stamps are used one marking the hour the
other the half hour. At the hour, one set Is dis
tributed and thirty minutes later the other IN TINS
way there Is abundant time to shift the nsiles "1'"u'
nterrupting the work of the clerks. A..
sometimes Mr. Morgan receives q complaint thas
certain letter from England arrived on the Maesuc'
when IL should have come on the servia, or te nae
In such cases, IL is important to know certainly %
what ship the letter did arrive. for complaints JIG
often grounded on misrepresentation of the laeS
aa S '2 e py ship s SS at what
came. Mail on the hrst ship 10 get IN on ceI'a,n
day Is marked A. that the next snip. b. ana 50 oh
record IS kept OF these letters and the vessels 70
which they CORRESPOND so it IS a%ays S single sneh 'n and
such steamer To avoid all possibility Of doubt the
came letter Is not used twice in one week ior ths
ships OF the same line even Two ot t, ts, dsvs
The date of the p0stmark IS not always clearly printed
and this arrangement prevents te chanSe oa ,.y
mails are stamped with the number OF tue arriVai,
that Is the humber by which the train Is Known III
the P0stOihce books
SOME DOUBTING THOMAsES.
There ar, some men whom II is impossible TO con-
vince that the stamp on "A letter invariably gives the
true day and hour. such men INSTRUCT an oi"'o
boy or clerk 10 mail letter on Ills WI"
home. The employe forgets all about II ior uas !"
two and then drops the missve In The fos'oh'ce' Inv
d.,v n,rhap, causes Inconvenience, and the person
1ddre,Ied writes 10 the sender about the long uhie
which elapsed between the wr1thS Oh INC e,.ca az" 1hs
delivery The sender questions ms h mssd The letter
M ,he Very dav II was given him lie has always been
uhnl his employer believes him ana 10Y ~, that
postOice to make complaint III j. SHOWN nth i he
postmark bears later date than tat on VIZ usih
letter given TO the messenger lhei sns ae and
grievance >till UncOnvlncei, fumes ana lu'e 80, ~
goes away, vowing that the Postomce IL = str.et
swinders. II the messenger put the et 5inee The
box uptown instead OF In a drop at the fos'on'' Wv
stamp Will disclose his neglect. -, r.i,cinle
An odd example OF the idea that no morai ~" S,ren
is involved in the faslfying OF postmsh wa ,r.ev
not long ago by the request mado oy ~. Ss 10 give
minister The rules OF his church direct nm 70 r, sp
Iaa-t fam u.al-
Ing Of them which lie might call lie wished 10 onts
meeting. but forgot to scnt out the anntas his
omission and came post haste TO see the super,esns
OF city Mails here; lie explained his P nss' .s,s
wanted 10 know II that official would not hihdy LIZ.
date the po,tmarks on the notices By two weeks Ine
minister was much hurt when told that the Governments
Postmaster Van Colt receives many, letters which
are neo>ed in envelopes 'cgether Win y he in
Chicago some other place at distance rom Nem d
York. explains that he nps inst ie mai, M The ' ncos
letter. The postmaster would save him unplasdh'
explanations by doing this small favor fave oo,soDasnts
Mr.. Van Colt always obliges such Correspondents;
hut with vengeance. lie has the envelope stamped
Received from under cover ana ne se S1 ths
letter was fist put in the mails. Not ony Is 'ns
object of the sender thwaried but ms attSmPt "a
10 deceive This may seem cruel but the theory Is
that the PoStonice Department cannot share In .
Government will not aid him in telling lie. ,..
Another thing about The postoiee methods ~ ~
reporter Is that piece Of mail matter Is counieo.
Thi, seems an enormous task, when you thnk ta.
an average OF nearly 100000 letters alone Is received
at the Postonice daily. The work Is divided now
ever. so that 1t IS really no great burden Evsrs
clerk who stamps mail matter must keep an accurate
account of the number OF pieces he handles. and must
make daily report OF the amount Of work ne
has done. He must not only give the grand
total but must tell how many of the pieces were n
each of the four classes and also how reached
tho Office by carrier. by wagon. by train or steamer
and how many were mailed in the postoilce itself \
general watch Is kept on the reports OF the men, %
So that reasonable accuracy Is maintained. Tho
boads OF departments can tell pretty well how many
letters arrive I'm certain number OF sacks. and can
therefore tell when clerk does not keep a proper
count 49,,
his present place by hard work and ability. he
mas a large number Of men under him and enjoys the
confidence, respect and esteem OF all Of them: is
mas risen from subordinate place by his merit ana
Is therefore familiar with the postal service OF TIL;
rity in all its details. When the crush OF bags ana
pouches OF mail Is unusually heavy. Mr. Morgan 10
always In the thick Of the work directing ms men,
and his good judgment often expedltes the nandihng
Of the mail considerably. Postmaster Van Cot mas
unbounded faith in the young snpenntsnasnt I'M IS
snre that his future will fulfil all the bright psomsS
of bis paS&