New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-02

EACH WEEK THEY MUST WORK MANY ExTI.
HOURs-A SLIGHT RELIEF.

EACH WEEK THEY MUST WORK MANY EXTRA
HoURs-A SLIGHT RELIEF.
The clerks in the Po,tonce have already been
made awnrc 'hc general Increase in business and
u the wagng Of great political strife. Mere mum
bcrs when they reach II million. convey no adequate
idea to the human mind of quantity sull one can
appreciate that the clerks were kept busy on Friday
when % IS said that. IN Tie General Postoice alone
10000 letters mailed that day for outof-
town places. About the same number mailed In
the various branch stations In addition, fully 500.
OcO letter were mailed here for city addresses. Then
there wcrc huge misses # frs class matter reaching
this city from other places. Each piece. Of course
had 10 be- handled separately. All this takes no a.
count ~ The many tons ~ second. third and fourth
class matter which pas ID through the Office. Yes
tcrlny the arrival Of two liners with mali, from Europe
added 10 the work. Part Of The unusual crush on
Friday wac due +, the fact that II was the last Of
the month and the last " the quarter year Many
firms and corporations therefore sent out statements
dividend notices. etc.
All clerk, In tine paper department are entitled
10 every other sunday. hut for six weeks none u
them has lad q free sunday. The men are supposed
10 work only eight hours day. bu; all last month
they were kept busy two hours over time The men
I'm the city department have also been compelled to
remain ten hours day ana on sunday. september Is
all of them were on duty. ON that day there were
500 sacks 81 second third and fourth class matter
10 bc stamped. classified and sent away. The entire
force of the money order department. sixty men, was
ordered 10 report that sunday, an unprecedented
occurrence They worked In the cellar all day and
thus with the aid Of the regular force. managed to
clear the place Of al mall matter.
ON account Of thi, tremendous crush, the Depart
ment AT Washington september II detailed twenty
extra men Ia aid the CLERKS I'm the newspaper depart
mrnf 1hc.r men will not be- kept after the rush Is
over At first they We're not oi much service, p'lhS
mex pcrleuced but now they have learned enough To
helm great deal. Therefore only the regular force
viii br kept al work to-day. As many Of the clerks
receive only $50 Il month, II can be seen lat th'y
deserve pity. - a.,
Post master Cornelius Van Colt Is one OF the big
ccsf hearted men alive. and he has done all In his
nower to tighten the labor Of the men. Every sun
1ty he spends some time among them To encourage
Them n, well rs hc and to assure them that h" Is
kccnly alive to their heavy burdens r.. VI. Morgan,
fhe Acting Assistant Postmaster. ~ u. Maze. IN"
Superlni endcnt Of Mails and :. h. Howne. Suprrln-
tcndont Of the POsOilicc Delivery, have also done
what they could make II easier for III" clerks
These officials stand high In the regard Of the men
October will be than Scptembe' Tor the
National state and County Committees OF IN parties
will send out tom upon tons OF campaign literature
Local poiiical organizations are also reaching Inc
masses through the mails
Tho receipts In the POstOncc for september were
1901 400 10 an Increase Of %j6,5J6 30. or 10 per
cont over the same month In 1891 The receipts for
tho thvr months Just ended were 81 .623227 81 an
Increase over the same period OF last year OF $lOo
SOB IL Ia per cent