The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-28

Twenty-four Packages Wrongly Delivered
TO One Concern In a Single DAY.

Twenty.four Packages Wrongly Deiivers>
TO One Concern In n Single Day.
When the new Postmaster. Mr. Dayton,
takes charge OF the New York Post ONCE he
will find there several things that need re-
forming and possibly the manner In which
second-class mail matter is handled will re-
quire much Of his attention for while.
fresh complaint on tho subject was made
yesterday by Mr.. George p. Rowell. the pub
Usher OF Printers Ink, to Assistant Postmaster
Gaylor. It was made on behalf OF the Ripan
Chemical Company OF 10 Spruce street OF
which Oscar G.. Moses Is the manager. Mr..
Roweli presented twcnty-four packages OF
second class matter. all Of which was nd
dressed to persons or corporations other than
tho Ripan Company. which received them in
its morning mail Mr. Gaylor invited Mr..
Rowell to go down into the department where
the second-class matter IL sorted and SEQ how
the work Is DONE and he promised to invests
gate the complaint Each Of the packages left
with him was plainly addressed. and because
OF that fact 1t is charged that only careless
ness on the part OF some one could OK plain tho
wrong delivery.
There are great many large corporations In
New York which receive immense quantities
OF second-clnss matter every day. and nearly
cause they get te mail that does not beoeg to
them and miss packages that do belong to
them question OF money that IN yess
country new.papers. ,AdvertIslne, agepeiss
ness with country, newspapers demand that
the publisher shall send them q copy OF each
@ he prntns .as ths
not received the advertiser hos ,sn0
refuses to pay the Si II fe was matter o.
one insertion It would not amount to much
ments printed. Usually at the end Of each
IL is found that any issue Of any paper is miss
ing. postal card Is sent to the publisher
s
the particular issue to SEND. he writes at the
expense Of more time and atwo.eent stamp,
and even then the advertiser Is not satisfied
and will not be unless he gets a copy Of the
missing paper. which tho publisher may not
AZ the end Of year when the publisher asks
for his pay the adver'iser goes over his check
minus the cost Of tho advertising In the papers
i IN so 's s has
his contract so Tar as printing the advertise
ment is concerned. In the case OF smaller
ioilars. In the larger ones more.
The COMPANY, , which made the complaint
1900 fhs sad
yesterday that between fifteen and twenty per
month the spent an amount o
money for postals. and kept a man busy for
day h or two writing fSr the missing copies
ployed throughout the country is nearly per-
feet. and that makes it altogether probable
to the Post ONCE. THE Sun has copies Of the
eorrespondence which has been going on since
one complainant concerning previous com.
plant OF the same nature as the one filed
Van Colt. The Postmaster ' in his reply says:
beg esy. to say that the greater portion Of the sr
the erroneous Inclusion by railway r o. clerks. in
AZ max: :s:
GSs
Ieaqss them the minimum they cannot DO entirely
A complaint including tho Postmasters let
ter and newspaper editorial; was then sent
to james T. White the general supsriP & ien
Mr.. White wrote back:
lam firmly Of the opinion that Postmaster Van Colt
s
s5 s :sssss
1eaa them c.retaIiy to make thorough invs.tiaston
ties properly iests
Another letter addressed to Mr.. White.
June II. asking for the results Of his investi-
CATION. was answered in partas follows:
would state that an Investigation has been had.
II would DO absurd OF course. to say that our
clerks did make mistakes. but they continual
" cautioned to exercise great care in the
their and this office Is unwilling to admit
that they should be held responsible for the greater
portion of the erroneous deiiveres when. in fact.
s Sst Hss
-. 1t is a fact that there are advertisers In New
| York city who make more than $1,000 year
! out OF this irregular Post Office service. 1t is
| said of the concern in England manufacturing
| Epp's cocoa that In one year this trreGu-
| In addition to the complaints about second
| class matter there are many complaints
| about third class matter which Mr.. Dayton
| will have a chance to look into.