The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-27
LETTER CARRIERS SUIT
He Must Now Purchase 1t OF
Uncle Sans Manu-
faeturer.

The letter carriers in Jersey City are
much concerned at present as to change
about to be made in the department rules
governing the uniforms and the manufac-
ture of them.
Hitherto the letter carriers, by the advice
of the Postmaster, have generally purchased
their summer and winter suits from a local
manufacturer. When a letter carrier
wanted a suit all he did was to order it, and,
as the material and fit were good, he was
satisfied. But all this is to be changed.
Uncle Sam, it is rumored, is going to say
who shall make the uniforms for his letter
house may they be purchased but from that
he says.
For instance, the Trenton letter carriers
were formerly in the habit of buying their
summer and winter uniforms at a house
agreed upon by the postmaster, who made
arrangements as to price and quality of
goods. Now, by this change in the depart
mental rules, proceeding, of course, from
Postmaster-Genera Bissell in Washington,
the Trenton letter carriers must purchase
their suits from Ocnur g. Co.. of Baltimore,
Md, this house having been designated by
Uncle Sam as the place where uniforms may
be bought.
UNCLE SAM CAN'T COMPEL
Of course Uncle Sam can't compel his let
ter carriers to buy their clothes where he
pleases if they don't please, unless the pres
ent law be altered. That law reads:
Letter carriers and substitutes must pro-
cure uniforms at their own expense, but the
postmaster is expected to advise and assist
them in obtaining wellfitting suits of the
best material and at the best terms practi-
cable, in conformity with the specifications"
Tho vrror7 .scnaoiHao finncv m arfianad ahOuo
has reference to the color and style of the
uniforms. A letter carrier has a little to
say, however, what he shall wear, but that
is only in the matter of his summer hat and
his winter oyercoat. He may wear a straw
hat in sumrner a cap or a helmet. He may
wear g. oveTcoat OF any pattern or design,
and if he choose, go without any. These
who says whether or not a new suit is neces-
Sary.
According to good authority the Post
master General has said that the sample
suits submitted to him by two firms in the
country, are the best obtainable for the price.
Messrs. Oehm & Co. q Messrs. Feecheimer
Bros, of Cincinnati will supply summer
suits at 81. 90, and winter suits at $14.9 IS,
free delivery to the purchaser.
TIE department to protect the letter car
rier has retained the sample suits, and be-
fore any ordered suits are shipped from the
factory they will be compared by an inspector
with the sample suits, to insure that the
goods purchased are as they were represent
ed. Further, some employee of these firms
will visit the cities, take measurements and
make arrangementsfor the payment of the
suits.
DEPARTMENT, ASSURANCES.
The department assures the carriers that
these suits will be of excellent quality, light
gray in color, and weighing not less than
one pound to the yard for summer suits, and
about twenty-five uncest to the yard for win
ter suits.
Letter carriers are urged to cooperate
with the department in the matter, which is
arranged solely to provide good uniforms to
Uncle Sans servants at the cheapest posi-
BILE cost.