The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-22
OUR SECOND POST OFFICE.
PHENOMENA GROWTH OF TEE FoBTY-
THIRD STREET BRANCH

II Hs-dIes More Nsn Matter Thar sc~s 81
the Large Cittes-A Liberal Increase n.
the Working Fores . PrsssinR Necessity.
New York has now two wsll-edulpped Post
OGlces. one the greatest in the whole country.
the other second only TO those Of a few great
cities. The branch ONCE established in the
Industrial building at Forty-third street and
Lexington avenue in October last has grown
so rapidly that Commission will examine this
week into the advisability OF increasing its
working force by perhaps 80 per cent and
adding the whole work Of station o in Thir-
tenth street to that Of the new office.
Those New Workers. who think they know
what goes on In the new post office know only
It's Lexington avenue front, which Is chiefly
the retail side ofthe affair. There station ii
attends to local business. but the real work Of
the new post ONCE Is done In the rear OF the
building, and It's business front 10 at the COR
ner OF Forty-third street and Depew place.
Station II is not new. and is distinct from the
new post ONCE. When the General Post Office
had become SO crowded that the despatch OF
mail matter was often seriously delayed. this
branch of1lce was created, and Major II. v.
Williamson was made it's superintendent
The intent was that 1t should relieve the
General Post ONCE. especially OF second class
matter. and accordingly the new office was
made almost a counterpart OF the General Post
ONCE in its provls ions for handling such mat
ter. The actual space given up to the han ding
Of second. class matter is as great in the one
ofTlceas In the other.and nearly bird more. can
trial building Publishers In the region about
and above Fourteenth street had long been
was handled with difilculty. They objected to
the proposed larger haul to the Office In the
but II. 'y os sS5 sGs
sometimes as much as twelve hours by the
The new office Is a .tull.dedged Post onlce
the handling Of foreign mall; Station II. in
the latter, passes through the General Post
Onice; The city has really been cut in two at
eorne ali snp Is Sae4 from mail
above that thorouRhfare is taken either to the
new Post onlce or directly to the railways that
all mail In bulk to the New England States and
to New York. and as well sends pouches
tions for points south. The company that has
the TRANSPORTATION contract OF all this matter.
new Post Office as to and from the Philadelphia
Post Office; SO lar as the despatch Of malls 10
100 nRaSitan S a Of this i town WIVES nea' iOo
The superintenden OF the new office Is doing
h,s T9sk Tth eShty men The
hopes the Commission will give him forty
more men; There are twenty, clerks and forty
tendent has his way the double. ended Post
ouce III tne DullulnR VIII 10 eU1-
ploying over 100 men. not counting the en-
ployees OF the company that has the trans
portation contract.
New York is nstonishinRly quick to discover
and act upon any improved opportunity
offered, and the new Post Office began aim ost
with an active business. 1t was
opened Oct q. and In the short month to Nov.
the volume OF business was nearly 5000 600
pieces OF mail matter handled. The Novsm-
her business was moro than \, 600. 900 pieces.
There was a slight falling Off In December
and n greater ono in January, but the volume
OF business in February will reach nearly !
900 600 pieces There are halfa dozen large
cities that handle less matter per month. Tho |
office Ia now despatching 800 pouches and |
2, 300 sacks daily. This means 125.OOO letters |
and 10000 circul liars besides matter OF other |
The work OF the second week In Febru- |
AIRY embraced the handling OF nearly 400. 900 |
letters over 100000 circulars. 1865, 00U pieces |
OF second ass matter. and enough other mat |
ter to swell the number Of pieces TO nearly !
2 900. 900. The work OF this office will have in
creased nearly 40 per cent. In five months |
from the time when IL was established.
. Postmaster Dayton takes keen interest In |
the new Post Office. He receives q daily sum- |
mary OF it's doings. and he hopes much from |
the recon me ndations OF the Com m ission. His |
at the General Post ONCE are |
proud Of their uptown rival. Before It's ad- |
vent. clerk IS at the General Post ONCE were |
daily detained as much as two hours Overtime |
clearing up arrears OF work. since then no |
such overtime work has been found necessary. |