The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-10
GDOD-BY 70 POSTAL NOTES.
Their Absence Proves a Source Of An.
noyanCe 10 the SenderS Of Sums
Of Money Through the Mails.
NO MCNlY ORDERS IN CITY LIMITS.
To Get One tho Sender Must Go to New
York or Utilize Distant
sut-Post-Ofics.

The order of the Post-uf1ice Depart
mcut directing postmaster to discontinue
the issue of postal notes Is proving a
great Inconvenience to Brook,ynitcs who
have uccas ion to send small sums of
money through the mails. ,,..
The postal notes were issued for
small amounts, of less than s.. and
were payable to bearer at any money
order office. Tho ordinary post-onice
money order. which takes the place OF
tho postal notes. are not made pay
able to bearer, but to u designated per-
.sun or order. In this respect they are
safer for the transmission of money
than the postal note. but are not so
convenient. Post-offiCe money orders
cannot be made payable at the office
or issue, and it Is on this account that
both sendcrs md payees are put to
great Inconvenience.
4 business man, who had occasion to
send II small SUM of money through
tho mail to meet an assessment of his
lodge, dropped into the brooklyn Post
Office yesterday and called for a postal
note. lie was told that no more postal
notes were issued. lie then asked for
IL money order payable to the Ilnan-
cial Secretary Of his lodge. whose Office
liz In brooklyn.
II can't give you money order on
Brooklyn" declared the man at the
money order window, greatly to the
business mans surprise. You Will
have TO go to New York or to one of
the sub-stations to get such an order.
I'm sorry. but We cant help it
When World reporter called upon
acknowledgements M,tooey yesterday
afternoon aud asked him why 1t was that
such II money order could not be issued
he declared that the statement was
absurd and that the money order clerk
should have drawn the order,
you see sand the Assistant-fost-
master, since postal notes Were, done
away with, there are many calls for
rates for these orders have been reduced
SO that they cost no more than the old
postal notes, and absolute safety IL
guaranteed the sender.
'There Is a regulation OF the Postal
service that no postmaster can draw IA
money order on his own office. why
this is SO l do not know, but ] suppose
1t Is to prevent Irregularities. While we
cannot draw an order on our own office
we can make the money. order payable
at any Of the sub-stations, which Is
venient for the payee to send TO sub
station. In most cases, for his money as
to the General Post-OtilCc. The clerk at
the money window should have
issued the order asked for, and made 1t
payable at the nearest sub-station."
The man at the window, when seen
later by the reporter. did not agree with
the Assistant Pos. master. I'VE have
tried issuing these orders payable at
sub stations and II has led to lots of
trouble and confusion. There are many
members of secret societies and bene-
hcial orders who send their assessments
through the mails every month. They
| did this formerly by postal note. Thi:
month they have tried money orders
| All the members OF the Royal Arcanuu
| who sent money In orders payable a
| sub-statlons had the orders returned t,
| them. and they were obliged to have
| them repaid here. The public will mis-.
| the postal notes. I am sorry they were
done away with"