Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-21
ARE BADLY NEEDED.
CRY FROM ALL 0UARTERD FOR THE
BRANCH POSTAL STATIONS.
The Disratch's Appeal for Bettcr Facilities
Backed by the Entire Community
Some Expressions.
The city,s growth demands them.

This Is the idea advanced by almost
every man that has been approached on
the subject OF establishing branch post
Offices in Richmond.
The public is thoroughly awakened TO
the necessity for such offices, and tho
consensus OF opinion is for at least two
stations-onc In the West End and an
other on Church I'M.
Now that Postmaster Cullingworth mas
succeeded I'm interesting Hon. George H.
Wise In the matter. and that our con-
gresham is strongly advocating before
the Post-Onice Department the granting
OF Mr.. Culllngworth's application there
Is every probability that within very
short time Richmond will be placed on
the same basis. so far as mail facilities
are concerned with her sister CUES OF
the South.
Richmond is by no means provincial
city. Within the past decade she has
grown wonderfully not only In area, but
in manufacturing and business enter
prise The population being scattered
over so large an area IT Is very OFTEN
hardship for people living in the remote
sections OF the city who have business AT
tnc post-oflicc to come down To the main
Office, and the location Of branch Offices
in an accessible neighborhOod would prove
great convenience.
The Dispatch man In his peregrinations
yesterday met "A number OF busincss-meh'
all Of whom expressed their appreciation
OF the Dispatches efforts to secure these
additional pOst-Oiiiccs for Richmond.
WHAT THEY THINK OF 1T.
Mr.. G. +. McCluor. Of the telephone
exchange, said: / think it an excellent
idea. and trust that We viii have them at
no late day. | should say that an o.lce
should be established on either Twenty
sixth. Twcnty-seVcnth. or Twenty-cehth
streets some little distance north OF lioad
street. and that another should be placed
somewhere in the vicinity Of Monroe
Park. either on Main or Broad streets.
Mr. W. T.. TAYLOR. 4 good idea. We
should have two additional offices. l
would suggest that one be located on
Cherry and Main streets ana the other
ON Twcnty-nfth and Broad streets.
Captain George Il. Shackelford: !
haven't given the matter much thought
but I think that were an Office located
Oh Tw,nty-fifth and Broad streets ana
another on Main street near Monroe PARK
they would prove to be great con
NericnCe to the public.
offices. one should be established on
Main or Broad streets west of Monroe
Park and one on Church Hill in the
noighborhood OF Twenty-ffth and Broad
streets.
Mr. ~ r. Thompson: There is a growing
demand for branch post-oflices, and
hope that the Dispatch will succeed in
it, Efforts To secure them. one station
Should be located near the Richmond.
mt. IL.
pot on Broad street and the other on
Twcnty-nfth and Broad streets.
BE or PUBLIC BENEFIT.
Mr.. 5. ". Travers: ! haven't thought
much about the matter but | am Of
The opinion that the public would he much
benefited 10y such nm enterprise. / hardly
know whore the most available places for
their location are.
Colonel John Murphy: An excellent idea
! have often thought that there was
great need for "a least two offices and
/ hope that now the Dispatch has taken
hold Of the matter some tangible results
VIII be the outcome Near Monroe Park
on Main street. ana Twenty-eighth and
Main streets would be good places at
which 10 locate them.
Ar. -. W. Turner druggist: The need is
great for such offices. | think that the
E.st-Lud station should be located I'm
my store. On Twcuty-second and Main
streets. and that the West-End station
should be near Monroe Park on Main
street
CERTAINLY OUGHT TO 81.
Mr. !. y. Jones: such Offices certainly
ought 10 be. Harkers drugstore. on west
Main street or at some point near Elha.
"n Broad street would be available places
Ior tn Ncst-End station, and the East
End Office should he located in the vicini
~ OF TWenty-hlth and Nenable streets.
Colonel ". y. WicKham: \ nrst-rato
idea. one office should be established
near the Soldiers and Sailors nonu-
Hent, on Church Hin. and another near
Monroe Park, on either Main or Broad
streets.
Mr.. r. y. Hotchkiss We ought to have
two branch stations.
Mr.. Alfred Madison Other cities have
branch Offices. and Richmond should GER
tainly have her quota In the vicinity of
the Masonic Temple would he an available
location for one. and / should Judge that
another should he located about the CEN
ire OF Church Hill
Mr.. Il. w. Courtney: 1t is a very good
idea. one should he located at either
Ella or Reservoir and Main streets
am in favor of the former. and another
should be located about Twenty fifth and
Marshall streets
Mr.. A. Rufus Yarbrough: I think II a
necessity that we should have branch
offices. We should have had them long
ago. one should be located near the Ma
sonic Temple, and another on Broad and
Twenty-fifth streets.
Mr.. a. Leslie Blair: think the idea a
good one. Adams and Broad streets
would be an accessible point for one and
Twenty second and Main streets for the
other.
ARE A NECESSITY.
Mr.. Joseph b. Johnson They are a
necessity. We should certainly have two
at least. One should be located west OF
Monroe Park. on Main street, and another
on Twenty-ffth and Venable streets.
Captain George Ainsle: 1t is unques-
tonably good idea. Beech and Main
streets would be good point for one.
and Fwenty-fifth and Marshall for an
other.
Rev. Christian II. Kuyk: 1t Is strange
TO my mind why we have not had them
a long time ago. Every city of any size
has them, and we should be accorded the
same convenience 1t is almost as hard
for number of the citizens Of Rich
mond to get TO the postofiice as II is
for country people, so far are they re-
moved from Tenth and Main streets. An
Office should be located on Main street
near Twenty-eighth. and another about
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