Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28

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were thrown aboard. this process was re-
Eeated. Out of every pouch there were a
number of packages that did not have to
be opened, but could be thrown at once
into the pouches on the rack. In regard to
fese packages, Mr.. Schultz explained that
where in the SubStationS they have a num-
Der Of letters going to the same city they
were tied up and slip address, with the
name of the clerk placed on the under side
of the package, the top letter furnishing
the address for the guidance of the railway
mail clerk. All letters to go on a route
embracing a number of cities in different
states are tied up with the package slip on
top. On this slip the address of the route
is printed in plain letters that can be
read quickly and easily by the clerks. For
to be written by the clerk, because the new
service has not yet fully brought out all
the accessories required.
by Regular Schedule.
The contract with the railroad company
requires stops to be made by the motor
man at each of the fifteen points along the
line where mail is received or delivered
without any signal being given, but when
the stop has been made. it is expected that
the mail clerk will signal for the train to
start again. The stops are some Of them
sometimes takes very lively work not to
cause delay. For instance, at 9th street
a great deal OF mail is exchanged at each
of the twenty-siX stops made there during
the day. The orders issued to the clerks
direct them to make up pouches for all the
principal trains going out of the Baltimore
and Potomac station over the Pennsyl-
vania Southern, Washington and Ohio, At
lantic Coast Line. Chesapeake and Ohio and
tributary lines. All these trains are sched-
uled by number, railway mail route and
time, and whenever the car stops at 9th
street the clerk has pouch ready for that
train which is next TO leave the Pennsyl-
vanla station after the car reaches 9Th
street,
AS the car approaches the end of the
route the clerk begins to 'tie out his case"
as it Is called. Taking the letters which
have been thrown into each of the pigeon
holes, he ties them with the coarse tow
string which Uncle Sam provides for his
mail clerk, and. with quick turn once
lengthwise of the letter and twice cross
wise, the clerk Gcftly ties all letters des-
tined for common point, with a slip On
top. If the package is to go over route
embracing number of addresses, or be-
name on the slip and throws it into it's ap-
propriate pouch. He then writes his name
Oh the slip TO fix his responsibility for the
work he does. Every clerk keeps tab IN
every other clerk, with whom he has deal
ings, and all mistakes are reported and
charged ND to the man who makes them.
Once year every clerk has his standing
fixed by his percentage of errors and his
efficiency IN an examination conducted by
the examiner in his division.
Not all OF the 240 pigeonholes are used at
present. AS the service develops and un-
folds more of these boxes will be employ
ed. All present about seventy are used
one row of pigeonholes up and down on
the right hand of the end of the car covers
all destinations in the city Of Washington.