The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-29
RURAL POSTAL WAR
Proposal to Consolidate the
Ocean Grove and AsburY
Park Offices.
M%ETHoDIsTs UP IN ARMS
They Don't Want the Console
dation-Wire Pulling at
Washington.
UP in ARMS
-...~-.onsJesssy Ne,rs.

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ASBURY PARK. May %, 1s95.-In As
bury Park and Ocean Grove the long
standing rivalry between the people of
both settlements over the Post ONCE
question has recently been revived. Inc
squabble has even reached Washington,
and from the latter place comes .nfor-
nation that the Postmaster General Is
seriously thinking of consolidating the
offices of the two places. Such a course.
argue the residents. would have its ad-
yantages and it's disadvantages.
There's a good bit of politics in the
matter, too. and it will all come out pc
fore long. Up to date the politicians
have been afraid to advocate the con-
solldation through fear of arous,ng the
Of the Ocean Grove people
and thereby the Methodist Church gen
orally. Miles Ross, Jacob Geissenhainer
and the Pattersons. all of whom nave
influence with the Department in wash
ington, are said to their fingers m
it. though they are seeking to avoid in
curing the enmity Of the resident popu-
lation of either the Park or the Grove.
What has recently given new impetus
to the matter is the fact that for a
month or so the Asbury Park postmaster
has delivered mail by carriers in some
parts of Ocean Grove. OF course, the
other parts don't like that. and thus a
feeling has been created which has
stirred up the Ocean Grove Postmaster.
His office is worth 81. 900 a year. and he
has neither clerks nor carriers except
such as he chooses to pay out of his own
pocket. The Park postmaster draws
20 sn0 a war has FOUR we'll Maid clerks
$500 49, go ro,nd
ASBURY PARK BUSINESS INCREAS4
INC
m.at,an ooords ~
the Sixth Auditor in the Postmaster Cen
era,,s Department In washington shows
ira ths h,sinass If the Asb,,rv PARK
office is constantly increasing. while that
If the Grove remains about stationary.
if it IS not actually decreasing. should the
offices he consolidated the Asbury Park
Smao n1o,,,a he ~ ~ erst.olass let and
would be regarded as a choice berth. 1t
Wouia nave = iaras lofee 81 a.u aa,,a -
the politicians having the distribution Of
patronage in this portion of New Jersey.
asn,,r1 psrk 10 wil,ing and ouita anx.
ious for the consolidation, but Ocean
-.,1 ha,ae+ -
the latter place VIII reap the penent OF
i I9ue i peen petitioning the department at
Wash,nston The natit,ons ~ that end on
me tnsrs aIe SLY !" : = 4 ;s nj Iik5aIv
f IL t anStbbiins sISorf 81 consolidation viii
bb rn. aIhby Ky frass deIiiverv souih Of The dIvid-
bi ta n snita ~ fbis The ent;re Meth.
ndS7st Gb,,rc spi renresantation here Is
against the PROPOSED change and has
nrrofested Time and time again.
the Asbury Park office from the Appieby
brlilding to it's present location In the big
Byram building at Madison and Goodman
view Of the present agitation. It seems
that late last year a committee of Asbury
Park citizens went to Washington to petit
f fian th the p asgpaTps ost ONCE hes l Tnls w aaaGdt ons
at the request Of the Asbury Park Board
of Trade on account Of the establishment
Rsre II fn sesesad i the 6u pihnassn Of Sth eo o )
a great deal. The committee had no other
object in view, yet when its members saw
Assistant Postmaster General Jon ne at
said he would take no action Just then as
the, matter OF co~nsolldatlng the Asoury
p pads a eops Hfean GroVe T Rest comees Mes
ing anything, and has since heard roth
ipg def5nIt o except - th eot Iemo va q sne
Fark Fosl oiuce 10 DETER anu larger
qnaTters. oNcor u,y,r No
WHAT WILL Dp;
II the consoildatlon rs MAGE u VIII De
resauents tas " VII aHecu PEA beacn.
Avon. Rsamar aha otner piaGss near
AsourY Fark ana tne grove. Ihs Plan
y, Y is uiueestooa, y Ihahe <Aspuly
Park 9 scrt o. mann once from when
al tne business VIII ne nandleo, N order
70 reiteVe tne W~asning,on people from
aozen small ofnces each with Its W
nead.
Inose VINO argue Tor the consolrdat1on
q the Aspury Park and ocean Grove
% I aas Park and aai' Grove sae alike iHe'i are INVADED Hsaanai