New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26

| entrance where mail wagons back in to discharge
Maiis end Of the building and citizens have daily
opportunity OF examining its exposed and crowded
tSe weather all tines There is no protection for
them whatever and the canvas bags containing *
precious missives exposed in Ike manner 10
rains. light or heavy. 1t is simply Impossible 70
keep the contents in good condon IN lace "i .
a space about lightweight fec IN lengtn
mail ny is received there is not roo enough COR the
pouch trucks to pass or be turnen about u ne
long descending line of pouches whlch sprawl about
the floor and get tangled and ;narled up among
themselves over their simple affairs with that per-
versity known only to inan!matc things. Bui NE
p0rers are mG9 o, m t sOT @
ing among the pouches is matter 10 compel the al
miraton Of even the unthinking
The reason for this Astounding good humor aad
partly in the indicious order that the men shall not
Work overtime unlCrs for reasons Of the utmost
exgency. In consequence. during working hours
they move with ce.erity and that adaptiyeness -
congested conditions which accrues only from long
experience But superintendent Clarke has been
his declaration Of poverty-strcken facilities. lie
continued
MODERN METHODS ELSEWHERE.
IL went on to other cities. to Cincinnati. where
they have a model building FOR their needs. Chi
cago however. is to have the ideal pos,otce build
ing 1t is be two stories in height. with all the
working departments concentrated on the ground
floor. This is it should be, with the routine
offices placed upon the second floor. The building IL
pose when completed. With regard to the mailing
platform" he went on. the time leading the
way to the exterior of the building. for a long
time / should not TO say how long. a shed for
the protection Of the and mail wagons while
the work Of unloading mail is going on has been
the slightest protection We should have a shed
reaching out a sufficient width TO protect wagons
and men and horses in stormy weather. You can
see how we are cramped for space on the inside !
often come out here and wonder how 1t Is that TIE
counted against the service An average o. ABOUT
eight thousand pouches passes over the mailing
platform every day OF the year.
We have been aided. TOO. In anoiher and yer, very
master Dayton took hol OF the office. made it
my first business to go about among business men
OF assistance OF course, we expected ne most
cas who Who R handle mani which can be forWardd in
bulk Material which carries STAMPS on each in;
each piece stamped for cancellation purposes.
Magazines. however, go by weight and 1t IS only
got many of the publishers to do this work nem-
selves. We furnishing them the pouches for the
purpose. Of course Now. you see that mass Of
pouches yonder?' and he pointed TO mass Of mail
lying in one of the chutes and piled up on the floor.
well, there are 600 bags OF mall which came in
few moments ago from Harper d Brothers Each
one Of those bags is tagged to It's destination in
proper manner When hrst came here there were
only Is per cent Of business men doing this. Now
there are g. which think Is pretty good Increase
IL saves us time. ana Is matter OF convenience to
them. They are, Of course anxious that their mail
so that at the same time they favor the service they
are doing vel by themselves If Il %as not for
possible 10 handle its business In existing
ditOns."
The financial importance Of the New-York postal
system is another important feature The total re-
cepts Of the office. from all sources for the year
Just ended S7i99,536 49, and the ,ofa. en-
penditures 5000 90 including Sl.3 i3O for free
delivery services This shows a net revenue from
the Office OF $i.443.S9 So. amount almost suf-
ficient 10 pay for a new building in single year
SO that New-Yorks Postofcc bears a sstcrly re-
scmbiance to the New York Custom House I'm that
II Is possibly helping to pay for pubic buildings in
the provinces. yet has not one dollar for local rep
regentation This money Is received IN a place that
would seem despcabe TO "A Kentucky backwoods
bank and one must Chamber up two flights OF stairs
to get to II wait TIL he needs hair cut and
shave before the elevator heaves in sight from
regions coruean Possibly this service win be bet
tered. for IL is understood that within few DAYS
the machines are t. be turned to the officials
as completed. Foreign money orders a great
and popular Item in the business Of the Postoice
The is true OF foreign mails. For the last year
the average Of foreign malls week was thirty eight
and the outward bound mail frequently comprised
lao bags, and required from To fifteen two
horse trucks for transport to the piers
NO ROOM FOR UP-TO-DATE ARRANGEMENTS.
The cramped facilities are the principa. of
difficulty This is observable the the visitor