The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-18
TO ESTABLISH A SUB-STATIoN.
A BRANCH POsTOTFICE FOR THE
SOUTHERN SECTION.

Postmaster Haines Authorized to tx
tend the savannah Postal service.
The New station to BE Located at
Duffy and whitaker streets-Its
Establishment ExperimentnI-lts
Continuance viii Depend Upon
the Patronage 1t Receives.
Postmaster Haines has received author
ity TO establish a sub-station of the Sa-
vannah postof1ice in the southern section
of the city The authority to do this was
received yesterday, and came In the shape
of an official order from the postmaster
general. as follows;
Establish on March /, 1897 sub-station
of the postofiice at Savannah Ca with
facilities for transaction OF money order
and registry business and for the safe OF
postal supplies, TO be located at the cor
ner of Whitaker and Duffy streets, and
to be known as sub-staton No. L.
The order was signed by w. l.. Wilson,
postmaster general, and was inclosed IN a
letter from the first assistant postmaster
general, f II. Jones. Mr.. Haines VIII
proceed TO make the arrangements TOT the
establishment of the sub-stauon at tine
location named at once. In fact, the ar
rangements have been practically made
already and only awaited the approval OF
the postmaster general. When the latter
gave his approval to Postmaster Haihes
request for the establishment OF SUD
station in the southern section OF the city
a short time ago, he stated thdJ only
small allowance would be MADE al HIsl
for the maintenance OF the station, the ~
crease in compensation depending, upon
the patronage of the station. II the re-
ceipts Of the station prove that II Is reaIIy
a facility TO the people Tor whose dcSolI-
mediation il was estabhshcd, tneh idI q
or allowances will be made for ITS mamie
nance otherwise IT will be abolshed.
al was necessary for the postmaster 10
ascertain if any suitable person Woulu IIl-
dertake the conduct OF the once unu l
the conditions required by the department
and for the compensation alloWeu before
the matter could be finally decldeu
The station is to he located in Nonge's
drug store. at Whitaker and DUFFY streets
Mr. St j. K. Yonge VIII be IN charge. IIils
location is considered by MI. iaitiies 70 ~
fhe one which will make the station con-
venient to the greatest number OF people
in the southern section, being centrally
located to that section ana at the inter-
section of two street car lines.
1t win be noticed that the order OF the
Postmaster General does not provide Tor
the handling of mail matter az the SUD
station. The mail VIII be corrected ana
distributed as heretofore from the main
office mail box will be placed, now
ever, for the convenience OF those VINO Vlsit
the EuDSIHtion. II II liOl customary "
receive and distribute mail from substa-
lions. Postmaster Haines was under the
impression that this was done at Charles
ton, but he found that he was in error.
Postmaster A. II. Moody of Charleston
states that the Charleston substation No
/ is three-quarters of a mile from the
postoffice, and that about one-fourth of
the people of the city buy money orders,
register mail matter and purchase stamps
and other supplies there. The Savannah
sub-station viii be a little over a mi4e
from the postoftice and as fully one-fourth
of the people of the city live in that sec
ton. 1t is probablei that fully that proper
ton of the population win take advantage
of it, The substatOn doubtless will prove
of great convenience to the people south
of the park, as it is accessible to large
population living both north and south
OF Duffy street The maintenance of the
station will depend upon the amount OF
patronage its receives.
The people of the southern section are
indebted to Postmaster Haines for this
new convenience. He only decided to
make the effort for a sub-station about
six weeks ago. and his prompt success
must be gratifying to him as well as to
the large number of people interested.
With the steady increase in the receipts
af the Savannah postoffiee which has con-
tinued for the last several years, there is
no reason why Savannah should not have
two or three sub-Stations in a short
time.