The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-08
Postal Business Carried to Doors
Of the Citizens.
SIX AeReADY ESTABLISHED.
1oope 0f Business and MefhOd OF
Central Once. There Are Five
other Distinct Postonices In Seat
tle-Nuy He Made ssstfons-00ee
NJ JntePbay Has Been Closed.


than i've either postoffees within the city
limits. each OF which makes its own re-
port to the postoff;ee department. These
separate postosfices though existing with
In the same municipality. have no other
conncrtsou whatever with the Seattle Of
Hc1. This condition OF Affairs is generally
recae nlxes as anomalous. and II In likely
that IN the course Of time all FIVE of these
e<parass ofJsces viii be changed into city
stations correlated with ard reporting
through the central office
ALREADY Il start has been made IN the
direction Of such system by the estab-
ihsbment of SIX gnI-statIons tributary 10
TIC central Office Three OF these were es-
tafstg!yed last su,aznes. and the results
were 70 satisfactory sass three more were
established November 10. By numbers
and Ioeation they are az follows:
Satisfaction No. f-Stewart & Holmes
drug stoge. Fret avenue
<;uD~ssatinrs No z-Yorke Darlington.
drug store, corner OF Second avenue and
Pike street
store. corner Of Western avenue and Col
umI,sa street.
Sub-stafion No. North Seattle Phar-
macy. moi Fist avenue. corner OF Battery
street.
sub-s:ation No. James f. Stevens
drug store, corner OF Madison street ard
6nh-stasion No. e.--F. c. shirtleiYs drug
store, earfer of Twenty-third avenue south
Aau JdsaSSa stEsets
scope Of Their business.
What do these sab-stastcns dor With
what are they supplied What Is the
secpe CT their operations. These are dues
tons still new 10 people living right
around the Httis sub-postoftices that have
beer set up for their Own convenience.
First of all there are things which the
ions do not do. They are not es-
P*sciaiiy established for the collection and
NJ
10 take the place OF the central city Office.
from which mail Is distributed and to
which II Is sent from the various letter
pexes al! over the city by means of car
ri<rs TIC sab-stations make their reports
asfect 10 tie central office. and the latter
incorporates them as a part OF its report
to the department thus giving a more ad.
eNasafe expression 10 the total volume of
isstaI business n the city. This expires
o,her " sea oe stla NOR correct IL the five
once o "'
Again. there are things which the subj
stations dc DO. and readers OF the Post,
Intelgencer are invited IN consider these
1htfss, especially as the rusa OF the holi-
day season approaches. when the force M
inc central office Is always taxed beyond
It's limit First. the sub-statIons issue and
pay domestic mefiny orders tuss the Same
Az the central 4 a. tun. Thug for ex annie
~
lives OUT oD Bell or Battery street or on
Pike street or out or Renton HILL 20 come
to the centra passoffice every time he
order.
Second. the sub-ssatjous attend ~ Tho
registering OF letters just as completely and
ofiic.ally as that matter can b. attended
10 by the office on Columbia street
ihira, the sub-stations are supplied with
senpisEe sserk OF postal cards. stamps
and stamped envelopes and all these s,,p
plies can be bought there al the same
price anu In the same quantity as AT the
central offleas -
As natural result In their experiment.
al stage, sqfss of these sub-statnns have
succeeded better than others though al,
aeearasng 10 Assistant Postmaster col.
kett, have done fairly we'll They have
been established for the accom.nodati on oe
people living In their Immediate vie,r..v
ana their continuance depends chiefly an
the amoens OF pstrenage bestowed on
them. va
Postofnees In Seattle
IN addition 60 tie central pos:office and
ihese SIX suh~sfations there are FIVE other
distinct nostuffcss within the city limits
OF Seattle These are as follows. Rosx
fremont, Green Lake. Iatona and Ra
VIENNA The Local postoffce authorities
nave eidesvored 1t various times 20 have
THESE separate rostoftiecs converted no,
tary To the main possestfre Esnfcsaly has
TINS effort been made with regard 10 Fra
mont and Iatcaa. bat In both cases evs
IDENTIFY without success
Mr. toike't thinks that first Of an Ia,
iona should be made station on account
OF the University OF Washington s,Taa
NAL for the university" said he ysster
dsy, tx addressed 90 Seattle Thl. "a
natural and proper. because the university
IL located IN Seattle. Nobody al The uni
sersssy wishes the address changed YET
thefe Is the i4atona post9fice right n the
doors OF thc university yes | think thar
eventually ais I've e ne separate posse,-
fees VIII ~ made stations
the 4iueFence between a station and a
sub-stalian. II should be explained I. thar
whlie the suh~ssafion acts mainly az a dis
nursing agent as exAhatnest ah,Va ~
station dnss the fen business Of The CEN
trsi Tsosfoffice H. All respects hu; ren,rfa
the Fet0me Of sSs business through sh,t
oftsee, TIE converting Of these n,s se,
aFase etisges into stations Mould there
sefs, nave 40 o5htr effect tAan to censell-
date sha business af fhe Seattle nst5an OIL.
Seattle the credit justly dae II f,r th. -
TIE vosame ~ pcgtal business Il transact.
sd within lis limits and render Il ,,s,s~fAs.
FOR 81 Eastern or fagesgn correspondent e.,
address a letter 10 hls frtent AZ spa..ta
without know snss precisely Whether ,Aaf
friend lived a Fremont F.atara pnsx
ssree. Lake o. Raygnna
sat~rhny niscenstnura.
TIC nsgsss no sl'ls feature III recent most
al aarsssnssss = Ire tsscnntsnlraAce ~ ths
separate psssleEfee heretofore naAir,aly,,.1
az faterIay Ma5l for ehe fateessy s,..es,,s
Is new SCAT - Rose. and the residents ~
inseFsay afa e2@pie .alng At me ineaavsr-
iceee.
D. faes foah,. sad Mr. caike,r vss-
tsT3aS. ''tsa; ese peosse an fnters,ax a.
SsfseI&Sy ifseoss VsnIenced hV having n aasa
n ne Ross gsssofI5ee f9e ghpsr rnsH pa,
shsF aaNe oa}y themselves 81 blame. Wac,
tsae osaH was ~ infeThsy tAsy Nouss .n-
So ~ sea,lEs lStls lst1ers 10 Seattle >.
r. f9s4sef ~ fsksy aser5vlng sssss hscAl
f~stasasstF - Ms eeFtn0 iss]ae en- ifsa IAN.
eel'aaea 81 SSsws@ Consequently - 49,
EsSSea ABS nonosy esse ssxssaS 10 v-sns
Us ss5l1e ~a sssaas8 fnassned 20 s.>
he's ',is'ees}. tsel sues gla& x zs.v r.,
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