New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-01

gard TO extension Of the Pneumatic mail SER
vice I'm this city
There is now in operation in this city cir
cult between the Main Postofrice in~the Borough
Of Manhattan and the Produce Exchange. The
success Of this circuit has been immediate and
certain. The two additional circuits now in
course Of construction connecting that Postoftlce
with the Brooklyn Main Postofice and the
Grand Central Station respectively Will acceler
ate incoming mails and postpone closing OF out
going mails at the offices reached by from one 10
two hours. The value Of such result to the
business of this great commercial centre is OBJ
vious
II like pneumatic connection could be had
with the principal sub-statOns throughout the
city the results would, Of course. be multiplied
In addition however, such a system might give
a great increase Of value to our local mail ser
vice. As matters now stand II takes many hours
for letter to go from one part Of the CITY IN
another. even under the most favorable condi-
tons The local telegraph service is SO slow a :
70 be disappointing. our most rapid service for
small parcels and for messages is by the Dis
trict Telegraph messenger, who has become pro-
verbal
With a pneumatic service connecting the prin-
cipal postal stations throughout the CITY SUD
plemented by special delivery clerks az the
various sub-stations reached the PostOfice De
partment could doubtless entirely supersede both
the local telegraph and the local messenger ser
vice. confer a great boon this great cornrnu-
nifty and AT the same time exploit FOR itself
source of large revenue 10 the Department
The pneumatic tube service with its great car
rying power. is above all adapted 10 the cir
cumstances OF a dense population. around CEN
tres not far distant from each other. calling Tor
frequent deliveries No city in the world is
better adapted 70 such service than New York
BY condemnation. by amount Of business offered
by population. il is easily pre-erninent over all
other American cities. We ask the prompt in
crease Of the service here where II can be in
creased with such profit 10 the Department and
10 great pOpul alton.
10 no more he done this year ask al
least provision for a line from the Main Post
office III the west side ~ Manhattan Island as
far as One hundred -andtwenty-ffth-st. which
would reach stations V. A. {. Q. E 9. W. 10 and
J with crosstown connections at FOrty-third
and hundred 2 nd twenty ffth SITS 70 Sta
lions II and l. and for line from the BROOKLYN
General POstoffice TO the Brooklyn Sub-stations
r. y and z.
Respectfully YOURS.
C7HAUNCFY NJ nEPEw. JOHN CROSBY BROWN.
,ral & HUDSON River A A. LAvEN
Railroad. President Atlantic Mutual
T,res,t.nt wagner Palace " II PERKINS
Car a. President Bank Il America
y n MILLS + j MASON.
" Mu, Bundinr. President Bank New
HENRY f. Ho,WIAND, s-,, Y2rk n,,,rp
JAMES sTILLMAN. President Bank q Man
Presiden, Natl city Bank ~ tsttan co. r--r-r
7 COX OLIVER {. CARTER.
vice President Canada President National Bank
ANTHONY : THOMAS. J. EDWARD SIMMONS.
Dre1ei Building. President Fourth National
= = d'T p Morgan q CO. D1'M0HT CLARKE.
CHAS T BARNEY. President American TX
Vice President Knicker- change national Bank
EDWARD l. ADAMS President National Bank
Mills Building. OF Commer.e
WILLIAM L. BULL. EDW. L RANDOLPH.
Q g. Broad 81. President Continental Blk