New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-07
POSTMASTER VAN COLT INDIGNANT
THE PROPOSAL TO CUT DowH THE MAIL pEirV'
FRIES IN THIS CITY.

-,,,, ppopos.r TO CUT DOWN THE MAI. pEIfV-
FRIES IN THIS CITY.
pos,,os.cr Van Colt WAS Indignant yesterday at
o.. amendment 20 the Postofnce Appropriation p'''
which was carried In the Senate on IhursdV anu
all. r.sul, IN the cutting down OF The dciverieS
IN c,,ies IN only four day. Al present III inns ''
the deliveries range from nine day IN 'he '''P''
tan, instincts centres 10 three Gay III '"' S"""."
81 really don't see how T. can be d"h'' S''' ~
w. COZ, ct, will have a terrible erect on tle
h,,ain.ss OF the N~w-York Postofiice. TO o'F'"
,.h oorno, ace how the letter carriers can pos
.nIv handle the mail with only four deliveries IL
ia .urpr,sne 20 now that me men are h"'e ~
carry the mail that they do. ana the certainty WIN
M, no able 70 carry any heavier lohH'. u '"'
amendment becomes n law II VIII mean tha' '"'S
Will be expected TO carry hpV"' '"'' - '
they do at present. 49,
81 hove oxnairc ed before that II is Impossible 10
divide the business from thu residential se'''ohS
IN the greater party 81 the city. UPTOWN I"' " -
s,nnc. there "a large number OF pr'vht" houses
bu, on the avenues there hre stores ana DIX ONO"
buildings and factories II IL not necessary Tor III"
IN describe the enormous Inconvenience mat VIII De
cous.d ia all business men by a reduction or DEW
.rtos New-York Is the best paying once III IN"
cplntry II the number Of deliveries were reduced
IN. income OF the New York Office would b" pro-
nor-,onatciv decreased Every cut In the "ih''hcy
- the Office means II reduction IN tho pfcnts. and
every Improvement increase. Just NJ IN every
o,her business Not only Is the profit earned by
this Office greater than that Of any other In the
country but Il is increasing more rapidly Last
months receipts showed an increase OF S'2So1 q.
over those OF April 1897 while the receipts for tho
FIRST quarter OF this year were sl3 Us y more than
the same quarter last year
The Merchants Association. which n few months
ago was foremost In opposing the threatened ic-
duc,ion in the number " carriers owing To Il de-
nclency In the Postohce Appropriation bill. has
again taken ND the cudgels IN opposition to this
now proposltion to cripple the postal service Of tho
city As soon MS the officers Of the association read
~ the proposed curtnilrnent OF deliveries they sent
d,.natches to CongrcssInen (luisg and Cummings
protesting against the amendment. Both these men
were active last winter In carrying on the hfht IN
Congress against the action OF the Postmaster Ten
The Merchants Association also prepared IL fcle
gram a copy OF which was sent to the Boards or
Trade and Chambers OF Commerce IN the ch'ef cities
Of the country. II was az follows
Senate has amended Postofics bill limiting free
delivery system in all cities to four daily deliveries
We have protested TO Congressman against the
adoption OF this amendment by the House. Are
cIrcularizing our city. asking every one to protest
ents Throughout tho whole country. Have citizens
your city and State protest to their senators ana
country as well AS the city merchant The amend
ment must be killed. No time can be lost. Advise
what you have done
The association also prepared long letter. copies
OF which were mailed last night to every United
States Sona or and Representative, as well to
President Mckinney and to the members Of his
gressmen Quigg and Cummings asking their
nest cooperation In preventing this blow being
President Fitzgerald Of the Letter Carriers AS
ISOLATION said. The leter-carrers are. OF course
up in arms against the measure Most of them are
overworked now. and any proposition to add to
their task VIII meet VIII vigorous protest Car,
impossible u carry al the mail In four trips. and