The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04

many occasions sent out more matter in a
single day than was sent out by all the
newspapers and dealers Of Seattle combined
during The three months referred 10.
From the opening OF the money order Of
flee In October. 1871 To the end OF the year
lao orders were issued. In 1872 there were
~ orders; In 1873 500: 1874 945 1915 1876
1876. 2i54. ISL. 2.ioi: 1878. 2,5fs; 1879 3.li7:
1850. 3,1i4: 1881. 1885 1884, e.323; 1883. sos;
1854 10.2l2: 1895 43.i54.
The postofflce receipts OF 1882 from
stamps and boxes amounted TO 81. 80, IN
1883 10 %; in 1857. to sao.si759 1t
was the law In those days that the letter
carrier system should not be introduced into
cites in which the stamp and box revenues
amounted 10 less than $4,000 per annum
1t was accordingly not until the latter part
OF 1857 that Seattle was given letter car
rers In October four such helpers were
employed. The first month they handed
4s.0i2 pieces of mail matter, and the sec
ond month 5l.2oi. BY February following
the pieces delivered and collected increased
In number 70 la.6ss. BY the end OF the
year the work had increased 80 much that
in October 1855. two more carriers were
added, and In January, 1889. the carriers
were further increased In number 10 ten,
and the mail matter handled included more
than 300.0o0 pieces. Just as Seattle got the
benefit Of letter carriers, the 2o.ooc require
fNc9lt WIS cut III attiis TIE result tFillS iIidh
the service was extended 10 Tacoma
month later. to which city three carriers
were assigned
The Seattle carriers at present number
twenty eight regular ana four substitutes.
List of Po~tmrsters.
Since the earlier postmasters already
mentioned the list Is a long one. The fol-
lowing roll and dates are believed 10 he
ACCURATE: s +. Coombs. 1862; Gardner
Kellogg. 1864: W. II Gillian. 1870 W II.
Humphrey, 1873: Thomas w. Prosch 1876;
o. J. Carr. 1873: J. NJ Lyon. 1857: a. N.
Brookes, 1889: Griffith Davies. is9l; Gilbert
s. Meem. 1s95. II Is a remarkable fact that
rot only Scattles first postmaster but ev-
cry man In this list is still living.
Mr.. Gillian. who had charge Of tho Of
fee from 1870 10 1873. equipped Il with a
very handsome set Of furniture. The Of
zee was then on Commercial street, now
First avenue south, between Main ana
Washington. II is said THAI Duncan T.
Wheeler confidently expected the appoint
rent as Gllliafn's successor. At any rate
Gillian sold him tho entire equipment ~
the office: but Wheeler was disappointed.
and rs Humphrey dla not wish TO buy the
furniture Il lay stored up for years !u 4
warehouse Pumphrey held office FOR three
years when Thomas W. Prosch was APP
pointed by Preshisut Grant. He still pre-
serves his commission an Invaluable
souvenir Al that time the postmaster was
allowed salary az si60 a month and 81 for
expenses out OF this he had 20 pay the
salary OF two assistants. together with rent.
ofrics fixtures lights. fuei. etc Meanwhile.
Putnphrey had moved the Office - the cor
rtr OF Yeser or NIL. and Post streets In
1876 II was moved 70 the i.owSnan 4 Han
ford building. bat remained there only s
few months Mr.. Prosch taking II back 10
the former location at Yesler and Post.
mo fha f9SFn0 N1fsn--
al Haik block and !; vas there r. the time
Of the great fra After The IRE tho property
OF course became very valuable and part OF
Il was used FOR other purposes In order
TO gut control ~ the whole Of Il the Puget
Sound Improvement Company erected ne
building row occupied nv the pe%'Ofice
Tho n,an boats running from Seattle IN
i<Sa were "a follows:
George T. starr. Tacoma to Victoria
North pa,fic Tacoma 20 Ntctor1a
SsfccpsS. ~ Fort B,akeley.
J. r. libby. to Sehone.
N@tis 20 Suoa oniiSs.
.. ,hexa the two largest tA> Starr ant
this North Pacific touched e; Seattle only
So way port. thesr run heinE fronl Ia
eo,,aa - FORT Townsend ana en- % Victoria
a., Fe, ~ mat vesss5s running from Sc
at..s a. a terminus in iNsS IS as follows:
II JAPAN. ,hrs>s steamers
- $ Mloaaes. t~o s,ysWeTS
20 N.otavl2 CITY - Ssattle-
- I@s Conner. FalrhsNen-
n S}1sAxvvay and uyea. AK. CotiaSN
Clty. TOPEKA. FAIaUon. Rosa..e
T'o New Whafeon. state ~ Washington.
II NV Watson iaAdiA Thompson.
70 Nab BAY A.lce Gertrude.
To Noah EAy Garland.
10 PERT TowasgT2 Prosper.
70 Union nrlfA.
To i>ou1sha MRSsscwer
IT, StlS~-sfs.e. A. u. Robinson.
TO Tacoma. Defiance.
10 West SeAgtlA Cl.y @. Sea
Increase In Routes.
y g.2nca ~ the accompanying tn-2
charts WI give a graphic idea g she
enormous Increase ot mai routes here ssncs
I~Va The reader saoa4sd consider ne in
crease not Only IN The nuInSer &c routes.
sstt tAe stsll grsatsr INCREASE n mileage
srAve-~e.f. territory reached es1 coVes1~s-
s.s IN th~ tonnage srt caTTylng cArsctty
both hs steamer ara rail- In lAsa tne Het