New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-01
APPEAL OF PHILADELPHIANS.
PETITION TO CONGRESS IN FAVOR OF
POSTAL TUBES

| URGING AN EXTENSION OF THE PNEUMATIC sYs-
TEN WHICH HAS BEEN WORKING SUCCESS
FULLY FOR SEVERAL YEARs-No
LONGER AN EXPERIMENT.
Washington, Jan. 31.-A petition TO Congress-
signed by a large number OF Philade phians.
who ask for extension Of the pneumatic
tube mail service In that city. has been pre-
sented 10 Senator F. o. Wolcott. chairman Of
the Postoffice Committee OF the Senate and 70
Representative f. F. Loud. chairman Of the like
committee in the House. by John K. Citizens. jr-
a leading citizen OF Philadelphia The petition
is follows.
Philadelphia. January 18th. 1893
Hon. F. o. WOLCOTT,
Chairman Of Postal Committee,
United States Senate. and
Hon E. F. LOUD.
Chairman OF Postal Committee.
House Of Representatives.
Washington, d. @
Dear sirs: We take the liberty OF addressing
you. as representing thu Congressional Postal
Committees 10 urge the Importance OF extending
the Pneumatic system for delivery Of mails In
this city as recommended in the last annual
report OF our Postmaster.
Philadelphia, perhaps you are aware. IL the
city in which the Pneumatic system had It's
practical origin and growth Her merchants
made the experiment-for IL was then an expert
mental their own expense They subscribed
the money needed to start the work No less
than threescore OF our citizens gave OF their
time and means TO carry out the ideas OF the
Postotice Department in this matter.
Now that the system is a success beyond all
question. other cities seem likely 20 reap the
benefit OF our abors. II is nearly six years since
the first tube was built here but New York has
already over three times the circuits that We
have here We are not monopOlistc. and We
have no objections 10 other cities being treated
properly. but we do protest against Philadelphia
being forgotten. Our needs should be provided
for promptly and AZ once.
In his last annual report Postmaster Carr
summed up the local situation. and came 20 this
conclusion:
After the extension IF the pneumatic tube
service as is now contemplated. 70 the Broad-st
station and the Reading Terminal. further
extension should be made 10 the central sta
,ions OF the city-namely: Station A. Eighteenth
and Chestnut SITS. No. l,25 Chestnut-st.: sta
ton r. Thirty-eighth and Market SITS. for West
Philadelphia: Station c, Columbia ave. No.
0o5 Columbia ave. for the middle northwest
ern section Of the city: Station n. southwest. at
the northeast corner ~ Eighteenth and Chris
tan sts ror the southwest district: Station ].
Paramount Twenty -frst-st. and Paramount ave.
FOR the Fairmou-t District; Station O. Eighth.
at and Columhia-ave., for that district ana
Station = Ninth-st. and Washington ave. for
Passyunk District
bv the people or Philadelphia generally. and We
trust that your Committees will enable US 70
give effect 10 his recommendation ny MAKING
liberal estimates for a comprehensive extension
~ tho pneumatic system here as well as In the
other large cities Of the country Yours re-
spectfully
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