The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-06
JEWISH GRKsTINes CROWD MAILS
Effect Of tho Hebrew Now Year Upon tho
Post once.

Effect Of tho Hebrew Now Year Upon tho
Post once.
The New York post ofIlce has felt decided
Increase in business within the past three or
four days In injection with the Jewish New
Year holiday season. This has been especially
noticeable in those sub-stations situated In
districts where there are large numbers Of
Jews. Station B in Grand street feeling the
additional business materially. both In the
matter OF mail received and handled and In the
sales OF stamps. 1t will take at least until this
evening to dispose OF all the accumulated in
coming matter and enable the branch station
to resume it's normal condition. Several rea-
sohs have operated to make the work heavier
than usual this year. On Saturday several for
eign mails were received at New YORK. and
they brought the bulk OF the jewish holiday
mail. which was sent from the other side OF the
ocean to get here In proper time for
delivery during the festival season here.
One official connected with the Post once
said that more OF this special matter was re-
ceived on Saturday than has come at this
season any time within the last ten years.
Then Sunday and Monday being legal holidays
delivery OF the matter was interrupted and 1t
piled up for yesterdays delivery. Yesterday
there was some such difficulty In delivering II
as might be the case II the postmen set out to
deliver mail to Christians on Sunday. This
was particularly so with registered matter. and
many OF the New Year letters and parcels were
registered. Ordinary NAIL the carriers left In
mail boxes or with jantors. but thoy could not
leave registered matter without receipts and
the Jews refused to write their names In con-
neotion with business matters on . religious
holiday. So In addition to tho extra quantities
OF ordinary matter the registered matter piled
up In Station b and besides this the matter
mailed at the station showed an increase esti-
mated at quite twenty-five per cent. The
interior Of the Office looked like the General
Post Office or express Offices at Christmas time
with piles OF boxes heaped on tho floor. In
boxes. baskets or hampers and on counters.
Most OF tho New Year cards this year are
elaborate affairs and are mailed In pasteboard
boxes. Great numbers OF them bear the like
nosses OF Dreyfus and lola. whose popularity
among the Jews Ia so marked that any cards
bearing tho sentiments that at present they
represent have found ready sale for New
Year gifts. Some Of the Jews on the force OF
the office got of from work yesterday to OBJ
| serve the holiday. but in all cases substitutes
were put on or others In tho office worked
overtime to make up the loss 40 that the busi-
ness OF the Office was not allowed to suffer de-
lay for this reason. Persons in q position to
Judge said yesterday that the New Years cards
bought this season besides being purchased In
| greater numbers than latterly. were in large
! part more costly. which seemed to reflect the
| general good times They were priced not in
| cents but In dollars. bearing testimony to the
| prosperity as we'll as the hero worship that
| characterizes the day.