The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-01
Improving
the Mail
Service.

gagged in visiting the
principal cities of the Union with view
TO improving and systematizing this
branch of the service. He is seeking the
co operation OF publishers as well as in
structing postal officials and his visit to
Seattle is in anticipation of the tremendous
business which he saws is inevitable. Speak
ing of his particular work last night Mr..
Jackson said: The enormous increase In
second class mail matter compels that ac-
tive and systematic methods be employed
IN handling 1t. The increase last year over
the year preceding was 26.00o0o0 pounds,
the total amount for the year being 336.-
teooOe pounds. II this class of mail came
into the postoffice gradually there would
be no trouble. but Ii always comes in large
volumes at one time
The morning and evening newspapers.
for instance and the many less frequent
publications come TO the office in lump.
Unless We can get 49, publishers to class
~ their mail according To cities. routes
and states and at the same time educate
the postofiice officials in the same way
there Is obliged 10 he, az there often IL.
and is now in some sections congestion
in the railway mall service which Is like
ly TO become serious IL measures are not
taken 10 prevent il. 1t Is impossible TO tell
where or when these difficulties will arise
and we therefore regard IL as important to
systematic and bring about what We
call primal separations that is. making up
for routes in direct eacks This is not only
10 the material advantage OF publishers
and postoffice officials. but facilitates the
gives a better service 10 the entire public.
Among many Illustrations of good work
In this direction Is that Of Baltimore,
where four of the largest publications in
June, 1898. sent in only three sacks OF
mixed matter out of a total of 3,152 sacks.
Other large cities are making increasing
improvements in this direction and we
hope 10 soon be able to foresiall and pre-
vent the difficulties We have had in the
past
Mr.. Jackson eavs this work Is very
oil In nd
a margin for Improvement, MS present
purpose Is 10 anticipate the certain devel-
opments of the future and 10 be prepared
for the contingencies resulting therefrom.
Mr.. Jackson has been connected with
the postoffice department. altogether. for
thirtyf1ve years and Is familiar with all
employed in the mail and circulation de-
partmenrs of the New York Mail and FIX
press He is. therefore. qualified for the
work he ia doing under the supervision
Of Second Assistant Postmaster General
Shalienberger and Superintendent j. f.
White. OF the railway mail service.
He phophesies vast development of the
Puget sound territory and his belief In the
rapid and material growth OF Seattle ia
emphatic His wife ia accompanying him
and they will be here several days before
leaving for New York
Thomas Elliott Peter Eurnstead.
Charles Brown and John Brady make 10
. party now a The Dller on their way 10
Wash. Mr.. Elliott is a pioneer who once
before devoted himself TO mining Or
cent years he has given up his mining In-
terrsts and devoted himself 10 farming
lie says now. however. that the news from
the Care Nome district has aroused the
cid mining instinct in him once more. and
he is going to try his forsune again.
joan Muir fer whom the famous Muir
glacier. in Alaska was named was AZ the
RainieT-Grsnd yesterday.