The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-11
Seattle's Postoffice Attracts At
tention at Washington.
DEPARTMENT. OFFICIAL HERE.
ID. w. Duncan. Chief OF Bookkesperss
Division of the Postoncc Depart
ment, Compliments Emciensy ef
Local omce-volume of Busisess
IL steadily Increasing ana
Promises 10 De Permanent

The rapid increase in the volume OF
business done In the Seattle postofnce
and the development OF that institution
Is commanding the attention Of the pos
tai authorities at Washington. D. c.,
says ID. W. Duncan. chief OF the book
keepers division in the auditors once OF
the postofiioe department Mr.. Duncan
arrived In the city yesterday from the
East His mission Is to spend vacation
In the West. and while visiting the vari-
GUS coast cities he is In casual way
looking into postoffice matters IN general
During the forenoon he called at tho
postcfiice building and had social chat
Tor an hour or more. with Postmaster
Stewart and in the afternoon, accompanied
by the postmaster paid visit TO Lake
Washington and other points OF interest
Today he VIII go TO Tacoma. then proceed
TO Portland and San Francisco. and re-
turn home by way OF Salt Lake
Il am not here on any ofsicial business.
but am simply spending vacation on
the Coast and incidentally calling upon
postoffice officials IN the various cities
visit" he said when seen at the Rainier
Grand
The rapid growth Of tho Seattle post-
ONCE IL marvellous when all thingn are
taken into consideration. A few years
ago little attention was paid to Il in tho
department, but today there Is no once
In the country that IL commanding more
attention In Washington city, than the
one In this city. There 10 nothing can
say but what Is good regarding Your Of
nee. Its management' Il an nearly per-
feet as can be and nowhere IL there any
fault TO be found with IL 10 far AZ /
have been made aware
''Of course, the department realizes that
its rapid growth IL due in measure to
the Alaska business. but aside from thin,
there Is steady increase In the volume
q local business done here This IL indica-
4 nVFmAHenf
opinion prevails that each year will ada
10 Scattles Importance in this branch Of
the government service
Tn taking the Alaska business into con-
sideration the department appreciates that
Seattle Is deriving much permanent bcne-
Mt from II, In the way Of increased popu-
lasion, This condition VIII probably al
building the office.
I'm the matter OF increased facilities
for handling the growing husinesa hers.
go TO the limit OF its appropriation. This
factor II paramount In extending and bet-
tering the service In all parts Of the coun-
q a. no mor. % Sa
they ovsrpaid' 's on July last : ssnsrai
increase was made, showing that Il y
all times henent the service ana the en-
ployes when necessary appropriations can
be secured.
not be long before Seattle will require
Increased facilities for handling itn post
once business When the ttme comes
there is no doubt that provision will be
'of the city uself can only say II Il
one Of the most bustling I have soon. II
is life everywhere The best ] can say
toying a steady growth that Is bound "a
give II an added Importance within no
distant time"