The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-04

The population of Seattle having been
determined by the census to be in excess
of 5000. the Seattle postoffice is now en-
titled to rank as a first-class office. The
change in class may not be brought about
until January /, but an organized enort,
headed by the Chamber of Commerce, Is
being made to induce the postal depart
ment to date the elevation from October
The advantages Of a hrst-class office
are many, the greatest being the improve
ment in the carrier service. With the ad-
vance in class the business section VIII
enjoy four deliveries a day instead Of
three. as at present. and each of the 9TH
er subdivisions of the carrier service Will
be given a similar increase.
OF less Importance TO the general pub
lie. but OF considerable moment to large
number OF people. are the increases In
the salaries OF postoffice employees which
will result from the change. The car
riers alone win each receive an advance
OF $50 year. their salary of $3.50 being
raised TO 81 300 year.
The mail carriers are naturally greatly
interested in securing the advancement OF
Seattle to a flrst-class office as soon as
possible. and are taking an active part
in the movement to have the change date
from October l. c. A. Ward, carrier,
presented the need Of immediate action to
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday az
ternoon
with the population of this city offici-
ally settled at s0671. Seattle is now en-
titled to be ranked by the postal depart
ment az a frst-class office" he said. 1T
was hoped that this advance would take
effect at the beginning of the fiscal year.
July l. but the census delay prevented
that and am now here as a representa-
tive of the letter carriers In the hope Of
securing the cooperation of the Chamber
of Commerce in our efforts to have the
change In rating made Immediately. I'm
der the regular course the advance will
take place January /. but It is important
to the city In general and the carriers in
particular that the postofice department
be influenced to date II from October 1.
The carriers are particularly active in
this matter, as a delay Of three months
means loss of $3.50 to each OF us the
change in rating increasing our pay from
$3.50 to 1900 year
THE business men and, In fact. practice
ally every person In Seattle. should be in
terested In seeing this become first-class
office because OF the improved delivery
service they will thus secure. In the busi-
ness section, where there are now three
daily deliveries. mail will be distributed
four times a day: resident sections with
one delivery now will then have two. and
th"Sc with TWO ueiiNerles VIII pc Increased
to three. The advance In rating means
much TO every department OF the local
postal service.
'The representatives In congress have
already done some work at Washington
in urging the immediate advancement of
Seattle. II the Chamber of Commerce and
the business men OF the city in general
will take this matter up With the postal
department. no great difficulty should be
had In securing the change at once
l. A. Nadeau also spoke of the advan-
tages to be derived from the advance
ment to the rank as first-cIass office.
and introduced a resolution calling the
attention Of the postoffce department TO
the fact that Seattle has now sufficient
population TO entitlc II 10 the privileges
OF first-class office. and asking for i'm
mediate action. The resolution was adopt
ed.