The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-16
READY FOR HOLIDAY RUSH.
PosToFFICE AND EXPRESS con-
PANY PREPARED ron CHRISTMAS.

Postmaster Doyle Expects Go Put on
Extra Carriers for Delivery work
and VIII Have Three Men at the
stamp window Express Agent
Brown VIII Pat ON Extra Wagons
and an Extra Force 60 Handle the
Christmas nush--Both Postmnstcr
aud Express Agent Predict an Tn
usually Heavy Holiday business.
The postofioe and the express company
are anticipating a heavy Christmas busi-
ness and are making preparations accord
ingly. Postmaster Doyle ana Agen W.
j. Brown both know how to size up a SIT
uation ahead OF time They have already
made up their minds that this years
Christmas bushes is likely 10 be a rec
ord breaker at both offices and have made
their prepare ions for Il. They base this
belief On she fact that business has been
very good for some time. and that there
has been a noticeable increase recently.
Then there II a feeling OF prosperity In
the air which means that there will be
much interchange Of Christmas presents
and Christmas goods and they know that
Is per ccns. OF this sort Of business will be
handled through the posionice or BY ex-
press.
Postmaster Doyle has written the de-
partmcnt for perm ssion to make use OF
an che extra carriers for seven days 90
assiss the regular carriers Ia delivery
work. The clerks at the postofhco all
expect 70 do extra duty and win inter
change work 10 order TO facilitate mat
tiers. For the accommodated OF those
having Christmas packages 90 send three
clerks viii b. placed az the stamp win
dow. swo 20 sell stamps and one 20 weigh
the packages. In this way an EFFORT viii
be made 10 do away with che long waits
IN line which have been Characteristic OF
some Of the former hol days.
The money order bushes r. already
showing the eject % the holiday season.
Much Of the new business is foreign. tho
foreign residents o. savannah who nave
prospcrcd here nor forgetting their relp-
lives IN distant lands The rcmittances
are going chiefly 70 England. Ire and. Ger
many. Russia SHETLAND. with some few
20 Greece. italy and other countries
across the Atlantic. The force At the post
Office is well trained and the postmaster
does not anticipate any alilNtuitF ~
handling the holiday business eatisfac-
torily.
Al the Office of tho Southern Express
Company Agent Brown said that every
thing ls IN readiness for handling the hol-
iday business Extra wagons have been
put on. chiefly on account - the Florida
vegetable business. and another extra de-
livery wagon will 80 on to-day. % BE- used
especially for the delivery OF Christmas
packages. Extra men will be employed 70
handle the Christmas package business.
Al deliveries of incoming business are
now made from the depots. nnd this gives
the entire uptown once for the reception
OF business originating here
I'VE are looking for bigger rush this
year than usual" said SIR Brown. BUS
iness has been very good for some time.
and a heavy Increase II expected this
week By Saturday We viii be- rushed 10
death no doubt. Il Is this sudden piling
up % business ia the holiday season
that puts gary hairs IN the heads OF the
agents. but somehow We manage TO 1--we
through a. We shnii do our best and "
the public i1Hn hny kisss SSss.ss- -s -.!!
attend 20 them after Christmas"
Mcat Of the Christmas trading Will
naturally be done this week. and the
merchants naturally expect 20 b. kept