The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-28

I'VE are particularly fortunate" said Mr.
Baumhoff. ''in having plenty of means to
carry out the proposed plans. The depart
ment at Washington gave the St. Louis
post ofiice a substantial increase in appro-
priation. with forty-five additional carriers
and more clerks. I will put one carrier on
the Worlds Fair site the day ground Is
broken. The increase will be made from
time to time as business requires.
Contractors and all those persons whose
connection with the Fair will cause them
to be present on the site will receive post
al service as good as any business house
downtown. They will be enabled to pur-
chase stamps. register letters. to receive
and pay money orders and enjoy all the
facilities Of the central post ofiice. Atten-
tion will be paid to the foreign money order
department on the grounds. Foreign work.
men may send and receive money with per-
feet ease. The force in charge Of this de-
partment viii be conversant with foreign
languages.
1T Is Impossible for the company to start
to work too soon for US. Everything is in
perfect readiness to commence operations
on the grounds at once. There will be an
enormous increase of mail coming In and
ledviuS ot A<OJaS dS a hcSAhe - s"S -
Fair. The increased appropriation places
this Office In a condition to handle this.
The department will doubtless have an
exhibit on the grounds. a. II has had at all
previous American exoositions. 1t is I'M
possible to state exactly what this will be
in this instance. A good suggestion Is 10
have a model post ONCE. equipped with
pneumatic tubes, stamping machines, and'
in fact, every modern convenience. TINS
would be useful as well as ornamental. ana
would give visitors form foreign countries
an insight into the working Of our poetai
system.
1T Is my intention to place at least three
branch offices in various parts OF the
grounds. provided this Is agreeable to the
Worlds Fair management. The mall VIII
be handled as II It were for c:ty. NO man
will be detailed who is not apt and capeo'e
of using Judgment. A feature will be the
general delivery system. The frequent trips
of mail cars will render exchanges easy. and
a great accommodation"
TO EXTEND SERVICE
INTO THE COUNTY.
The recent additional allowance OF $50"
a year granted to Postmaster Baumhon by
the Post once Department at Washington
will enable the local post ONCE to extend its
boundaries Of prompt delivery and coilec-
ton Of mail to suburban districts and the
rural districts intervening.
Increased facilities for the collection and
distribution OF mail are already being ar
ranged for by Postmaster Baumhon Among
the suburban villages and towns which Will
benefit by the extensive Improvements IN
the service are Maplewood. Webster Groves.
Kirkwood. Old Orchard. Clayton. Hillside,
Jennings Station, Tuxedo Park. Shrews-
bury. Oak Grove. wellston. Luxembourg.
Woodland and Hoffmeister Heights.
Work has begun on the routes for the
western city and rural districts. which in
clude Shrewsbury Park. Webster Groves.
Kirkwood. Old Orchard and Tuxedo Park
The district will be subdivided and one car
rier assigned to each village, or more II
needed. The work will be pushed until all
the specified districts are covered by the
system. From thirty to forty additional
letter carriers will be added to the list to
cover the new routes. In order to avoid
confusion the names Of several streets In
suburban towns will have to be changed
in cases where there are streets in st.
Louis OF the same name.
NAIL WILL CONE
DIRECT FROM EUROPE.
st. Louis has been designated one Of the
five cities in the United States to which.
hereafter. registered mail from Europe
will be sent direct. This convenience will
do away with the tedious delays. as former
ly mail from Europe was delayed at times
from one to two days
Hereafter a registered letter from Great
Britain. or the Continent. will be put in a
pouch at the town Of its mailing. addressed
TO St. Louis and will travel as fast as
steamer and train can carry 1t. Formerly
letters to at. Louis were inclosed In
pouches together with mail for other points
and directed to New York City.
| The delays were occas1oned BY the open-