Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-28
SOME POINTED QUESTIONS.
DR.. l. c. White Wants to Know
Some Things.

of the Service in the Local Office will
End-SOme Remarks About the In
convenience to Which the Public Is
Subjected.
To the Editor of The New DOMINION:
Ever since the free delivery system
began in our town there has been a
systematic decrease in public ser
vice and convenience at our Post
Office. This dropping of public con-
yeniences began when the early col
lections from the business district
for the a. m. train were discontin
ued without notice to the public
many months ago By this change
delivery of mail to the north and
east is delayed to from 5 to "a
/ hours
Then on the plea that the train is
always late, the SAP p. m. mail from
everywhere { and one of the most i'm
portant we receive) is not opened
until the next morning, and by this
change the answer to important let
ters may be delayed from II to IS
hours.
Next, we have the opening of the
carriers window discontinued en-
tirely except Sunday, and thus i'm
Lortant mail may be in the office for
the recipient on Saturday evening,
and yet he cannot answer before
Monday, and he may leave on one of
the Sunday trains and not get it for
several days.
Again, the time of locking up the
post office lobby has been moved up
from $50 to 8, Sc that a oelated box
holder coming in on the last train
finds himself locked out, and cannot
get his mail until the next morning,
and should he be compelled to leave
on the early train, not get it at all.
In the midst of this eurtailment
of our own service it is refreshing to
read of the many additions and con
veniences given the public at our
neighboring city of Clarksburg by
the new postmaster.
This curtailment have gone on
here without any public protest be-
cause the changes have been shroud-
ed under some proclaimed improve
ment in the service. This latest
curtailment 1t is told to the credu
lous public, has been specially ''or-
dered" from Washington, but it is
difficult for some people to believe
that the 'order' did not originate
here in a suggestion to the oblioing
Mr.. Hooten, the intimate friend and
fellow worker with our distinguish
ed postmaster
With all this decrease in public
service at our post office, it makes
one sigh for the good old democrat
ic times under Wharton when with
only one third of the office force and
only $500 per year for clerk hire,
the general public was served with
more conveniences than now, aside
from free delivery.
Then, mail was collected from all
the boxes and despatched for every
train.
T0en, the late mail was opened
and delivered to all
Then, local letter was imme-
diately put in its owners box, and
not left lying around the office until
some belated mail should arrive.
The holders Of boxes pay extra
for that service. and they are en-
titled to extra accommo dations.
The following suggestions are re
specttulIy submitted for the consid
GRAFTON Of our postmaster as reason
able Improvements upon the present
curtailed service.
lst. Collect mail from the box
IN front of the post Office Immediate
ly before closing the mail for every
train.
End. Leave the carriers window
open from I to 1870, p. IN. as former
ly.
3rd Distribute local letters TO
the boxes as soon as received. |
There should also be a special drop
for them in the office Local letters
are often more important than any
Others, and yet they receive least at
tention.
4th Open and deliver TO box
holders only, the SAP p. m. mail, un-
less it should reach the office after
$3.50 p. IN.
9Th. Leave the post Office lobby
unlucked until 10 p. M, and let III
be opened again at $50 Il. IN. when
the collection is made from the hox
in front OF it in the early morning.
/ This would accommodate those box
holders who arrive on the late tain
or who must leave on the early one
The inside arrangements nj he posy
office are such that this siep-,
can be given without any dagger to
post office property
9th Put two boxes tone at each
end of the PLATFORM at the depot
tot train NAL AS they do at Clafks
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