New-York tribune., 1902-01-21
EXPECTS NEW POSTOFFTCE.
THE BOARD OF TRADE AND TRANS
ING WILL COME THIS YEAR.

The prospects of obtaining a postofice for
New-York City according TO Frank S. Gardner.
secretary of the Boaro OF Trade and Transporta-
tion are exceedingly bright This organization has
believes that its efforts about TO be rewarded
IL is greatly encouraged by the action OF the Com
mittee Public Buildings and Grounds of the
Senate in reporting favorabIy Senator Platt's bill
approprtatng 2.5O0COO for the proposed struct-
ure This done without hearing. and it is
believed that the House committee. which Is 10
consider the bill some time this week. will also
port favorably.
The bill! provides for the naming OF COMMITTEES
site consisting of the Secretary of the Treasury
the Postmaster General. the postmaster of New
York. President Morris X. Jesup of the Chamber
Of Commerce and President Oscar s Straus OF
the Board OF Trade and Transportation The gen.
eral sentiment is In favor Of pOstOfce somewhere
uptown. away from locations where property Is
costly II is downtown. and at the same time as
central possible. 1t is proposed to continue the
present postofice a sub-station-
The House Committee Public Buildings and
Grounds is understood 10 be favorable to the re-
porting of the bill, and every effort is now being
made by New-York commercial organizations to
have the Representatives from this city interest
themselves in pushing the bill through The Ma
tiOnal Board of Trade meets in Washington
Thursday Friday, and the delegates from New
York have been instructed to submit the question
TO delegates from Western States. showing them
that more than 90 per cent of the business done IN
try. and that the cramped and crowded conditions
here seriously delay the delivery of mails IN the
big cities of the West. They will be asked to urge
their Congressman to favor the passage OF the bill
William McCarroll. chairman Of the COMMITTEES
on city affairs of the Board of Trade and Trans
portation. and chairman of the joint committee OF
commercial OrganiZa tiOns appointed especially TO
deal with this postoflce question. will issue a
port to-day showing the result of investigation
to the cause of delays complained OF in the
W Statistics
data showing the amount OF mail matter. local
and for interior cities. handled here The decsion
arrived will be that conditions worse than
they were two years ago, when similar invesuza-
ton made.
bill TO restore the pneumatic tube system be-
tween the Produce Exchange station. the General
Postoffice and the Grand Central station. and be-
tween Manhattan and Brooklyn. Will come up for
hearing Thursday Friday before joint
committee of the Senate and House Committees
from commercial organizations will appear at this
hearing as follows: From the Board Of Trade and
Transportation. William McCarroll. @. Waldo
smith Morris s Wise, James TaIcott and John n
Peters; Produce Exchange. Frank Brainard, J. D.
Trenor and Congressman Douglas; Maritime Ex-
G.. Kunhardt. together with committees from the
Italian Chamber OF Commerce. the Merchants As
William McCarron said yesterday: 1T should not
be necessary 70 argue in favor OF the pneumatic
net income of more than SIOoo.G0o a year, and
0fiI pnss zt Gu Of he cont For so ea
sons. which have seemed sufficient. the last
service. which had been installed and carried on
for number OF years in this city and elsewhere
the pneumatic tube service. Frequently the loss OF
a day occurs In the outgoing mails This affects
not only the commercial and personal interests OF
the people Of New-YOrk but of all those with
entire COUNTRY T and in other Countries The service
has received the Endorsement Of special commits
has been urged strongly by the POSTMASTER GEN
eral in his annual report to the present Congress-