Bisbee daily review., 1903-03-15
NEWS FROM THE SHELTER CITY

understand they handle only pouch mail"
 MT. L. c. Hanks. cashier of the First question replied:
 Why. think that is a question on which all will agree that we not only want. but must have, a postof1ce of the third or second-class. l understand that the postoffice is very much con gested at present and it will be but short time until the office will be doing much larger business than it is now doing"
 Capt. Thomas Rynning. of the Ari- zona rangers. was found at the post office, wanting for his mall and stated that he thought there was room for big Improvements in the handling of the mail by the railway postofices Said he: T certainly do favor change of service of any kind that will be an improvement over the pres ent methods"
 MT. O. O. Hammil, manager of the Douglas Drug store. was asked for his opinion as to whether he was in favor of Douglas getting a third-class rating in the matter of a postoffice and ex- pressed himself as decidedly favoring the proposal. T will sign a petition for the change whenever one Is gotten up," sand MT. Hammil, but now don't wisk you to quote me as antago- nizing MT. Remwick White. our post master, for I think him fully efficient to give us good servie under favora- ble circumstances"
 This is but a repetition of the re marks of most of our business men when speaking of MT White, whose circumstances are appreciated by the thinking majority.
 When asked as to whether eastern mail service was satisfactory or not Nr Hammil stated that his mail from Fl Paso was three and four days late.
 H. c. Stillman, proprietor of Hotel Ord, gave it as his experience that the eastern mail was always late in ar irving and in his opinion, something should be done.
 
 interviewed by your correspondent, and to whom the facts were presented of the feelings of the people in this matter, had the following to say:
 'I have already taken this matter up with the postal authorities, but so many western towns have, in the past. started in to do such thriving busi- ness and afterwards retrograded that the government is slow to acknowledge claims of this kind from any section. Naco is now third-class office, but 1t was nearly year in affecting the ably larger business than Naco and beyond a doubt the growth of Douglas will affect a still greater increase. There is no reason why we should not be advanced to an office of the first class and I am as much in favor of the proposa! as any one. At present. acknowledge that we have neither room nor facilities to handle as large business as we now have, but we are doing the best we can under pres en adversities. Such improvements as ! have been made have all been at my Douglas remains of the fourth class, shall have to continue to pay for these things"
 Douglas should certainly be a third-c'ass office" said Judge R. O. Johnson. "The amount of business shr 4y, ;plx In mands 1t, and the proper steps should be taken to have 1t made third-class and give Postmaster White more help in order to facilitate the quick hand ling of the large amount of mail mat ter passing through the Douglas post office. My attention has been called more than once to the long line of people who wait at the one window every day and there should be some way of giving the public better service. The office certainly demands it. The men from the Calumet smelter and roundhouse have to wait long time for their mail when they come from their work in the evenings. and they get in late on account of being so far away from town and the line is strung out beyond the sidewalk. These men have worked hard all day and it is an imposition to make them stand there for an hour waiting their turn to get waited on. Something should be done at once to give the Douglas post office the proper help and give the pub lie better service" :"
 President Henry c. Buemler, of the ] Atlas Mining Bureau. said that Doug las has long outgrown the fourth-cIass | and should have better postofie facil- | ities~ We are answering over 200 letters every day to parties all over the world about this section of the country and our mail is considerably | delayed on account of insufficient help at the postofice. Postmaster White | and his assistant are doing all they possibly can, but there is too much ! work for them and they need more help and need it badly. MT. White and his assistant are kent At work late |