Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-20

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The startled reporter made haste to
comply with the request, and followed
the express man 10 the door of the To-
cal office.
See that train?' he asked. We'll
she's hoaded with express packages
going west. Is the rush on? should
say So
The train in question, consisted On
eight Wells-Fargo express and refrig-
orator cars, the engine and caboose'
and left Albuquerque this morning az
8 o'clock. All the cars were heavily
loaded with express packages, ana
the train was run as an extra III au-
dition to the many express cars
hauled by the regular trains. Besides,
the train crew, seven extra Express
messengers were in charge. Another
train of three cars also went out this
morning. !
The outgoing packages are very nu-
merous at this time of the year, anu
the two express wagons of the local
office are kept busy all day bringing
in packages destined to outside points.
in addition to the many packages that
are brought to the Office by the send
ers in person.
III lllNOAlAAhA I h9h wa ~ ~
in earnest until Friday or Saturday,
said a clerk at the local express Of
fee this morning. cas- the senders
figure on the packages reaching their
destination just a day or two before
Christmas. but from Friday until af-
ter the holidays, we will be rushed to
death. The packages going out are
very numerous, much more so h Ia
was sent out last year at this time.
We haven't increased four local de-
livery force as yet. but will probably
have 10 in the next two days"
Passenger traffic for the holiday
season hasn't increased to- any great
extent as yet, as the holiday reduced
rates do not take effect until the 22d,
but already the increased business re-
sulting from the holiday season, is
beginning to be felt, as each train
passing through Albuquerque carries
from one to three extra coaches, in
addition to their regular equipment.
BY the 23d the passenger traffic Will
be in full swing, and the local pas
senger agent predicts an exceedingly
heavy travel this year, as crops, sheep
industry, general business, ETC., has
been 50 good this year that the farm
ers, ranchmen, business men and
others, have plenty of money with
which to make a trip east to visit the
''old folks" or elsewhere for the holt
days.
Muffin to do but work sang n
of the A. ID. T. boys of the Western
Union Telegraph office, who are also
feeling the results of the approach of
the Christmas holidays. Besides the
regular force of six boys, six extra
boys nave been employed for the
Christmas rush of delivering packages
and registered letters from the post
office. Louis Segil, Arthur Klein, Joe
McCaffrey, Pat" Truswell, Howard
Richman and Harry Frank compose
the regular force, while Arthur Rad
cliffe, Reginald Radcliffe, Arthur
Moon. Harold Sellers. Willie Alder
son and Leo Murphy are the extra
boys employed.
Local Manager Gargan, speaking of
the rush, said: 1--WE have twelve boys
employed delivering messages, pack
ages and registers from the postof-
fee, and they are all kept busy dur
ing the day. Yesterday we delivered
about 175 packages throughout the
city, and today and the succeeding
days promise to be even heavier than
that. The Christmas rush is certainly
on with us
The force Of boys at the Postal
Telegraph Office has also been in
creased to meet the demands of the
increased rush of business consequent
to the nearness OF Christmas. All
day long they fit back and forth on
their wheels, each heavily laden with
Christmas packages for delivery.
AL. -.,II- 4 arpVs.rfEFVr - cold ana
of those connected with the local
Postal Office, how many packages
are being sent out to different adj
dresses in Albuquerque. OF course,
we do delivering for the stores, but
the greater portion of packages
come from people sending them 10
friends. or people making purchases
and bringing them TO us for delivery.
The stores throughout the city are
also feeling the rush, and their aisles
are crowded from opening 10 closing
hours with buyers, shoppers and
sight seers. Many Of the stores nave
very pretty window displays, and this
is bringing out a large number of peo-
pie at night, who ONE down town for
the purpose of viewing these displays.
Probably the heaviest rush of the
holidays. and the place where the
fact that Christmas is coming is more
forcibly brought to their attention
than elsewhere, is at the postoffice.
All day long the weary clerks
therein toiled and struggled along
waiting on the patrons as fast as they
could possibly be waited upon, and
still the line that stood in front OF
the stamp and registry windows did
not seem to materially decrease.
Monday there were 297 packages
registered, $50 yesterday, and about
$50 today, making a total OF 99l
packages registered since Saturday
and Postmaster Hopkins, speaking OF
the matter, said:
From the way the day has started
off. l believe that there will be al
least $50 more packages and letters
registered today. We put on an eX
ira clerk the 10th, but have not beer
allowed any extra help for the noli
day rush. but i'm spite OF this, ! wan
20 Impress the fact upon you That We
are setting all packages out every
night, without the slightest delay
Last night our clerks worked unit
1880 setting the packages our. ant
You may state 10 the public that ihsil
PACKAGE will 90 ONT every night
without Delay, II We have 10 work al
night
Two extra writing tables have beer
put I'm al the p~OstOfice for the pur
an- r- .T-H MO-