The sun., 1906-02-25
AN IDEAL POSTAL SYSTEM.
THIS CITY TO HAVE ONE EUI All
TO Any N THE WORLD.
THE Bis Uptown once May he North Of
Thirtieth street and Close 70 Fourth
Avenue. the Pennsylvania Terminal
site 10 he lSed for Q Branch STATEN.

wAsH1NoroS Feb, 24.-Plans are in
course OF preparation at tho Postoffice
Department designed to provide Manhat-
tan with postal system that will be equal
to any in the world To certain extent
they are still in embryo hut Postmaster
General Cortelyou, who has the ooopera-
ton of First Assistant Hitchcock and Post
ma ster Wilcox Is working along we'll de-
hned lires. The Postmaster-Genera has
decided upon the kind OF postal system
that he wants to develop in the metropolis.
but he Ia face to face with number OF
obsta cles that may post pone for time the
fruition Of his plans
Ever since Postmaster Wilcox took
charge of the New York Office a year or
more ago he has been studying the needs
Of the city and reporting the results to the
Department here in Washington. 1t is
now pretty we'll known by the authorities
interested just what is required in New
York to give the city modern postal
equipment and facilities that it's importance
as a revenue producer warrants.
1t has been decided, although no official
announcement to that effect has been made,
that the proposed station at the terminal
Of thu Pennsylvania Railroad Company
in Eighth avenue will not be utilized as The
big uptown Office" that has been oontem-
plated for long time. In all probability
branch station will be erected on the
Pennsylvania site.
The best expert advice obtainabIe, it is
understood, favors the location Of the up
town once north Of Thirtieth street, close
to Fourth avenue. Some tract in that vi
cinity, il is argued, would make an ideal
location. The plans for the betterrnent
OF the postal system contempAtes the
use OF both the present subway and pro-
and a station north of Thirtieth street,
near Fourth avenue. it is pointed out.
would serve better the purpose Of the
postal authorities than the large station
heretofore planned for the Pennsylvania
such branch Office as it is desired to locate
there. Before the site Is accepted. no wever,
the railroad company will be asked to pro-
vide for an undivided floor space.
With the construction OF an uptown
station at point near that named, the
Of mail in New York city would be sim
plifed, according to representations that
have been made to the department. The
proposed station would be the center or
base Of operations, and would in all prob
ability be occupied by the executive force,
making it, for ali practical purposes, the
main office. The ideal system for the city,
as worked out. on paper. contemplates
connecting all branch stations with the
main Office, mail to be despatched either
by tube or through subways already COM
pleted or projected.
Il want to see New York have postal
system that will be modern in every detail
said the Postmaster General to-day. The
business interests Of the city are entitled
to the best We can give them.
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an ideal postal system in New York the
Department luuet have plenty Of funds.
for additional clerk hire. the employment
Of additional carriers and the establish
ment OF sub stations. In these respects
New York will probably get more generous
apportionments in the future, Postmaster
Wilcox has brought the needs of the city
sharply to the attention of the Congress
dele CATION from the city, and each MEM
ber is taking a deep interest, and has prom
ised to cooperate, to the end that adequate
appropriations may be made for the big
projects contemplated.