The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-27


due to mismanagcmcnt al the local Office.
Is topic on which outraged citizens have
long been waiting 20 raise n word OF pro-
tcst, and cases OF gross negligence are
daily reported to The Tribune.
Cannot Get Mail Changed.
For tho last year and a half" said a
prominent professional man OF this city
yesterday, II have been continuously an
noycd with the local postal service.
About year ago l changed my Office To-
cation and although | have repeatedly no
titled the postoflce Of the same and writ
ten three personal letters to the post
master considerable of my mail is still
carried TO the old office. showed under the
door and, so far as ! am concerned, lost
Some OF these letters l know have been
opened by other parties. causing me no
little personal annoyance. II this condi-
ton continues L intend writing the Post
mastcr-Gcneral, for 1t has come TO be a
matter of serious concern with me.
Second Glass Matter Lost.
For years l have been subscriber to
several National weekly and monthly mag
azlnes. OF late ] have been receiving only
an occasional copy Investigation by the
agents of these magazines has traced the
trouble to the local postofficc. 1t is my
experience that second-clas ~ matter Is
shiftlcssly treated. outraSeously In some
cases.
Meat Spoiled, Letter Delayed.
Some time ago l received n quarter OF
beef. The postal card sent by the express
company, notifying me OF It's arrival, lay
In the local Office three days before being
delivered. The consequence was that con-
siderable OF tho meat spoiled before 1
could use H. The value OF the meat Is
trivial matter. but the incident goes to
prove the incompctency of the local post
Office management.
Now mind you, 1 am in the uptown
delivery district, and mall posted In the
morning certainly ought to reach my Of
fee In the afternoon. Now II IL takes
three days to get mail to me and | am
within a stones throw of tho postonlce.
l would just Ike to know how many
months there are between deliveries on
the outskirts OF the city.
Very Annoying Case.
"An amusing incident happened to me
Just last week. | sent 10 Chicago for q
medicine chest to be shipped by express.
The Pacific express wagon called TO de-
liver IT, but l was out The next day l
received the package. Two days later |
received the postal card mailed by the cN-
press company notifying me OF the arrival
of the package that day Now there is
something mighty peculiar. II / had re-
ceived that postal in proper time l would
not have had to make an out-of-town trip
without the chest. which. by the way,
greatly Inconvenience me,
Travelling Men Suffer.
Il contend that tho Government pays
for Its postal service and is entitled 10
some consideration. II man wants to
be postmaster let him put all his time TO
IL II he does that and experience proves
him incompetent, then let him step out
and make room for some one who can
give satisfaction. Nothing IS more vital
TO the American business man than good
postal service ! am bothered consider
ably by mismanngcmept at the local of
flee but my grievances arc as nothing
compared with those of commercial
travelling men and tourists Tho mail de-
livery alone is enough TO give the city
a black eye with them
Hold UP Four Days.
"A short time ago a case came TO my
notice where a travelling man was held
over in this city from Friday until Tues
day waiting for money order that was
in tho postofce all the time. AS IL hap
with an opposition man on his trail This
stop enabled the other fellow to steal q
march on him. and my friend had 10 trail
him across the continent. making hardly
half his usual sales. | have worked on
the road and let me tell YOU that min
utcS are worth hours at times. Men do
ing mai-order business must have good
postal service or loss OF time and money
Is inevitable.
But that's not the worst result Last
week l received a package of ammonol
tablets. My little daughter picked them
up. pulled tho box open and started suck
Ing one OF the tablets. II we hadn't
caught her Just at the time she might
have gone on sucking the tablets, the
taste OF which are not entirely disagree
able. and have poisoned herself. This
was only little matter, but suppoSlng
my daughter had died. / insist that
care ought to be taken in these matters
department ought to instruct the carriers
to use proper discretion. -