New-York tribune., 1907-12-17
L1UGHS At TIGHT MONEY.
Santa Claus Lavish This Year
Gets More Letters than EUer.

The season Of expectation is here. One week
from to-rlorrow will come the realization. but there
are still eight days of anxiety before Chrlstmas.
One kindly person now has the almost undivided
attention of all childrendom-he is Santa Claus.
who is busy preparing for his annual round 10
gladden. the hearts of the little believers AS ZOE
the latter many of whom have already niaoe
known their desires, they request more 'lls Seai
from the good old Samaritan than last 1or tne
financial situation does not count pet"eSh Sh''A
Claus and the children 49,
There is perhaps person in New YORK IN De''eI
position tor know and appreciate these coiioi'io'
than Postmaster Morgan. He is now the cusloui0
of $50 letters addressed to Santa Claus MOST o.
these have been received at the General Postohice
since last Saturday The handwritngs on the en-
veopes plainly indicate their origin but 'iero -
no mail matter in the big building lhat 10 o
taken care of this Christmas season In 10. M
years Santa had box at the Posto1nce' anu 90.
letters for him sent to the Dead Letter oii1s
Rut NOT so this wear Postmaster Morgan IS holo-
ing them subject to orders from the Postoihce D
partment at Washington. for the question: -
garded of sufficient importance even " -. -.
mand the personal attention or the fos''
General. - l., .,,,
There are several charitable organizations IN 'iis
citv assisting Santa Claus in the Distribution u
happiness which will probably ask for 'ie l''
and il is likely that they will be distributed alos
them Mr.. Morgan said yesterday ne H'N N
thority to open one OF the episues .,5
of ratbos and human interest, for some OF mem
must come from children not so well aoau" -
with the benefcent saint to expect a can li1l ,
him unless they invite him-from ohi'oio"
have only heard and read of Santa Ciaus- -.
No financial stringency Is refected III 'ie =
mas activity at the Postoffce. The recoiu :" "
This wear exceeds that made by any previous -
-,oe mail The foreign mail for week u'
C,nr;st,ss this wear is larger by 80 SACKS IMAM
MAC , 1,aar ago when the last recoTd was iHA
IT, steamship InsItania carried from thS POI
Iast saturday 2o6a sacks, and the Phlaoeip,iIa 10
,,ioh called the same day, took WIN hei 4,
r Tho incoming Christmas steahishP nc
,-aar will be the Majestic, due mere o4A 49,.
ring She is bringing over 5Oi' SACKS '
1argast Christmas mall ever brouSh1 me- -
Eurona on ono steamer. Last year uio so'''o
consisted OF 400 sacks , +,-o
Postmaster Morgan has arranged 10 h" -
-,aI hoats meet the Majestic. instead VI ~ ~
1,x,ra Trucks have also been ensased ~ n -,
H. hays There have been 100 extra 0''' :,
,,orod IN handle the prodigious MAIL SiN'S -,
whom have been assigned TO the foreign ue' '. 80
,,t.,,as.er nor-an suggests that on account %
tho enormous quantities of letters pa - s..a
80 rreotiny deposited in the general pos'oii'o
49,, ,oe,of4c. stations in this city because u 'li
,,hrstmas holiday as much of TINS anu o''' -
r,atter az possible be mailed in the carry pa "
This week so that it may be haholeu 80 -
,.,cbed before Christmas, and thus pto''N
,ostson of the mails. This acton VIII no- '
assts+ the postofice in its efforts prohpuS W
I,,cr tho mails but will result IN incFedaeu s"''
faction TO the public.