New-York tribune., 1907-12-16
LAUGHS 1T TIGHT MONEY.
SANTA Claus Lavish This Year
Gets More Letters than ECeT.

The season of expectation IS mere. ono 80.
49,. ,o r,,orrovv will come the realization, but thef~
are still eight days of anxiety before I'm -,
One kindly person now has the almost uhotuue ,Nis.
t.o,,,on of ALL chiIdrendom-he is Santa Ciaus'
u,bo il busy preparing for his annual rouii" "
gladden. the hearts Of the little believers. A
the latter many OF whom nave aireauS -
known their desires, they request "'ore ~ -
from the good old Samaritan than ias'' i -.
financial situation does not count 'o
Claus and the children. ...-
There is perhaps person IN new AoiA IL 80
position to know and appreciate 'heae ...,
than Postmaster Morgan. He is no" 'io -. f
of 45o letters addressed to Santa Ciaus. NUS "
-" ~ -. hear ,.ceiyed at the General Postohlce
,oa 1ast SATURDAY. The handwritngs on 'l7 eii
welcomes plainly indicate their or1gln OUT -.
no mail matter in the big puiiuih6 ' sr,er
taken care of this Christmas season. III s .,.
wears Santa had box ut the foSl'i. oec.
letters for him were sent to the Dead hetlei 80
Iaut not so this wear Postmaster Morgan IS hou
ing them subject to orders from the Foe.0 =, -
part1nent at Washington. for 'he auoo -. oorn-
garled as of sufficient importance e'en aster
,a,s the personai attention OF the ro7'A
General. ..;ons in this
ct,v assisting Santa Claus in the distribute. -
bsupiness which will probably ash ~. ~, ~ low,
and il is likely that they will be dlstrioute ~
them Mr. Morgan said yesterday ne "a0
thority 10 open one of the eplsues' or,d
e,,oI,, chose 40 communications contain "oii'
ElNsat
of nathos and human interest, for some VI -
must come from children not so "en NJ NJ, forr
with the benefcent saint as TO expect q ~ c1.' >ho
hin, unless they invite him-from chiloreh
have only heard and read of Santa Claus' ,.
No sranciai strinsency is reflected in the Nh'lo'
mas activity at the Postoffce. The record so tf-
This wear exceeds that made by any previous -.
r,as mail The foreign mail for week oeioio .
Christmas this year is larger by oD sacA' W
was a wear ago, when the last recoru "ao -.
Tho steamship Lusitania carried from lAIIS p
last Saturday 2O52 sacks and the filia"e' 70
-bicb sailed the same day, took Will l'o'
sacka The incoming Christmas stca'isii'P -,
- ,,1u he the Majestic. due here on lHui 0u'
.;n, She Is bringing over 6oio sachS' w
-. christmas mail ever brought mere I'm I'm
1,,rona on one steamer. Last year tho '
consisted os 4.5i0 SACKS. - h,,.s tvo
postmaster Morgan has arranged u 40, -
,oetaI boats meet the Majestic lhs'eau -.
L-xtra trucks have also been ensasen ~ -, en-
,ba baes There have been lou eA''a os
lo,,od 70 handle the prodigious man. .,o,t
- h.,,o been assigned TO the foreign deP'i my =
,,a.as,.r Morgan suggests that on account
a., o,or,pous quantities of letters paloe' G.
IL, =, ,raetny deposited in the genetai PoS' =, =
.rd rostoflce stations in this city oeoau@ Ill
-. 1,,.rs holiday as much of this and other mo-" mo-
,,,attar as possble be mailed in the carry P AZ
- oaE So that II may be handled anu u
.obod before Christmas, and thus preEoiN -
,astion of the mails This actoh WIZ -. a.
9sstst the postofhce in its efforts promptly 10 e
uver the mails. but will result IN incie"9'O ~
faction to the public