Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-21

general post office BE- established in the I'M
mediate vicinity of the now union station.
That's one Many of the leading business
men Of tn District viii favor the idea and
many VIII oppose it, That's two
Views Expressed.
Some VI the views expressed follow:
John joy Edison. president of the Wash
inEtnu Loan and Trust Company, said:
AS a practical measure 10 expedite the
handling of mail I think the Postmaster
Generals plan is "a good one. | believe
branch station in the Post Office Depart
U"ut building could handle all the business
transacted by the main office"
To II SEEMS there are few reasons
fpJ removing the city post office from its
present location. ana many reasons against
j.. said John l. PrOsiSe manager and
treasurer Of the +. Morrison Paper Com
Iany. to a star reporter this morning.
In the first place, the post office has been
the making of the downtown business COM
Inunity. and lis loss would be keenly felt
l fail Ia soc the advantage claimed for
change in lucati-n. IN other cities you Will
fiud tie post offices in or near the Centers
of the business seCtiuns-ChiCagn. New York
or Philadelphia for example. And there is
excellent r.ztsun foT so locating the post
offices. because the business community
makes greater demand for prompt mail
service than all of the residence sections
combined. Take the few blocks in this city
bounded by 9th street. 18th street New
York avenue and Pennsylvania avenue. and
4 tblnk II may Sdie.N De Salu tNdl ~ per
cent of thu mails received i'll or transported
from the city exclusive of the government
departments find origin or destination
within that area. Just how a letter. written
anywhere downtown. dropped into letter
box. collected by carrier and taken to
branch station in the present post office
building. even taken directly to post
office at the union station, will get out of
the city any more rapidly | fail TO see. 1t
must be hauled to the railroad station just
the same and go through the asserting
process just the same.
The only advantage which might be
claimed for the plan would be that the
governments mail by being hauled directly
from the departments TO a post office at the
railway station. might be handled with
greater expedition because OF the saving in
transportation across the city"
Regarded as Good Thing.
In reference to Postmaster General
Meyers proposal. ]. Barton Miller, secre-
ttry and treasurer of the First Corpora
tive Building Association of Georgetown.
said: Il think the change would be a good
thing. as 1t would better the facilities for
the handling of the mails and would do
away with the hauling of the mails through
the city and would save considerable time
and unnecessary expense.
R A. Castelar, real estate broker, of 1925
Wisconsin avenue northwest, was also of
the opinion that the change would be de-
sirabIe he stated he thought that a city
post Office should always be in the vicinity
OF railroad station.
Proposition Condemned
ID. J. Kaufman. proprietor OF The Mans
Store lGpJ-10T Pennsylvania avenue. was
secere in his condemnation of the PROPOSE
tion to change the location of the city post
office. The best interests Of the whole
business community demand that the city
post office should be conveniently and CEN
trally located said he. I'm all cities the
post office is the lodestone which attracts
all classes and conditions of people and
the general post office not subordinate
branch. should be in the heart OF the CITY
Aside from sthe interest which business
men may have in keeping our post office
where IL is. the thousands of visitors who
come To the city in all seasons of the year
comparatively few OF them have their stop
ping places settled in advance and they
have their mail sent to the general delivery
The Inconvenience to which these tourists
would be put by being compelled to travel
II and from such out-uf-of- the way
post Office as one located at the union sta
ton is obvious
i cannot understand how the claim for
more rapid handling Of general city mail by
removal OF the post office can be Justified.
1t is claimed that Il letter will be taken
from the writer To the mail train in
shorter space of. time? can 1t be shown
that the letters collected by carriers will
lee more quickly dispatched If they are
hauled 10 the railway station post office
IN bulk and there assorted? think not
Favor Present Location.
THE proper location for the CITY most Of
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