The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-02-17
SUNDAY CLOSING OF POST
OFFICE.
is Asked For BY Almost . Unanimous
vote-Closine Authorized
by Department.

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The carrier windows and possibly
the general delivery window of the
Owosso post Office are to be closed on
Sunday beginning with the first Sun
day in March. This announcement is
made possible by the vote of nearly
5000 citizens, men and women of
Owosso, who signed card petitions
asking that Sunday work at the Office
be dispensed with as far as possible.
The date Is fixel for the first Sunday
in next month 80 that all may haye
ample notice Of the change and if they
wish can notify correspondents of the
same.
The surprisingly large vote of 1855
yes, to seven no, has been received at
the post Office up to last evening. OF
the yes votes 203 were cast by the
business and professional men of the
city, while but two business men voted
in, opposition. The total number of
votes will probably be considerably
increased before the end of the week
as the cards are being received at the
Office constantly and it will not be
surprising if the total reaches $500,
with three fifths or more from voters
The claim that the travelling men and
the doctors would oppose the change is
not borne out by the vote as but two
travelling men have voted against the
plan and seven votes have been re-
ceived from doctors approving it,
Owosso will thus fall in line with
cities like Detroit, Grand Rapids, Bay
City, Niles, Toledo, Ohio, Niagara
Falls, N, Y, Colorado Springs, Colo,
and many others. Flint, Hastings,
Cadillac and other Michigan cities are
almost unit on the proposition and
their windows will soon be closed on
Sundays, In fact the movement is be-
coming general and the extension is
approved by the Post Office Depart
ment at Washington.
In reply to an inquiry as to how the
change was working in Detroit, Post
master Homer Warren makes this
statement:
The closing of the postoffice Sund avs
in Detroit has met with the warmest
commendation. have had numberless
men who have been in the habit of get
ting their Sunday mail thank me for
my action, and say that they realize
now what an extremely bad habit it
was Mr. Spietz, of Spietz q Worch,
spoke enthusiastically in the presence
of Washington official who was here
visiting, saying that he had been in the
habit for years of getting his Sunday
mail, and often found something
troublesome therein, which he would
worry about all day, but now he had a
complete rest on Sunday and felt full
of life on Monday morning.
In Detroit appealed to the spirit Of
fair play, which is 80 eminently charac-
teristic of the American people, called
their attention to the necessity of one
day of rest for all of us. Our people
recognized the justice of the argument,
and even the infnitesimal fraction who
were somewhat inconvenienced. think
gladly coincided, feeling the great in
justice done to the employees of the
postoffice in denying them what all
rules of health demand, namely, one
day for relaxation and recuperation for
the next weeks duties.
am sure if your citizens will think
the matter oyer, and repeat to them
selves the Golden Rule, they will see
how eminently fair this proposition is
believe that everywhere, not only in
the United States, but all over the
world, there is beginning to be greater
stirring of the spirit of the common
brotherhood of man, and we are all o.
us turning our faces to the light which
is TO make of this world the really
beautiful place the Creator intended i
to be.