The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-23
zEST OF CHRISTMAS
NOW IN EVIDENCE
Overworked PoStofticc En-
ployeeS and Railroad Men
Can Give TeStillonoy.
TIME OF HOMECOMING
Charitable Organizations Find
Fortunate Willing to
Help Needy.
TINE OF HOMECOMING

SIS usual at this season Of the year,
the clerks and officials at the post
office are "snowcd uulcr' with the
great mass of Christmas mail matter
Each carrier starts out on his route
staggering under the weight Of pack
ages and letters, and The clerks at the
office arc fighting their way through
stacks of mail. Particularly is this
true of the registry department., where
tho greatest business is being done at
this time. The "Mcrry Christmas
postcards arc also responsible TO n
great extent for The congestion lbe
activity IS not confined To the main
office. but tho various branches and
sub-stations throughout the city arc
also handling great quantities Of mat
ter.
However. the distribution and col
lection Of the mails is being handled
admirably and there is no fear felt at
thc postoffice that any of the tbT1st-
mas parcels will fail TO mako the out
going trains or that the-e will be any
delay 10 delivery. On account OF the
DELAY OF tho trains, particularly from
the cast, from which section no mail
was received THURSDAY afternoon, there
Il =,
morning when these mails came IN, but
all the matter was quickly distributed
and delivered
Much Extra Traffic.
The railroad men arc also aware that
the merry lule,ide is upon us. great
increase in volume of passenger bust
ness has been experienced since Thurs
lay. and most OF the trains bound east
and west arc carrying extra Pullmans,
The traffic within the state * greatly
increased by reason of students and
many business men of the city return.
ing to their homes in other parts of the
state to spend the holidays.
Needless to say. all the stores are
crowded from morning until closing
time at night with Christmas shoppers,
and the streets have a day,loug ap-
pearauce Of Broadway at the lunch
hour. The markets. groceries and con
fectioneries throughout the city are ox-
pericncing the usual Christmas rush of
business, and their large stores of cat
ables. staple and fancy, arc being rap
idly depleted.
Public Is Generous.
The Santa Clauses presiding over the
Salvation Army contribution kettles on
the various corners are not ringing
their bells and stamping their chilled
feet in vain for the small coin is be-
ing generously contributed to the good
cause. and it looks rs though the
Thanksgiving record of four hundred
baskets distributed. would be surpassed
by the Christmas distribution.
The Christmas spirit has male It's iu-
flucncc felt on many Salt Lake pco.
pie. aud the contributions to The or
phanages and other deserving charities
have been large. The letters written
hy the children to Santa Claus and de-
livercd to the postmaster. have been
taken up by scores of generous people,
aud the wants of the little ones who
appealed TO Kris Kriugle for Christmas
cheer will be attended to.
To large extent. business in many
phases of commercial life is being
quietly conducted, and not many inn
portant transactions arc being made
owing TO the boli.lay season aud the
devotion of the business men to. the
preparations for homo celebrations.