The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-23
NEW ORLEANS
P. 0. TO CLOSE
ON SABBATH
rHE SAME MAY BE DONE EVERY
WHERE, AS THE POSTMASTER
GENERAL HAS LEFT THE MAT
TER WITH PosTMAsTERs.
Tbe New orleans Picayune Of recent

es,- The New Orleans Picayune Of recent
date contained the following:
Il was announced yesterday that I'M
-~less new developments arose to pre-
81 vent it that, beginning next month,
the local postof1ce would remain
+. closed on Sundays. The movement for
closing the postoffice on Sundays was
started here a few weeks ago by the
clerks. who claimed that there was no
necessity Of their working on the Sab
bath. and the future events proved that
the community was heartily in accord
with the clerks
~ Postmaster w. J. Behan stated yes
terday that thus far no opposition had
-zbeen made in this respect, and in visw
OF the fact that the postmaster general
had left the matter in the hands Of
-. the various postmasters throughout the
E country, he thought that 1t would be a
wise thing for him to follow the ex-
ample of Detroit and order the Office
s. closed on Sundays
In speaking about the matter yester-
day. General Behan said: "As far as !
Acan see there is no opposition to the
movement in the city, and consider
that there is very little advantage 10
be gained by keeping the postof1ce
open on Sundays, but in order to have
the full sentiment of the community
i. on this question I have withheld the
closing order. and will continue to do
= so until theN early part of next month.
- and IL at that time no opposition has
developed then I will give the neces-
sary instructions for the closing OF the
ONCE"
Postmaster Behan received a com
munication yesterday from Abner E.
- Larned, president OF the Detroit Board
sssof Commerce. stating that the Sunday
closing OF the postof1ce in that city
had proved to be big success and the
intelligence is conveyed to the local
postmaster so that he may make use
of It in connection with the Sunday
closing of the New Orleans Office.
The letter says in part:
At a recent noon luncheon, where
over four hundred men were present
Postmaster Warren, in referring to the
city slogan IN Detroit life is worth
living" said that our people believed
life should be made worth living fo'
the other fellow also" This exactly
expresses the attitude OF the business
public toward the Sunday postofice
closing There is no logical reason FOR
= the delivery of general mail on Sun
day. The man who receives It cannot
answer letters because his own Office
force win not he on duty until Monday
morning. Taking the mail from the
postoffice, carrying IL to ones office
opening It and laying II aside for at.
tention Monday morning is really moth.
ing more than an unfortunate habi
which induces a man to consume sew.
eral hours OF a day OF rest In purpose
less work.
No city IN America Of its size 1.
growing more rapidly than Detroit-n,
city Is more alert; no community Il
3oying greater prosperity. The Sun
day closing OF the postoflce. instead o
subtracting anything from the situa
ton. is regarded as an adjunct L
progress.
II this unqualified commentator o
the Sunday closing OF the postoffic
can be made OF service to you in an,
way. you may feel perfectly free to us
IL