Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-29
SETTLE CLOSING
within A WEEK
DELIVERY OF SUNDAY MAIL UP
TO BUSINESS MEN.
Carriers ARE DIVIDED
If Business Feeling is Favorable Post
office Windows VIII Remain
Closed.

Before one week from Sunday In
all probability, the Sunday closing Of
the Tulsa postoffice will be decided
for all times to come. w. !. Reneau,
Tulsa postmaster has taken steps
which win hasten the ultimate out
come of the Sunday closing situa-
tion, and II IS the hope Of the post
master to have matter settled be-
fore the foregoing date.
1t Is the business Of Tulsa that tho
Sunday closing OF the post office
really effects and it will be up to the
business men of Tulsa TO decide, ac-
cording to Mr., Reneau.
The Tulsa postmaster has written
a letter to Frank p. Sutherland, Sec
retary of the Tulsa Commercial Club,
asking him to ascertain the feeling Of
Tulsa business men anent the clos
ing OF the local postoffice. If the
feeling Of the Tulsa business men
is favorable in respect to closing the
postoffice then the postofficc will be
closed. 1t means more to business
men than to anyone else whether or
not Uncle Sans place Of business Is
closed on the Sunday.
| That those who have instigated the
Sunday closing movement are men
and women who have nothing al
stake in the Sunday delivery of their
mail, at the carriers windows Is the
declaration of Postmaster w. l. Rem
eau.
It does not affect them TO have the
postoffce closed on Sunday.
The mail carriers are divided on
the question. The regulations y the
postoffice department are that al
mail incoming and outgoing from q
postoffice must be distributed on Sun.
day. This ties up half of the clerical
force. There is no possible way fol
more than half OF the clerical force
to be off on Sunday. With the car
riers, they have the option OF get
ting their mail ready on Sunday, OF
Monday in the Event that the carriers
windows are closed on Sunday. There
is Just as much mail to be handled
on Sunday as any day in the matter
of incoming mall. II the carriers
work two or three hours at the post
office II prevents their being tied W
on Monday with an extra amount Of
mail. If they are at the postoffice
It can he distributed at the windows
without much trouble and the Mon
day loads are not nearly so heavy.
Some of the Tulsa carriers say they
would prefer the heavy work on Mon
day. Others declare themselves Il
be in favor OF getting things In shap'
on Sunday.
As 1t is, half OF the carriers do th
work OF the other half on Sunday
In that way each carrier works onl!
one Sunday out of two.
In the event that n declaration 4
made for a Sunday closing on tn
part OF the business men, and tn
demand is acceded to, there Is onl,
one way that those who want thei
mail on Sunday can secure II, b,
leaving a special delivery stamp a
the general delivery window, aloni
with description of the mail matte
expected Il win be delivered to tn
address when It arrives One staml
is required for each piece of mall ma
ter that is to be delivered in thi
manner.
There is n misunderstanding as t
the ruling relative to the Sunday
delivery OF mail by the special de
livery by mail by the special deliver
carrier. It has been reported abou
should be closed all Of persons mai
can be delivered for the special de
livery stamp. The Tulsa postmaste
Is in receipt OF a communication fror
the postmaster general which speclf
cally states that only one piece o
mail matter can be delivered for eac
! special delivery stamp.