The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-27
NORMOUS AMOUNT OF
MAIL MATTER HANDLED
IN EXCELLENT STYLE.
DONE ON TIME.
Seemingly Impossible Task Ii
Performed by a Faithful
Postoffiice Staff.

No review of Christmas in Anderson
would be complete or fair without
mention OF the very important part
played by the postoffice employees in
contributing to the success of the oc-
casion. While some have taken no
tice OF this fact. there are but few
people In the city and county whose
pleasure was not made thc greater by
reason of the excellent service rem
dered by Postmaster John K. Coch-
rams loyal and efficient staff of help
crs.
The truth OF this would be far more
convincing could the people Of Apder-
son but have taken one look into the
pOstoffice matter II was a SIGHT to
stagger any set of %postoffice em-
plOyees In the country which met the
eyes of the clerks and carriers last
Friday morning. Actually, there were
wagon loads of mail matter brought
into the office for delivery. To have
worked" that amount of mail and de-
liver 1t In n day of fair weather
would have been a tremendous task,
but to clear the postoffice by deliver
ing that much mail matter in such
weather MS that which existed Friday.
seemed at INST an 1m~p0SStbility.
\ Hcrculean Task.
But with q determination that no
obstacle could have overcome, these
loyal men set to york to perform what
the average men foulG pronounced an
impossible task. The result of their
efforts was that vixen dark came no
one single piece of mail matter, excepp
that which was put in lock boxes.
was left I'm the postoffice. In addi-
ton, the postoffice was as clean and
tidy as though It had never been used
at all. One looking at the interior of
ehat building Friday morning and sec.
ing IL mat night would scarcely have
believed his own eyes.
Due q Holiday.
IL should have been said in tho mt
set that Friday was n legal holiday
and the city carriers and the clerks OF
the postofnce were entitled to n holii-
day. But not d single man once
thought OF taking the day off. or ever
Ia part OF X. In fact, Postmaster
Cochran has never observed the legal
holidays. Instead, they did the hard
est days work In the history Of the
Anderson %postoffice. Too much could
not be said In praise of the city car
lriers, o on their shoulders fell q
burden that would have been impossi-
BILE of performing by many. In a driv-
ing rain and through streets that were
yeritable quagmires the city carriers
| plodded throughout the miserable day,
making two complete rounds and de-
tlisering every piece of mail matter
that was to be delivered.
Rural Carrier5's Task.
Despite the fact that they were 6c-
tually sick, suffering with la grippe
and high fever, two or more of the
employees refused to lei e their posts
of duty when Postmaster Cochran
suggested that they do so. They
stuck to the respective posts and
toiled away until the last piece of mail
matter had been >, Jperly DISPOSED of.
So heavy was the mail to be deliv-
erred In the city that w extra car
riers. Marshall III. Gaillard and E. C.
McCants who are postoffice clerks,
were transferred to this service. So
~burdensome was the incoming mail
that 1t was necessary for the railroad
Ito put two dray wagons into service
between the depot and postoffice in
stead OF the usual one. And no man
worked more faithfully than e. B. l.
tGraddfck. the veteran carrier OF mail
10 from the postoffice to the
depot, to make the Christmas handling
OF mall q success. Mr.. Graddick is en-
ployed by the railroad. He is an old
soldier. but his years affected In no
way his ability TO do as much work
as the youngest man in the service.
heaviest Nails Ever.
In speaking OF the matter YESTERDAY.
POSTMASTER Cochran stated that the
christmas parcel post mall this year
was estimated as being from three to
I'VE times as much as that handled last
This fact Is most probably due N
y general pablic having become sa;s
ter educated to the advantages OF the
Iparcei post as q medium for trans
jporting their packages. The straight,
Imail matter was many times heavier
than that OF last year, ard the entire
amount of mail was the heaviest In the
history Of the Anderson postoffice.
Many patrons on the city routes
were appreciative OF the good work
done by The carriers and remembered
them In various WAYS. Some patrons
naede the carriers nice presents, white
others invited them In &c have hot
coffee and Christmas dsiieaaies.
Postmaster Cochran.
NSt only. was the main gp~cstcsfiee
kept busy throughout the week. hut a
frushing business waa done Mt sub-sta-.
sion No. I. at the Ofr-Gray Drug Conn
pany. Postmaster Cochran estimated
That fha ax.z Nsanf ~ fosaf.aaa lawn "a