Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-23
POSTAL BUSINESS.
SHOWS INCREASE
OVER LAST YEAR
Amount Of Insurance Stamps
Index Of Volume Of 0utgo-
ing Parcels; Rush Handled
With Ease and Speed,


The business done by the postoffic,
during this holiday season will ox
coed By far last years record. while
accurate figures on the stamp sales
Will not be obtainable until the enc
Of the month, Postmaster n. G. Roeh
has kept close truck Of the amount
Of business through the number OF
insured packages mailed here.
In December VI last year. less than
1000 insured parcels were dropped
In the boxes. On Saturday and Mon
day along Of this year 40 Insurance
stamps were sold. The ratio Of unin-
sured packages to insured Is ten 10
one, according TO Postmaster Roehl.
He estimates that the number Of in
sured parcels sent out from Albu-
querque this month will be twice as
great as that of the same period for
last year. The receipts from stamp
sales. he said, would be considerably
In excess of last years
High Tide Reached.
The crux In the outgoing mails was
reached ! Monday. Yesterday there
were fewer parcels. Yesterday and
Saturday were practically equal In
this respect. Further decrease Is look
ed for today. Early mailing injunc-
tions appear 10 have had effect.
With the falling of in the number
OF packages sent out the incoming
malls are increasing and viii reach
their maximum volume toward the
end of the week. -Four parcels post
delivery wagons and fifteen carriers
were employed yesterday. Another
carrier will be put AT work today.
Ordinarily one parcels post delivery
wagon is worked half a day and the
usual force of carriers numbers
twelve.
The Christmas rush" had little the
appearance of a rush to an out
side observer at the postoffice. Post
master Roehl prepared for II we'll
Three windows were opened for the
sale of stamps and receiving pack
ages. Each clerk had complete equip
ment. This saved senders from walt
ing long In the lobby,
Postmaster Helped.
Postmaster Roehl remained In the
lobby assisting persons In properly
addressing their parcels ana keeping
the crowds evenly distributed between
the windows. Several times when
lines longer than usual were formed
he timed them. He found that no one
had TO wait longer than three minutes
before being waited upon.
Employees of departments that did
not bear the brunt Of the rush have
steadily assisted those who did. Post
master Roehl expressed pleasure with
the spirit shown by the clerks In this
way. The result is that they have
handled a greater AMOUNT of business
than they have beenlualied upon to do
heretofore without confusion or de-
lay. Every night since the rush be-
gan alt eastbound parcels and mail
have been out of the office by
o'clock and on Santa re train No
s., which leaves here at s.45 o'clock.
Westbound mail. which Is of consid-
erably less volume. has always been
out OF the office for train No. ..
Clerks Win Friends.
Senders of parcels have comment
ed frequently upon the courtesy
shown by the postoffice clerks. and
likewise upon the speed with which
they disposed of parcels. The fact that
they know long lists of parcels post
rates by memory now, has proved
of great value in expeditions hand
ling.