The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-23
CITY MAIL SERVICE
BEST, SAYS MORGAN
Explains Delay Found by Mcr-
chants l. Ufc to Casual
Errors.
FEW IN 5000 WORKERS


The Merchants Ass c,ation. wu.,n mas
started an iu,cstte,lon Init" the dc
livery Of malls. made ru'ilc '~tcria>
some or the complaints received roia-
tive to the delivery ~ the associations
weekly publication, called Groa''t Ncr
York. According to the staten ont OF
the association it took Ave days for II
OF the copies to reach NJ ~ntcllir, y j.,
and four days for a copy to reach its
destination in Iona Island cry.
When Postmaster Edward VI Morgan
WAS interviewed Yesterday he said he
hao started an investi-atton into the
delay reported by the Merchants Asso-
citation. He admitted frankly that every
COPY mailed after publication on Satur-
day should have been delivered IN
Greater New York on the trst delivery
on Monday, but he asserted that New
York has the best postal service OF any
city In the country.
The Merchants Association made a
test Of postal efficiency through it's ISSUE
Of Greater New York on March 10, ask
ing every recipient OF a copy TO inform
the association of the time of receipt.
There were 5000 copies Of TIE publicd-
ton sent out. Some OF the copies were
delivered late, the association says, ana
cites the following instances.
MONDAY, ARC 10.
10 A, NJ. 80 Washington place 10 .O5
A. NJ, 5ti Broadway 10 Ia y NJ, 3S9
West Eighteenth street, 10 20 a. NJ.
10 Central Park West 10 $50 y. NJ.
<6l Fourth avenue 10 80 ~ NJ, 20
Prince street. 10 80 4. NJ, jSS Broad
way 10 80 4. NJ. ST. East Twenty
third street 1890 A. NJ, o. Prince
street II \ NJ, Pennsylvania station
12:i5 l.. NJ. Grand street and NcNtown
Creek, Brooklyn / T. NJ, l2i6 Grand
street, Brooklyn / T.. NJ, llV5 Metro
politsn venue Brooklyn 30 T.. NJ,
sos Third avenue. Brooklyn 3 +. NJ,
10 jay street. Brooklyn; 3 +. NJ, ilt
lmlay street, Brooklyn.
TUESDAY. MARCH l6.
8 4. Nj. ii6 Ldiay cite street 8 A..
M, loo Lafayette street $50 y. NJ, SO
Leonard street A.. Nj, III Broadway ,
IL A. Nj, RIverdale.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH II.
9 \. NJ, 20 Thames street . y NJ.
Kingston, y. y; 9:l5 A NJ, New
Brighton. Staten Island II \. NJ. LuLs
Island city II \. NJ. Long Island city
II A. NJ, Garden city II 80 \. NJ,
'StlA- 80 otNs - FfHf hfSAhN
Island Clty . p. NJ, Philadelphia 3 80
!. NJ, Youngstown, OHIO.
THURSDAY. MARCH IS.
$3.50 \. NJ, Montciair, y. j
In addition the association submits in
stances OF first class mad that was not
delivered promptly. Here are some of
them
A letter mailed in Philadelphia Oh
March II at , l.. NJ. was received AT
300 Broadway at 3.41 A VI. Marcn Is,
second dewey.
A letter mailed at IL II. oadway or
March - at $40. T.. NJ Was received at
IS Reade street on March 10 at 4 80
+. NJ.
A package OF third class mail mailed
at sub-statiun 22G on March 10 was de-
livered at 20 West Fourteenth street on
March 10.
One member of the association com
planned that the Boston mail was late IN
reaching him. Another said that AL
though he formerly got his mail at ! 80,
he seldom gets II now before \ 30. A
third member complained that the Chi
cago mail was delayed in reaching him
and he pointed out that the mail should
be assorted at the railroad stations in
stead OF being s,nt to the post office.
II an very glad said POSTMASTER
Morgan. ito have the Merchants Associa-
ton make any Investigation into the de-
livery OF the mails. The association
promised, however, 10 submit its indings
to me for investigation. | myself have
already started an inquiry into the com
plants made. There is no reason ioi
the delay in the few Instances cited in
the 5000 copies of the associations pub.
LEGATION. All copies should have beef
delivered before noon Ia every case dnC
If they were not then IL was due to In,
inetiiciency Of some employee.
Great Nuah nj Time Of DeInN.