Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-21
Business Men Demand Branch
Office for Benefit of Down.
town Section.
LETTER OF COMMITTEE
SENT TO POSTMASTER
Objects to Clogging Wheels of
Progress by "Parsimony, Both I'm
wise and Injurious.

An emphatic demand that postal IA
cilities be re-established at the Post
Once Department building was for
warded to City Postmaster Otto
Praeger last night by the executive
committee of the citizens committee on
postal facilities in the downtown sec
tion, following a meeting held in the
headquarters of the Retail Merchants
Association yesterday afternoon.
In the letter of demand it is declared
that the postal facilities as now op-
Grated in the section represented work
to the disadvantage of citizens gen.
orally. Attention is called to the fact
that there will be thousands Of visitors
to Washington on the occasion of the
G. A. r. encampment, September q to
October 2, and that If postal service
is not established in the Post Office
Department building by that time the
people of all the nation will contem-
plate with amazement a situation
where a great government clogs the
wheels of progress through a parsi-
mony both unwise and injurious"
Statement by Committee.
The letter. which is signed by Isl
dore Grosner, chairman of the execu-
tive committee; Alexander Muncaster,
Louis Jacobs, E. Allen Harris, Karl F.
Brodt and Lem Towers. jr., is as fol-
lows:
"on behalf of the residents and bust
ness men embraced in the territory
streets northwest. we. committee
named by the business men in the said
territory. in a public meeting assem-
bled, do most emphatically demand
"a al q G
in the Post Office Department building
at 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
northwest on or before September 10
next.
Your attention, and that of the au-
thorities higher up, is again called to
the petition in the hands of the Post
master General from the many inter-
ests that we represent, comprising ev-
and to your promise in reply thereto
that just as soon as conditions war
ranted postal facilities would be re-
established in the Post Office Depart
ment building.
Postal facilities. as now operated in
the downtown section, work to the
disadvantage OF citizens generally. The
public press has. in addition to our
previous representation, teemed with
objections from individuals to the serv
ice now in operation.
Reply to Contention.
1T was the contention Of your de-
partment that the territory to the
south and west of the Post Office De-
partment building especially consti-
tuted a non-business district, and from
a social standpoint one that was not
worthy of consideration. On the con-
trary. this territory has. through proc
ess of law and a quite natural ten
dency for that section of the city, be-
come an even greater business district.
TT is realized that every executive
IL In duty bound to administer his
once economically. but efficiently. and
we submit anew. in the name of our
petitioners. that the service in the
downtown district is not an efficient
service as at present constituted. and
we submit that right now is the logi-
cal and necessary time that the Post
Once Department should re-establish
service in its own building. where it
and Inc services of employees skilled in
the postal business. and able to assist
the public in the use of one of the
greatest boons that this great nation
offers its people, no matter their rank
or financial standing.
During the latter part of September
Washington will be invaded by a
mighty host in attendance upon the
Grand Army encampment- This will
be followed by other conventions and
gatherings incident to the session of
the coming Congress. and If postal
service is not established in the
post office building by that time the
people Of all the nation cannot help
but contemplate with amazement a sit
uation where a great government clogs
the wheels of progress through a parsi-
mony both unwise and injurious.
Repeat the Request.
We again ask your good offices to
tho re-establishment Of postal facilities
in the Post ONCE Department building
at 11th street and Pennsylvania ave-