The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-30
POSTAL LAWS ARE
TO BE ENFORCED
Growth of City Demands That
Rules Be Carried Out
RESIDENTS MUST GET MAIL BY
CARRIER OR GIVE REASON.
Increase of so Per Cent in Business
of Office in Two Years, With Little
Help Increase.

"Owing to the tremendous growth
of the business of the Twin Falls
postoffice, without any corresponding
increase in the office force, it will
be necessary, in order to avoid con-
gestion and secure prompt delivery,
for people living here to comply with
the law with reference to having their
street address put on their mall said
Postmaster A. M. Stronk yesterday
to a TIMES representative.
1.-THE business of the office for the
past quarter was 25 per cent greater
than for the corresponding quarter in
1915 and so per cent greater than
for the corresponding quarter in
1914" he continued, while the office
force has been increased only 5 per
cent. Only IL per cent Of the mail
arriving in this office is directed in
compliance with the law, while 80
per cent of it should be. AS a result,
the sorting over of the mail which
should be properly addressed and is
not, requires the labor of one man all
of the time. We have about $4,000
names which it is necessary for one
man to remember when sorting. II
the mail is addressed to the right
street number, the sorting takes but
little time, the mail can be distrib-
uted promptly and there is little
chance for mistakes. If it is not, the
time taken is much greater and the
chances for errors are greatly in
creased. There are so daily news
papers coming to the general deliv-
cry in Twin Falls which are taken
by people who have lived in this city
for years. The law requires that any
one having a fixed residence in a
carrier district who fails to have mail
delivered by carrier must give a rea-
son for such failure in writing to the
postmaster. We have not enforced
this law, but will have to do So Our
directory of the city is up to date
and where there is doubt about the
residence of a person, we look it up,
: but that takes valuable time. Tho
: changes of address take much time,
as they average from 25 to so a day.
, Here, for instance, is the table for tf.e
iast two days, containing so changes
/ mention this to show you that, with
the growth of the city, there is con-
siderable shifting around among the
o people, getting themselves readjusted
and this means more work without
: more help to do it, and necessitates
more orderly and systematic ar
n rangement than was formerly needed
: There is law pending in congress
which, if passed, will compel us t
d put a charge of one cent on ever,
letter where we have to look in thu
n directory to find it's owners address
, but this law has not yet been enacted
il people should write to the news
/ papers for which they are subscriber
" and have their street address put ol
= their papers, if they are on the rout
If of any carrier, their rural route pu
n on if they are on such route, or tn
! papers addressed to the general de
livery where they are received in tn
office. They should also request a.
persons with whom they are in CORE
spondence to observe these rules. Thi
- will insure prompt delivery. AS 1t
- now, we have in some instances bee
, % compelled to miss a delivery throug
- inability to get the noon mail straight
,.9 ened out and distributed in time
III send out with the carriers.
80 81 feel sure when the people reali7
~ the Importance of this matter the
ne will not fail to comply with ruling
I which are alike convenient for then
~ selves and for u.s."