The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-23
RUSH
At EXPRESS AND
POST OFFICES

The Christmas rush Is on at the
postoffice and the express office. Al
the express office the volume OF business
this year is greater than ever before
during "A holiday season. Friday and
yesterday were the busiest days. al
though for weeks shipments have been
leaving here for almost every quarter
of the globe. Many packages Were sent
from Ardmore In time 10 reach their
destination Christmas. Friday and yes
terday were also the busy days for
shorter shipments. There are many
packages for soldiers at Camp Bowie
Camp Macarthur. Camp Travis. Camp
Logan and the aviation camp at Alb
bott. Texas. An unusually large num-
ber OF presents have been sent TO sol
diers at these points. The local man
agement of the express companies Is
pleased with the dispatch with which
they have been enabled to get the pack.
ages Off. So far as reported there have
been no blockades at junction or dis
tributing points, and all consignments
are getting through on time.
At the postoffice there has been more
than the usual Christmas rush. Such
proportions has the mail attained with
i'm the last few days that Postmaster
tables. scales and additional clerks In
the lobby OF the postoffice to weigh and
dispatch packages. So rapidly have
bundles OF all kinds come to the Office
for mailing that by night the Office
would be swamped. but by reason OF
the entire force working more than half
the night. the office was clear by morn
ing and ready for the next days run.
The business of the office during the
past week has exceeded that of former
years. and the rush- Is not over. The
packages are still coming into the Of
flee, some people always delaying their
Christmas shopping 10 the last min
ute.
Traffic on the railroads has been
much heavier than during previous holi-
day seasons. Trains have almost uni.
versally. for the past week, been run
ming late because of the heavy pas
senger traffic and the large volume of
express business. Apparently there are
more people coming to Ardmore to
spend the holiday season than there
are Ardmore people going TO other
places This may be attributed 10 the
rush of business generally, business
which those interested feel cannot be
left at this time There was never
Sltdttl htEltc VI pioSPtihs
i'm Ardmore than at present. Business
is good in every line, the people are
all well employed and there is hardly
person who is not making holiday
presents, and the many sent to friends
at distance accounts for the heavy
burden placed upon the express COM
panies and the postofiice.
As forerunner of Christmas the city
commissioners at their last meeting or
dered the payroll made up in advance
i'm order that city employees may have
their money before Christmas eve.
None of the courts are in session and
there will be little doing about the
county courthouse during the holidays
except the work of the exemption board,
sitting in the county commissioners
rooms The work the board Is doing Is
so important and because OF the limita-
ton fixed on its completion, only Christ
mas day will be observed by the mem
bers of the board, and that will be the
only holiday the employees will be af-
forded.
At the county Jail the prisoners will
know that il is Christmas day. Sheriff
Buck Garrett. following his usual Gus
tom, will see that the prisoners in his
care have dinner in keeping with the
holiday spirit. He has always made it.
a point to give the prisoners a real
feast on that day, and this Christmas
will be no exception.