The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-10-14
UNION CITY HAS
MODERN POST OFFICE
Building and Equipment and I'm
proved Postal System.

was taken InFu the UNION Olly pOSt
office last week, not that it has by
any means late addition to the inn
proved methods of handling the U. s.
mail, but that the public generally
/, does not understand just how the OPP
GRAFTON is performed.
For instance, new stamping ma
chine has been installed. This ma
chine dates and cancels the stamps
by electricity, with speed of ten to
twenty thousand an hour. 1t is the
very latest invention in postal me-
chanics, and very expensive addi-
tion to the post office.
Then there are number of ma
chimes used for different purposes
and the mail tables and racks. The
mail bag stands used in making up
the mail by the forwarding clerk,
Mr. Lancer, comprise complete sys-
tenn for dispatching the mail in the
different directions, all going to the
proper transportation lines and zones.
BY the way Bill Lancer is one of the
busiest men in the office. His work
must be done every day, not exclu-
sive of holidays and Sundays.
Mr.. John Cox is the delivery clerk,
assisted by w. d. Bramham, and his
department has lately been improved
with new package window. This
is an important addition, accommo-
dating the parcel post mail from the
Childs Speciality House, the Jackson
Co., the Union City Msg. Co. and
other enterprises as we'll as the mail
order business from the retail stores.
Our visit to the office was made by
the courtesy of Assistant Postmaster
Harry Vincent, who by the way is
also the Civil-Service Examiner for
this district. Mr.. Vincent took us
to his office, which is in the rear of
the building and equipped with the
latest modern card and filing sys-
TENS, and exceptionally neat and or
derly. We doubt il there is another
office in Union City as we'll furnished
and equipped and as well kept as
this one.
We were taken also to the vault
and given a Wow of the manner of
taking care of Uncle Sans valuabies
and the inspection system provided,
in the construction of the building. |
Here we found Mr.. Hazlewood's of
flee, the register and money depart
ment. with the computing and add
ing machines, all modern and of the
best standard type.
Union City is very fortunate in its
post office forces, the office employees
as we'll as the mail clerks and car
riers. They are all we'll qualified and
seasoned men. Postmaster G. w.
Phebus is to be congratulated in the
organization of his forces and the
success of the work.
1t is not generally known prob
ably that the records of the Union
City post office show larger volume
of receipts than any other post office
in the Ninth Congressional District.
This may seem strange in Wow of
the fact that Dycrsburg showed
census population of 5000 people,
with smaller postal revenue than
ours. Our insurance risks are also
greater than any other West Ten
nessee town, and If we mistake not
our population is greater than it was
ten and twenty years ago. If the
last census is correct then the former
census enumerations were incorrect,
because it is an incontrovertible fact
that Union City has been growing.
Twenty years ago we had a third
less homes than we now have, and
ten years ago we had not less
than fourth less b o m e s
than we now have. T h IS e
homes are all full now, with two ,
families in some of them. Two whole !,
streets were also added to the cor I
poration of Union City since the CEN
sus of 1910.
We must not forget to mention our
city and rural carriers as follows:
City corriers: p /. Chandler, NJ.
F. Osburn, r. L. Wilson.
Rural carriers: No. /, R. e. Posey; !
No. 2, II. E. Wilson; No. 8, w w II
Boswell; No. 4, A. M. Taylor; No. 5,
!. t. Shelton; No. 6, S. P. Arm; No.
|, p. U. Glover; No. 8, F, E. Arm.
One other point should be made, y
md this is the fact that, notwith-
standing the mail service here fifteen !,
vears ago was conducted in small r
eased building twenty by fifty feet,
he present public building of sew
raj times the floor space is tested to
ts fullest capacity, The public lob t