Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-10-19
IT'S ptRriY orr FAULT.

IT'S ptRrtN orr FAULT.
From time to time Complaints are
heard about TIE service received
through the pOsial service. Many com.
plainan,s wil cv,n ~ ~ Gar as tn S,y
,ha, thu service gwen a, Amarillo il
thu poorcs, ever known az ary point.
and such, Scrsslcss statements rs that.
differing nrcsc an spdc than in Kind
Al the scmlmon,hly luncheon 81 tho
Lions club in the Amarillo Hotel Tues.
day. ". u. hGaSsi though, t. tho
attention e tho n,smi4rs and Visiturs.
al the solicitation Of the program com.
mit,cc, Somc ntcFssuae and worth.
whne facts One % the chief % ,hcsc
was that the recplc themselves are
contributors 10 the difficulties they ~.
pcicncc. Thu ao,ing postmaster
pointed ca, that only about one third
u ,hc complaints ossnieg tn the author.
iiSss a, th~spo~,otflce. ar 0harvsablc
20 thu Svyle,sA
The acting postmaster made the
statement that. nc Ancarnlo otncs
sends OUT about ten thousand plcCcS q
mail matter da.a'. exclusive 81 Is,rccls
pcs, racsraes. thu latter running from
five hundred 70 une thousand pr ,aav.
I, was astonishing To- h,ar him state
that approximately eisvcn hundred
pieces q mall matter. "a jus, about ten
per cent q az sAat PASS through the
pcs,ofticc are iueorrec,ly or ulegiely
asirsSssSL DvsIs,r the fac, that thsrs
~ a limited forcc In the ofuce. much
time and effort src expended in Dc.
cirhcrinr. or attempting 10 dcCiphsr the
atiresscs on these letters and packages.
thus bur,iening the ssrvicc through the
indifference Il thosc Who complain.
Carelcssness IN placing insufficient
postage on cvcn impcr,an, matter. is
another cause q delay. disappointment
and ccmplaln, An instance was given
by Mr.. pcGrassi in which the had Of
prcnlinen, Amarillo trim figured MS
income tax and cnct,ss>l the s,a,.naen,
With his chccs. mating Il to the in.
ternsi revenue cfficc IN naraS re
awaited returns. and finally received
th.m in n. form az his k,,cr and a
no,ice tor postage due. The l,,t,r had
gcnc to IN. in,srnai revenue offic.. bu,
lacked postage In sufficien, sum. Tia
internal revenue ofiiccrs would not pa,,
she sum. and the letter was returned TO
The writer. Much ccmriain, vas N.
eendercd and votccd. e1, the corn.
piainant was the only enc TO b,am. IN
he entire Transaction
Another matter causing complain, Is
the time q s-nding ,hc mail to the
offsce. A,,ea,icn was directed TO this.
n enc Of the reasons OF delay in dis.
raschinr mal'-she hulk q Il rcach.ns
the office late In thu dAy. 50 TIA, IL
rcrsr distribution imposes burden
sarsass;nr the ahsis,y q the iOrce and
fseiiisses In this as well as IN other
nasscrs, the ratrons themselves ar,
contributors TO Ne difficulties they ~.
psr.eace.
j, t. Interesting 10 note tia, during
the pas, quar,sr. ending With s.p,su.
oes 10. tho Amarillo pos,cfficc received
he hcavic-, showing u revenues IN il
history; sas.s.s.se. this besnr an IN.
crease q n.ass.ss over ,he Quarter
ending Dscsnaher 30. is:e. This shows
that ,here = an Increase In revenue
'hroegh tho Amarillo officc. aud Mr.
ncGrassi's analysis q the operation a
Tire service. as souching some phase.
thereof h highly Illuminating and
should h. condaciv. in forwarding an
UNDERSTANDING q some 90 the causes Of
delays and seemingly lndiffsra, hand.
linz q nails.
Doubtless. ,here was NJ enc who
heard Mr. DeGrassi Who Is not Gun.
'ineed tia, the Ta,rous cf tn cst.c,
mlsht do a great DIAL % facilitate IN,
business q tho Officc ard thereby les.
sen the sum total - complaint.