The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-08
SURVEY Of CITY
MAIL DELIVERY
FINISHED TODAY
Inspector Linsman Completes Work
and Ia Making Report to Depart.
ment With View TO Better
Carrier Service.
ASK COOPERATION OF
PUBLIC ON CHRISTMAS
Business Firms Requested to Post
Their Mail During Day; Side.
walk Shortage and Lack OF
Numbers May React Here.

Survey OF the six city mail dellv
cry routes requested by Postmaster
George w. Barefoot in his attempt
to give better mail delivery service
here was completed Thursday BY ].
w. Lisman, postoffice inspector for
this district.
Mr.. Lisman will at once make a
report of his findings to the post
office department at Washington.
The recommendations he will make
to the department are not yet known
here. Some who are close TO the
situation believe another city mail
carrier viii be added to the force.
while others predict the present
routes will be rearranged In order
that better service may be given.
zone barrier stands in the way of
extending the city mail delivery
routes" said an official of the local
postoffice Thursday. "That Is the alb.
sence of sidewalks in many OF the
outlying districts. II Is known that
the postoffice department opposes
the extension of city mail delivery
routes where there are no sidewalks
and whore the houses are not num-
bered. This condition may be con-
sidered in the inspectors report on
the city mail delivery service here"
Cooperation Is Desired.
Cooperation of the public in pre-
venting congestion In the postoffice
here during the Christmas holidays
Is solicited local postal authorities
announced today. They declare that
many pieces OF mail are handled sew
eral times because of improper adj
dressing or wrapping. Persons de-
string good mail delivery service
during the holidays should take es-
pecial effort to see that their pack
ages and letters are correctly adj
dressed and wrapped" the informant
said, adding:
Another waste, caused by sheer
arises from the Gus
tom of many business houses holding
their mail until the close of the bust
ness day, when they release it to
the postoffice in perfect deluge.
All day, canceling machines, distrlb-
uting cases and the other facilities
for handling mail lie practically idle,
and just after 5 p. IN. they are taxed
beyond their capacity. IL people
would simply change their mailing
habits to the extent of depositing
their mail even two hours earlier
than they do at present it would rev.
the post service"
Must Provide Boxes.
An order from the postoffice de-
partment at Washington whereby no
mail shall be left at houses where
q receptacle for same is not pro-
vided is expected soon, it was an
nounced. "This not only applies to
The city, but to the rural districts"
said Postmaster Barefoot.
Speaking of this situation here,
Postmaster Barefoot said: "There
are a number of houses in this city
that haven't mail boxes, and the
carrier must leave the mail in the
doors. This is not a good practice,
and the occupants of these houses
have been notified that if they do
not provide receptacles for their mail
he delivery service will be discon-
.inued. In the rural districts some
report that every person on
heir route has a mail box, but there
ire other carriers who report the
absence of boxes. | sincerely hope
he few who have not mail boxes will
get them before the first of the
year, so that our districts will be
100 per cent in mail boxes"