The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-21
HOLIDAY MAIL is
QUICKLY HANDLED
Despite 20 Per Cent In
crease Public Is Ac-
commodated
SYSTEM IS KEYNOTE
All Outgoing Mail Has Been
Handled by Force Same
Day Received

Despite a 20 per cent increase over
last year in amount CO local mail,
the postoffice department. has been
able to handle the situation with
more ease and less trouble to the
public than ever before, according
to Omer X. Benedict, postmaster.
THE splendid cooperation we
have had from tho public has en-
able US to cope with the job" Ben
edict said yesterday, People mailed
four or five days earlier this year
than heretofore. This proved a big
help. OF course we are still rushed
to the limit but so much Of the
business is already out OF the way
that there is no doubt but what we
will be able to handle all incoming
and local mail"
All parcel weighing Is done in the
postoffice lobby. When the parcels
are weighed they are also stamped
with the amount Of postage neces-
sary. This reduces confusion and
persons get service much quicker
than heretofore. We made every
change possible to reduce confusion
and get the thing down TO a syste-
matte basis" Benedict said. "The
way in which we now handle the
big Christmas rush Is like that en-
ployed in q highly organized auto
mobile assemblage plant. Each man
has special thing to do and gets
st done quickly. 1t may take an
extra man or two but we do more
work with less confusion than ever
before.
I'VE have kept time on people
waiting in the lobby and so far not
n single person has been forced to
wait in line as long as five minutes
Last year the delay was great. one
woman told me yesterday that she
was forced to walt in line last year
for nearly an hour"
The organization to which has
resulted in the public getting quick
er service is not only on the out
side OF the office. It extends, also.
into the sorting room. where the
mail Is placed into sacks and made
ready for the trains. A long rack
has been erected along one entire
side OF the offile and divided into AS
different partitions. Each partition
represents a state. All local mail,
es soon as 1t is weighed and
stamped. is rushed into this room,
where each bundle is placed in the
pa NAt4Oh NPl NstItAiAE NIlp CNslND W
which 1t is to be sent.
Since the Christmas rush started
two weeks ago there have been pack
ages in every compartment OF the
rack. according to Benedict. This is
prima facie evidence Of the cos
mopolitan population of Tulsa. To
the state of Kansas, Texas, Missou-
ri, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Penn
sylvania and California have been
sent the most mail but every other
state in the union has also received
large share.
Due TO the organization and CO.
operation OF the employees each
morning has found the office en-
tirely cleaned and ready for a new
days business, according to Bene-
dict. This is quite an accomplish
ment, as usually during the holiday
ruJh large offices become Clogged
with local and incoming mail, often
being days behind time. Not so
with the Tulsa office, however.
Parcels will be delivered all day
Sunday, in order TO prevent a big
accumulation that might clog the
office, Benedict said. Parcel de-
liveries will also be made all day
Christmas. One first-class delivery