New Britain herald., 1924-06-09
GRANT RETIREMENT
 IN POSTAL SERVICE
Washington Officials Promise lm'
 proYelnents for This City
ERWIN AND GRACE HOME
Postmaster And Superintendent Of Mails Return From National Capi-
 tai Confident Federal Department Will Provide Better Facilities Here.

Will Provide Better Facilities Here
 New Britain will have increased and additional postal service and has been
 offered thel0o per cent cooperation of
 practically all of the postal depart mcnt officials in Washington, follow
 ing a week spent in the capital in an
 effort to get better service by Post
 master II. F. Erwin and Superin-
 tendent Of Mails James B. Grace. Messrs. Erwin and Grace were back
 at their respective desks this morn ing with praise of the courtesy and { cooperation which they received from
 tho officials at the capital.
 The officials went 10 Washington June I. where they were met by Con gressman F.. Hart Fem. Congress
 man renn introduced them 10 Post Q
 master General Harry s. New and to his first assistant, Former Governor John H. Bartlett Of New Hampshire. Wherever they went in Washington they were met with the spirit, not Of superior officers granting hearings 10 suhordinates, but that of fellow work
 CTS in a common cause, that pf giving the best service it was possible. They spent two hours with Nr. Bartlett.
 MT. Bartlett examined Postmaster grwin's reports carefully and recog. nized the fact that the growth of New Britain in the past 10 years has ey- ceeded the realization of the depart mcnt at Washington and that this city IS not getting the service to which it is entitled. Congressman Tenn out Nhed briefly in his talk to MT. Bart lett what he felt New Britain should have and asked that The department give the New Britain men every con- sidcration.
 Mr. Bartlett issued orders 10 have a competent inspector come fo New Britain within month to assist fin rreroniing the city and investigating the need of additional clerks and car riers.
 Before terminating the interview. NIT. Bartlett gave the New Britain men an autographed copy Of his pho- graph. autographed as follows: "'ro my co-worker in the postal service r. M. Erwin. John H. Bartlett. First Asst. r. NJ. General"
 Mir Erwin was instructed to send his photograph to Washington. where 1t could be hung in one Of the depart ment offices
 Additional space Needed.
 From Mr. Bartletts office inc New Britain men went to the office Of Chief Clerk Frank C. S.alev. where they again were promised every coop- eration. They went from there to tbe department or pos;offce and garage quarters' where Superintendent Charles r. Trotter. after examining the situation. agreed that the city needs additional postpoffice space. especially for the handling Of parcel post and instructed Postmaster Eruin 10 look the ground over and see what can be done. He also ordered an in- spector here within a month to aid in this improvement.
 William R. Spiiman. superiptend- ent Of the division Of postoffice eery- ice, was the next official visited and he agreed also that New Britainfs growth in recent years warranted bet ter service. He instructed Mir. Erwin to prepare schedule Of what is need cd and the inspectors who come next month will assist in rsdisricting the city, opening up new mall routes. add ing new streets 10 The delivery sery- Ice. improving the delivery srbedute and finding additional clerks. carriers and working space.
 A striking illustration of how snEi- ous the Washington officials were fo please the New Britain visitors and how active the spirit Of cooperation vas found. is shown ly the visit 10 the department or equipment and sup- plies. Superintendent George I,andick escorted the visitors through the de- partment. explained how the system works and how the reauisition blank made out by the local postmaster when 1t gets 10 Washington. During the visit Mir. Erwin casusnv that he would like certain articles in New Britain which he mo- l iicsd in use there. The articles re- ferred to were found in the New Brit ain office when the local visitors got home.
 They fisited the treasury depart ment and again were offered 100 per sents cooperation in everything the siiy needs. In all cases they were en- instructed to keep in close touch with the heads Of ihe depart nents who have agreed Co see that New Brit7in's postal service received
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