Putnam patriot., 1926-06-18
THE POST OFFICE PROBLEM

report public opinion regarding the proposed Putnam post office The Observer placed himself edit 1aIy on record as opposed locating the post oc, 5uiding the the of Grove and South Main streets his paper he reported in the given the publication of his and beginning of the post office agitation that the majority of strongly opposed the site and pre- the post office where il s The Patriot
 with time for careful investigation has found that opinion equally divided those who prefer the post where and those who. fl the Government prefer building Grove South Main rather than have the Government Putnam and leave the city for another dec #ade Q without any Federal building at all
 The post question wears0me. bother troublesome beeseme Behind ies pretty frequently associated W1h small political pow and personal gain which @ communities from lime certain problems and inconvenience that manufacture sHars and struggles bong aer shcr e5nsaumagn has been enacted for he dnaHea9r pelHealzan of the parties o zhe first part Any person who has Q Putnam a Ige The first post office WraHgie has naturally asked hos the of the Grove put Ehe Government in the first place. The story of he deal these days of angry discussion of the reflection of public spirit those with t.
 Be that as f may here is the site ali purchased and pad for and cleared United Government the gesture of erecting Federal building And here Putnam. altruealy and some of them for extremely beneficial personal reasons either testing or affirming the proposition.
 Now just happens that The Patriot is in altitude oaly twelve fourteen inches away from s Heghbof below present p0ar office To lose he post office from H present ste would be lose valued well great eoHven- This does not indicate hat The Patriot the the removal eff the post office could quite eon- ierza6y he change is advantages If location The Patriot knows tha he post office k besemz inadequate and n tbe program Che Post Office Depart 'neHt. < merely lranstnry location.
 Much has been sad-and still being said-reeafd.ae convenience and Yet little the part of most f should convince them that all problems Che postal de- pertinent usually capab handled long run since few nations in this wide world truly boast efficient and 50 capable department a the United States Postal Service. has bee 4dv and d,.gfl place the post office the site will impossible for me average business man the office four times des 9r his mail Much of this Many who make e efaa srR 10 the mail box do without hope of import an ma but for the and the the gossip b be sle"nea on the way 10 and fro In local pos tinuo8s Romaa F1r.5, a seea somewhat eou- and professional ,a d strawberry festival Merchants of ihi men of cities larger than Putnam are deprEed
 a1 delight and st receive their mal without soHss .ng delay or inconvenience
 p ttrs N one question hat those who opposing the ~ site have not come the open and stated aate9. 1 ,bi is inc distinctly commercial value ot haNnk me F r the very midst the siy activities Qt all the sa" cue et ~ tro,t Putnam suffers from s topography 044 reets start out bravey and sraighty only to eaeoahs. @ M Ie or some other obstruction which causes them 'o bend or turn CT stop altogether Humps ana pumps ah"
 t1 tvaeks-rnost serious obstruction of al-haVe de prIyed us of that really valuable commercial area oiS " ranacous Main street Thanks o the location ol the tation-another historic bit of civic disregard ~ one
 tb ess center af the city and the edge ot tnF plateau tbat drops sharply land which can never be e N@"e retail commercial purposes the important center oi s @
 s.o has beeu located emphasized in the small eeh fines f Union Square the banks the two largest a'
 rtrent stores the principal hotel the friendly afuE stores ,er and newsstand that k the second home of oh - , This deliberate congestion is extremely valuable 70 all fhese institutions pours into this neonNeneh i
 rket The gas and electric light bills are paid hee naS for he neighborng and cities make ther seee' t
 Travellers hy rail come and the neesSan prete m h and from the post office brings still more and more spen
 s Of all the valuable to business m ths cfo"ue0 ,i inc post office by all odds the most important And be
 a ,h hna and cry of the who are protesting inconvenience truth that the proposed change ' to them possible loss of commerce ,,
 Tn the surrounding which possess feaefa ei@ ns the Government little consideration m regard W
 sites Oddly enough official of the department "ho mas @ tied Putnam in past week has not displayed th pl oe has indicated that present site could be sold and one more
 could be found department would willingly change