Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-24
CHRISTMAS MAIL
/. SETS RECORD HERE
Nation as Whole Reports
Increased Volume of
Holiday Traffic.

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delivered on Monday alone, as compared
with $4,000 delivered on a comparable
day a year ago.
About two-and-a-half million letters
have been Cancelled so far and the rush
is not over. Last year the final total
did not exceed 100000 letters.
The burden of last-moment Christ
mas greetings and gifts sent out of the
National Capital by airmail continued
, so heavy last night that the 14-plane-
! a-day schedule proved insufficient and
an extra section had to be put on be-
tween the National Capital and points
to the South.
Extra Plane Sent Out.
from New York on the first night
southbound run last night, arriving
here at 1880 pm. So much mail was
waiting here for delivery in the South
that his plane could not carry it and
G. c. Taliaferro was sent out with q
second plane load.
At Richmond the loads flown by
Armstrong and Taliaferro were taken
over by Larry Pabst and Johnny Kyle
and flown on down the coastal route.
Christmas mail for the Nation at
large is expected to surpass last years
record CT 1870, 100000 letters. 100000
900 packages and 100000 postcards,
according to Associated Press reports.
General belief among postmasters is
that the peak of the rush was reached
yesterday and that the totals Of today.
while still great, will show a tapering
off. In Manhattan and the Bronx 49,
100000 pieces of first class mail were
handled through the canceling machines
Monday, while an equal amount was
handled in Chicago. The previous rec
ord for one day in New York was IA
000, 900 in 1928, while that of Chicago
was 100000, also in 1928.
Louisville Has Gain.
In Louisville more than 1000 900
pieces were mailed Monday, exceeding
last years high mark by more than
100000. In Syracuse, N. Y, it was esti-
mated more than 100000 pieces of
mail were dispatched in the last four
days, reaching the peak yesterday with
$4,000. Similar reports are received
from virtually all sections of the
country.
At Detroit the postmaster reported
this years bulk a little below that of
last year. All records fell at the Mont
gomery, Ala, post Office Monday, las, 900
letters and cards going through.
indianapolis cleared 1890 pieces
in "a hours, record, and sold l 100000
2-cent stamps.
All Christmas rush figures were
broken in Providence, r. l., the new
mark exceeding the previous top by
$4,000 pieces.
New Marx I'm Atlanta
The Atlanta post Office hung up a
new mark with $4,000 for the days
receipts, a gain of $4,000 over Christmas,
1928, and handled 1,217.36S pieces.
Charlotte, N. c., distributed $50, 900
pieces of f1rst-claSs mail, a new high.
Columbus, Ohio, made a striking gain
over last Christmas for the period
December 1920 with receipts of $85,715,
against $82,662. Incoming and outgo-
ing parcel post moved up to $4,000
packages from 267, $50 in the previous
corresponding period.
Outgoing first-claSs mail from Gin
cinnati scared to 2,205, 900, a. record
A year ago 1t was 1900 900.
Stamps cancelled yesterday in Pitts
burgh totaled 81 100000 with prospects
of higher figures. Harrisburg, Pa, and
Scranton, Pa, also had record days.
st. Nicholas was unusually busy in
Philadelphia where 6,331,79 packages
and letters were collected yesterday
about 665,o0o above the previous peak
Clevelands peak day was 100000
pieces about million less than year
ago. Stamp sales, however, reached
$4,000 for that day, a new record for
any day.
Los Angeles Has Squirt.
Postal receipts in Los Angeles touched
$4,000 Monday against $4,000 the
same day last year. Denver had its
biggest day, 1,o75,000 outgoing letters,
while parcels post business was 10 per
cent larger this Christmas.
Kansas City handled more than a.
cisco increased its figure to 2,800, 900
for its biggest day, and today was even
buster. Stamp sales in Sacramento
were 80 per cent higher, new record.
Portland, Ore, also had a new high
with 100000 pieces.
Christmas cards we're more abundant
in Boston. The mail as a whole in that
city was lighter. All larger cities in
Connecticut reported record landings.
New Haven moved 100000 pieces, a
gain Of 10000.
N. Y. ran over 100000 pieces, greater
by $1,000 pieces than any other day on
the records.
New Jerseys largest city, Newark,
had its biggest Christmas mailing.
Business was four times heavier than
on any previous day.
Baltimore Results Mixed.
Baltimore's Christmas card distribu-
ton was larger, but parcels post dropped
slightly Parcels post in st. Louis also
was smaller, but letter mail was
record
In New Orleans, parcels post fell of,
but Christmas cards made a new high.
Memphis showed material decrease in
parcels post. but a gain in Christmas
cards Jacksonville handled ATS, 900
pieces, 175,000 more than a year ago.
Richmond reported that mail han
died Monday was % per cent greater
in volume than that of any previous
peak day" in the history of the Office.
Compared with the same day last year.
incoming parcels post increased SO per
cent; outgoing parcels post increased 2e
per cent; incoming mail of other classes
increased 70 per cent and outgoing
mail OF other classes increased 128 per
cent.