Evening Star Newspaper, February 11, 1923, Page 67

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, . EBRUARY 11, 1923—PART 5. A Wasliing’ton Post Office a.'Model fof Nation and for World BY JAM A. BUCHANAN. jout from here free of charge. being | I T O AT AT o AT AT T A AT A ATAT AT <> X < SOTT TSIV TSSOSO | delivery and superintendent of mails | of the office it is possible to ASHINGTON has the best|governmental matter, the local post |} c,?xml was made assistant postmas_er | the mails twenty minutes bef States, and that means also | office shows a balance on the right | . . . ( {Junuary 1, 1920. Clarence E. Schooley | time and make proper con: bost office in the United |side of the ledger of more than a mil- Forelgn Officials Have Sent Representatlves Here to Study Up-to—Qate was appointed a lotter carrier in 1901 | whereas when the post office was on the world, for no nation can |lion dollars, not a bad showing, but]) s A s 9 . . . and worked his way up through the va- | Pennsylvan venue it was nec compare with this country when it |If it were not for the vast quantities | M ]—1 d Wh h Of H T]'l O Th C t}V—D‘ G V 1 rious grades, having served as foreman |sary to ciose the mail one hour bes comes to serving the people. Rather |Of free matter sent out by different || etho S, 1C ten ave eir rlgln in 1S 1 ,~5P1te reat olume of carriers, foreman of city distribution | fore tr. time, THago Bame. AdvaNS & large statement, but if you will read | branches of the government and Con- | ) f F S . . . o and superintendent of carriers. He was | tages hold good for ingoming mail, This article caretully vou will see |kress, there woul be o muo larzer |\ OF Frree Shipment of Government Mail, Local Office Shows Fine Balance on Right {|ainointed siperintendent of it dune | oo oot : 1o have the m that the facts bear out the conten- |Profit. The surzlus or profit is shown vary 1, 1920 . . . . distributed and in the ands of the SO e e e '.’".‘.‘f.n“.."'",‘i.'fi”r”.,‘..‘.a,.‘,TL'L af the s : Slde of L:dger—lnterestmg Fx‘gures as to Number of Letters. Amount of S‘tamps. carriers * carriers very soon after its arrival in | | | o : oas | i the city. cials have sent r entatives to this ters being “deadhead” stuff on wh M . . . . d | & ma ndling departments of the cit City in omler that they might learn |there Is 10 financial return to the to- Employes. oney Handled and Other Detalls of the Business Indicate Magmtu € )|office, it was necessary to crect a strie- something about the manuer in which |cal offic 5 ture that would have a large enough S a matter of couvenlence i cafe- the local institution is conducted, and| The question natur arises | he Off —T; fc 1 v M iled Arti 1 L 8007, eratn (4 wvoia diolots e A o and alt while \there max b & few small|vour mind &+ 1o how mans smpiosen | of the ce reatment ot Larelessly Maile rticles and Letters. e Tl e et e e s G LD bee s d al poines in which Europe has the lead,!are necessary to handle this gr S| 2 the numbe s insignificant |volume of business, ~ IO OO OO OO O O OO D O O D D AT A A AT A A, A A AT AN S A <<t N order properly to house the many was constructed. It is the largest, from | system s co-operative, and rood, figures now available, in the country | wholesom: 5 z of o ? - § e PART OF SECTION OF WASHINGTON POST OFFICE. WHERE LETTERS AND PACKAGES ARE GIVEN “DIRECTORY™ SERVI( MADE NEC- ESSARY BECAUSE OF FAULTY ADDRESSING. Now d asain some of us may |that, though hzndicapped by a 75 per |routes in the dead of winter as well as given “directory service, ¥ t bl & have | year: but in addition to t F it certainly thie noat ahodein 'in lchivice of thres medts o veRe have th ne not to receive a|cent dead weight, manages to show a in the stifling heat of midsummer. and 10 of the great number | 3 t them that fairly shouts, added the mileage made by 1 letter or ackaxe just at the mo- | profit of over a million dollars every | Day and day out they deliver the & t proper addresses only 186,140 ment w howe but a close vear. its equipment. Every detail that makes | tables ead and butter, coffec w ! money tis from wagons that are pulled by horses, o ifor efficiency has been carefully th ught | real cream and a desert costs but 3 Cost the sender twa sent to the dead Jetter off ns, for the moment you will have to add about 20.000 |oui and pur in practice, At present the | cents. The foud o best the mar- ey ¥ the fact that] "The dntal number. of mew and The levter may « wiathorities are trying out a new device [Ket affurds and is well prepared that. if it continues to prove satisfac- jan eatra € B desired n the saving of much a t prices tha machine that automatically v ero solute’y no way by ler depariment. By more miles to the tota! th the peo- women employed is 1780, divided as for thou and dolir mads in u - ords we tind that 080 miles here tons foll rvisors. 91, and t T only foe iers were issued gur cent letter-and this de and tons of mai handied every thes me hav B o has a < v 1y e | 3 year wid that t am the footwork of the day, 1rom the ranks for h L pennies “ yeial delivery men I you can o “helind the scenes.” bas ket in mind that one traine I the @ ritt hieve by 1 @ . P : While we a mistakes do 1o ever minute who have not had the experiens of munivation NHEN wpe even the in ithe day. for the mail does not years: clerks, 835: sub clerks, 63 var- ery stamp that costs 10 cepts in add i f t ai tiey for outgoing trains. Oper- ws weed” before them O and. neting cach one. t Bat thing about the number of those Who prels o key on 4 hoard somewhat Simi. . desd L have taken advantage of the DOstal Ll 10 thar on a 18 mewriten, 1¢ selonmy |15 @8 eVeryone anpea one or wo out singly e or ' riers. 3965: sub carriers. 61 mechanics. ton (o the regular postage, wnd one 4 f 4 %0 you saving sy The number the letter and places it on a conveyor twice @ dayi it @ business that | iaborers, watchmen, ete. 116: special of the 102 special delvers messone ) ' e « ¢ are on the rizght and almost 0,000 i< on that takes it up ino a great box or VS 1o Dours of rest. it functions delivery messengers, 102: and those in gers mounts his whe: | o common pape « ide of the ledger , There is still framework that is filled with containers. 1ty -four hours of every day. Sun- | the motor vehicle service. lui I rushes it to you just Stoves use all over ou The In the earlier part of this articie it concerns .dollars and eents—the Tithe. for instance, one marked for New 1l holidars not excepted, and! 1t w thus be seen that each man received, while a record pack as open here | Was Stated that local office nade Treasury Department York. the letter bearing that destina | Another remarkabie ure is the you will wonder b S tha any 'man or woman is worth at least three hnurrs "y v ; 1 contented and is ta ine interes: in < or her work. | the writer failed to see them. eve if you do not live in a hotel or woman wh in this service has it down in the basement + £ iddress on the outsi The & net er $1.000.000, despite | savings eertifica N d during where you get Sunday mail vou |no time to waste { when ¥ou g6 up R e Feht sisted of an old-fashioned « the fact that many tons of mail were | year the Washington office sold cer will find. if you take the trouble to!to the post office and look througi one ' f nd that it wa u skies, jumbles and other | dispatched for which no money was of maturity value of $LOTE- ®o up to the post office, that the let- | of the windows you will note that uickest 4 t h tovi frier N re The receipts for the year and berween January | and Janu. s awtonaticglly dropped into a re | fac en the general collect office. It is a post office. not a forun, is niade all ma v thit point has been | for political debates. although the that there is no ties in the zet on Monday morning has while no one appears to be in a hurry v & Tixe wer: $4.163 f.while the expendi- ary 13 of this vear paid nts i ¥ Becn made ready for the carrier and |all of them are doing something and 1 very b’ IWres were $31MV,680.17. Of the re- {of Washington.ahor iy A e Feg S8 Ak, ML 5 Jvens is in the section of case that heidoing it in a manuer that indicates a a ' - ! R d ¢ 5§42, t) represents pustage {account of the maturit the 181 v handsome siruc- [ caught discussing 1 rits and de on second-class publications | war savings stamps . "1 DUTDoses— ¢ merits of f d © the Al the Washinzton office In addition to disburs its own p Wi . station for | had been at it for nutes he fact that Washinkt forging to the front as a publishing ter you i | made tiin t a doting CUne < b grandia had Chrisimas suring an usands ard packages matter of postal cipts. bu may read the vast quantities of mail matter number | being 122828480, and start to figure how 1 \ sirip were paid f cash she would rank among the firsi five: <o it will be seen that the local wflice truly a rumber of stamps would make, but in | Z60 80 LIE SO SR R arder 1o save the troubt de Lusiness wo par et ! U othar 1 h- Lot us return to the matter of muil bon woul weh oW distance of 1696 0 Hieh deRiy with uhe mi desire to know how nigh amps would make registered articles. There were 1.- 46878 brousht in o and no losses vou can t out and vou wil the wiug pieces totaled find that it aft wouid reac S s eat to RS t or over il Hnws hee were but three losses. Wiashington, Monu- | these three were not lost in this city In order tu carry on- this great While comparatively £2w peoble use | yolume of business it is necessary vost cards for other than sho for the main office to have many as souvenirs, we find tha branches. for it keeps in mind ali the were sold lust year, time your convenience: and having this thought always first, thirty-two order to tie up the letters aud | classified stations have been placed I other maliable articles 53,750 balls fat differc points of vantage | of twine were used last yeaf, a s throughout the District. Not being ! satisfied with these, there are twenty- whenever able amount of twine to be used by [l6t fuwaive mnontis the necessity is shown more stations | e toeal authovitiex are trying out ©will e onened several methods by which this ex ¥ ok ok o EMPLOYES SORTING AND “FACING™ LETTERS AND OTHER FIRST-CLASS MAIL. PREPARATORY TO penditure may be v rwhen- ; » o ; CANCELLATION OF STAM ever it is possibl R D el AND “RACKING™ LETTERS PREPARATORY TO DELIVERY of expense the gui ds of 1 this mail is collected and dis- i post office do so, but they do not pare ' tributed: how your leiter is picked N . empties just before he goes on his well-thought-out plan. one that makes | thought of FPostmaster ¢hance and | DSt 9EEe (8 B0 B U0 or service | up from box or substation: how it is | accounts, the Washington also | parcel post. ete. windows for regis- the other employes in th vicinity rounds the first of the week. No|for results. It is a well-trained or- Assistant Postniaster Hayieock as well o Sou | delivered to a branch office in order | made payments for the st Office | tered letters, a place where the tran- | vigorously advised them to hire a hall matter what time the mail has been |ganization and ¢ach kuows what isjas the others emploved in the pos Very one s interested in fgures t time may be saved. The local | Department to various employes not ' sient may receive his mail. money or- | if they wanted to have a debate, Iy b e W L e S office, Js 1o et your mail to vou at [ 2iWUR SN 8 LIERETI L ave |office ses 146 antomobiles, and these | connected with the local office, Such | der diviaion and other parts that go | the Washington oflies e * the very carliest possible mement. {80 L 8 ey orders. | have a record of 1,400,964 miles a |as the raflway mail service. aerial iy nuke up the whole of the concern, ken care of so that you will not be 3 How many special delivery letters ¥ | ; Taalll seviide, maliham. yensir abgp kept walting HE reader is, without doubt, more |90 YOU imagine are recelved here du and motor vehicle service at Elkridsge familiar with the letter carrier [IN€ # year? The answer is 1,1 . Md, Of $3.957.363.14. Th u-nl:-! X order that the re may get an |than any other employe, because of (& large number when one comes to | 5 amount handled and disbursed by the I & 08th . | ity ¢ : t ¢ think about it Washington post office during the jdea of the immensity of the serv- | the daily contact, so let us follow him rear wi 26,000,000, ice rendered the eitizens of Wash-|for a short while and see how he | £ i year was over $26,000.0 promotions are {made on merit and =iz ts the Down in the basemeént is a large | Service. and ail the empioyes are room that reminds one of the ship-|Pleased that condition obtains ping room of a large store. Here the |for then has an equal parcel post and other packages are |chance sorted and marked. Everything is| Because of Acter t . ¢ The local office i “administered on | done with the same system and care | Tesidents of Washington the postul | does his work. e < B 2 th s bestowed upon other clasees | Service of the cily must necessarily | . TO doubt you have at some tim P what is known. in the postal servic the eliy D < reccived during the year to a | Letters that are 1o be delivered by ‘\ 2 "‘ . by . ‘I HEaNme K » the two-division plan. the principal | Of mail matter. be of a very efficient character. This 5 e placed on his table by those | + received i letier ihat hore s B o-Aivix el ! bei e capital of the nation aud ribbon, plaeing the icticers end (o end, | him “'I“:’“‘:““{’ Nl thop g Eel e S 3 supervitory officers being he post- | When the Fost Office lmn.n'lmnnl’”:‘nfflilh P "'_m;i““" P e and jconserxatively, maliug each Jei- | HASIE Se o ]’."”l“"I e & wonilered. W Stk i : master. the asslstant postmaster and | first made known its intention of giv- | 1% S68t 0f Bovernment, it is ncees I LS I""glih‘ ‘mlj h'“f Ix‘nLi nu-ka»:ei r e m‘z-u‘,;.{mf Deapls. had. hren.tiving 1o {lo. wiin 2 3 the superintendent of mails. The post- | ing service of the character that “'gre'ue”( v\l-mlilw:"l"“'l: “l‘”rl '\H' A [andyect. 000N dnches b e et olaetn Rt : : D iR o % master, of course, has general charge ! does today there were many who said 8 DT EDecilne ene e Rrasis C eak etters | Of placing in pigeon holes the letters | Your letter. but if you had stopped te 4 i B8 i 5 > S bave the President and his cabinet anjduningicns Sens .I-Mv'r)o“'om) S n l'ho order in f\']\h'h they are (lfl be : examine it closely, you “..nml have | b jiot the ientire office, thie assistant Post, | fts was impossible for Lncle Samiito the Supreme Court and 1‘» p e re received here. This does not in- | ettt Y e b ndse e i master has charge of all the finances of | compete with the express companies, all | (1€ Sur FERand i o3 dodoin ude the packages. which total 3,412,- | dlstributed. One ingenious carrier has noticed that the sender had improp- iaater | e B tedeat oF| oo e b RS CXbTems Companiom Al ambaasadors: und rurescutstives of 300, and neither does it include the |devised a method by which he can tell |erly addressed it and that if the SRRl L e has proven that the deperc, | the foreign countries of the world 4 5o : |at a glance which of his patrons are |clerks had not taken the trouble to nate Jas charge & HIY, T oihign L OVER (Ee ez o addition o tliess there ‘are Ten: Broat number gent gutifrom thisiclay: ! handling of the mails. ment can and does operate successfully, | /7 244 ens lieranano zey It does not include the tons and tons |the heavy mail getters, and he has|look up vour address in directory or i Post dor 3. 0. Chisnice /entered thie A = d .‘x cal office. It | TeSentatives of all the leading news- of governmental matter that ,egw“meh- places of business so arranged |phone book or used other methods \ ,'!me:“’l‘r‘";’;‘:":;r;_iu‘ Sl ahaiaitend 0 DR :";“:I"K';' i ‘I"~ papers and magasines of the countrs 2 o 5 oy Cork L ene: Gy . ! gov ce as ¢ erates a motor truck service to Leon- . Washington every day for different |as to save many minutes in his work | they employ, vour letter would, have e el el operates s ;L\” UGk sien o SR W8 oble, SR Webte bt o d et parts of the country {of sorting. At this time it is well to|been sent to the dead letter office. I1f s Dm e ardtawn aid Scotiand. Mi., e distansel L 08 L e per capits During the past few years the gen- |8y stress upon the fact that seconds |the writer had not put his narie and ; e e S e i e ctien Batrons-ofi el Wl e e o LG ot ey othes it eral public has come to realize the |as well as minutes count in handling {addrs:s inside. it wonld today be rest- : e e s |THLOR (ofice cun, RN p meventy- | O L P LB S sreat advantages of {he parcel post | mail, for evervthing is done on|ing amons tie great unclainwed pile P ey Py T e e € War, auditor | Pound parcel at any of its stations e s Hd ot fobia Svstem. and during a twelve-month |Schedule and there is no excuse for of letters and packages that are 2 1""-‘"‘0 o ;_‘“T' St somtiie jand have it delivered at Scotland. | SEEFONE CEEC i ianrieas X period the number of such picces de- | the man who dilly-dallies and is Jate. | properly named dead leite ¢ e . s g (ot the ““"‘fl“ e e ST ity mites sviay, Swe i conp ot 7u AT OLIBE (NESS SUE Contiunen 1 livered by autos gives a total of 1.-|He does not last, and in addition he| Your letter has bee t by some . JSIOHEE oM, st L ';-“ e nts, or a fifty-pound package at a | OTEHON0 T $76.765, while to this number may }is keeping the rest of the men from jone who at the t of addvessing it % ot 3“ :”i"‘;;“- .h?“; “! ‘k_““r-”"_ Dost offien | COSL OF G4 cents. A crate of eggs can ol sies T ave e Le added 1,535.535 pieces delivered by |being prompt. The carriers them-had other things on his mind or was o > l’“ "“ -" "’d‘" ‘f'_ appointed 1o his | b0 ‘shipped from the same point toi 8 WOLCr WIHLICE Sl Have b men on foot !selves take great pride in being onlnot certain of your address, and depa '““’é' oE ‘“ e __‘”P 5 this city at a cost of 62 cents, adding =¥l B0 0N OF [EVE MR FCre o8 Let us look at the other side of the | the minute and they have no time for! knowing the care that Uncle Sam P P"\S_"’""J ‘"F";““' W. 10, Hay.|Put 2 cents per dosen to the cost of ekl S s s ot his great mass of | a laggard. | takes of his mail, just took a chance S A L L : *" | the eggs delivered to your home in R ledger, for, with this g 5 sset vock is another man who has risen from | | out doubt the best in this country, . p he city. there sure- | The letter carriers numbering 396, jcn the local people finding out just | i : Washington | A mail coming into the ci Lepeyause 4 i {4 e 2 S ; the ranks. having originaily besn a let- X | ana that means the best in the whole ly must be a considerable quantity |cover 4,200 miles daily and carried [where vou were. i [ter cartier at the local office. His ap-| The site of the office is ideal. being | waria going out. The records show that|{out in terms of the Year, we flnd| All day long, the patient finders of | o intehit i that Doaiton bears’ the|located next td the Lnion station.| ™ Jetters dispatched from here during [that these carrfers travel 1.285.000 [homes for improperly addressed let- ¢ date of 1887, and since that time he has | This is a decided advantage to the —_— the year made a total of 220,000,000, {miles every twelve months, quite some | ters and packages work at their nev- n v i v delivery | citizen, as it makes possible close con-| Owing- to the lack of fucl and ile the outgoing parcels numbered | jaunt, but one that appears to keep |er-ending labors, and that their labors served as an official in the city delivery i itil X v v v ) S E V| i\ and rusal delivery service of the post | nections with outgoing and incoming | capital. 20.000 miles of r Ay under T D o e e Jaat fhos Eover thtiebiase that during he dert yesty B3t | - T o N MASTER W 1. HAYCOCK, AN e departient; aa superintendont of| rains, As & result of this. location | ing Rusesian soviet hase becn closed. thatover-eighty tonme day-mre sel - 0 i 2,12 . w. A = kY . X let us reduce the number of