Show Holiday Rush Hits Hils Postoffice ice as Santa Claus Clans Starts Work Vor Congestion Reduced in Quid k Time by Application of Extra Service Today for tor the first time tho the holiday holiday hol hol- iday rush of mall mail at the local postoffice post- post office became impressively ent In spite of ot a number of ot weighing tables In tho the corridors and nine receiving windows In Instead in- in instead stead tead of ot one as ordinary long lines of bun laden bundle le patrons waited their chance to deposit their burdens burdens burdens bur bur- dens with Uncle Sam This congestion congestion congestion con con- however was of ot short duration du- du duration du du- ration for under tho the direction of ot G. G S. S Chambers superintendent of ot malls tho the lines JInes were split up to the various tables and more even distribution distribution distribution dis dis- dis- dis was accomplished at the windows Wo Vo thought the country had reached a high tide of prosperity last year said Postmaster Noble Warrum when we did the largest business in tho the history ot of tho the office orrice but indications this year are that the business will be beat beat beat at least 20 per cent greater For instance the receipts of ot Insured insure mall mail on December 16 were 20 per percent percent percent cent higher than for the same day last year an and the increase hasteen has Leen teen about tho the same en cc subsequent quent days The insured insul mall mail is an almost unfailing barometer Last year the department put on ont t one twenty extra trucks and wagons wagons wagons wag wag- ons to handle handlo the local deliveries This year they have put on ty There lher are thirty extra extra- clerks working in the office and twenty-five twenty extra carriers on the outside Up to date the receipts atthe at atthe atthe the local office are as great as the total receipts for last year without including the receipts at the Pioneer branch station Mr Warrum said that the response re reSponse response re- re of the public to the mail early slogan had proved their sal sal- Last year the office cleaned up tip all business for each day ay every night and had actually cleaned out the office by noon of Christmas day In spite of the extra business it is planned to repeat re repeat repeat re- re peat the performance this year |