Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 300, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1917 — Rensselaer Postoffice Swamped With Mail. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Postoffice Swamped With Mail.

The amount of incoming and outgoing mail at the Rensselaer postoffice this holidays far exceeded that of any other years. Postmaster Littlefield and his able clerks have had to work night and day and spent a great deal of Sunday at the office. A reporter of the Republican was permitted to step inside of the office Sunday evening and the office and that of the rural carriers was piled high with parcel post packages. Postmaster Littlefield reports that over sixty pouches of mail matter were handletPby the office here Saturday. This has required a great amount of very heavy work and there should be some way for these conditions to be changed and extra help should be provided for such occasions. ~ , j We should be considerate and patient with the people ‘•at the office who are forced to do such tremendous amount of work. There has been no complaints and we are getting the very best service. The carrier who carries the mail for less than what his horse feed is worth is surely earning his money. This work is worth four times what the government pays and it is not right that the work should be done for the mere pittance now being received by Mr. Swaim.