The Postal System of The United States and The New York General Post Office [Illustration] _Prepared and Issued by_ Manufacturers Trust Company New York Brooklyn Queens [Illustration] THE POSTAL SYSTEM OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE NEW YORK GENERAL POST OFFICE BY THOMAS C. JEFFERIES ASSISTANT SECRETARY, MANUFACTURERS TRUST COMPANY Copyright, 1922, by MANUFACTURERS TRUST COMPANY [Illustration: _Honorable Hubert Work, Postmaster General._] HONORABLE HUBERT WORK, Postmaster-General, was a practising physician for many years in Colorado prior to entering government service, and was also President of the American Medical Association. He served as first assistant postmaster-general under Postmaster-General Will H. Hays, his predecessor, who, upon assuming management of the Post-office Department, practically dedicated it as an institution for service and not for politics or profit. Since that time all possible efforts have been made to humanize it. The administration of Mr. Hays was ably assisted by Mr. Work who had direct supervision of the 52,000 post-offices and more than two-thirds of all postal workers. By persistent efforts to build up the spirit of the great army of postal workers and bring the public and the post-office into closer contact and more intimate relationship, the postal system has been placed at last on a footing of _service to the public_. Mr. Work is an exponent of a business administration of the postal service, and representatives of the larger business organizations and Chambers of Commerce, from time to time, are called into conference, in order that the benefit of their suggestions and their experience may be obtained and their fullest co-operation enlisted in the campaign for postal improvement. _"Messenger of Sympathy and Love Servant of Parted Friends Consoler of the Lonely Bond of the Scattered Family Enlarger of the Common Life Carrier of News and Knowledge Instruments of Trade and Industry Promoter of Mutual Acquaintance Of Peace and Good Will Among Men and Nations."_ Inscription on Post Office Building at Washington, D. C. [Illustration] Statement Prepared for the Manufacturers Trust Company By HONORABLE HUBERT WORK, POSTMASTER-GENERAL