Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-01-17

postal laws aud find out what his
duties are the best way he can. There
is but little to encourage. hardly any
hing to stimulate, postmaster to do
his best work. A new life aud spirit
must be infused. And to do do this
Mr.. Wannamsker proposes that the
country be divided into 26 postal
districts and placing II superv'H
over each Tho duties of these
supervisors should I've to visit each
Office in the district at stated times
and t. keep recorus showing the
capacity of the postmaster, his per
,onal attention to his duties, the order
and discipline Of his office, the growth
of tn. business, aud such other mat
ters a. may be determined on. Those
pc, tmas,ers having a good classiiica-
ton should be reported to the Presi.
dent for honorable mention and pre-
fer ment; the other class for such
action AS the Depa' tment might deem
proper to take.
/ 1t IS proper to say that no other
branch of the service had 50 many
cor plants against it rs the railway
mail service, and it was deemed best
to remove Immediately and rapidly
inexpcrience / men OF recent appoint
meut, and others whose records
seemed to have fallen, and replace
them with as many Of the old clerks
rs could bs found, who had had long
training in the service. This WAS a"
instance where the places sought the
men aud not the men the Offices
The years of actual service within tho
railway postal cars seemed the best
proof OF fitness for appointment.
The qualities that make good
postal clerk are Of high or1er-on
his memory, accuracy, integrity, hang
the engagements Of tho business and
the social world. An idle minute on
the railway postof1ice car may be fel,
across a continent. The unreAdy
pouch, carried pas, the railroad juno.
ton. goes to the next station to be
returned TO await the lost connection
? That one wasted minute often mean,
a mail ten hours late all the way along
run of 1000 miles. The posta
service is no place for Indifferent, OF
I sleepy, or sluggish men.
The new transcontinental mai
. made its first trip from New York te
I ~an Francisco, starting from bott
h termini on the 18th of November
4 1t ran through on time by special.
i arranged schedule, which reduced tn,
l. time westward from one hundred All,
t twenty eight hours and fifteen min
y utes to one hundred and ei ght hour
and forty five minutes, so that de
e liverics will be made in San FranciSc
Y full day in advance OF the presen
I time. Esstwasd, the former time wa
n one hundred and forty,one hours
Y this has been reduced to one hundrt
It and twenty one hours; and by iii
}. change also full day is substantial
g gained to the business man Of Me-
), York; and it may be suggested ais
d that this quickening Of the trans
a continental service means correspon,
N ing benefits 10 all intermediate r,
= gions.
81 One cent postage is an easy poss
N bii,y ut the near future. 1t mu
t. come As matter Of course. Ii intr
1t duced e, morrow the cutting in la
N Of postage would reduce the reven'
it on letter postage by probably 81
SIS 100000. We are not ready for I'll
4; while the present deficiency exists.
ly Ii the letters and arguments pr
to scented At the Department and ar,icl
in the newspapers are an evidence
he interest in the suffice. Of postal 50
10 ings. banks, there is n steadily grown
ii, sentiment in favor OF the Cover
IN. men, Offering through the pos, -of6c
he depository for savings. Forei!
n. countries have for many yeaS p,
4 extended these conv-nienees for
lie people and good results are report
1t. without exception.
n, The grave question At the ,hresh'
Z d il what TO do with the money