The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-29
| POSTMAN'S FAIR.
One Given by the Letter Carriers
Opened in New York.
soME OF ITS NOTABLE PATRONS.
It's Purpose to Establish Pension Fund for
POstoiiics EmplOyses-A Unique
Display

New YoRK, Nov. 2S.-TSpacieL THE
great lair, under the auspices OF the Letter
Carriers association OF New York. opened
in Madison Square garden today. It's pur-
pose IS to establish a pension fund for post
cffice employees. and among The patrons
are President-elect Cleveland, President
Harrison, Postmaster General Wanamakor,
Postmaster Van Colt and others as promi-
ne1t. Among the features of tina fair are
reproductions of the old New York post
offices and railway upon which the work
OF the railway postof1ce is exhibited. Ths
progress Of the delivery system in the
United Statesis set forth IN a practical
way, and the latest canceling stamp, that
does the work Of ten men and destroys a.
coo stamps in an hour, Is in operation.
There is also compartment IN which post
men compete for prizes. TIE arch which
grsced the line Of march during the Colum-
bian celebrations at Fifty eighth street is
used for forming group of handsome stat
uary.
a feature Of the fair is Christmas tree.
reaching almost to the roof Of the garden.
which is illuminated with electric lights.
The Metropolitan orchestra OF slxty-tvs
performers is in attendance tonight. A de-
sign in miniature Of the general postofncs
greets the eye on entering. The kinder
garten bszar will be one OF the most inter
esting features of the fair. In it will be
host Of children dressed up to represent the
heroes aud heroines Of Mother Goose
rhymes. The management Of the fair IS
vested IN the following executive commit
tee: On behalf OF the New York Postohice
Mutual Aid aBsociation-Mr. G. w. Bea.
vers, chairman; Mr.. J. Vaudeville, Mr.. J.
Hickey, Mr.. A. j. Winder and Mr.. A. Mar
tin. On behalf OF the Letter Carriers As
sociation-John N. Parsons, Wallace f.
Toole, Thomas J. Bonser, Charles p.
Kelley and A. g. Peterson.
The idea Of pensiOning disabled letter
carriers is one which has been agitated for
years all over the country. The action of
New York TO establish fund without the
aid of Congress is one of special interest to
public employees in all parts OF the United
States. There are 1904 employees of shs
New York postoffics and the nineteen. sub
stations. OF these the majority receive
less than $500 a year. Six hundred are
paid less than $500 each. About hundred
get $500, and perhaps II per cent receive
81, 0O0 The mutual Aid association has ac-
eomplished splendid work since it was
organized twenty-thres years ago. It's
funds are acquired from pro rata assess
ment Of its members, who pay from go cents
to &. 50 per month. There has been paid
to the widows and orphans of deceased
members nearly a quarter of million dol
lars.
The association has had the hearty good
will of all the postmasters who have been
in the Office since it started. It has been at
Congress for the past i've years to secure
favorable action upon plan to pension
postmen disabled by accident or age. Sue
cess seems as far OF as ever and the scheme
Of the fair was finally nit upon in the hope
that sufficient funds might be realized ID
inagursts 3 pension system which the as
sociation has in mind. Applicants for re-
lief. when accepted, are TO be paid 80 per
per cent. Of their annual salary: no pen
sious, however. to exceed $500 yearly.
This, it IS thought viii be an equitable ar
rangement, and one that can be easily car
,.ied ort