The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1897-01-15
Burton Farmers Club.

ctrs, inneuiately aIter uinAer, Wnen every
one felt as tho 1.-THE land flowing with milk
and honey" had just been traversed,
the Club opened under the order of business
and elected officers for the ensuing term as
follows:
President-J. w. Hibbard.
Vice president-Mrs. c. r. WOodin.
Secretary-Mrs. Myrtle Merrill.
Reporters. Guilford.
Geo. L. Mason was asked how long the
Owosso postoffice had been salaried office,
and what constitutes first second, third
and fourth class Office. In reply he said,
'there Is no record to show just how long
the Owosso pOstOffice has been a salaried
office, but probably over thirty years and
the Corunna Office over twenty years.
AS soon as postoffice does business of
81, 900 per year it then becomes salaried
office, with salary Of 81, 900, after which
the salary IS increased according to the
amount of business done.
A first class postoffice is one that does
business of $40, 900, or more, per year. The
salaries are as follows: A postofice doing
business of $4,000 per year receives a
salary of $4,000; business of $3.50. 900 re-
ceives salary of So, 500; a business of $780,
600 receives a salary of 81 600; and busi-
ness of 5000, 900 receives salary of So 900
The law provides that no post master shall
receive salary of more than SC, 200, except
the postmaster of New York city, who shall
be paid salary of So 900.
A second-class postofiice must do a busi
ness of not less than $4,000 and up to
$40, 900 year. The salary received is &C
cording to the business done-from So, 900
to $4,000. The Owosso postoffice comes
under this head. The business of the
OwOssO postoffice last year was SIT, 900;
the postmaster received salary of So, 500;
clerk hire was $4,000 and the free delivery
$4, $50; profit to the government, S7,554 35.
A third-class postoflice is one that does a
business of 81 900 to $4,000 and is paid a
salary of $1,000 to $1,000. All postoffices
doing a busines of less than $1,000 belong
to the fourthclass and are paid per cent
age on the business done. All offices that
cancel stamps to the amount of $50, or less,
per quarter receive 100 per cent; from $50 to
$100 the receipts are so per cent; from $l0O
to $500, so per cent; and all over $500, 40
per cent.
The U. S. has sc, 6O3 fourth. class Offices
and 3,504 presidential offices. Last year
the total profits to the government of the
presidential offices were S35 5,697. 11744. II
cost the government to run the fourth-class
offices $35, ,299, ,977 9S, leaving profit to the
government of S997, l39 46.
The first, second ana third. class offices
are presidential Offices, the postnla>ters re-
ceiying their appointments from the presi-
dent. The fourth h-class poslmasters are ap.
pointed by the postmaster. general.
We have in Michigan six first class offices.
They are in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Jack.
son, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Saginaw K
8. Detroit has the largest business of any
Office In the state. Its gross receipts are
are $592, 2,s72 %; postmaster's salary, $1,000
clerk hire, sos. 900; free delivery. $156, ,495
total, $265. $50. 4s; profits to the government
1927, SCOTT. Michigan has 1874 presidential
Offices and 1879 fourth-class offices. Shia
wassee county has twenty-four fourth clas,
offices, one third-class and one second. class
Office"
Mrs. Thorpe read an excellent paper or
"How an American Woman Can Best Show
Her Patriotism" She believes that wo
mans sphere is In her own home, and sh,
can best show her patriotism by educating
her children to be self. reliant, truthful ant
pure, and by faithfully discharging all th'
duties of life that lie nearest to her.
''Should Our State Adopt Capital Punish
ment ?" was discussed by both ladies ant
gentlemen. Mrs. Randall, G. r Woodin
Mrs. Thorp, Mrs. Stanlake and others belev
that IL there is positive proof of the crime o
the accused capital punishment should be tn
penalty of the criminal, but no one shoul,
receive the death sentence on circumstantia
evidence. Mrs. G. X. WOodin thinks W
have no moral right to resort TO capital pun
ishment. She looks upon 1t as a relic o
barbarism which has come down to u
from the dark ages and which all nation
should do away with. Geo. p. Guilfor
disapproves the adoption of capital punish
ment; he says he would not like to be
Judge who would be obliged to pronounc
the sentence of death upon human being
CLANCY Woodin, one of our little mer
gave a very pleasing recitation.
Mrs. IL. Mason, delegate to the State Al
sociation of Farmers Clubs, gave an extent
ed report of the meeting. She spoke In tn
highest terms of praise OF papers read an
. speeches made, giving brief synopsis {
all of them. She only wished that the Ell
tire Club could have been there and enjoye
themselves.
The next meeting will be held at the res
dence of q. Il. Woodin on the trst Thursds
J. in February. 5. GUILFoRD.