Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-21
LOOKS LIKE A CUT,
Only Effort of Leading Citizens
Can Save All the Carriers.
Postmaster Greene Gets Little Encourage
ment from Washington = Board of
Trade Directors Protest.

The prospect of Postmaster Greene
being able to retain all of the present
force of letter carriers is not promising.
Congressman Walker, whose first tele-
gram was full of promise, writes the
postmaster that he thinks it would be
advisable to lei two or three carriers
go. Ee writes that the only hope is to
send on a statement showing that the
carriers are absolutely Indispensable.
Postmaster Greene says that the de-
partment knows Worcesters needs as
well now as it is possible to make it
known. For more than year he has
been pressing this need before the de-
partment persistently, both by letter
and visits. The visit of the inspector
from the department confirmed ms
statements, and his recommendation
was along the same lines as already
laid down by the postmaster In conse-
quence he feels that another statement
of what already has been made clear, or
a visit to Washington will be Of little
use at this time.
He has great hope in Senator Hoar's
efforts to secure the additional appro-
rriation, so that the cut in carriers may
not be necessary, but he feels that what
will be the greatest help of all will be
to have prominent citizens protest both
to the department, Senator Hoar and
Congressman Walker, by telegram, i'm
mediate letter, or in person.
The postmaster had a long consulta-
tion with superintendent Of Delivery
Maynard Thursday, and try as they
could no place for reducing the number
of earriers, Without detriment TO the
service, could be discovered TO drop
one, or eveI Two carriers, means no cid
OF trouble And to drop all ten of the
new men means little less than chaos
after the recent addition. AT best the
local force is inadequate Ten more
men could easily be used. For instance,
the mail from Boston, which reaches
here at 800 p. m, is too late for the de-
livery on the carriers leaving the Of
fee at $50. AS a result this mail is not
delivered until the following morning,
so that, in some cases, letters from Bos-
ton are % hours on the way. TO do
away with this the carriers have been
held for the mail, but people all along
the line rise UP in Indignation because
their mail is half or tnree-quarters OF an
hour later. They represent the greater
number. and in consequence the present
system is the one that must be held to.
And at this time of year, it gets dark
early, and the wait for the mall keeps
the carrier at WORK on the routes until
darkness sets in, which is always an
desirable. The postmaster feels the
need Of a o'clock delivery, and in S2.ae
| quarters this is almost imperative, bui
there is little hope of this for some time
| to come.
! Worcester people in all sections of the
| city should come to the support of the
1 postmsster in this matter. If the Gu
I COMES they will not wait to express then
/ Indignation. They should be just az
| willing to make the protest when lnert
| is some hope of its doing good, ana moi
! to defer until it is too late, and nothing
can be done.
The board Of trade meeting is a step ir
the right direction, but mass meeting
that should shake Mechanics hall would
have more effect. Pressure from promi-
nent business men exerted at Washing
ton would do much.
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
At a special meeting of the directors
of the Board of Trade, Thursday eve
ming, at o'clock, the following resolu-
tons from the Letter Carriers Associa-
ton were endorsed:
Whereas, in view Of the violent at
tack now being directed against the
existing civil service laws Of the coun-
LIy dIfNi
Whereas, there is an expressed deter
mination to repeal, If possible, the pres
emit excellent law and the present eff
cheney of the many departments COM
ing under its provision is directly at
tribunal to civil service reform; there
fore, be it
Resolved, that we wish to place our
selves ON record as in favor Of the pres
ent law, and that we urge our senator
and representative to do all in their
power to maintain the present excellent
status.
Resolved, that copy of these resolu-
tons be sent to our senator and repre-
sentative at Washington.
The following letter was drawn off,
and a copy sent to both Senator Hoar
and Congressman Walker:
Dear Sir;-In view Of the great incon-
venience which would result to the pub
lie from the proposed reduction of free
delivery of mail matter and the serious
disturbance of the successful operation
of the present system in Worcester, the
directors Of the Worcester Board Of
Trade request the Hon. Geo. F. Hoar
and the Hon. Joseph H. Walker to use
their best efforts to prevent such re-
duction. Respectfully yours,
Charles G. Reed, President.
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