Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-15
Convention of Postmastars Resumes
Its Deliberations.
CULLOM MAKES AN ADDRESS
Discussion of Methods for Trans
mission of Money.
OTHER THEMES CONSIDERED


order at 1920 o'clock this morning for tt
second days session, with President Dicl
erson in the chair
Senator Culom of Illinois, who was
visitor to the convention was called upo
hy presif .ut piclyor.,,, r., ,,,,,-, 90, .,,,l,
lie sail NJ, ala nor ,,. =, IL. -,
,,,,+ 49,. N ''V' N'ii'e ~ u d speeci
~ ''i"' "' '"oN great interest IN IN
convention.
The senator said he believed the post;
service of This coun-ry ,yas eoual
NOT s,,norio,. ., H.. -.
'''t' l" 'liS same service IN an
other country. He believed the Post Otfe
department Is run probably a little bit be
ter than any other DEPARTMENT of tn. 90,
erumeut I, vras tn, ,I,,,,,,,,,,,,. -,
rho no,.,1,, .,1 ..,.,.,i ia, ''''' "'
P0'i'e' anu IN "hlth the people >houl
reel Il Gecp interest.
And now, said Senator CulIon. in cor
clusion, Il wish Won good Iu,k anl If ,-o
want ANYTHING from m. ae a I1,,itti 80.
senator, WHY. come ana So. me A'o *
This invitation was immedi.to,,. oooo,,
cd. evidently. As The sernto'. s'.l.
the platform Assistant pos,n,aIto,. ~ " "
bard of Chicago hu1tnnhnIed hir, ana u,
gan to whisper to mr., amidst tha le,i,s.,tt
of the delegates.
nSp"rt on Topics.
The committee on topics reported the 70
lowing additional sI;hi,cts to no discussed
II Tho .,.,,i,,er - N'ts' '''7''>
.. - -, " 'l,t "a 'i'iie
" " use" III faElhs an auxiliary force
SAID force to be employed at the dlscretio
of the postmaster when the office is cor
gested and only. d,,ri,,,, tho tim, ,h.,, 40,
eestion exists va
- Jncraacin,, Mo o,o,,.. ,,,
sut.stitur. r,nrLs t,,ri,,lr 80 80
the worl:np Fore hl go t,I, - ',i S'
eytersi,r If tho ,..na,io,, h,,.dIa =, ~ -,
MGR rnnntbs tb,, ,i.;r ~ "'',' ti. ! uii
Iaryo otricns b;ob ,iie ''llelIs
last year on account of insufficient apprc
VI . !" ''1H.
"a Shn,ia 7bn ~ raH ' ,isis oaIu'
blank for key account
The first topic upon the regular program
tol ,tG Jay was Bach stamping Tor Coun
M wal. ~ >-.,s,,,.;,l,, .,.i5 -. To-.
stamping of letters was of great fntcres
to the public. and the denaTJr.rnt ebGuI
take the matter in hand and renl,ira RI
back stamulug of letters at cn,ntr,, once
MIR Eurions, of Hartford tn,n ecboa
the sentiments Of NJ VINE ana NJ,
,;nythr of Atlanta thn,pht = rnhha
starnp should he used for the hack starr
as it could be kept in better order than
steel starnn i'm small ntilces
a motion was MD. rtrnmmondine as tn
sense Of the convention lnat ihe denart
ment REQUIRE the use of back s.amps
MIR. Irwin of Eutfe. Mont. Objected +
This couren lie LnIJ tbat ~ tniTrth 10 :,
n0stmasters We're in ,nanv cates ohli.,;n
the government md The public bv taE;n
their places and being ure.ty indenerdpn-
would probahly throw mn their Offices
reprinandad vGr,- severely. for dareIfctinn i
back s.ampine. The subject was furthe
discussed hy Mr. Wills Of Tennessee Mi
Freeman of Richmond. Ind. and Mr. 7, \
Morgan assistant noctrnaeter az Nov, yorl
the latter moving To refar he n,,estion +
the committee on resolutions. which wa
done
me Next TOPIC
The next subject was .'Substitute 20
Postage STAMPS for Small Remittance.
NJ cpi,,.1,, - ,,,,,,,ota NJ naa 49,,
MI ,''i'iSoil VI aug uS''. ne,' le"u phpe
on ms subject. lie referred TO the grow
Ing custom of people making purchase
through. the mails especIallv In the conn
try tributary To great cities, which require
tne USE III p"S'ai fthht'ahces, often 10
pariad &C sn,,7,.i,at 80 h ~ ~, " os
people. and from this was evolved the nos
tai note. But this IS expensive, inconve
hlGnt ana insecure, and Is not popular, h
c,a,,[rI, /" PdSs ttlt people ar
Grdinarv mail ybnrn ~ 800 AZ "a, ~
than 81 In Tho Last fscs, ynar ~ a.
otter office rennrted the fnEine Gf 70 "A
niecps ar rn,nev anourtI,g +n 90 ON 80
in the n,sf1e yrbtct ~ lg,.oyoad f.n, IS
welcomes '''-' ''
Coming 10 q rcp7o7,- Mr. c+;re,, nm
tended hal tho ,,rn,,oeitio,| ,r,Is VI
narrow 70 a INV G,rtctIy. r,t,bI,, ~ 49,,
yicp- nP tha pnct Cao ,,, ~. Pul
NOT the iesno oF c,,,raI,,, e. -, az
n7ittances Ho reCnro,o.I,,dod - 49, t9t a {
tai note s,rnjla, t H. Li,1 a i - y"
and Great Prirat,, in H.hi,h 81. ~ .e,a'''
the na1.ae a.nd nttt,, 20 49, nc itat.ie
sarttd or iaf, NM 20 ''teltt may ne III
of ono na,f cooi, l " ~ issueu d. d lC
sT,r,,s NOT 10 evr.a,f go ..l 1itA'ut wal laA' 1
Mr. Stineo,, ofya,.a1 . ro.,,..,. ---
rnfndirq 70 Tho p,s+ c4s..' ioiI ie.oiL'
aGnntinS ~ hi ,J,'t Depai tlheht III
ReTns,rl,S uars n,a.1. h., NJ.
falo. AIR uIhhsrd Of C65icnt,c VI NJ " Dul
of RorkPnrd nj NJ VIII VA. 20 "a we W 10
Mss Mr. wins of Nash,.iIa A., 500 10y ~
Of Atlanta Mr. Lrn,I,ne ne I1rtro Sii' } ~, VI
Mr. Morgan Of New vow u an
None! order Has Come to Stay.
Mr.. Metcalf the superintendent of tn
money order div,aion Post once nanar,
,,,a,. ,.,,,a, ,,,,,,r' a.
.-'''A' t." ''''i UPON !" ''''ii '9e ''ie iiiee'
ing. MI Metcaf SAID the money order ha
come to stay. Within the past two year
the issue had increased S37 900. GrU Yet tn
I-nired Ststee ranks 6f,b win tho nat,on
~ tho VOID ir Tho $50 Of r,one, order
bacanse ne nri,.iiasas ara yraarsT anon,
otbar na,inns .rhs Canad,,'7 nnstii nnfe !
tbe best ~ The wnrIJ he aid
~ h"ne r. i've TO- see me dav =. said Mr.
Atatcaif WIN eTery most oftice in M
country will be money order Office
Inns sentiment was appiauued.