Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-24
OTTUMWA
SELECTED
Next Convention Of the Iowa
Postmasters Will be Held
in This City.
"a. w. LEE is PRESIDENT


ing FLOW 3 s ey.at tMar.halltown
Today-A slon. Endorse Pol
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Marshalltown 6 24.-(special. -
The Iowa Pos, ers' association
closed most sue .a1ul meeting here
today. The program was carried out
almost entirely as published. The pro-
I ceedings were of an unusually inter-
esting and valuable character. Ottum-
wa was selected as the place of meet
ing for next year and the following
officers elected.
President-A. w. Lee, Ottumwa.
Vice PRESIDENT. @. Saint, MARSHALL
town.
Secretary and treasurer-C. NJ. Jun
kin, Fairfield.
Executive committee-W.F Gardner,
Clinton; w. L. Roach, Muscatine; J.
Q. Saint, Marshalltown.
Resolutions were adopted as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the public is to be
congratulated upon the present pre-
vailing policy of the postofice depart-
ment which seeks and insists upon a
higher degree of efficiency, and which
under the direction of Postmaster
General Smith, First Assistant Post
master General Heath and the other
department chiefs has within the past
two years brought the service in clos
er touch with the people than ever be-
fore.
Resolved, That we pledge our most
earnest and hearty cooperation with
these officials in furthering and carry
ing out their policy and placing the
postoffice department on a strictly
business basis, the chief aim and OBJ
tect of which is to give to the people,
from the nlightiest business corpora
ton ito the most obscure individual
citizen, from the resident of the great
cities to the inhabitant of the most
remote and isolated spot under the
American flag, an absolutely safe, re-
liable and speedy service
Resolved, That we commend the Ma
fional Association of Postmasters to
all postmasters entitled to membership
therein. We extend to that association
and the various state associations and
organizations of postoffice employees
our fraternal greeting and our earnest
wishes for unity of purpose and CO.
operation for the improvement and
promotion of the postal service.
Resolved, That we express our
highest appreciation OF the honor ex-
tended this association in having with
us Hon. j. L. Metcalf. superintendent
OF the money order system, and Hon.
George N. Allen, acting first assistant
postmaster general, Hon. w. G. Edens.
assistant superintendent for the Unit
ed States free delivery system, and we
have listened to their addresses with
great interest and feel that the same
will rebound to the extension and bet
terment of the postoffice service in
II Iowa.
Resolved, That we regard this COM
ing together of the postmasters of
Iowa in state convention as an occa-
sion not only of interest to the post
masters, but OF material value ana
profit to the public and we as an as
sociation and as individuals shall en-.
deavor to procure the largest attend
ance possible at the next meeting.
Resolved, That we congratulate the
postoffice department and the public
upon the remarkable development OF
the rural free delivery and its un-
qualified success and we commend to
the department the resolution unani-
mously adopted by the Iowa general
assembly asking for the extension of
the rural service over our state and
for the delivery and collection OF mail
by the roadside upon all our star
routes.
Resolved, That we regard the street
car collection of mail, as recently in
augurated in Des Moines and Ottumwa
in this state, as a valuable, cheap and
highly efficient extension Of the free
delivery service in cities of not less
than 10000 inhabitants.
Resolved, That we recognize the eff
forts of the present administration to
do justice to the underpaid and hard
working clerks in postotices and that
we. believe these faithful employees are
entitled to the considerate attention
OF congress along the line of shorter
hours of service and increased paw in
many cases.
Resolved, That we extend to Post
master Saint and the citizens of Mar
shalltoWn our sincere appreciation OF
the cordial and generous hospitality
extended to us on this occasion"
The citizens gave the visiting post
masters banquet last evening. and
the whole meeting has been entirely
successful. 1t was voted this morning
to extend the scope OF the association
SO as to enroll in membership all post
masters in the state.
Copies of the resolutions are to be
sent to the Iowa delegation in con
gress and to the postoffice officials.
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