The Saint Paul globe., 1901-05-23
BID THE CITY GOODBYE
MINNESOTA POSTMASTERS FINISH
UP WITH NUMBER OF
RESOLUTIONS
WILLIAM KAISER PRESIDENT
Faribault Man Is Reelected to the
Chief POsitiOn-ExtensiOn of
Rural Delivery System
Favored

The most important thing done at the
| last session of the second annual conven-
| tion of the Postmasters' association yes
terday was the passing of number of
| resolutions. They follow
Resolved, That tlds association is
heartily in favor of doing away with
star routes, and extending the rural free
delivery service as fast as practicable;
and it further recommends to the depart
| ment that the compensation for rural free
delivery carriers be placed at a mini
| mum of 5000.
Resolved, That, with a view to prevent
the indiscriminate sale of postage stamps,
we hea.t tily indorse the suggestion of AS
sistant Postmaster O'Brien, of St. Paul
to forbid the sale of stamps outside of
the postoffices in sums greater than 81.
Resolved. That this association requests
the department to make it compulsory
matter.
This convention believes that the abuse
of the pound rate postage is an evil un-
equaled in the postal system, and de-
mands for its cure the earnest and
cou, ageous attention of congress; and
while the present Law on the subject IS
so deficient, especially in exact definitions
of it's terms, We congratulate the post
office department on the degree of i'm
proYentent recently made iI curtailing
and eradicating the abuse referred TO-
We recommend as remed dy for the evil
that the pound rate postage be increased
to- cents PEI pound
Resolved, That we ask the department
10 grant the franklng privilege of mail
matter in transacting. tho office business
of postmasters' associations
Resolved, That this association thank
GOV Van. SAINT, Mayor Robert A. Smith
President William Kaiser Secretary c.
A. Rasmussen and the executive commit
tee IN making. this meeting one of profit
and pleasure.
Resolved, That this association recog-
nlZeS the need of shorter hours for post
hat Wa
partment to urge upon congress the ne
cesSlty Of more libIal appropriations for
clerk hire in the first, second end third
class offices in order to make this possi-
bic.
The new officers of the association fol-
low: President, William Kaiser Fari-
bault; first vice, T. E. Hughes, Mime
apolls; second vice, c. E. Callaghan
Rochester, third vice, P. A Peterson
cannon Falls; fourth vice, o. E. Lind
qulst, Dassen; secretary and treasurer
| Z. A. Rasmussen.
folloWing are the papers read during
the afte. noon: ''PrCmiscuous Sale of
Postage Stamps Assistant Postmaster
=: 49a,,Ioa OBrien 3 en- St. Paul; Postal Savings
| What Is the Best Method of Innpressin o
on the Public the Necessity of Giving a
| Complete Address on All Mail Mattec?|
n1stmaster !.tUsd aS e E. Callaghan, Rochester;
Ihe Money Order SYste M" Postmaster
Z. a Birch, Albert Lea; Abuse of Sec
| ond-Class Privileges Assistant Postmas-
Tourth-Class !7ostoffce," Postmaster d
e.. Pierce, Goodhue; 1.-The AUDITORS :
Office by Hon. H. A. Castle, auditor Of
the treasury for the postoffice denart-
ment. P1A
The last address was brief, merely tell
Ing of the routine workings Of the office
The paper on the fourth-class postoffice
advised the necessity of keeping all
offices in an orderly condition, Of being
courteous to patrons and of paying at
tention to little details of office work.
The executive committee will decide
when the next convention is to be held.
The time will probably be set for state
fair week.