The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-01
P0STMEN WILL
CONVENE TODAY
No Business Will Be Transacted
Until Tuesday.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
CHANGE IN THE MANAGEMENT
OF THE ASSOCIATION.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT

DENVER, Aug. 31.-There will be
IL 1000 letter carriers in Denver by
noon tomorrow. The accredited
delegates to the thirteenth annual con
Ventlon Of their national association
number 800. and 400 to 500 other car
riers are expected to visit the city
during the convention. About 500 have
already arrived and three special
trainioads are on the way from the
central. New England and southern
states. and are due 10 arrive tomorrow.
Although the convention is scheduled
to open tomorrow. no business will be
transacted until the following day.
The programme for tomorrow includes
parade in the afternoon and a public
reception and opening exercises at Coli
scum hall In the evening.
The National Letter Carriers asso-
cldtlon was organized in Milwaukee in
1893 Tor fraternal mutual benefit and to
work in harmony with the postoffice Of
Metals Tor the progress of the free de-
livery service of the United States. II
Is recognized by the pOstOfhce depart
ment at Washington as the best agent
TO promote the progress of the service.
The insurance department after
standing the test for ten years trial.
has paid TO the families of deceased
carriers more than S365.146:- has an
emergency fund of Sal, $3.50, most of il
invested in United States bonds, and
has 4,525 members.
Report Of the President.
annual report, which will be submitted
10 the convention on Tuesday, will
recommend the establishment Of a re-
tirement fund for the benefit of dis
abied or infirm carriers. IL Will rec
ommend that the United States gov
eminent be made the custodian and
distributing officer of this fund which
shall be maintained by a pro rata as
sessment upon all the carriers Of the
association. The plan will find favor,
Mr. Keller thinks, in view of the bill
before congress providing for an in
crease Of salaries of letter carriers,
which the association hopes TO get
through at the next session. Commit
tees viii be appointed to push the bill.
In his report, the president will ex-
plain an important change in the man
agement Of the association This is the
change from the board system to the
centralized system. Under this plan,
the association is managed very much
like a business corporation. The pres
ident is also, by virtue Of his Office,
head Of the executive board, which
corresponds to the board of directors
of corporation. He is, therefore, not
only president. but general manager,
of the association. The other officers,
such as have executive power, are all
under the direction of this central
head
Work of the Organization.
The presidents report will dwell upon
the successful work of organization
during the year in the various cities
and states. He will show that during
the year the organization has estab-
hshed branches in Porto Rico and Ha-
wall. which are represented at this
by proxy, He will refer at
length to the extension Of the postal
10 the rural districts, the
growth of that service and the neces-
sity Of making provision for the rural
mail carriers in the national body. He
will recommend that they be taken into
the association
The report also covers the fraternal
Insurance feature. known as the Mu-
tual Benefit association. A premium is
placed on the face value of every pol
icy If when the insurance is due that
amount has not been paid, a CORE
spending reduction is made from the
policy. The plan also provides for a
reserve fund invested IN United States
bonds.
In conclusion President Keller will
refer TO the very pleasant relations eX-
listing between the carriers and the de-
nartmenf