Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-28
THEY NIN1 MORE Ply
Rural Mail Carriers Have AS
surance That interests
Will be Cared For.
Speaker Henderson Has Prom.
ised They Will be Taken
Care OF.
Proceedings Of the State Con.
vention OF the Association
at Des Moines.

Des Moines, Aug. IS II a. Mols.
berry. of Clarksville, told the Rural
Mail Carriers Association yesterday at
its annual convention, held at the pes
Moines city hall, that he had assnr-
ances from Speaker Henderson that the
interests OF the rural mail carriers will
be taken care of by congress. and that
4 the service will be placed on AN equal
footing with the city man carrying
service.
President e. Pitt Wood endorsed this
suggestion. 1T is a matter of a short
time, only he said. that stands be-
tween US and a reasonable compensa
ton for our work. The rural mail ear
rier has carried more than the mail 10
the home of the farmer: he has carried
! opportunity for pleasure and business
| which the farmer never before enjoyed.
/ He is the link between the rural COM
1 mnnity and the city. l ann satisfied that
lit is only a matter of a few years until
/ The services is placed on :. footing such
as 1t deserves. when it Will pay What
| the Work S worth and when ii will he
| recognized as Il necessity not only in
Il few rural communities, but in all.
think ii lies With us. altogether II we
work hard and diligently and make our
own routes a success We Will Win.
Everything worth winning is Won by
hard KNOCKS; and that is the kind OF a
struggle we are nov in. l believe Colo
rel Dave Henderson knows What he is
talking of when he says that congress
Will take care of us.
When delegate to the convention
wished to bring up the matter of aeita
ton In order TO secure adequate sala
ries Colonel Wood called his attention
to The fact tll1t 1t is not permissible to-
proceed in that manner. He would not
permit the association to discuss 1T.
This is on account of the order of
President Roosevelt of last YEAR rela
rleyes 10 proceed on their own behalf
to got their salaries advanced.
That the pay which they now re-
admitted. Talking privately members
of the association related facts as 10
their own situation which showed that
iileit l'Foi't IN Nae WORK Is hot SuilGiShl
t. liltsNe 'ne place Wofth having. OFTEN.
hor lisi2hGe. none OF them can get
a'ons Wlt1ent Two horses. ana most OF
menu heea three. me loates are from
iWellN-ffe 70 forty mics long. II the
sane hofses were cohpeiled to make II
cay fitef day 'hey Would not stand IT,
Wheh the route Is Ions sometimes II
fe4'ies w" terms OF wv" horses each
li1S 'essS % ~ p"lsea- '9ilef e.riieFs
fie '"iI.i's'it" 10 hefP 'hiee h"rSes' I
Volhlfis enc team Two days ana letting
~ rest oAc cry. ne spEerhlneht re-
cures 'lS c5liieis 10 lnlhlsh 'helt own I
le sll'1s ana Witsehs. WITH oats ana corn +
~ ~ .tild % ana oV cents a huShei III Is
Pi'iii t'i'et th' Garner Who mas 10 mann I
Gtth " SIS $50 - t3h' ere MS !
route ati!"s' races q dehclt AT 'ile end
q every Aioi''h-
'.itlieis "efe asked II 'heF made any
money 70 speak OF OIL from express
iie' ssatea tf1a' 'hsS mace q ll'ue, hut +
'hat me income from TINS source was
ii4S'I iliHSail'-
ne meeting yesterday was not Well
attended ne delegates stated that
tne faiiufe TO advertise III extensively (