Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-11
Postmaster General Submits Re-
bort n His Once = Presi.
deat To-day
RECOMMENDATI0
want. Better Arrangements Tor
substitute Carriers. Rurai
Deliver, and Star Routes

WASHINGTON. Jar. 1.-The FOL
lowing extracts are made from TIE r.
ors N the postmaster general, toda,
submitted ii lhe president:
beg - again urge III prophet,
IL me payment 0f substitute clerk
snd letter carriers On i different basil
from thai which nov obtains. Al
p~reseut. xuch substitutes sye rsaiirea
III report daily ID me postofsce ~
HI employment and u hold themselves
III readiness u b. called upon q
any unaa. and they are pald noshinf
unless thsy are called upon n pr
form Meryiee tor clerks or letter car
rIsrs who an absent from duty Till
mnthoa III payment ii very ansatis
factory, II results ID q large nafnbsi
III the beat men who sen aiNlssiah
To sla postal service becoming dtsaat
isasd and discouraged, n consequence
81 which they abandon their effgrta
ii enter The public services and Na
ala Eefl t0o often with employees ~
substitutes who afs unable III obtain
employment outside ihs government
service II nerds ~ argument 70 dem.
GDssrate that such i condition of AZ.
fairs Ii hot consistent With sound
public policy. ! therefore earnestly
recommend tual congress shall enact
d inv which will provide q minimum
eou p~ensasion d. aay. $50 pr month
to bo paid such substitutes when the
compensation Of THE substitute c0ms
INK from The absent empioye IN whose
place III serves shall moi ID any month
equal 80.
The present system 81 paying sub.
stituies provides that they shall re,
csise the full compensation o. the
clerk 81 letter carrier 10 whose place
they serve. III my opinion, this AZ.
rsnsement works seriously 70 the ~
adyantake 81 ths public service, In
that there are retained 10 the postal
service many aged experienced ON.
ployss who bays become. 10 q greater
IN less extent. hnpcrannuated. but who
naturally retain their connection With
the service just ~ long ~ possible,
and the department ii reluctant 70 70
movA such veteran employees. the
greater number u whom arc veterans
Of The Civil war. and who III re
ceIying tho Highest grade III compen
ration III letter carriers, and general
~. by reasou of long service. conaId.
erablc ahiarles AZ clerks, VI Justice
10 such employees, and for The good
of tbe public service, would recon
mend thai where i clerk III letter car.
risf has heen twenty nye years IL the
service aui hAail baVN attained tbs
aee of VI years tlte postmaster Ye1efI
al be empowered, upon ihe fffefnmnn.
datian II The III tuaatsfs ID employ
d nahhtituto fof Sueh clerk ul ieiter
carrier which nnfa titufc shall receive
moi 10 exceed tMUthlrdt ul his sali
afy. tho other onetblrd Eoing ID such
clerk ~ letter carrier IL III believed
that such netton, Il authorized III
eongfota. would not Increase thc III
preparations fur clerical hifr III thc
letter carrier service % any consid.
erabla extent, and would result II
much better service III the Reasons
stated
The rapid esien sion af The fufal
froc delivery service increases ii,
demand that lhe government shall
provide SIN uaays convenient and
safc method iof hi transmission u
small sums IL money through III
malls. and | urge upon congress- ii.
Importance II passing soma law Niiel
win insure 10 or people This aasan
tage III as early i date III possible
Al iha rural Tree delivery setsle,
has been extended the number q let
ters carrying small amounts ~ Cur
rcnry has greatly Increased Al prct
ont there Ii no convenient method pro
yided In The rural districts for max
Ink such remiitnncea through thi
malls except ID currency or postag'
stamps and such currency and staml
remlttanctB are d constant temptation
a. those handling them.
Explosives IN the Malls.
There ii frequently deposited i
the malls explosive. iniiammabIe. q
other matter liable 10 destroy mail o.
Injnrc postal employees az persons 4
whom such matter Ii delivered.
A penalty should be- provided by
iaw for the mailing 81 explosive or tn.
siammable material Tho depart mtnt
holds such MISTER 20 BE- unavailable.
bur 1, II often sent IN sealed packages,
The contents Of which ARE unknown at