Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-15
NASBYS STAY WITH OMAHA
POstmastes Vote to Meet Next Year in the
Metropolis Of ststs,
INVITE IOWA BRETHREN TO JOIN THEM
Old Executive omcers, with Captain
Palmer at. the Head, Are RE-
Elected AT the CiosinE
,f seHaioR.

The work OF the third annual meeting Of
the Nebraska Association Of Postmasters
was practically completed Thursday noon
by the election of officers. which resulted
in the reelection Of all the executives and
the selection of Omaha as the place for the
4 ext annual meeting The new oficers are:
R'aptain Henry f. Palmer, Omaha presi-
dent.
Ed r. Sizer Lincoln. first vice president.
Karl Cramer. Columbus, second vice pres-
dent. -..... ......
} Mrs. c. A. MeDougall, Friend third vice
president .. ..
Conrad Huber. Bloomington, fourth vice
president ..
w. J. Cook, Blair, secretary treasurer.
There was considerable discussion relative
to the date OF the next annual convention,
many fsvoring September because OF the
opportunity for members Of congress and
Postoffice department officials to be present.
The question of date was finally left to the
discretion OF the executive committee. It
was further decided pursuant to the sug-
gestion made in The Bee that the Iowa As
ISOLATION Of Postmasters should be invited
TO meet with the Nebraska association at
the same time. Postmaster Hazelton Of
Council Bluffs was present at the meeting
and stated that while he was not authorized
to speak for the Iowa association, yet he
felt assured the invitation would be ac-
cepted and he would do all in his power to
make the interstate meeting success.
Omaha wins over Lincoln.
The fonmai proceedings of Thursday
morning included a brief introductory sd-
dress by President Palmer, in which he
stated that of the 953 postmasters in Ne
brsska, 1856 were in attendance at this meet
raa h. Of VI
annual convention then came up and
Omaha woa out by a vote of 81 to 4s for
, Lincoln. On motion of M. A. Brown Of
Kearney .the Iowa postmasters were in
vited by an unanimous vote to meet with
the Nebraska .poStmasters next year
Superintendent c.. F. Llewellyn of the
Omaha Division Rural Free delivery then
delivered a short address upon rural free
delivery matters. no
Il am not accustomed to speech max
ing" he said. but will undertake to say
for your information that there are at
present $50 rural routes in the state Of Ne
braska and that the. carrier roll involves
an expenditure Of $500 per month in this
state alone, Solid service exists in thirty
one counties of the state which are in the
First, Second Third and Fourth con
gressional districts and solid delivery is
being rapidly extended to other counties
as fast as the requirement and rules Of
the department are complied with"
81 want to commend the postmasters q
Nebraska for the splendid services they
have rendered the department, and cat
) lassi3y advisedly that Nebraska stands in thu
very front rank of the rural service
which is Attributable. to the cooperation
} and efficiency of it's postmasters."
SPurbOse of Postal Congress.
Victor Rosewater was the next speaker
He said in effect:
u intended to tell you night before las
when was interrupted that l was not
speech maker However, will undertake Il
say something in relation to the foreiR,
mail service and the purpose of the Inter
national Postal union. which is to sim
plify the international delivery of mails
You can imagine the trouble that woul
ensue in the delivery of mains to conform
with the different rules and regulations o
the foreign countries. The purpose of tn
postal congress is to organize, contro
govern and regulate the delivery of inter
national mails. The proposition TO regu
late this matter was first suggested y
Postmaster General Montgomery Blair /
1852, and was taken up at a meeting hel
at Paris in 1862 or 1868 when the posta
international union was formed Thl
union became "a trust and monopoly q
Berne, Switzerland, and is governed b
treaty regulations in which all civilize
I, governments participate. These meeting
n are held every four years. the first cor
gress being held at Berne in 1874 the ne1
at Paris in 1875 the next at Lisbon
1885, the next at Vienna in 1891, the ne,
at Washington In 1897, and the last one
now being held at Rome At this NEE
ing hfty-two, countries are represents
which have a population of 1900, 900
II would like TO correct a popular errC
right here" continued Mr., Rosewate
'and that Is in reference to the cost
the present congress at Rome so far {
the United States is concerned. Congress
appropriated $4,000 in 1904 to pay the e,
penses of the single delegate that was
attend the postal congress, but the col
vention being postponed this sum was r
appropriated in 1906 TO pay the expens
OF the two delegates and hence where Il
original appropriation was intended for
A single delegate, Mr. Loud of California.
now has to suffice for the two delegate