The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-03
WHY A. |. THOMAS
SHOULD Be ?. NJ.
Why He Should Continue to
MiSmanage Salt Lake
POStOfice.
BELIEVES HE Is IMMUNE
FROM PUNISHMENT
Sacks Containing Copies of
The Tribune Are Sent to
Wrong Train.

Another evidence OF the efficiency OF
sult Lakes postmaster is shown By the
fact that on February p tie sack con-
tdning a large number OF copies of Tho
ealt Lake Daily Tribune was sent TO the
local Office at j:55 in the morning for
dispatch on the o'clock San Pedro train.
No Handling Necessary.
In the pouch were papers for Tribune
patrons at Santaquin, Nephi, Pleasant
Grove, Payson Fairfield Topln, Man
nlng and Aercur, They were mailed un-
and approved by the local postonlcc
There was absolutely no handling OF this
mall necessary in the local postoftice eN-
ceptlnE 10 weigh It,
Sent to Wrong Train.
Instead OF being sent TO the San Pedro
IL was dispatched TO the Rio Grande de-
pot and carried 10 Provo. The clerks OF
the Rio Grande discovered the error and
were ooLised TO return all OF these papers
tNenty-four hours OF more.
Fault in Salt Lake Office.
The fault was absolutely with the local
postoficc. Yet Postmaster Thomas goes
around Salt Lake complaining about crlti-
ciSm OF the mismanagement OF his Office
tells his friends that he is being perse-
cuted. and to letters which are written
him for relief from such outrageous ser
vice he replies in abusive language
Postmaster Does Not Care.
The Tribune makes this announce
ment as an explanation TO It's |
patrons. Complaint To the Postmas-
ter is unavailable He doesn't care
Subscribers OF The Tribune who miss |
their papers should not find fault with !
the railway mall service. the delivering |
postmasters or the rural mall carriers. !
Neither should they attribute the error 10 /
The Salt Lake Tribune. The Tribune de-
hyers It's edition TO The Salt Lake post
N n Il.IF lT.aHH 90. ~
traceablc Ia the indifference or lncompe-
tency of some OF Postmaster Thomas's
employees.
No Excuse fo- Error Cited.
There was absolutely no excuse for the
error mentioned herewith. but Postma ster
Thomas has d pull. Unlike other post
masters he is immune from punishment
Though he carried ON the payrolls a col
ored newspaper man, who did not per-
form a minutes labor in the postofnce in
his lifc. In order to reimburse himself
Tor bit OF misplaced confidence. Post
master Thomas secures for this act a
complete bill OF health.
Though he carried his son on the nav
TONS wnlle the son was attending the Salt
Lake High school, no postofiice inspector
has had the temerity to recommend his
Other Derelictions of DUTY.
Though he paid to his brother-In-Iaw
SsA34 of Government funds OF which he
DID not earn dollar. and to Al daughter
OF one of the postmnster's closest fr1ends
sH.4' ~hlle she was on pleasure Junket
ana did not earn dollar OF this Post
master ThomnS's pull at Washington 10
too powerful TO disturb him
lie was forced 10 turn over to the Gov
ernment SS1l1 TO cover these unlawful !
payments, but he goes unwhipped of ms-
tee. II Is not important. either. TO
those who arc looking after the post
master pull that he suppressed "A short
lge In one OF his stations, and sustained
4 drunkard and dissolute head OF depart
nent. Neither IL 1t important that
he ignores an order OF the civil Service |
TO separate from the service |
4 niece OF one of his particular friends
Due to the Head.
To the patrons Of the Salt Lake most
ofhce: II your mall is delayed or abused :
10 not blame this fact to the carriers or
o postoHice employees. As n rule they
1c found In any city. The sin is NOT
heirs. II Is In the Indifference or in
competency OF the man who Is paid TO
organize them Some of the Departments .
II the postoffice are run as well as could
'c expected. The mailing department
iouotlcssly contains competent employees
)ut the supervision OF IT and the eXecu-
lon OF the work is something outrageous
Postmaster Knows About 1t. l
Postmaster Thomas knows about This 4
Ie has been asked TO correct IT, He re- :
'lies with abuse. In this respect Post i
master Thomas is much abler man than G
ic 10 as al oHiCldl' ms plumbers have
ost The Tribune hundreds of dollars He {
S doubtless glad OF H. and will see that
'ther errors cost The Tribune hundreds
" dollars more He has no fear He Is
immune from criticism.
The Public Be Damned. q
He has committed dozen acts of '
ecklcssHess or Indifference or worse |
tncc he was first installed as postmaster c
4 Salt Lake, either OF which Justified his
emoval. But he was retained. His pull !
: OTeTDOwerinR he Iic ha An |
% long az he is on the salary roll. q
But there will he another story aooy