The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-11
HERE IS EASY ONE
FOR ARTFUL ART|E
How Long Would He Last if
Whole Truth We're
Known?
WOULD RUN RACE WITH
SNOWFALL IN FURNACE
Many People Do Not Complain
Because They Fear for
Their Mail.

ouestion-IIow long would "Artie'' Thomas
remain at tho head OF the Salt Lake post
onco, II every man, whose mail is delayed and
Jnggled. wero to complain to tho Postofflce
department at Washington?
snoI,hH nnsmGr-Jus1 about as long TSatIvcly, as
and shapc In n blast furnace.
Just suppose, for a minute. that every
man and woman In Salt Lake. whose
mall Is delayed through the incompetency
and carclcssncss of Postmaster Thomas 9
sang of misfts at the Salt Lake post
office. should complain TO the department
at Washington, what is the answer
Answer Is Easy.
Every man and every woman in this
city knows what the answer Is Thomas
would not last a minute. For some time
past Tho Tribune has been pointing out
the manner In which the Salt Lake post
office was being mismanaged. At first
Thomas denied the truth of The Tribunes
exposures, although Tho Tribune always
had the proof in Its possession. and
THOMAS knew IL. That Is the reason why
he did not demand the proof
Has Changed Front.
Recently, however, "Artful'' Artie has
changed front and Is now declaring that
there Is orookcdness in the postofiice. He
makes the ridiculous assertion, though.
that some employee who is friend OF
The Tribune has been engaged in mixing
up mail. The best answer to this baby
play OF Thomas Is that no one man. un-
less he worked overtime, could mix up as
much mail as is being juggled in tho Salt
Lake postofice Again, this man would
have to haze access to every department
In the office.
How About This Package2
Recently The Tribune announced that
Postmaster Thomas had kept registered
package In the office for just twenty days
after It's, arrival in Salt Lake, despite the
fact that the owner OF the package was
inqulring for II daily.
Please Write Soon.
Was some postofiice employee. friendly
70 The Tribune, holding this package out.
Mr.. Thomas The wrapper surrounding
tho package Is still I'm the possession OF
The Tribune, and 1t shows that II was
Do you want To inspect the wrapper
Oh. you don't: OF course not; an inspec-
ton would show incompetency and care,
lessness that might cause your official
head TO drop Into the basket.
Afraid to Talk.
But to return to the first proposition
here urged 1t is well known that The
Tribune has not been able to publish ono
tenth Of the blunders OF the Salt Lake
postoff1ce, for the reason that many busi-
the consequences OF airing their grieV
snces; that Is, afraid that important mall
would bc held up and held back worse
than ever
Case Exactly In Point.
Here is case exactly in point One OF
the best known news dealers said the
other day Il believe the Salt Lake post
Office is the worst managed office In the
United States. My mall is mixed up all
the time. and papers that ought to be in
my box within a short time after the ar
rival OF trains are held back for hours.
Why DONE l complain to The Tribune7
That Is easy, / don't do It because / am
afraid to. / receive a large amount OF
mall through the office, and IL 1 make q
kick and Thomas wanted 10, he could yir-
tually put me out OF business
And there you are.
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Won had hetfer arTonUe IN he there