The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-03
POSTAL BANKS
ARE |NODR.S'|'E |:
Convention Of 1Postmasters
Agrees With Stand Takct,
by Postmaster General.
WILL MEET IN ROANOKE NEXT
Body Winds Up Business and
Thanks Richmond People
for Hospitality.
WILL MEET IN ROANOKE NEXT

lnankS sRlclllHo!ld Soplc
for Hospitality.
Having completed a splendid organi-
cation una transacted considerable
lamount OF important business, the AZ.
ISOLATION OF Virginia Postmasters ad-
journedy yesterday afternoon TO- meet
next year In Roanoke, ut time to be
selected by the executive committee.
All the visiting postmastcrs and the
4 department officials were thoroughly
! pleased with the fine reception accorded
them III Richmond and they went away
| praising the Business Mems Club AMI
Postmaster Cabell for the attention
lshown them,
1 Late yesterday afternoon, after the
convention had adjourned, Mr.. Cabell
took General Hitchcock AND Postmas-
tiers Woods, of Louisville, and Blum,
| OF Savannah, through his office. and
showed them how he was running 1t.
They were greatly pleased, and were
lavish In their compliments OF the
| young IN, who has risen to such a
high place in the public service.
The main features Of the concluding
session OF the convention are to be
| found in the speech Of Hon. w. j..
vickery. Chief Post-ofice Inspector,
and In a set OF resolutions indorsing
the postal savings bank and parcel
| post systems, as proposed and advo-
Gated by the Postmaster-Gcneral.
The Resolutions.
| Here are the resolutions concerning
| the subjects referred to abovc:>
eve indorsc and pledge our
hearty support 10 the Honorable
Postmnstcr-G General In his advo-
| cacy of the postal savings bnnls,
which we believe Will be OF incal-
c,Ilnbie value In the encouragement
Of thrift and In brin cling to proper
use millions of dollars now henrd-
cd and kept from calculations.
eve also Endorse and pledge our
support Of the proposal OF the
Honorable POst,nnster-Ceneral to
SO amend and extend our present
system OF purcell post that our own
citizens may receive in the domes-
tic mails the same consideration M
TO rates nnd weight limits us Ii
now given In our exchange with
foreign Ountries-namely, an exc
pansion of the limit OF weight from
four to eleven pounds, and re.
ductfOn OF rate from 10 to 1: cents
pound. We especially commend
the proposal to make n special rate
on packages handled exclusively ON
rnrnlsor star routes, Of 3 cents for
tic first pound, aud 2 cents for
| each additional ponnd-R total Of
20 cents for package Weighing
eleven pounds.-
business Men Thanked.
Here rs another resolution adopted
| ny the convention. which will be OF
interest to local people at least:
'sThnt We would be unworthy of
the name NJ a ylrEininn IL we
failed to extend to the city OF Rich-
| mond, md tosthe business aJsocia-
| tlon of said city, our unanimous
1 thanks for the kind and liokpltabIe
attention TINT has been shown each
one of us during our stay In their
midst by the business men Of sud
city,
Makes Strong Impression.
Mr. Vickery made most interesting
address on The Relations Between tho
Inspector and tho Postmaster" and he
was often Interrupted with applause.
The post-of1ice building in your
town should not be q loafing place or
rendezvous for loters." he said. "Its
dignity should be preserved. 1t should
be a place where the most respectable
people OF the town can go to transact
their business with the Office, where
your ladies will not be embarrassed by
the conduct of letters.
The local postmaster should have
| pretty good opinion OF himself" said
Mr. Yickery. "for he is in reality the
biggest business man in his commun-
ity. He is the local manager Of the
greatest business concern In the
United States, the Post-Omce Departs ]
ment.
The postmaster," he continued as
the custodian of many great secrets.
He has information with reference to
the inner life Of his community which
would create frtghtful storms in tho
little social world should he dIvulge
It But he should be moral factor,
tending always to build up rather than
Destroy"
For Savings hanks.
Postmaster r. u. Woods, or Louis
vile. was called upon by President
Cabell. and made rousing speech in
FAVOR of postol savings banks. mi
concluding his remarks. Mr.. Woods
said: -
Tact frequently goes further toward
the good OF the service than fine sense
me postmaster who employs tact in
transacting the affairs of his office is
bound to accomplish excellent results
Get the people of your town to be.
lieve In you, to have confidence in YOU
Get them to believe that you are work
'HS .ot we pest Interests OF tho COM
munity. and you will have their CO.
operation.
THE man who attempts to perform
ms duty because he fears reduction
In salary Is a time-seryer, Just as the
man who is honest because he is afraldi
of the sheriff is thief.
i believe that 1t is the spirit of this
administration to give the public the
best service 1t has ever had. that there
is nothing left undone that 1t Is pos
sihle for the administration to do for
the general welfare OF the people,
After brief speeches by General stith