The San Francisco call., 1908-09-08
MANDATORY SALARY
BILL IS NDORSED
Mailmen Urge National Associa=
ton to Work for Long
Sought Measure

OAKLAND, Sept. with the selec-
ton OF two Oakland men to leading
executive positions the business ses-
sion of the second biennial convention
of the California Association of Letter
Carriers came to close late this after
noon. Secretary F. e. Burger of the
local branch was elected BY a good
majority over his only opponent, c. p.
Bandy Of Sacramento. for president. d.
j. Hallahan, who has been treasurer for
the last two years, was reelected with
out opposition
Several resolutions of vital Importance
were passed unanimously and will be
forwarded TO the National Association
of Letter Carriers for action at it's
annual meeting, which will be held in
st. Paul. Minn., one year hence. The
convention ended tonight with ban
.quet for the delegates at the Hotel
Metropole
The delegates assembled at the rooms
of the merchants exchange this morn
ing and the time was taken up with
receiving credentials and a general re-
ception to the delegates. their wives
and daughters Not much actual busi-
ness was accomplished and the meeting
adjourned until o'clock in the after
noon, when an address of welcome was
made by Ma cor Frank X. Mott, who ex-
tended the freedom of the city.
President j. c. Daily responded and
asked for a rising vote of thanks to
the mayor for his presence at the meet
ing.
The delegates spent several hours
discussing resolutions of much irnpor-
tance to them. 1t was resolved that
petition be sent to the postmaster
general asking the discontinuance of
Sunday collections between the hours
of IL a. m. and IL D. m. The follow
ing resolutions were also passed unan
in1ously after considerable discussions:
Resolved, that we, the members of the Cali.
fornia state letter carriers association in cou-
vention assembled, respectfully petition Presi-
dent Roosevelt to extend to all letter carriers
the provisions OF the employers liability act.
We also indorse the Worcester bill for sub
sttutes wherein the pro rata OF regular car
riers be paid to substitutes when working for
regular absentees from duty without pay. That
so cents hour be paid for vacations, auxiliary
and clerical work when appointed temporary
carrier clerk.
1t was also suggested that it would
be advisable to adopt the endowment
policy in connection with the Mutual
Benefit association.
A resolution was adopted urging the
officers of the National association to
use all honorable means for manda-
tory salary bill, where a regular scale
iudy U0 dppiitu " tlAO SASANo e1CSOAo-
ing to the number of years they serve.
At present this is optional with the
poStmasters of each district and it is
believed that a mandatory bill would
give much greater satisfaction.
The views and plans of the postmas-
ter general for a postal savings bank
were indorsed by the convention.
1t was resolved that petition be
forwarded to the National association
seeking a 80 day annual vacation,
similar to that received by other en-
ployes of the postal department, in
stead of the Is days vacation now in
force for the letter carriers.
1t was also recommended that aged
and disabled carriers be pensioned.
The plan put forth is to have the sub
stitute of each aged or disabled car
rier turn over all of his salary exceed
ing $500 to the former occupant of the
position. For instance, If carrier is
receiving $1,000 year and is laid off
because of his age, or accident. the
substitute is to pay the pensfoner $500
a year until he secures a regular posi-
tion, when the substitute following
him will pay the required amount.
This plan appeared to be decidedly
popular with the carriers in the dis
cussion yesterday
After the disposition of the resolu-
tions the delegates thrashed out the
provisions of the bylaws Of the consti-
tuition Of the state association. Sew
eral hours were spent picking it to
pieces and Strengthening out the pro-
visions to meets the growth of the
organization. The matter of repre-
sentation was dwelt upon at some
length, but no changes Of Importance
were made.
The meeting adjourned after Sacra-
mento had been selected for the next
place of meeting, two years hence.
Delegates from that city were the
only ones putting in a bid.
The women accompanying the dele
gates were the guests of the Womens
Auxiliary this afternoon and evening
They We're taken. to local theater
and In the evening were given ban-
quet at ST. Marks hotel, while the
delegates were banqueted at the Met
ropole, where speeches and toasts were
in order.
The election was quiet, and interest
was aroused only at the last moment.
the following being the officers chosen
for the next two years: Frank e. Bur-
ger of Oakland, president; H. c. Pease
of San Bernardino, vice president; q.
II. Osborne of Los Angeles. reelected