The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-30

he declares. should not be placed in the
position OF being able to deliver mall from
door TO door and at the same time OF be"
Ing forbidden TO supply the district so
served with the other usual postal con-
yeniences. The repeal OF the law COM
planned OF Is urged
The maintenance OF n suitable postal
service In New York City, it Is stated. be-
comes more difficult each year and re-
quires Increased expenditures in order to
reduce as far possible the heavy con-
gcsfion of mail matter there. The post
master-general speaks OF what has been
done toward remedylnS this condition,
and says that a night delivery In the
residential section has gone far IN that d.
rection.
Recommendation is again made that
the leave OF absence with pay allowed
be increased from fifteen TO thirty days
whenever the postal revenues warrant II
While faroring an increase In pay OF
the supervisory employees in postoffoes.
the postmastNr-general says he has not
estimated for additional promotions for
the coming year because OF the great in
crease in the deficit.
Pneumatic Tube Service.
In regard 10 pneumatic tube service, IL
Is stated that the commission appointed
TO inquire into the feasibility OF the gov
ernment acquiring and operating the
pneumatic tube service. has completed It's
work and that the report will be submit
No hint Is given regarding the commits
sion recommendations.
The recent establishment OF the 2-cent-
announce rate OF letter postage between
the United States and the United King
dom OF Great Britain and Ireland Will
It Is stated. have the effect OF bringing
about greater postal receipts. "A lower
postage rate Will prove another bond to-
ward closer social and commercial rela-
| tlons between the two great English
speaking countries" II is stated, and 1t
NsFl1 do
ers 10 better advertise their goods and
thus Increase their sales In those coun-
tries Modern progress, 1t is added, Is
annihiatinS distance, and reyolutionized
English markets but few days from
American ports, II is urged that cheaper
and direct mail service, as a stimulus
TO business and friendly intercourse OF
nations. should be extended wherever
practicable.
Railway Mail Service.
Figures relating to the railway mail
service show decrease OF Is in the num-
ber Of railway postal clerks killed and OF
u injured compared with the fiscal
year 1907. In 1908 there we're clerks
and substitutes killed and 104 serious
ly and 636 slightly injured. Recommends
tion is made that railway postal clerks
be given annual leave OF absence with
pay FOR thirty days. and that when 80
seriously disabled as not TO be able TO
resume duty at the expiration OF twelve
months, thcy may be granted disability
leave with paw at 80 per cent of their
regular compensation during such disabil-
ity for not exceeding twelve additional
months.
The regulations covering Sample
copies are treated at length In the report.
the postmaster general concluding With
| the statement that the publishers, with
rare exceptions, have indorsed the posi-
| ton OF the department and commended 1t
| for the course II pursued.
The attention of congress is invited 10
| the previous recommendation for re-
| duction In the rate and an increase in the
| weight limit for fourth-class matter 'iin
order to remove an unjust discrimination
to our own people"