The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-30


epcy OF the service Is noted bv the
postmaster general (which. H. says, Is
due 10 the policy of realning postmas-
ters OF all grades whose records have
ben satisfactory lie believes how
ever. that the appointments OF sec.
and thinf class pOstmastera should
lie with the postmaster general, as
Is now the practice With fourth-class
offices This he says. would reserve
to the president the appointment OF
pOstmasters at toe more Important
Offices and relieve him of d vast
amount of routine work that Is a tax
upon his time.
The postmaster general puts him.
self on record as being dec7dedly op.
posei to the law which srohibits the
establishment Of postal stations more
than FIVE miles beyond the corporate
limits of city. although he says,
no such restriction exists with refer.
enCe to the extension Of the free de,
livery service The department, he
declares. should not 0e placed in the
position OF being Sble TO deliver mail
from door to door and at the same tins
OF bcR.s forbidden to supply the dis
trict SO served with the other usual
postal conveniences. The repeal Of
The law complalned OF is urged.
The maintenance OF suitable pos
tai scrvice in New York City. it is
stated. becomes more difficult each
year AMI requires increased expendi-
lures in order to reduce so far as pos
sible the heavy congestion OF mail mat
ter there. Tne postmaster general
speaks OF what has been done toward
remedying this condition. and says
that n night delivery III the residential
section has gone far in that direction.
recommendation is again made that
the leave OF absence with pay allow
ed by law to employees of the postal
service be Increased from fifteen 60
thirty days whenever the postal reve-
nues warrant It.
While favorlns an increase IN pay
OF the supervisory employees in post
Offices. the postmaster general says
he has moi estimated for additional
promotions for the coming year be.
cause of the great increase In the de.
ilcit.
IN regard to pneumatic tube service.
9; is stated that the commission ap-
pointed under the act OF congress OF
May %. 1908, to inquire into the
feasibility Of the government acquir-
ing and operating the pneumatic tube,
service, has completed It's work and
that the report will be submitted to
congress soon after il convenes. No
hint is given regarding the commits
sion's recommendations
The Fecent establishment OF tho
2-cent-an-ounce rate Of letter postage
between the United States and the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland will, Il is stated. have the ef.
feet Of bringing about greater postal
receipts. "a lower postage rate will
prove smother bond toward closer so.
cial and commercial relations be
tween the two great English speaking
countries?" II is stated. "arfl II will do
much to enable our manufacturers to
better advertise their goods and thus
increase sales In those countries. =
Mc,lern progress. 1t Is added, is ami
nilsting distance. and revolutioniz9d
methods in shipbuildlng have made tlt
Englifh markets but a few days from
American ports. It Is urged tdat cheap
er and direct mail service. as stimu
ius 10 business and friendly inter
course OF nations. should be extente
wherever practicable.
Figures relating to the railway mai
service show a decrease OF IS In tax
number n railway postal clerks killed
and Ct q injured as compared with
the fiscal year 1907. In 1908 ther,
were 4 cle-ks and 2 aubstltutes killei
and i0s seriously and 536 slightly In
iured Recommendation Is made tha
railway postal clerks he given annua
leave OF absence with pay for thirt,
days AMI that when 50 seriously dis
abled rs not to be able TO resume
duty at The expiration of twelvI
montns. they may be granted dsabili
ty leave with pay az fifty per cent o
their regular compensation durinI
such disability for not exceeding
twelve additional months.
The regulations covering sample
! copies, are treated at length In tn