Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-12-10
Poor Addresses on 50, 565, 361
Pieces Bothered Railway Mail
Clerks Some.
DEPARTMENT SAVESS2,229, 108
This on Transportation Of Mail ne
Yearly Expense of Ss1,167,72O-
RccOm'ne ndatlcns OF Second
Assistant Postmastcr-Gen-
crnl Inclue Pensions.

Washington. Dec 3-f,Xclusve of reg
istercd matter, the railway mail service
during the last Hscal year landed 21,
G5c.Si9,,45 pieces of mail matter accord
Ing to the annual report Of Second AS
sistant Postmaster-General stewart. Be
cause Of practically illee +" addresses
81 S65,36l pieces required special attention
with the result that 1S9SS.b!6 were re-
turned TO senders or corrected and for
warded
4 new division of the railway mail
service. embracing the States OF OREGON,
Washington and Idaho ana the Territory
of Alaska. is recommended.
RECOMMENDS SERVICE PENSIONS,
Favorable consideration of Congress is
asked to a recommendation that postal
clerks be allowed travelling expenses
While away from their homes. and also
that postal clerks who have become unit
for active service by reason Of advanced
age or physlc al dsa bility incurred in
the line of duty he retired with suitable
pay.
For the transportation of all classes Of
mail matter the department during the
year expended ss1 51,19O a consdera bic
saving was effected in connection with
the Weighing of mails in the southern
States. In consequence CT the use of the
use Of the new divisor the railroads re-
ceved s4Si,73O less than would have been
paid under the old system Altogether
the new system of Weighing has resulted
so far in net saving OF s.. 229 los per
annum Because of the equalization of
tie rates of pay to transportation COM
panies. the report states a more equit-
able basis Of compensation has been
reached. with results mutually satisfac-
tory to carrier and the department.
SAVING IN CARS AND SPACE
Still further economics are recorded. A
review of the railway postofiice car
service resulted In the readjustment of
the car space on number of routes.
Thereby effecting a saving of 1912 U4O
during the year.
So-called half lines of railway post
office cars-that Is. where the postal needs
In one direction warranted the au-
thorization. but In the opposite direction
did not-are dealt with at length.
Numerous protests arose over the action
of the department reducing certain lines
to half lines, and these led to the appoint
whole subject. The postmaster general
approved their recommendation that fun
| pay be allowed for line OF forty-f foot
cars in all cases where a forty-foot car
must he run and returned.
MORE MAIL. ~ ALASKA.
| The report calls attention to the fact
/ that provision has been made 10 transport
additional weights of mails from Valdez
to Fairbanks. Alaska, in the four mid
winter months, as to allow +S.0pl
! pounds increase. The weights on other
main lines in Alaska also have been
! augmented
! Efforts OF the department to esta blish
semi-weckly snilings between New York
and Porto Rico. 1t Is stated failed. the
/ steamship companies refusing to make
any changes In their practice Of having
| sailings only on Saturdays.
( During the year additional parcel post
| conventions We're negotiated with the
| Netherlands. Uruguay. Italy, France and
| Austria, and the parcel-Nost rate of
/ twenty cents n pound to Bolivia. Chile,
Ecuador and Peru was reduced to twelve
| cents . round