The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-30
POSTMASTER GENERAL s REPORT
SHOWS DEFICIT OF S16,OOO,OOO

NV, Wn,AaHINCTON. Nov 2o.-In hIs nm
so a1 : noep nrSport Tor the fiscal year ended June
ttp, ~, iooo. postmaster General Never Gives
l7s.ssS. and Sg'e,p,s eTnsr, tor the year as $lel-
the e'eoy showing a deficit OF sI6s732 900
.ne largest In the history Of the Sepsr;
bnrKlarww wi'n an additional loss from fire.
Iano >, etc, or S31. 0o6. The deficit of
sic. 900 0Oo. again Will exceed
attention Attention is particularly called to a
ihethods OF the department as tendine 70
siS sis auEantage, and the saving OF con-
os,at,, ouv,aoIe amounts. Recommendation is
ton" ton ~ TidEe dfr tor the creation Of the posi-
e D' vi 9irector OF posts at n high sal
.s., and VINO shall hold office during
sood nehavior. the object being TO have
- ',e eoreinuity y OF policies for the benea, of
UnitaS St,te service and the people OF the
"a Inc necessity for good roads is point
ro pu OUT IN connection with the develop
it is suggested that shomd congress- prsnt
lne department authority TO utilize rural
routes sun further by the establishment
to r,ran ,rnitsd parcel post, confined entirely
% ~ %aural oenNery routes, II would then be
pUssiole 70 earn additional revenue
amounting to millions OF dollars. and at
h.e, me same time benefit the farmer by en-
abling him to have merchandise dojivernd
Mhen ordered by telephone or postal card
which ..,nh otherwise would not be purchased
Ire special parcel post" says the POST
- 49, 'Spe,ai, VIII enable the farmers
10 nave small parcels delivered at their
safes, 10 live better. and to obtain east
~ The necessaries of life" Permission is
iliIpuesfed ii,piteJ d TO establish experimentally a
counties. in order to demonstrates the
practicability OF the plan.
Postal Savings Banks Urged.
Inc Postmaster-Gener again urges
legislation permitting the establIshnae emf
EI m postal savings banks or depositarics
In connection with postofiices
Experiments with stamp vending ma
cnInes, says the Postmaster General are
stiu Deine conducted, with every prospect
,hah the defects which developed in the
preliminary tests Will be overcome. These
machines, II is expected by the depart
i,nent. VIII add immcasurably To the pub
lie convenience.
The campaign OF education In the school
houses In matters pertaining TO the ordi-
nary operation of the postal service, so
as 10 emphasize the Importance of care
Iul ADDRESSING. the placing of the name
and address of the sender on envelopes,
etc, Is recommended TO oe continued so
as TO save hundreds OF thousands of let
teTs and packages from gons to the dead
case.
a marked Improvement In the effcien-
cy OF the service Is noted by the Post
master-General, which. lie says, is due
all grades whose records have been sat-
isfactory. He believes. however, that
the appointments OF second and third :
class postmasters should lie with the
Postmaster General. as is now the prac-
ticc with fourth class Offices This, he
says. would reserve 10 the president the
appointment of postmasters at the more
important offices and relieve him OF a
vast amount OF routine work that Is a
tax upon his time,
Point of Opposition.
The postmaster-ge general puts himself on
record as being decidedly opposed to the
law which prohibits the establishment OF
postal stations more than five miles be-
yond the corporate limits Of a city al
though he says no such restriction exists
with reference TO the extension of the
free delivery service, The department