The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-27

What Was Accomplished by the Meeting OF Officers
The Next Place of Meeting Will
Again be in Ocala.

worldwide peace, the betterment Of
economic conditions and the perfec-
ton of the race. 1t is only by commu-
nication and exchange of ideas, ETC.,
that enables us to reach that destina-
ton, therefore it is easy to see the
! Importance of a complete mail sys-
TEN, that will bring foreign nations
to the same equal footing that we en-
| Joy in our states, and it is obvious
| that the quickest way to reach the
masses is by the step already taken,
namely: The reduction of foreign
postage to Great Britain and Ger
many. Let us hasten the day when
the nations will fall in line and We
shall become one grand worldwide
family. 1t may sound startling at
| first, yet we have taken the steps, as
did our primitive ancestors, in form
ing clans, and though the reduction of
/ penny or two may seem small to
us, dare say that as process of ev-
olution its magnitude cannot yet be
seen until another generation takes
our places. We can count the pen
MES and collars and show the figures
of the great increase in the number
of pieces of mail in the very near fu-
ture, but it will be years before we
can estimate the wonderful benefit
derived from furthering the good will
among men by this order of reduced
postage.
Second The instructions to the
school children, one OF the most i'm
portant orders recently issued; the
benefit to be derived from that must
be obvious to each and every one at
once, for what causes more trouble,
confusion. delay, missending of i'm
portant mail, etc., and finally the
dead letter office, than illegible ad-
dressing?
Now how can the masses be reach
ed the quickest and best way to be
taught to properly address their mail
than through the school children? In
how many instances throughout the
| country the children do most all the
writing l am unable to state, but
know it ID be a fact in our own COM
munity, and undoubtedly we are only
one of many.
This matter was taken up immedi-
ately at our Office as soon as the or
| der was received from the depart
ment, and met with the hearty ap-
prevail and cooperation of all our
teachers il both schools, to such an
extent, in fact, that one afternoon of
each week was set aside for the study
of the postal laws and the proper
manner of addressing letters. The
natural result and benefit derived,
even within the short time the order
was issued before the closing of the
schools is already apparent in the
smaller amount of letters returned to-
our office from the dead letter Office,
thus proving what an inestimable
benefit this order will be, not only to-
the service, but to the public in gen.
eral. If the change is already so no.
ticeable in cur small Office what must
| il be in large towns and cities where
there are such large numbers of
schools and scholars?
Words are inadequate to describe
the benefit this order will be to the
department, to every postmaster and
railway mail clerk, and in fact to ev-
eryone connected with the service.
Third. The resembling of order No.
372, excess revenue on stamped pa
per, the postmaster received the first
benefit by having something added to
his compensation, and no matter how
little we must not forget that every
little bit helps" that is, / think even
minor matter, when we take into
consideration the confusion it elimi-
mates and how it simplifies not only
our own accounts, but those of the
department as well, to say nothing of
the more angelic humor we can be in
while making out our quarterly re-
ports, for if / am not misinformed,
that order to keep account of the ex-
cess caused more trouble, difficulties
and complaints than any other order
issued by the department.
Fourth. The recalling of the new
special delivery stamp was justified
and will be a benefit to the service,
as it eliminates the chance of an err
Tor in mistaking it for a one-cent
stamp, as they were very similar both
in size and color, and one was very
apt to mistake one for the other, and
thus cause delay in the delivery Of
probably some very important mail.
Fifth. Placing signs on postoHces,
especially on those where the name
/ of the town differs. is of great ben