The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-29
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY P0STMASTERS
Sixth Annual Convention i'm Salt
Lake City Comes to
Close.
OGDEN AN EASY WINNER
FOR THE NEXT MEETING
Many Interesting Addresses
Mark Closing Hours of the
Gathering.

The Utah postmasters held their final
session of the sixth annual convention
in the Federal building. Friday, which
was concluded with the election Of the
following Officers and the selection Of
Ogden as the next place of meeting:
Postmaster c. III. Roberts, former
! first vice president, was unanimously
| elected president of the association,
and, in few brief words. expressed his
appreciation Of the honor that had been
conferred upon him. Miss Mar Grif-
| filhs. former second vice president, was
unanimously elected first vice presi-
dent: John Dougall former third vice
president, was UNANIMOUSLY elected sec
ond vice president; Postmaster Shurt-
liff of Ogden was unanimously elected
third vice president and Postmaster
Miller of Huntington was TIE nn8ni-
nous choice of the body for fourth vice
president; Miss Howard, the present
postmiStress of Draper, WAS mani
mously elected secretary and treasurer.
At the morning session, n. G. Durant,
postal Inspector, formerly located in
Salt Lake City. but now at Washington.
ID. c., spoke Of the appreciation Of the
department for the work Of the post
masters of the third and fourth classes
In the intermountaio country and the
difficulties they experienced III the
small and remote offices.
Postmaster Arthur j.. Thomas dis
cussed the needs of the postal service
in the state OF Utah. He went into
the question of the star route service;
the extreme distances between the vari
oGs offices, which must be covered
by the rural free delivery service and
the inadequate allotment of help III the |
small offices throughout the state.
James Glove Talks.
The omissions and deIinqucucies of !
the public who patrouIZo the postal ser |
wee was the subicct Of inc address of |
Postmaster James Glove &c Provo,
which was well received by these pres
ent Postmaster Cloves address caused |
considerable discussion. which was led |
by Postmaster Martin of Par: City. and |
resulted in the appointment of three
members, who arc to draft resolutions
10 be forwarded to Washington, setting
ont the needs of ;hc service in Utah
and the intcrmountaiD district.
The uD- D-Amcrican character Of the
foreign element and their proper hand
ling IN the small mining and smelter
towns of the state was the note which
ran throughout the address of Post
master r. r. Quay of Garfield. Post
master Quay presented a graphic pie
turc of the conditions 10 be met with
in all of the smaller mining districts,
which was followed during the after
noon session by a discussion OF the
troubles III these same places by the
domestic and foreign moncy-order sys
TEN.
This discussion was led by Postmas.
ter w. W. Wilson of Sandy, who took
up the question of the poStmastcrs in
these places making out the orders for
those persons who could not write.
Postmaster Thomas of Salt Lake arose
and said that the instructions Of the
government forbade the postmasters TO
make out any foreign monev-ordcr, af.
ter which Postmaster Ross moved that
the sense of the meeting be that the
applications for all money orders be
presented to the postmaster already
filled out, which was unanimously
adopted
Ogden Easy Winner
After the election OF the officers for
the ensuing year, Postmaster Shurt-
lift of Ogden arose and spoke IN favor
of Ogden as the next meeting place of
the association. He was followed by
Postmaster Odell Of Logan, who wished
the town of Logan to have the next
\ ma ioritV of those pres
emf being in favor of Ogden, that city
WAS made the unanimous choice of the
meeting for the neXi convention. Post.
master Thomas of Salt Lake City of
tered a resolution, which was adopted,
expressing regret that G. NJ Waters,
superintendent of salaries and allow
ances, was not present at The meeting
Postmaster Thomas also moved that
vote of thanks be extended TO Miss
Romania Hyde for her rendition ~ n
violin solo. and TO Mr.. Philips, who
sang for the members Thursday morn
ing. After the adjournment Of the
meeting. The members present rode over
the city IN sightseeing car.