The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
ARE HIGHLY ENDORSED
Instability Of REIMBURSEMENT Of penal
pay OF Assintnnts.

Pay OF Assistants.
Believing that in many instances
assistant postmaaters are now inade-
! uuately compensated, we advocate a.
greater elasticity In determining such
compensation. to the erd that in such
cases suitable recognition Of valuable
| service may be made. We heartily
approve OF their inclusion within the
classified competitive service by the
| President as recommended by the
Postmas General In the further
ance of their policy of placing tho
departments on modern commercial
basis and we express the hope that
with the remainder OF the fourth class
postmasters those of the second and
third classes may shortly be brought
under the operation of the civil service
laws.
1--WE feel that steps should be taken
to curtai1 the growing evil Of stamp
ren.ittnpceg. with Its consequent loss
and Injustice. and suggest that this
could be lessened by Legislation pro-
hibitirg the sale By any person of
stamps at discount. as bclng contrary
to public policy.
"This association commeEds to tho
favorable consideration OF the depart
ment the establishment of limited
parcel post service confined in each
instance to rural routes operated from
single Office at such time un-
der such regulations and at such rates
ms the department shall find judicious
Sunday Observance.
when IL shall be possible to reduce
the labor OF post-office employees to
six days per week, either by the elm
nation Of as much OF the work at
present done on Sundays as is posi-
BILE without material impairment Of
the service, or by the allowance OF
compensatory leave to such employees
as must necessarily be assigned to
duty on sunday, we are confident that
the service will be benefited. perhaps
to an equivalent degree. by the bet
tered condition OF the employees. thus
accorded suitable opportunity for rest
and relaxation.
1--WE very sincerely regret that pres
cure OF official duties has prevented
the presence at this meeting Of Post
.naster.Genernl Hitchcock. but we de-
sire to express our appreciation OF
the honor done US by the attendance
Of the Asistant Postmaster. General De
Graw Chief Inspector Sharp, Civil Ser
vice Commissioner Black, Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Cabell end other
officials OF the department.. whose pres
ence and advice have been Of greatest
value to this association.
Thanks to Hosts.
And in equal degree we are CRATE
fvl to tile people OF Richmond for
their hospitality. To the Governor OF
Virginia, the Mayor of the capital
city. the clubs which have opened
their doors to us, and to all who have
made our stay most pleasant, we ex-
tend our appreciatiye thanks. In Ed
gar Allan. Jr. our associate. we Rave
found royal host, and the splendid
success which has crowned his efforts
and those of the ladies' by whom he
has been assisted mas been made the
more complete by the cordial cooper
alton of his subordinates. The mem
DRY of our visit to the Old Dominion
will ever remain fresh and fragrant.
for while the fame OF Southern hos
pitality mad gone before 1t, we have
now experienced the reality and know
lit far to exceed the reputation.
"(Signed) w. Hall Harrison. Baltimore,
chairman: H. q. Hemmen. EIgin.
ILL; w. D. Hale. Minneapolis,
Mimi: II. s. Edwards, Macon, Ga;
Alice M. Robertson, Muskogee, Okla;
j. B. Alexander, Oswego. N. Y; q.
J. stockpcle. Harrisburg. Pa
Postal Savings Banks.
Postmaster Atkins, of st. Louis. open
ed general debate on the details of
operation OF the new postal savings
banks, which are soon to be put In
operation in number OF cities. and
which were authorized by the last
Congress. He believed that they would
work for economy and thrift, especial-
ly among working people. He predict
ed that the time was not far distant
when one of these savings banks
would be located in every money or
der Office In the United States. He ex-
planned that the government now sells
annually s100.0O0.000 in foreign money
ORDERS which go to the postal banks
of European countries. He asserted
that in this country not one dollar
in three is deposited in any bank or
trust company. 1t is the purpose of
the bill. he asserted, to draw millions
OF boarded savings from hiding places
and old stockings, now out of circula-
tion, and place 1t in a safe dcpositary.
He asserted that the postal bank was
not an outgrowth OF political condi
lions and was not an experiment. but
legitimate growth of the service. in
keeping with what has ben done in