The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-27
Publisher Declares PoStofhce
Salaries Fail TO Attract
Capable Men.
CLAIMS POLITICS
INCREASE EXPENSE
Senator Gore Offers Resolution
Authorizing Inquiry Into Rail
roads Share In Carrying Mails.

Charges that the Postof6ce Depart
ment IS inefficient because inadequate
Salaries are paid, that II has too great
"a part IN the held Of 9olitics. and that
the tenure OF Office Of the officials IS
SO short they are unable 10 get ac-
Guainted with the details of the office,
were made today before the House
Committee on Postoffces and Postroads
by George W Wilder. president OF
the Butterick Publishing Company
Mr. Wilder continued his testimony
before the committee TO oppose an in
crease in the second-cIass postage rates.
Take the pOStoifice Department out
of the field OF politics and put IL in the
hands OF q business man. said 8Ir-
Wilder such man would be con-
fronted with a great problem he would
be a hero and probably a martyr If
such man after Investigation says II
s. necessary 10 increase the second
class rate we would say do sO-but IN
Increasing, 10 treat Us all alike There
is no justification for separating the
magazines and newspapers Il you can't
put the right thing through Congress.
be men. and don't put the wrong thing
through
No business concern doing q business
of SD. .l0l.gla-' said SIr- Wilder, would
ask its high officials 20 work for the
salaries paid in the Postoaice Depart
meut-'' The salaries paid there. he said.
cannot possibly attract the CaIiber Of
men who would be qualified 10 do the
best % ork- he pointed out that IL IS i'm
possible Tor Postmaster. General 70
set a grasp Of the department affairs
during the short time lie is in Office.
even u his department were free from
politics
Dir. F-dssett. a member Of the com
rult-ee, resented cae inference that the
FoStOfEce Department had been with
0ur the services OK competent business
men lie clled the services o. John
~ auaraa zer. whom he characterized as
me world, and a-sD the administration
ot George COrleIE0l who he said. IS
an excellent type OF practical business
man.
In referring to the cost TO the Gov
eminent fer handling sec0nI-cGaSs mat
Ter, M Wilder admitted rFar on
long haul like gha- from New York IN
washington state Jhe cost 10 The Gov
eminent would be ABOUT cents and
ta5t i would receive from the publisher
c-i-E ] cent He maintained however
max lle snort LaulS would rnareria Nv
reduce the total cost, and said thar =
large factor In the cost 10 the Gov
eminent would be found in the rates
paid 10 the railroads
The railroads are uafd more Fo- .F-
service they zive the Cz7r-z------- v
sand Mr- Wilder than Is neceSsa-~ fo-
long haUIs
Ey resolution offered in the Senate
t-iS morning by Senator Gore Of OK
4aaoln4, lj IS provided that an fuvesrf-
sdllpn he made OF the compare ratfva cost
"a transporting second class mail mat
ter 1n TINS and other countries. Of the
lt-eS charged by railroads 10 exnrpsS
COMPANIES Tor carrying The same class
Of matter and of the postal rates
charged By railroads for This class 0F
Hal IT The IcmHi ion OF Canada anF
other foreign count les
The proposed action IS TO G-ter4nir- =
possible whether or not the railroads
are charging exhCrbi1autly hi-b rates
l0r carrying second class mail for the
EoVerilrneIt- and the resolution was IN
SIiTed bE Ifl,- recent report Of the Post
master General This report showed a
netClt OF many millions Of dollars in
Jle lanatiEE and delivery Of second
class mai The Oklahoma Senator is OF
ire opinion that such an iuEeStfCaff
as provided 70 rvviII reveal the fact
that too much money is being charged
by the railroads for their service
TEe suggestion has come 10 1Ir. Gore
thar the express CCuDaufeS which
handle large ConsiEnments of periodicals
Tor uewSSra06s receive a lower rate
from the railroads than the Government
receives from the railroad handling the
same class OF matter tt has also been
suggested 70 MIN that the railroads in
the Donlirion Of Canada and other cCr1u-
tries grant lower Cates than do the rail-
roads Of the United States for the hand
Ing Of Second-cIaSS mall
on account Of the absence Of Senator
Garter chairman OF the COMMITTEES on
Pcstoffces and PoStrOads. the reSoIrI-
ton went over for consideration to-
0oTroV-