The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-06
extension Of the benefits Of the plan
to the rest Of the country.

extension Of the benefits OF the plan
TO the rest Of the country.
Wlplne Ous Of 1AUusal DuACat.
As nave said. the Post.Onics De-
! pxrtnhtnt 10 Z great buslness depart
msnt. and I an giAA - Aote the fact
! that under ~ pf6Dent management
principles OF business economy and Af-
fieisncy are being applied. For many
years there has been 1 deficit n the
! operations Of the Post Once Depart
ment which has been met by appro-
rris ion from the treasury. The APP
preparation estimated for last year
,..... ...s .aesssiy ger and auove the
receipts OF tho department was VII
! 100000. am glad to record the fact
that Of that 117,sO0,000 estimated for.
| $li.oVU.OVV were saved and returned
! to the treasury. :
1t is gratifying to report that the
reduction In the deficit has been ac-
complisned without any euftailment
OF postal facilities. On the contrary,
the service has been greatly extended
during the year In Ill its branches. a
principle which the Postmaster Gen
eral has recommended and sought to
have enforced In respect TO ali ap-
/ pointments has been that those APP
pointees who have rendered good ser
vice should be reappointed. This has
nnssn,a.."rs thrnmau ..e nterest o.
in main.atnin~ aftlctancv .na n,nS..s.
in their nrt,nss hana,.ss .ha., nsm,
generally that this would secure for
them q further tenure. =
Extension Of the classified Service.
Upon the recommendation Of the
PostmHter General, l have included
postnasfers and hsii.,'a .h." 80.
ri.siny ,n,,r. ,,,,,.a eis
arc tha r1n.s imnar,an, .,,t,nns, ~
Of nnsfmas,sr. w.,II ~, .r,,nt a,es
.s VIM a"a ihuch 10 inc
nnmir al na,n,n;.tra,,.,n ~ al go
Der of the rn,.rfh-e,ass n..,n nu
ara now In no e,ass;ns $500
,hin, n wn,,ia ha 80 ~, sss' &c
/ cla ssitied ser.ice thn tr.. .as.,,m '1
! third-rIss. nostp,as,.r. :. =" aIu
logical IN do this re- - a,..s.... ~.
Z, nrth-c,as. nns,,ra.,ar. 70 mo
som that ~. fa,,r.a.ssi.. ~. uie sca-
are invaria h,y sr,,a,I "a ~. M
masters are ,e5 essa rtfv w., ah,, .,
,o, hire corr. ,,,,rr h,,.,., H., u.s.
p,, tmastershjp whereas ,na A.. 80. go
nna sna ,hird e,a.. a,a,..s". So
pail 4 sufii- lent amonnt ~ sns.ts, az
rauutr.war, 81. - sio
Other h.sino. az. nv nv,
ds,ote ,hci~ a,,an,ian -, ~.
Office 9,utise '"'" poss-
| The rronl ,na p,.~,,n~~
The ,.lrest..--., 80 ,..
the frankins pri, ilsxe 10 NOV, hst,s
used nv m saver., ,oaaxa. s
and nv Con vrass ~. ,n.s :. .s
eerinns .inas 70. a,I ~ "pem %
81 throi1sh In as,i-a,,an. aniis -.
sttt,tea isy ths da,.r,r. ,a,ny III
ha. bean imnops,,ra nt.hn.,.
ccutrol az frankin, 20 da... q ne. .
ev.., .sr,. :" Hi'He mo
This prartfra ,h.ra -. ..
thxt IL anru,,,v rx.,h"
lions. ''''
Sscond.C1ssS M,u M.,.o,
In my last annual ua..a~a ir,i.s
the attention Of ronyr..s 70 ~ -.
adequacy Of the postal rate t,nno.e1
upon second-cla mail matter in sd
far as that includes mav,,ina.
showed by figures prenarAd hv ~.
perts of the Post q nee D.nar,u...
that the government was rendar,nr !,
service to the maya zines. costing nsny
millions in excess OF the compensatioa
paid An answer was attemptad -,
this by the representatives OF the mag
azines, and a reply was f1led 70 thi.
answer by the Postotflce De .aartment.
The utter inadequacy of the answer.
considered In the light of the reply
OF tne Post-oilice Department. I think
must appeal to any fair-minded Der
son. Wnether the answer Was all
that could be said in behalf OF the
magazines IL another question. agrs-
.hat the question IL one OF fact; but
! insist tnat II the fact Is as the ex-
pefts OF the Post-ofHee Department
snow. thst we are furnishing to the
owners OF magazines service worth
millions more than they pay for IT.
sneh 3usuFe requires that the rate
s""ui" be increased.
Pareeis POST
WV respect to the parcels post. and
tiiis WIN vie" To its general extern
an wheh ,ne income OF the post Office
"in per'hit, ana the postal savings
''NS sii.H nave reen fully established.
respeeuuiy recommend Its adoption
al All fural delivery routes. and that II
no'nes--'ne international limit--he
maze the unit or carriage in such post
s'H,e arebi"ent is mnde against
the parcels post that was made against
me pos'ei SAVINGS hank--that ii is N.
i'aoei.is the government into huai.
I hess "hieii ousht TO be conducted by
sN..e persons. and Is pa.ernalisn,.
Ire fost once Department has great
p'ant ana great organization, reach
me INTO the most remote hamlet OF the
.ni,eu states' and with this maciiin-
cry II IL able to do a great many th},o.
economically that If a new orsaniza-
/ ton were neCftEear{ 10