The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-10
POSTAL BUSINESS
LARGER THAN EVER
Record for Year Shows Healthy
Increase Over Preceding
Periods.
P0STMASTERS RETAINED
WHEN SERVICE Is GIVEN
First Assistant Recommends a
Yearly Leave Of Absence for
Clerks and Carriers.

WASHINGTON. Jan, As a business
institution, the postonice department.
next 10 the United States treasury is
the greatest in the government. Accord
ing 10 figures submitted by Charles T,
Grsndficld. first assistant postmaster gen
cral, for the fiscal year ended June So
1909 made public today in his annual
report, the gross revenue OF the postal
service reached the enormous total OF
sos, 5,oe2,Ss3. an Increase of Sl2.0S3, ,120 or
6.3l per cent over the preceding year
There were 1902 presidential postoffices
on July /. 1909. or this number COS were
hist class. an increase OF II; 1907 were
second class. an increase OF liz, and
5o9i were third class. an increase Of 230.
The total increase in the number OF
presidential Offices was 356. There were
li!i postoffices established during the
year. and 20o4 were discontinued, leaving
total OF 60.l4 postoffices In operation
on June 80. 1909. During the year 1926
postmasters were appointed at prcs-
Dental Offices. At fourth-Class Offices
3I61 pos stmasters were appointed.
Concerning the routine OF his bureau,
Dr.. Grandiield says:
Gives the Figures.
The annual rate OF expenditure for
the salaries of presidential postmas ters
on July, 1909 1909 was as follows; First ins
third class. $I,2ii.S00, making a total OF
sl2, ,1e5 500.
''At the close of the fiscal year thers
were 1878 assistant postmasters at first
and second class offices, an increase OF
lis. The number OF clerks at first and
second class Offices increased from 2S,220
10 1880. and the carrier force at city
delivery offices from 26.3o2 10 21.62C. be-
ing 81 net increase OF ITO clerks and 1868
carriers.
The retention OF fourth class post
masters during satisfactory service has
become the established practice OF the
department. and the policy OF recon-
mending the reappoinlment Of prcsi,
efficient. has been followed consistent :
ly. with highly beneficial results.
"'It is recommended that the law be
SO amended as TO provide for the ad-
class TO the presidential class whenever
the compensation of the postmaster
aeeeipts to @ sisoo a for S four
quarters. The offices that would be af-
fcctcd By such change In the statute
are mainly those located at summer and
equivalent to that OF a presidential Of
flee Is transacted during one or two
quarters.
An Unequal Compensation.
In number OF cases at rapidly grow
ing offices the salary OF the assistant
postmaster iS actudily lesS tHdn mat Al
lowed the principal clerks. due 20 tho
operation OF the law governing the pro-
motion OF clerks and carriers and the
fact that the appropriation for assist
ant postmasters for the current nsca
year does not provide an adequate mum
ber OF positions In certain grades. There
should be d maximum and minimum sal
airy for assistant postmasters fixed bs
lam and sufficient latitude allowed In ths
appropriation act TO prevent this anon
alous condition.
a. try cE.
pecially q the mining regions OF the