Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-08-25
new BANK SYSTEM STARTS
ABOUT NOVEMBER |.
So Says Postmaster General Hitchcock,
Who Has Organizations in Charge
He Tells How the Big Saving Was
Made in His Department-Gi
Credit to All Employees Under Him.

Postmaster General Hitchcock is ready
to take up the work of organizing the
postal savings bank system, inaugural
ing more reforms in his department,
still further reducing the deficit, and
assisting the president and his admin
istration in the solution of many i'm
portant political and patronage ques-
TONS
If Mr.. Hitchcock ever had any idea
of retiring from public life his most
recent accomplishment of reducing the
department deficit of 81 100000 has
made him change his mind. Mr.. Hitch
cock sailed for Europe some weeks ago,
predicting that when the accounts for
the fiscal year ended June 80 last were
made up it would be shown that the
deficit had been reduced by 100000
900. He was gratifed to learn that
this figure had been exceeded by
81 900, 900. Asked about the recent-re-
ports that he would retire from the
cabinet and move to Arizona, Mr..
Hitchcock said:
Likes Job-Will Not Retire.
EThose reports are all dreams.
like my place, and am interested in
my work. / believe there is an OPP
portunity TO make a record here, and
propose to stay"
=" Many of your predecessors have
talking about abolishing the deficit.
How did you come nearer to doing it
than any of tbems" Mr.. Hitchcock
was asked.
1.-THE remarkable showing the de-
partment has made is the result of CO.
operation among the officials and EN-
ployes of the department, replied the
postmaster general. more than a
year ago we began reorganization
in the department proper and many
changes have been made in methods
Of doing business here. They would
have counted for little by themselves,
however. At the beginning Of the last
fiscal year j wrote a personal letter to
every presidential postmaster, telling
him Of the desire Of the administration
to economic, and asking for their
earnest personal cooperation Of them
selves and their employees. They re-
sp0nded magniheently. have re-
ceiyed hundreds Of letters telling about
their work. Not only has money heen
saved la every Office Ia the land, but
the service has not been injured. The
clerks aud carriers felt that the de-
partment was interested 10 their vel
fare, and they made Il possible 10 ef.
feet changes Ia personnel and methods.
Important Economics.
fof Instance, instead Of employing
many substitutes during fle summer
clerks and carriers left 0u duty wi
lingiy took pa tbe work o. theil asso
ciafes WHO Here absent "a vacations.
There Aaf been ~ working Overtime
ano 20 lack " hel9
f'1be good Iesult ~ many changes
in flf money order sefYlee, registry 80
tem apo Other branches of az service
eil Df oven moge manlfeai during the
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