New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10
HITCHCOCK SEES TAFT
Tells Him of Plans to Establish
Postal Banks in Small Cities.
MAY OPEN IN OCTOBER
Postmaster General Not the
Least Bit PessiInistic About
the Political Outlook.

Beverly Mass, Aug. e.-PostInaster Ten
eral Hitchcock made a preliminary report
to President Taft to-day regarding INC
MANS for the institution Of postal savings
hanks in different parts of the country IN
the near future. The experimental GaihS
will be located in the smaller cities oui-
Hcient money to establish the system IN
cities ike New York, Chicago fhllauei-
,,bis Boston and other great centres OF
r,opulafion is not yet avanaole- 1here Is
slso q desire TO perfect the system through
the experiments in the snaller colnlrull-
,,.s before an attempt is made to open the
metropolitan branches.
y 3s hoped that the experimental hanks
may be in operation boy october L. al
though this date is not definite. One OF
fbe banks may be installed in a branch
postof1ioe il Washington, where !ts opera
fton can be watched from day TO day by
the higher postal officials
Mr. Hitchcock left tonight for New
York. where he Is TO consult with some OF
the postal bank officials. and will return
TO Beverly on Friday. There is a likelihood
that Secretary of the Treasury MacNeagh,
who Is also one of the trustees OF the
postal banks, will be here az the came
tine. The exact number Of the expert
mental banks to be opened has not been
decided. They Will be distributed IN dif-
ferent sections of the country
Nr. Hitchcock and the President II Is
said. also talked generally of the political
situation.
81 an not the least bit pessinlistic over
-he outlook from a Republican point of
view said Mr.. Hitchcock, after his inter
view with the President. THE situation Is
irap-ovins all along the line On my re-
turn from Europe ] found many letters
awaiting me- telling OF the nlploNeo
conditions especially tn the west Inc
President 81 growing stronger every DAY
The rrasriHcent record OF 1es,slanon no
made during the last Congress Is srannallE
dsyrins on the people and Is making IL
self felt everywhere
Reo-esertative Butler Anes, Of Messa-
ctrserts. who IS q candidate for the Re
publican Senatorial nomination against
Senator Lodge saw the PRESIDENT LOT
Gen, -,inr+es this afternoon Another v1si-
tor was John - Sleicher. OF New YORK
-,.-,,,e- Of the New York Water Board
IN. View York political situation Nj
s1e.cher told -he President that there Is
= ze,ersI disposition on all sides to reach
sr se~eer,ert on the Republican platform
ard the candidates
r. WAS announced to-day that IN the future
.he President will receive visitors by ep-
Soo.rc-srt on Mondays. "ednesdays ana
r-tde-s reserving the other DAYS TOT
-ecrest, and secluston with his family
The administration economy plans are
occuuy-ns coed deal Of the President
44,oe lust now. and he has invited G mum
he Of city fiscal experts 70 come 70 Sew
e~1v for conferences Among these are w
II Wilson city Controller Of Chicago:
F1ton Il Bower, ot the Chicago City c1Vtl
Eer-ice Commission Secretary Farley, OF
-Ee Boston Finance Commission and Ar
4l-5r Young who IS now working as an
e.-,,err in the Treasury Department
The President today appointed the FOL
lo7-irg DELEGATES 70 tire Thirteenth annual
AMERICAN Mining Congress. tc be held IN
IS Angeles Septenloer y 70 October |.
Tol7r7 Eevs Hammond, New York. Curtis
u Iin6le~ San Francisco. Or James
ro7lylss New York. 7 Parke Chenning.
~eu- YORK Dr. H Foster Balm, San Fran
cisco. Dr Walter f Ingells, New YORK;
" Parker and z. Q Rendenhan, Of
the Geological Survey. Washington: Joseph
: Holmes Of the Bureau of Mines, Wash
trgtor- ar6 George s Rice. Bureau Of
Mines p---sbu-E-