El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-12-21

ward postal employees VINO present to
the department patented devices or pro-
cesses that may prove of value to the
service.
The difficulty of obtaining competent
postal employees in remote sections of
the United States postoffice territory is
urgently called to the attention of con-
gress- IT often is impossible to obtain
efficient clerks for the salaries fixed
by law and it is urged that the post
master general be authorized to use the
regular appropriations for clerks and
letter carriers in the payment of high
er salaries in such places for instance
as the postoffices in Alaska.
sunday Work.
1t is the policy of the department. as
shown by the report not to require any
more work in poStoffices on Sundays
and holidays than is absolutely neces-
sary. To this end an endeavor is being
made to bring about a greater degree
Of uniformity in the amount of Sunday
work in postoffices and to provide for
one day of rest in seven for each of the
employees.
A renewal of the recommendation
that a so days leave Of absence with
pay be allowed postoffice clerks and
city letter carriers is made. Under ex-
listing law not exceeding Is days leave
Of absence with pay may be allowed
clerks and carriers.
From the viewpoint of economy and
efficiency in the service congress is
urged in the report to take action look
ing to the retirement with some rea-
sonable pension provision of the super
animated employees of the postofice de-
partment.
New POstoffiee Buildings.
The plan OF constructing federal
buildings exclusively for postoffice
purposes in the large cities and of To-
eating these buildings as near as posi-
BILE to the principal railroad station,
SO long advocated by the department. is
to be realized in a few months in one
city at least, and in several others
within the next few years
The new postoffice building in St !
Louis is now rapidly approaching COM
pletion and will be occupied probably !
by the first of next April This build !
ing, which is being erected at cost of |
about 100000 dollars, across the |
street from the union railroad station, |
provides an immense workroom of 136 |
feet 10 inches by 256 feet inches. |
leaving clear floor space of So, 0SS |
square feet absolutely free of obstruc-l
tons in the way of pillars or supports !
for the roof. tunnel connects the
mailing platform on the basement floor
with the basement level of the union
railroad station. The removal of thet
0ostoffice from the business center of
he city-to APPOINT nearly a mile dis
ant, viii necessitate' a complete reor-
5anization of the delivery and collec-l
ion service and the screen wagon |
service. increasing slightly the cost of .
he former and reducing materially the
expense of the latter. The receipt and
dispatch of mails in the nostoffica mill
be facilitated
Chicago POstofffce.
In Chicago. the department has made
| contract with the Chicago and North
western Railroad company for 23.150
square feet of floor space in the base
nent Of the company's new terminal
1t Canal and Madison streets. which
will be ready for occupancy about the
irst of May next The space is imme-
lately beneath the railroad tracks and
VIII furnish accommodations for sever