Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-20
.NASBIES ARE IN
SESSION TODAY
ABOUT FORTY PosTMAsTERS
FROM oTTUMvvA LEAGUE ARE
IN ATTENDANCE.
PAPERS INTERESTING
Program il One OF Merit and Proves
the Greatest Value to ALI
Discussions WILSON'S Address.

For the purpose Of reaping the bene'
fit of their brother postmasters ex'
.perfences and. securing through coop
GRAFTON methods by which the troubles
Of postoffices may be overcome ana
eliminated, about forty Nasbies from
the Ottumwa district have assembled
in the rooms of the Commercial as
sociation for one days session Al
though not all are on the program with
special topics they are nevertheless
entering into the discussion and en-
deavoring to get the most out or the
few hours Of their congregation. me
addresses and papers that have Deen
delivered have proven to be OF great
interest to the, profession and the
hearty applause given each speaker
signifies the appreciation OF the as
sembly. The majority of the topics
that have been under discussion are OF
a practical nature and do not deal with
theoretical problems. the result OF
which is uncertain. Each through his
experience has endeavored to enfght-
en- his brother Nashies and from the
enthusiasm in which the entire as
sen,blage has entered in the session.,
the convention of the Ottumwa league
has been success IN every way.
Morning Session.
One of the most beneficial parts OF
the program was the question box
held at the opening Of the session this.
morning. All advanced questions 10
be answered by their brothers whose
experience in, that particular branch
of the work has been extensive. The
question box was conducted to some
length. Following the reading OF the
minutes of the last meeting Of the lea
que. the reports of the secretary and
treasurer were read and placed on fle.l
Nimocks Welcomes Guests.
Postmaster Frank A. Nimocks OF OF
tumwa then made the address OF well
come, placing the guests upon the hos
pitality of the city during their stay.
He touched upon the purpose OF the
convention and urged that all enter
into the meeting with a spirit of en-
thusiasm and thus insure its success.
Mr.. Nimocks has been, working nara
to get full attendance of members 70
this meeting and has succeeded IN
arousing their interest to action.
Wilson'S Address. 4 d. TIKI
One of the features OF the morning
session was the annual address OF the
president, e. r. Wilson Of Floris. Mr..
Wilson confined his remarks largely to
the good Of the league, what member
ship in 1t means to the postmasters,
and the leagues influence In securing
needed reforms. With reference to the
classified service, Mr.. Wilson said that
the state association had already gone
on record as favoring the extension OF
the civil service He spoke of the d1f-
ficulty the department has Of supply
ing offices, and remarked that more
compensation for services would les
sen the trouble in getting the right
men. To his mind, an office that does
not nav $50 per month should be
served nv rural routes. Another item
touched on by, the speaker was the
great amount OF mailing OF letters ny
train instead of through the office. He
advocated scheme whereby the Of
fices that would in the ordinary course
get credit for the mail handled by
trains. should through the department
furnish the train clerks with reports
which would show the department
what the various offices were entitled
to- The extra business would increase
the compensation to many of the post
masters in the smaller offices. Mr..
Wilson advocated against the one cent
mail saying that the offices must han
die twice as. many letters In order to
get the same credit as regular two
cent mail. The matter Of rural patrons
calling at the offices for mail, when
the department maintained rural sery
ice at high cost was also discouraged
by the speaker.
Roland Makes Speech.
e. r. Roland OF Eldon then address
cd the nasbies on the subject OF
"Penny Postage and Postal Deficit
and delivered by such an able speaker
the question settled a number 81
points tina. have been arising In the
minds Of those present Frank a.
Nimocks followed with an address on