Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-09

6 o'clock Tuesday evening. W. o. Book.
Of New Aibin, gave the Invocation. and
James +. Found, chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee OF the Mar
shalltown Club, warmly welcomed the
postmasters. Capt. Charles Chiles, OF
the home, welcomed the visitors to that
institution. Following the luncheon the
postmasters remained for the band
concert in the evening.
ksnnsdy's Excellent Address.
The feature OF the Tuesday after
noon session of the convention was the
address OF Postmaster J. P Kennedy.
of Montrose, on THE Penny Postage
and the Postal Deficit" Mr.. Kennedy
said in opening that there was no long
er a deficit an dhe would devote his
time to discussion Of penny post
age, the other half OF his subject. Mr..
Kennedy contended that there was lit
tie II any demand for penny postage.
He said he had taken the question up
with many different business Arms and
he found little demand for it.
Average Amount Spent Small.
BY a record kept Of the mail handled
on the routes out Of his city he said
that the average farmer spent so cents
a year for postage and he thought that
the average city patron. exclusive Of
business firms. did not spend over 81
a year. Penny postage, he said, would
materially cut the compensation OF
third and fourth class postmasters.
whose pay is based on sales and cam
ceIlations and would do away with the
postal card.
INSPECTORS on Postal Banks.
Both Inspector c. ID. Farrell, Of
Mason City. and J. W. Welborne. of
Ottumwa, spoke on Postal Savings
Banks" They said the plan was in its
infancy and that trial of it was ne
cessary before the department would
be able to tell whether it was success
or failure.
The system, they said had been
worked out to the most minute detail
and that 1t called for no additional ex-
pense from the department.
In st. Louis. the first day the postal
savings bank was opened 169 deposits
amounting to $4,000, were made. and h
Chicago the bank has proved so popu-
lar that application has been made to
have 1t stay open day and night.
Book Against Sunday Mail.
Sunday. Mail' was the subject OF
the address Of w. o. Book. Of New AL
bin. The speaker said he was agains,
1t from all standpoints. He added that
wherever offices had been closed or
Sunday that the plan met with gen
eral approval. and there were few
complaints. He cited an instance
where post cards were sent out for an
expression Of opinion and the returns
showed more than 1000 were in favo,
of closing to but sixteen against clos
ing.
Joseph Fech, Of Bancroft, who had
the subject of Second Glass Mail.
was not present, and parcels Post
a subject to have been Jointly discuss
ed by Hans Keiser, Of Elgin. and G. l.
Nye Of Agency, was put over until to-
day.
Additional Reg istrations.
The following delegates to the con-
vention registered Tuesday afternoon
and this morning: ]. II. Johnson. Log
an; C. r. Kraeht, West Side; j. A
Names, Charter Oak: Belle Beck
Yale; John A. Buhner. Story; Luther
A. Henderson, Story; Mrs. ]. P. Ken
nedy, Montrose; Kathryn Kennedy
Montrose; Hans Keiser. Elgin: Wini
fred Morgan, Grinnel1: c. c. knudson
Badger: ]. q. Nordland, Norway: F. f
Drake. and Mrs. Drake, Radcliffe; H
E. Hull. Williamsburg: Leona c
Woods, Garwin: D.. o. Blake. Poca
hontas, and e. G. Swift, State Center