The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-12

Been Accicentaiy destroyed py
Fire Short Time Ago.
AT the meeting of the state rural
letter carriers jim Nashville Thurs
day the following officers were chos
en- for the ensuing year:
President, A. N. Powell, Stanton;
vice president, w. T. ,Kellar, War.
trace; secretary and treasurer, R.
X. Randall, Hohenwald; delegate at
large to the national convention. R.
T. Hicks, Springfield.
The committee on resolutions sub
mitted rather lengthy report
which was adopted. They took q
stand for classification and advance
ment in the service, which is CUES.
ton Of merit and should receive the
attention of the department, they
claim. The resolutions are as fol-
lows:
"To the state association of rural
letter carriers assembled:
"We, your committee on resolutions
beg leave to submit the following for
your consideration:
Resolved, That we endorse the
postoffice appropriation bill as recent
ly passed by the house OF representa-
tives, and commend the said bill for
the following provisions made there,
in:
list. In the classification of all
public roads into three class and
providing that whenever any
such highway Is used by the
postoffice department for the trans
portation of mail, compensation shall
he made therefor at the rate of $25
Per mile for classA, $40 per mile for
class B and SIS per mile for class C.
We think this provision, If 1t becomes
a law, will prove of great benefit to
the people of the country.
"2nd. In the provision for a rural
parcels post whereby an eleven pound
package could be carried and deliver
ed on rural route for Is cents, this
provision has been demanded by the
farmers Of the country and will, in
our judgment, prove Of great value
to them.
"3rd. In providing for an incl ease
of compensation to rural carriers
their annual compensation
s1,074 per annum on routes "a miles
in length, and to be increased $4475
for each additional mile or decreased
in like manner for each mile less than
"a. We appreciate the generous pro-
vision that congress has heretofore
made for rural carriers and pledge
cur best endeavors to the public ser.
vice in recognition of these generous
provisions.
Resolved, That we favor a law
rural letter carriers into
three or more grades with salaries
dependent on the grade to which as
signed, SO as to place them on the
same basis as city carriers, carriers
to be originally appointed to the low
er grade and annually promoted to
the next higher grade, upon one
years satisfactory service. We rec
cgnize that there are some difficult
lies in the way, but these, we think,
are not insurmoutable and we recon.
mend that the honorable fourth assist
mt postmaster general give the mat
Ter his consideration, and if necessa-
~ appoint a committee to devise
plan.
Resolved that we endorse and
the honorable fourth assist
iHt postmaster general and the d.
Vision Of rural mails, for their efforts
N behalf of the rural delivery SER
rice, and pledge them our earnest as
'istance in all their efforts to improve
he service.
Resolved, That the president Of
his association shall appoint a CON-
nittee Of FIVE members for the pur-
pose Of cooperating with local COM
nittees in providing for the reception
and entertainment of the delegates
C the national convention which
meets in this city on September II
% 20 inclusive.
Respectfully submitted,
"E. R. SIMPKINS,
&c. A. MCLEAN,