Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-03

NlNeiate the iaft tnut there afp times
when We become detected Ia tying
our shoe.
It may happen . little men and q
mss happcn to Bis men. Il Is large
j j question o. which - a. are
able % stay awake an ms TINS.
The railroads Of this country are
maEine q very vigorous kick these
days on the COS, to them Of the parcel
post.
The people. gcncraliy. are making
conservative talk on how very well
satisfied they are with the parcel
post. Il seems 20 get 10 the general
public.
ssow comes Mr.. Ralph Peters, pres
ldeni Of the Lcas Islana railroad.
who Is chairman 81 committee on
railway mail pay. representing some
81 railroad companies. and n mile
age or about 2is.eoo miles. with
vail that would appeal 20 Utmost any
human being. save perhafs the late
postmaster seneral Mr. Hitchcock.
wi.o had no known feelings.
Mr. Peters IN a bulletin. sent 70
an OF us newspaper. which by the
way have q little TO do with the post
Office department now ana then. says
In part;
The parcel post win increase the
receipts for fourth class mail for the
present calendar year by yis.50o.
coo. Il win increase the receipts for
the same class Of mail for the present
fiscal year which BEGAN on July LIST
last. by an amount estimated t. be
between s20.oo0.o0o ana $40. OO0. 900.
and win probably give the postofnce
department a surplus for the fiscal
year Of az least $4,000. 600.
For New York City alone the par
eel post caused gross increase for
the first nine months OF thm calendar
year Of t2,9so.o8e This period in
c,udes only six weeks OF the twenty
pound limit 20 parcel pos, packages.
az the limit was raised from eleven
pounds on August 18th.
RAILROAD managcrs have COM
planned repeatedly 20 the postofnce
department and to congress that they
have not been getting fair treatment
In the matter Of pay Tor the post
office matter which they carry
Last winter congress- appointed
Joint congressional committee. OF
which senator jonathan E,iurne was
chairman, 10 inquire into the mnttcr
OF railroad compensation FOR carry
ing The mails. There were many
HEARINGS and volumninous books OF
testimony were nlled. Il b. probable
that the committees findings will be
reported this winter
'in the meantime the pogtofhcc de-
partment announces that It's receipts /
for fourth class mail for the first six
months Of 1918 were $4,000. 900. as
compared with s12.500.000 for the /
same class Of mail during the entire /
fiscal year that ended July .. 1919 /
'rho railroad managers my that
they have had 60 carry Ia, p0stofnco 1
matter represented by the increase /
OF receipts without "a cent 81 inc
croaeod pay; that they were working
for inadequate compensation before
parcel post packages were added 20
the mail matter they handled. and
that when The rates of compensation
We're adjusted last spsing. rate
which is 10 stand for tho next four
years. inc p0stofhoc department 1
without word OF warning 20 the /
railroads. Increased tho parcel post |
limit 90 twenty pounds. and tbai for
the next -four years tho railroads will |
have 90 carry puckases over eleven
pounds Tor nothing
All % the above seems 90 be per-
iectly true. But one wonders where
tho railroad manascrs OF 26i come
panies. representing 2ls.o00 miles OF
rails. were an the time the parcel
post agitation was brewing
There was no installing the sentl-
mcnt of the nation recording the par-
Gel post. Il was not only desired,
but Il was demanded.
II 60 possible thai In this. as IN
other matters OF traffic adjustment.
injustice has been done 10 the rail-
roads OF the United stntos. Hut a is
only IA very recent pears, IA fact, we
might say IN recent months. that the
railroads have walked up 90 the fact
that in order 20 obtain Justice, they
have 81 necessity 20 take tho public
into their confidence; 10 set 10 the
public. 10 ten iho public about q and |
10 ask the public 20 help IA tho vers
grave problems which now confront
them.
Iiaa the 2ei railway companies Z
ropresenuns gis,ooo miles OF rails
had an industrious Publicity agent
Iike Mr. Peters some ton years agg. |