Bisbee daily review., 1913-12-18
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ment. adjusting the personnel, and se-
 curing the greatest possible cooper
 alton in every quarter
 The prime consideration in per
 feeting the personnel of the postal service shall be to recognize efsicien- oy and to eliminate partfsanship. In the extension of service and in tho
 imposition of charges the Govern ment must be guided not by the con sideration of profit but by the needs of the people, who have a right to expect the most efficient postal sery- ice administered in the most econom- ical manner possible, and made avail able to them at rates involving. for the service as a whole no element of taxation. The service should be ex- tended. with due regard for the ex- | agencies of public revenue. wherever ' it's benefits commercial and social,
 warrant the expenditure necessary, i Irrespective of whether or not the ! revenue from each extension will de- ! tray the cost thereof.
 ] Notable recommendations to Con ! gress for the enact ment of addi | tional legislation to facilitate and ex- ! tend the operations of the postal serv- | ice are made. Among the more im- | portant. are the following: That the Post Office Department be given exclusive jurisdiction over the selection of the sites for public buildings to te used wholly for post. ! office purposes, and joint authority with the Secretary Of the Treasury in the selection of sites f5r Federal bui 1ings to be used jointly by the postal and other branches of the Gov ernment service.
 "To amend existing law in order to allow $2.0OO indemnity for acci- dental death of an officer or employe Of the postal service CT for death within one year as tho result of in juries sustained in the service in the line of duty. Provision Is also made for leave with full pay for period of one year for injuries sustained in the line of duty and then at half pay for not exceeding one year addition al This is an important recommends, ton for the reason that the existing law applies only to raivay postal clerks, sea post clerks and post-ofIice inspectors.
 The elimination of surety bon1s sF Fsag ployes and the substitution ef a guar. anty fund established and maintained ly assessments prescribed by the Postmaster General
 ITO authorize the Postmaster Gen. esal to contract for experimental aerial mali service, for which an es- innate of S5O,O00 has been submitted
 To permit the Postmaster General 10 transfer clerks from postofices O. the first and secCnd classes to the Railway Mail Service at salaries higher than the entrance salary in the Railway Mail Service The pur- pose Of this legislation is to bring atoIt an interchangeable personne4 
 and the Post Ofice Service, with view to a more elective utilization of the entire force . Of postal employee and to afford better opportunities f,r the advancement of worthy and eff cient clerks in post offices.
 TO extend the provisions of exist lrg law so as to provide substitutes for railway postal clerks who are ab- sent with pay cn account Of sickness, the expense of 'empoyiIs sGCh substi- tute to be born by the Government instead of by the clerk.
 ITO authorize the issuance Of pos. tai money or5ers payab,e at any money order office.
 "To authorize the removal If the limitation on the amount of postal savings deposits with the proviso that interest shall not be paid on more than $1,O00. This will permit postal savings depositors to deposit any amount
 The report Indicates that tie siDh III or LDE fdItel EOSL NNcAl4Esc
 as been phenomenal The expert ence gained in the operation of the system under the revised rates and weights has shown that a further reduction of rates and increase of weight limit is justified says the Postmaster General.
 1t is believed that the parcel post should be made eventually to serve the people as fully and completely as possible witf1tgt interfering with the efficient conduct of the postal service and that changes in the regulations that viii have the effect of increasing tae volume of parcel post mail should be made gradually and only after ex- perience and investigation have shown that they may be put into effect with out loss or detriment to the service.
 In connection with what is re- ferred to as the 'prodigious growtE" of the parcel post service. particular ly, Br. Burleson discusses additional conn gatfon fo fha ra4froafc for oar