New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-04
POSTAL CHANGES MADE
FOR PEOPLES BENEFIT
Postmaster General Tells OF
Innovations Designed to Re-
move Petty AnnoyanceS.
SAVINGS SYSTEM IMPROVED
Notifications in Regulations
Bring the Service Nearer
to the Public and Cut
Out Red Tape.

Washington, Aug. 3.-The policy OF
Postmaster General Bureson has been to
assemble under one management all mat
tiers pertaining to the fiscal operations OF
the postal service. The Third Assistant
Postmaster General. A. NJ. Dockery, is at
the head of the bureau having jurisdic-
ton over these matters
This bureau is composed Of six divisions.
with about 500 clerks. These are the divi-
sion of finance, having supervision of the
collection and distribution OF postal re-
ceipts. amounting TO more than s265, 900, 900
annually; the division Of postal savings.
having supervision Of postal savings bust
ness. the deposits rapidly growing and
amounting at the present time to approx
mately S5.OO0Ooo; the division OF CLASH
fcation, having supervision OF the classi-
fcation of mail of all classes, the collec-
ton Of postage thereon. and the admin
istration of the laws pertaining to the
ranking privilege and those requiring
newspapers and periodical publications
TO render semi-annual statements of
ownership. circulation. etc; the division
of money orders. having supervision
which issued and paid during the
last year money orders amounting TO ap-
proximately 900 the division Of
stamps having supervision of the issu-
ance to postmasters Of postage stamps.
postal cards and stamped envelopes for
sale TO the public, amounting during the
last year TO more than $23S000,000 and the
division of registered mails, having super
vision Of the registry system and the pay
ment of indemnities for lost registered
and insured parcel post mails. such pay
ments amounting during the year TO more
than $4,000.
Postmaster General Burleson expressed
himself to-day as well pleased with the
manner i'm which the bureau Of the Third
Assistant Postma ster General was BEING
conducted, all of the divisions being w
TO date.
1t was pointed out that under the di-
rection Of the Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General there has been A reorganiza-
ton Of the postal savings force and elm
nation of duplication of work and un-
necessary supervision. The instructions
TO postmasters and to postal savings de-
pository banks have been revised along
lines that will facilitate and simplify the
postal savings business at postoffices and
In the department. Among the important
changes are those permitting deposits
and Withdrawals of deposits by mall II
is now easy for persons living in remote
sections TO have the benefit Of the service.
Akin TO these changes is that permitting
postmasters to redeem postal savings
,F
the roundabout process of opening an
account and then Immediately closing it.
AS a further Improvement efforts are now
being made TO secure the necessary lcgis-
lation to remove the restrictions placed
on the amount of money which may be
deposited. with a proper limitation, OF
course on the account upon which In
terest is TO be paid.
Extending Postal Savings.
The extension OF postal savings facili-
ties TO new Offices was practically dis
continued twelve months ago, but during
July arrangements were made for the i'm
mediate extension Of the service 10 l7i
Presidential offices. which heretofore
have been denied postal savings facilities.
Upon the completion of these arrange
ments, all Presidential offices will have
the service. Investigations are under
way with a view OF extending the SER
vice 10 fourth class offices at points where
there is a demand for IL.
Many other changes" said the Post
master General have been effected in
respect of matters coming within the
jurisdiction of the Third Assistant Post
master General, which cannot fail 10
commend themselves TO postmasters and
the public" He referred particularly TO
the notifications OF the regulations per-
hitting the delivery Of mail reaching the
office OF address on which wrong stamps
had been used. TO the addressee. without
additional charge. Prior to this modi-
hcation, mail bearing wrong stamps upon
reaching it's destination was charged with
postage due at double the prepaid rate,