Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-07
POSTAL SERVICE
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Postmaster General has ordered the
discontinuance of the backstamping
OF all ordinary mail which hereto
fore has delayed lts delivery any
where from 90 minutes TO one-half
hour. An Investigation OF the con
ditions shows that the slight bene-
fits from backstamping were far out
weighed by the advantages that
would be gained to the public by It's
discontinuance. and hence this
prompt forward step by the depart
mont.
Railway Mail service
The condition In the railway mail
service was found To be most urgent
where through mistaken ideas of ec-
onomy the clerical force had been 80
reduced as to effect efficient service
and ear space cut down TO danger
point with the advent of the par
eel post system on January which
increased tremendously TIE volume
Of business handled. additional
clerks and increased car space were
most imperative. but nothing was
done to relieve this, II being left TO
the new administration to restore
the efficiency of this important
branch of the service Nine hun
dred and ten additional clerks have
been added To the service since
March I. and increased car space
costing S267 900 a year has been
/ provided Already marked i'm.
provement Is noted In this service.
Parcel Post and sunday Newspapers
The parcel post regulations have
been modified SO as 20 permit the
delivery to the addresseo. without
additional charge, of matter reach
ing the office of address with i'm
proper stamps affixed
ny an arrangement made with
the Canadian postal service the rates
Of postage on Sunday editions of
daily newspapers mailed TO subscrib-
ors In Canada, who also are subscri-
hers To the eck-day editions. has
been fixed at one cent a pound or
fraction thereof instead Of at one
cent for four ounces or fraction. as
formerly
other Chancs In the service
Many of the chancs which POst
master General Burlcson has put
into effect have to do larely with
the internal workings Of the depart
ment. hut their effect will be felt
throuhout the entire service. Among
these are the consolidation of the
Division of stamps and Redemption
In the bureau of the third assistant
postmaster general. making possible
substantial Improvements In admin
istration and methods, changes In
parcel post stamps that will effect an
economy of 900 ,00o n year In the
cost of production and greatly Ia
cilitate their issue and handling IN
the service and their use by the pub
lie the issuance of new stamp
hook 10 contain two denominations
OF hlhUVNt tif ''Nl hNN ANN ''N'"'
and new method oi distributing
supplies 10 four-class postolfice
whereby they are sent In bulk TO
some central point In each state.
whence they are redistributcd with
no delay and considerable saving
lin transportation charges.
\ number of experienced officers
90 the department are now employ
cd in the field studying conditions
with a view 10 recommending rene
dies wherever defects In methods
may be- discovered
Standardized service
N is Postmaster General Burlc-
sons desire and earnest cndcavor 10
Establish. in the interest of economy
and efficiency. uniform methods and
practices throughout the entire ser
vice and 10 direct postmasters "a
the best way of administering the
postal facilities To this end ne
proposes lo keep IN close touch with
their operations. and thus bring the
service 10 the highest possible degree
ol efficiency