The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-07
BURLESON OUTLINES
DEPARTMENT PLANS
Uniform Methods and Practices Through
out Entire Postal Service Is His
Purpose, in Interest of Econ
omy and Efficiency.

| washington, IL. u, june 1.~~-I Ost'
master General Burleson to-day gave
out statement summarizing various
measure adapted or contemplated in
the administration OF the postal service.
The statement says in part;
During the ninety days OF the new
administration about 900 additional
clerks and approximately 500 additional
city letter-carriers have been attached
to the various post Offices throughout
the country, and besides these additions
to the regular force approximately ST.
100000 has been authorized for tenn
porary clerk hire, and about 100000 for
temporary city letter carriers. These
unusual financial demands made it nee
essary for the postmaster general to go
to Congress in May for an emergency
appropriation of 100000, which was
promptly granted, and 100000 allotted
for temporary clerk hire and like
amount for temporary carriers.
"On March 5, 1918, there were about
2,20o vacant postmastership of the
presidential grade, and some 300 have
become vacant since. OF these more
than l,800 cases have been briefed and
about 500 nominated TO the Senate.
OF the fourth-class postmastership
which were found vacant on March 5,
including those which have become va
cant since, amounting to about $500,
more than 100 have been filed as the
result of civil service examinations or
inspectors reports, leaving at the pres
ent time about 900 of the presidential
grade and some $500 of the fourth-class
to be disposed of These are being dealt
with expeditiously.
Within the last sixty days 4ss petit
tions for rural delivery routes have been
disposed of, resulting in the establish
ment of 203 routes, involving an annual
expenditure for maintenance of approxi-
mately 100000. BY the establishment
of these new routes and the extension
of old routes more than 100000 people
are now receiving their mail at their
doors, instead of at remote postoffices.
''In pursuance of the policy of expedit |
ing the delivery of mail, the postmaster
general has ordered the discontinuance |
of the backstamping of all ordinary mail |
which heretofore has delayed its deliv- !
cry anywhere from twenty minutes to
one half hour
"The condition in the railway mail |
service was found to be most urgent |
where through mistaken ideas of eco
nomy the clerical force had been so
reduced as to effect efficiency service |
md car space cut down to danger
,oint. With the advent OF the parcel /
,ost system on Jan. i, which increased I
tremendously the volume of business
handled, additional clerks and increased
ar space We're most imperative. But
nothing was done to relieve this. it
,eing left to the new administration to
estore the efficiency of this important
,ranch of the service. Nine hundred
nd ten additional clerks have been add
d to the service since March 4, and in
reased car space costing S267 900 year
as been provided. Already a marked
is noted in this service
"The parcel post regulations have been
modified so as to permit the delivery
o the addressee without additional
barge, of matter reaching the office of
ddress with improper stamps affixed
by an arrangement made with the
'anadian postal service. the rates Of /
ostage on Sunday editions Of daily I,
ewspapers mailed to subscribers in Cam
da. who also are subscribers to the
7eek day editions, has been fixed at one
ent pound or fraction thereof instead /
i at one cent for four ounces or frac-
ion, as formerly" :
In conclusion, the statement SAYS: {
at is Postmaster General Burles0n's ,
esire and earnest endeavor to establish,
! the interest of economy and efficiency, I
inform methods and practices through {
ut the entire service and to direct post a
lasters to the best way of administer {
,g the postal facilities To this end ]
e proposes to keep in close touch with S
neir operations, and thus bring the serv- t
e to the highest possible degree of eff q
ciency." h