The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-17


Estate convention, his expenses being
paid by the state association. This
would have the effect OF making the
stronger counties help to support the
weaker ones. To do this the state
association would have to have more
money to spend than 1t has. had
heretofore.
Three. The dues for membership
in the state association should be
raised. Il was necessary that the
state association have mere funds.
Four. The SECRETARY should be In.
structed to prepare books and blanks
for distribution among the. county
associations.
Five. There should be common
annual meeting date for all the var
ious county associations.
six. A permanent good roads COM
mittee should be appointed.
Where Good Feeling Should Prevail.
The president went on TO say that
as the rural letter carriers were UNI
der the immediate supervision of
their various postmasters. 1t was of
utmost importance that the best of
feeling should. exist between the car
riers and the postmaster. Ii was GER
tainly In accordance with the spirit
OF the convention. to. maintain. the
harmony between them. He now
presented A. ]. yeigel, postmaster OF
Mankato.
Mr. Veigel remarked that the post.
masters and carriers were all fellow
workers and whatever could be done
to make 1t agreeable for each other
they should do. He declared such
harmony existed In the Mankato
force.
The postmaster made reference to
the observations that previous
speaker had made in regard to the
name, Blue Earth county. He said
blue represented the honesty of the
sky and as for the earth. why, the
people here thought they had the
most desirable spot of the earth, so
this county was appropriately named
Blue Earth. But he said the name
actually came from the fact OF the
existence OF so much blue clay III
the soil.
/ Joshinp Mr.. Hines.
Mr.. veigel said Mr.. Hines had prob
ably violated the postal regulations
which forbid a letter carrier when
loff duty from taking undue adyant.
age in other activities of the fact
that he Is a carrier The speaker
Hsaid Mr.. Hines had probably used
the advantage OF his position as car.
rier gave him over other young fellows
among the farmer girls.
Mr.. yeigel repeated much that the
mayor had said about the beauties OF
Mankato, and stated that II any OF
1.-THE visitors were not convinced that
these claims were true, they would
be convinced when they took their
automobiie ride about the city this
Iafternoon.
/ He extended to the visitors hearty
WELCOME on behalf of the post office.
HE invited them to visit the insti.
tuition and see its workings In all
departments, and IL. any had sugges-
stions or criticisms to express, these
would be gladly heard.
/ Raps Some Carriers.
/ Mr.. veIgel said there were some
rural carriers In some parts OF the
Estate who did not do any more work
than was absolutely necessary to
hold their Jobs Besides being car
Iriers they did other work. and their
duties. as carriers suffered In conse-
quence. They should devote their
fwhole time to carrying letters. If they
wished TO be letter carriers. He said
this did not apply 10 those present.
Their faithfulness and interest in the
work was we'll demonstrated BY the
Efact that they were in attendance at
the convention.
| Mr.. veIgel spoke Of the earnest
ISfnaiiner Id which the carriers OF the
Mankato postoifice worked. He
spoke OF their untiring efforts to Inn
y