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

owners OF mail boxes in the country
TO paint their names on the boxes,
the carriers themselves had painted
these boxes.
Should Wear Uniforms.
The postmaster said he believed
the rural mail carriers ought to wear
uniforms. They should dress in q
manner that would show them to be
an actual part OF the postal system
and then they would be more apt
to get such consideration as they
deserved at the hahds of the govern
ment. ai
The speaker called attention to the
bin pending before congress providI
ing for the retirement on pensions OF
superannuated employees of the gov.
eminent, without making them pay
part OF their salaries to maintain q
fund for that PURPOSE. Mr.. Veigel
declared that II was the duty of the
government to take some such &C,
Ition, He spoke OF recent removals
that had been made by postal ofti
cials at Washington Of superannuated
,empioyes, many OF whom were Grand
Army men. whom the government
was expected TO treat with especial
favor. 1t could not be said that old
and Incompetent employees should NOT
be removed, but some provision
should be made for the men who had
spent. their lives in the service oil
the government. Even heartless cor
porations we're adopting pension sys
TENS for their employees who had
become disabled and superannnated
1t was only q question of time when
the government would take such
steps. The people demanded It.
An Inhuman Act. i. -.
President Mckay said he was glad
that as high and distinguished an
iofficiai Of the postal service express
ed himself in this way, and had taken
a stand against the inhuinan act thai
had recently been, done at Washing
ton. II was heartless act to dis
charge man of sixty, who could
do but one kind of work and learned
no other. At that age It was i'm
possible for q man to learn a new
trade. An old dog could not be taught
new tricks. The president also said
he thought the delegates would be
glad to take an inspection triE
through the post Office.
A telegram OF greeting was sent
to ]. IT. Drew OF Redwirig, former
president OF the state association
and once national delegate. VINO
could not attend the convention, on
account OF Illness.
kilograms of greeting were also
sent to the state conventions Of
rural mail carriers or South Dakota
Illinois and Washington. all OF which
were in session today.
Il IS not expected that either Con
gresham Davis or Congressman
Hammond VIII be in the city tomor
row to address the convention, though
their names are on the program.
Detroit has doomed up as a candi
date for the next state convention o
the Minnesota rural mali carriers.
Committees Are Appointed.
/ Late in the morning the convention
heard reports from various county as
sociation secretaries, on the ways o
increasing the membership OF tn,
county bodies, laying great stress OF
social gatherings. b q
During the noon hour the delegates
were shown about the Mankato post
Office every department OF which wa
open to their scrutiny.
The session this afternoon opene,
with vocal duet by H.'H. Lobb ant
II. r. Hines. aas
The president announced the fol
lowing committees. f'7@F
Auditing-K. NJ. Stokes, Walden;
county; w. Steen, Rice county: II. II
Lobb, Faribault and Martin counties
Constitution and bylaws: J. II
Long. Becker county; n. r. Hines
.Goodhue county; Paul P. Delay
,stearns., Benton and sherBurne coun
ties. 7s75ss' fgt.g
Mileage and per dieh-w. AZ Gcus
all. Carver county; z. @. Lesher
Marshall county; Peter Hedlund
Isanti county.
Resolution s. ]. Smith, Mile Lac,
county; L. H. wilson. Western Min
nesota; o. P. Lindell, Chisago county
! G. >. Dahlen Of Isantf county wa
appointed reading CLERK.
Z. II. Wilson, Olivia. Mimi, ns
itional secretary, addressed the con