South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-31
MERGER Of THREE
POSTAL MEETS IS
DEPARTMENT PLAN
Chamber of Commerce Aids
Loca Branches of Service in
Proposition of Joint Conven-
tons to Be Held Here.

A merger Of the three state postal
conventions which are to be held in
South Bend in 1915 is an imminent
result Of recent action by the local
Chamber OF Commerce. Secy. II. G.
Spaulding announced Friday morning
that the Chamber would devote it
self TO the successful contamination
OF plans TO that effect and after hav-
ing taken the matter up with the local
postofice department, added that
everything at present favored the
move.
The Indiana branch OF the National
Letter Carriers association. the In
diana Association OF Postofice Clerks
and the Indiana Association Of Rural
Letter Carriers viii each hold its an
nual convention in this city i'm 1915.
The fact that the three conferences
viii be merged depends at present up
on the action 20 be taken by various
executive officers Of the state organ
izatiOns.
The three local branches OF each
division in recent meetings have dis
cussed the proposition and commit
tees from each have reported to the
Chamber of Commerce that COM
binatiOn would be both advisable and
natural procedure.
No Dates Yet Set.
No date has been set for either of
the conventions, action upon that
point being deferred until a finding
is announced upon the proposition
OF merger. The rural carriers have
in the past held their annual meeting
as near Puly as possible. the date
always depending upon the date of
their national convention which is
held in early August in Washington.
The clerks have in the past several
years held their state conference on
May 80, Memorial day and the car
riers as near June ] as possible.
The matter OF = suitable date is a
big question, but il is thought that a
day convenient to all three divisions
will not be a difficult matter 10 settle.
The chief reason given for the
merger is that the city can handle all
three meetings at once more cOnven-
iently than If they were held sep
arately. Plans at present being work
ed out provide for the entertainment
Of the three bodies TO be held joint
Is. The deliberations and business of
each section may be held separately.
Want to- Join for Mutual Benefit.
Another reason given for the Joint
convention is the fact that the three
given recently i'm this city by the
president Of the National Association
of Letter Carriers. Edward J. Gainor.
wish their respective divisions TO be
brought together for the mutual
benefit or the postal service of the
country The rural carriers of the
state offer a big reason, also, in that
In some OF the smaller towns where
there is no actual department, they
are at a loss for knowledge of mod
ern service. The rural carriers of the
state have also expressed a desire 10
visit this city i'm order TO make a
tour of it's great agricultural imple-
ment industries.
The Chamber of Commerce is send
ing literature descriptive of the city
along with a question of his opinion
about the merger to every executive
officer OF the state postal service.
Among the replies received there
have been none which expressed its
author lined up ag8inst the merger
proposition.
The rural carriers Will form the
largest part of the convention, as they
boast the largest membership of the
three divisions In their convention
at Lafayette this lear there were 400
present The local department is
bending every effort to- swell that
figure TO 500 for the coming confer
ence