The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1915-07-23

General BurleSon to reduce the deficit
in his department. In the first place
mail contractors who gave promise Of
coming out whole on the contract
have been compelled to reduce the
contract price by the government in
viting new bids and awarding new
contracts. This sharp practice was
followed by the request that post
masters prevail upon city carriers to
walk to the starting point of their
route in order to save carfare for the
government. A walk of a couple of
miles was deemed a good thing for
the carriers. The next move was to
lay off the janitors and scrub women
in postofice buildings for eight days
Service Mutilation.
1t seems that the fertile Burleson
had great many pet schemes by
which he could save dollar here and
there. The R. F. d. News, published
at Washington, in the interest of
rural carriers, in its issue of July l7th
contains the protests Of the Pennsy-
lvania oranges against mutiliations of
the rural delivery service. The rural
free delivery service is the latest sac
rihce to be offered up to government
incompetency and extravaganza. The
resolutions adopted May 81 and %
by the Badford County (Pa) Pomona
Grange follows:
Resolutions.
Whereas, The Rural Free Delivery
Service which was established in
Bradford County more than fourteen
years ago and since has been extend
ed to nearly all its accessible por-
tons and has afforded to its patrons
great benefits not previously enjoyed
by them, and has proved very salts
factory in every particular. and
Whereas, changes made in the
service by the Postoffice Department
whereby some routes have been cur
tailed, some extended too far for eff
cient service, and others abolished en-
tirely, have resulted in an impaired
and inefficient service. and
Whereas, it is reported that other
changes are contemplated by the De-
partment which, if made, will serious
ly hamper and injure the service,
therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Pomona Grange,
No. %, P. OF H., of Bradford county,
Pa. now assembled. That any curtail-
ment, extension or adjustment of this
service which impairs its efficiency or
deprives its patrons of its privileges,
will be regarded by this body as a
backward step in our mail service and
one that will do its members and the
public at large incalcuable harm, for
it will be an abridgement and depri-
walton of rights and benefits which in
many ways have been of inestimable
benefit. The service as now operated
is the growth and product of fourteen
years and use, and is satisfactory and
successful and any radical changes
should be carefully considered and not
adopted until after an inspection OF
the route by a competent official.
For these reasons, we hereby en-
ter our most earnest protest against
any further multilation of service
which has proved so great an educa-
tive force and benefit to all the peo-
pie whom it serves"
A New Albany newspaper, COM
menting upon this resolution says:
THE resolution created tense in
terest and after a general discussion
was adopted, and the secretary was IN
structed to send copies to the Post
master General, the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General. the United Sta
ties Senators from this state, and the
Representative in Congress from this
congressional district"
The committee Of Bradford County
farmers and farmers wives which
framed this resolution consisted OF A.
]. Bird, Asa Stevens, +. NJ. Mason,
Mrs. George Kinch, Alkaline Benia-
min and Meade c. Knight 1t might
not be out of place to add that cor
respondent of the News says these
men and women are worthwhile in
dividuals in their community-people
who usually say what they mean and
know what they're saying.
Cast your eyes over this and note
its contents closely-it is taken IRON
the July Is issue of the Washington
(Pa0 Observer, and from the front
page at that:
"The change in the rural route sys-
tenn in Washington county is not
meeting with favor with all its pa.
irons, Below is published copy OF
a letter that has been sent by ono pa
iron to the Postofice Department at
Washington City, 1t speaks Tor IT.
self
"Hamlin Station, Pa, July 10. IS.
Mr.. Postmaster General,
Washington. d. c.
Dear Sir:
They say the Devil hates kicker
and l hate like HI to kick; but there
is someone at Washington. ID. u
that needs a d good kicking, ana
the general opinion out here-lt tha'
it is you.
Now / am over 65 years old, have