The Newark journal. (Newark, Ark.) 1901-1959, 1916-07-13


this lies in the great number
required in the service, be-
tween three and four millions,
the output being 100000 an
nually. AS the cost has been
reduced by the new method
from AZ to 3 cents each, it
will be seen what a splendid
showing this makes for adj
ministrative economy.
Another valuable improve
ment has been the perfected
cord fastener designed for
use on tie sacks, something
which the Department for
years has needed and vainly
endeaVored to accomplish.
This device will be of great
value to the postal service at
large by increasing the capac-
Iity and efficiency of mail bags
to degree difficult to esti-
mate. The modern system of
business methods and the
proper encouragement of en-
fployees to take an active and
earnest interest in their work,
both of which desirable feat
ures this administration of the
Department has favored and
put into practice, is RESPONSE
BILE for the many improve
fments made and the advan-
Itages gained.
Active experiments are con-
Istantly being made for the bet
iterment of the service. For
many years tremendous
Expense has been the label
ing of the immense quantity
of mail bags in use. The form
of label used in the past and
still used by clerks all over
the country is the doubling
refolding of what is known as
a facing slip" The prepara-
ton of these labels by the
thousands has been and is an
expensive proposition, yet
there appears to have been no
effort on the part of previous
administrations to progress
from the cid method. Under
present direction a perforated
label in sheets and runs has
been designed which is prac-
tically ready for use whenfur-
nlshed to employees. Every
postal clerk in the country and
thousands of post-office en-
p1oyees will find this new
method of great advantage
and it will result in a large
economy in the service.
There have also been some
other notable improvements
made, viz, the substitution of
steel where brass was form
erly used, at a very consider
able lessening of expense; a
device for fastening foreign
mail pouches, doing away
with the old-fashioned meth
cd of string and seal; 3
scheme for saving Irvine by
means of simple holder
which permits free and easy
use without waste, and a flex.
#1ble stamp design. for which
the contract price was 81
cents, but which will now be
made at cost of but 8 cents
A mechanical pickup or fac
ing table for use in facing and
stacking letters in first-class
post offices has also been de-
Veloped and will soon be per
fected. The device is consid-
cred superior to those now in
use and costs less than one
third as much to manufacture.
Those at present in use cost
approximately 81, 800.
1t will thus be seen that the
activities of the Post Office
Department have been center
ed along lines which will not
only produce large economies
TO the people of the country,
out will also prove a great
convenience to those in the
service. During the past three
years two objects have been
Kept constantly in view, viz.
SAVING the public money
Wherever possible and serv-
ing the people to the fullest
extent, There was room for
great Improvement and there
mas been much accomplished.
1t is but common Justice to
a award due credit in these ad-
illustrative reforms to the
r ourth Assistant Postmaster
General, in whose Bnrean
these mao ct1Yo- e