The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-01-06
A COMEDY OF ERRORS.

A COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Postmaster General Burleson hearing in plenty from his
wild cat rural delivery changes which he has been making
In the nterest of economy but the expense
venence of the public and the efficiency of the service Mr.
Burleson is much of failure his position of postmaster
general as William was as secretary of state He has
played horse with the mail service from the time he took
hold of its management down the present hour.
Mr. Buresons idea of the conduct of postal system
is that should be made to pay regardless of the service
rendered the public which is supposed to be footing the
bills Therefore he broke' hundreds of star route con-
tractors throughout the country by increasing the burdens
OF the parcel post weights without increasing the pay they
receiving under the old contract many examples of
which have right here in section The railroads
were robbed as WE'LL all in the interest of economy and
yet he did not economize but continued to behind be-
cause he did not know the first principles of the postal bust
has been shown time and again in congress by
the best posted in the country postoce matters
Among the first rules he made upon assuming authority of
Office that the stamping of letters coming into office
with the date of their receipt ooishness and of
time AS consequence the public is at the mercy of
the none too efficient postmasers letter may be held
at posoce for weeks without delivery the addressed
and he may be damaged thereby hundreds of dollars and
there is left of placing the responsibility for the
delay where it belongs. This it is believed, done to
the plumbers OF the thousands of and nexper
fenced postmasters who with the change of admin
straon while the set forth that saved much
time There are many cases in this community where the
parties have suffered loss and inconvenience through this
ruling without being able to locate the fault
In instance letter twenty days in coming from
Portland to Grangeve it to contain money; instead it
contained the information that the money had been delayed
and instructed the addressee not to draw the local bank
in accordance with their former understanding The adj
dressee who out of town issued number of checks
against minus account laying himself liable the law
but there left him. the last of fixing
the blame had been removed by the d and protecting hand
OF our all sufficient postmaster general
An effort made to mail delivery for Adams
Camp and petition with the of long list of patrons
who would be benefited secured This with resolutions
and letters by prominent citizens of this place.
Washington and also to members of the Idaho delegation
but it good The word back that Gin the in
terest of economy the people could be accommodated
for the Adams postoice ''coud not be made to pay'
Now Mr. Burleson is turning things topsy urvy with the
rural delivery service In the interest of economy which
does not economze he making patrons change their post
offices where they have been getting their mail for gener
aton and which place they ve and have everything
to distant Office all in the interest of his vague ideas
of convenience and economy This is hitting the farmers
and merchants alike, and going up that will prob
ably awaken Mr. Bureson to the fact that he is
the whole cheese The farm journals turning
this movement in most forcbe manner and the Demo
cratic congressman who hearing from their constituents
also sending emphatic protest Congressman Park
of Georgia. made congress the other day in which
he Said There is great dissatisfaction because of the
ayed delivery of the mails OF all the changes under
any administration in any department of the government
this change in the rural route service has created dis
content dissatisfaction and anagonism than other
This protest by Congressman Park coming from the south
which has been especially favored by Mr. Burleson
Wilson, should be pretty conclusive evidence that the kick
made Mr. Bureson is not prompted by political prejudice,
but based his necency and the poor which
the people are receiving for their money.