The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1918-02-02
CARRIERS |NDuCT .
0FF|CERS;A ARGUE
SALARY PROBLEM:
Poet Laureate Contributes to
. Meetings Interest With
Original Poem.

Association of Letter Carriers, and the
ladies' auxiliary installed officers for
the coming year at the Forester's hall,
Fourth avenue West and First street,
last Saturday night. Mrs. Mary Nc
Cormick, st. Paul, national vice oresi-
dent, assisted by Mrs. Fred Truax, in
stalled the officers of the auxiliary
and F. M. Truax of the national ex-
ecutive board with headquarters at
St. Paul, installed the carriers.
Officers for the auxiliary are: Mrs.
Samuel Shearer, president; Mrs. John
D. Spencer, vice president; Mrs. Fred
Berkleman, treasurer; Mrs. J. H.
Jensen, secretary; Mrs. Frank Plot
Milky, mistress at arms.
The letter carriers who were in
Quoted into office were: A. E. Hail.
vorson, president; William Richie,
vice president; O. Wicklund, treas
urer; Joseph Wilde, secretary; E. A..
Bergstrom, financial secretary; F..
Cole, sergeant-at-arms; l.. Meyers,
Ray Holt, Nels Wilder and Julius Nell
son. Members of the sick committee
are: Erick johnson, trustee; j. F.
Mcdonald, M. E. A. collector, and
Sam Shearer, collector of sick bene-
fit.
The program included talks by F.
M. Truax of the executive board, on
the affairs of the association and the
loyalty shown by the carriers during
the present crisis.
Postmaster W. E. McEwen made a
short address in Which he compli-
mented the carriers for the efficient
service they are rendering. He also
lauded them for the interest they are
showing in the sale of Thrift Stamps
the carriers disposing of great
many while making their daily
rounds.
About a Carriers Salary.
Alton B. Heimbach, who enjoys the
distinction of being the poet laureate
Of the carriers, recited the following
original poem on how to stretch a
postman's salary:
I'm going to draw your attention to
the great bunch of kale,
That & postman receives for carrying
the mail.
One hundred per month, just one thou
sand dimes;
Now. let US compare it with prices and
times
We il not guess at the cost Of this and
Of that,
But get down to figures and know
where we're at.
Say, to average family Of five to
each man,
Would not be outdoing the Roosevelt
Take that as a basis and figure it so,
We can see just how far the one hum
He starts in buying coal, most SO a
one-tenth Of his salary and he's only
Still one ton a month is only a bluff
In this northern climate it's just half
Now, after $40 for coal has been spent
Another fifteen must be going for rent;
Unless he by chance has home in his
name,
Then the upkeep and taxes would
amount to the same.
If he has any, respect, for his depend
He must pay for insurance, say IS
And now he begins his greatest of
woes
To take $40 and buy them all clothes.
To buy them all clothes, footwear and
To c cioths ali five and dress them up
We have 'e' s4s apiece for the price.
To start in the work, We'll take the
old man
And dress him all up on the economy
plan.
Two uniforms yearly, the government
demands,
Takes $35 right out Of his hands
Then IS more for shoes and repairs.
We have So left for the rest of his
Just think of IS, what wonderful
To dress him one year, he'd sure be
He could have garments all wool from
the finest of fleece
For the price he could pay would be
10 cents apiece.
Now to keep the critics of the D. G.
club still,
He must occasionally pay Laundry
Unless he should do one of those real
Eervy stunts;
Put on a black shirt and wear it six
months.
Now oyer $50 are gone if my figures
are right
And the man and his family have not
yet eaten a bite.
If this $50 the full month must reach,
The meals must not cost but &c each.
One thinking the carriers an over-paid
bunch,
Just take cents and buy him a lunch.
You can secure a cheap sandwich at a
nickePs expense,
And buy the hole in a doughnut for
the other two cents.
Dancing and refreshments followed