The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-21
DELAYED MAILS DUE
TO CONGESTION, NOT
TO ECONOMY. CLAIM


statement in reply Co certain editorial
comments on alleged DELAY .u the
mails.
Newspapers compiliniug %'ditoriully
~ della, in IN, mai. associate this With
tt fa.t that under ne administration
uf Mn lurlosur the postal service has
been economically administered % %
large surplus ~ postal revenues has
been turned into the general fund of
the treasury
In effect ,hc criticisms OF the post
office department. are aimed at the
policy ~ economical administration,
md the complaints of delay boz the dc.
livery ~ mail are citations in support
of -antagunlsm To the cur;uilmeut OF
unnecessary and ]cNtravaRant cXpcndio
lures.
ECONOMY and EfricicucN.
The pruNumcn OF the complaints up-
penr Goo Dee that S.. 00O 900 or $4,000
COO has been saved to enc government
from the postal revenues ana tufuc /
uto' The troasufF; ana that the delays
lu the delivery of mail which have
been ncctsion,d by rattle conditions,
Ike those in the delivery ct freight.
'Npirs4 and bob The passenger service
Of railroads. ARE ehargouhle to % policy
of the apartment which has curta'I-
cd extriyaEtut ana us"'efs oNpcudl-
tl as 90 public money
SEQ ttr ts has appeared boo any rdl.
,urI1l criticism Of TINS sort which MAJ
cumo Go th, attention OF the d'pa.t-
mont. no attempt has been made To-
indicate, how by the ,Nponditur. ~
mafo muIs. by the restoration "t .
system ur prodigaliy ~ 'Npcuditur,-
thc delivery OF mail could he made
mon, prompt
t.,port. from tl hrunoh' of the
postal service show promptues- and
,uiei"a,y in the handling of the mail
90 this time. in -u far 1s b postal
.,r,ic, Be- concerned. not surpassed iu
uu, period iu Tho history 90 the scr'-
ice oven whc the expenditure We're
such as Co prudu. q dcfici,ncy which
drew uuuu the taxpayer Go support
.u- branch cot tho government ihti
should have I,ci disappearing The
records ot the department cleo not show
that cfuclcu,, has been promoted 10y
~,NtIttapuut expenditure.
~tr,i,c Without Ma-tciulnc-~.
tuu,I .ay present administration "'
tu. pos, office department Tho ANN
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prIu.r D. .f uMuI.y uHu,N "f."H' ''
.uItuuf benefit
,au~,~ uf DclaN RcNund control.
Reports ou the daily operations %
IA ruiINal mail service the post ''
Hc,-. and cts delivery AN that is n"
der inc control of tn post oIiite ut
p4rtmrut show thai the mail ih"us'
presented loo greater volume than ne
for, in the history ~ the ountIN J
h,iu- handled more oNpcdlii"hrlN Fl"
the postsl employee than M provo"
YEAR There is mo- indication Of Wh'I
o., more liberal. lawful expenditure 81
none, ip any branch 90 the serN'c
under the control uf the department
the delivery OF mail could be ih'''i
tatcd
THAT here has been delay. some
times quite serious. .in the ti'tnshlI'
sion OF the mails is n matter OF pnpll
knowledge not disputed bN the depart
mtnt. ikut this h 40 mon due 1" VI
~n,fuciencN in the administration q
-..... UN.aa.. d. A.Ilk NIX
s much greater than that ui the Wiii'
iu the delivery uf frcight ana 'NpI'-
carving thu necessities 90 NE I
merchants for distribution.
IN, congestion Of the railroad sN'
t.u pf IA, country which hhs result
cd Iu derivation urd suffering Co IN
nu.Ir thruugh fuel and food sh"tiaS'
has recently made necessary the vas
ms over uf tho entire system ny IN
government The post ofticv d"phr'
mrut h. mo- more responsible Tor az
Ia, In tho delivery of a letter than
fcr an, DELAY Ina the delivery ut ro'
and sugar and we're additional sun
expended much In excess OF me SUI
ilu- Of the pact 10 ycar- the ma
ruuld n nuNlsc hc expedited
Enutmou- Volume ~ Malt.
IN, post office department has res
ul,rI, received Geographic r'p"t'
from ali branches Of the service an
these reports show that uutWiihs'"h'
ing an Increase of above 20 per c'l
in first .clas4 matter ana approximate
ly 90 per cent In parcel post ther' W
IA marked Improvement iu the s'FN''
dutug lgi1 as compared with ihhi :
other years. \ large Nolum" OF pa''
ngcs heretofore handled by cNpre'
mpnnic has been diverted To- pare
most hy the puulic 90 facilitate its u'
livery. The reports uu he holiday a''
son show that with this enormous %
rr,ns. In the volume of matt the on.
poiut where % congestion ', 'hii'"
most urfig, was at Washington,
a. and the congestion there wa u'
q, r.1ur, ON tho part li inc t''lr"a'
to furnish sufficient cars ih' ma
uItrs. through TINS office o., reason
it4 being tho gateway q" arm. ''
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