The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1921-05-21
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One of the first announcements
of Postmaster-General Hayes upon
assuming office was to the effect
that the postal service was to be re-
organized and put on a business ba-
sis. This was welcome news to long
suffering public, as during the war
through no particular fault of any
one but particularly through the ex-
treme popularity of Mr.. Burleson
with the employees, the service be-
came somewhat disorganized and de-
moralized. But it seems that Mr..
Hayes ideas and the expressed atti-
tude of "more business in govern
ment and less government In bust
ness, of President Harding, is to
meet with some opposition from the
ranks of the Republican congress
man and their job-hungry constitu-
tents.
Representative Williams, of Illi-
nois, has already expressed his indig-
nation at any such idea and says the
postmasterships must go to ''the 10y
al and true workers of the party"
If Congressman Williams has his
way this probably means that the
South is in for another four years of
negro postmasters. When one thinks
of Southern Republicans he is remin-
ded of the story of the old negro
who went to the polls to vote. The
negro was asked who he voted for,
and replied, ~ voted for Mr.. Har-
ding" When asked further as to who
else was running, he replied: l. dun
no zactly but the white folks had a
candidate too"
Based on ancestry and mental and
physical qualifications Miss Betsy
Buell. was in 1918 acclaimed by the
Smithsonian institute to be the most
perfect girl in America. The young
lady again got into print recently
through her marriage to +. K. Val
entine, an electrical engineer Of Jer-
sey City. She thus becomes valen-
tine.
There are many millions of Ameri-
cans who do not share the learned
professors ideas of what constitutes
perfect girl" On May Sth, Moth
er's Day, carnations were worn by
countless numbers of our citizens in
honor of the one they considered
the most perfect girl.
Thirty three years ago this month
the first electric trolley cars in the
world were put into operation IN
Richmond, Va. The date, May 4th
this year, was commemorated In q
number of the large cities through,
out the country and the custom vii
be regularly observed in the future
it is said.
There are today more than $4,000
electrically propelled passenger car:
in operation in the United States
The trackage is $4,000 miles anc
NOR ethan 100000 men are employ
ed. Approximately 14,000,000,OO(
passengers are carried yearly.
The identification of number o.
railroads is in progress and In the
next few years, with the develop
ment of the vast water power of th'
country by number of huge hydro
electric plants now under construc
ton. the electrically driven train 1
to be regular thing.
Although only thirty-three year
have passed since the electric car su
perceded the mule car, the automo
bile is now a serious competitor an
special legislation in a number o
cities has been necessary to curb tn
''jitney bus" so that the street car
can operate at profit.
Henry Ford, the automobile mag
nate, is experimenting with case
line driven car which he says WI
eventually displace the trolley car o
city streets. The country progresse
as transportation progresses an
with the airplane and other me-
methods of transportation maxim
such great headway one would II
deed have to be prophet to predle
in what form the ultimate transpol
4at;or will he