Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-11-17
BUSINESS ASSN.
ELECTS RUPEE
TO PRESIDENCY
Alderman Secretary Eighth
Consecutive Time;
Freight Rates, Postal
Service Discussed.

Freight Rates, PoStaI
Service Discussed.
Bernard Ruppe, president during
the past year, was reelected to the
presidency of the Business Mems
Cooperative association, at the
annual banquet and election, held
last night at the Alvarado hotel.
Mr.. Rupees election was by ac-
clamation. e. N. Boule was nomi-
mated but his name was withdrawn
at his request. Homer H. Ward
was elected vice president, he be-
ing the only nominee.
Charles G.. Ackerman was re-
elected to the office of secretary
treasurer of the organization. He
was also elected by reclamation,
no other nominations being offered.
With his election, to serve for the
ensuing year, Mr.. Alderman was
I elected secretary treasurer Of the
4 business mems body for the eighth
e consecutive year. He was elected
to the office In the old body from
which tho present organization
was formed, the Retail Merchants
association, In 1915. He served that
3 body five years ana has served the
r present body two years.
Postmaster Berthold Spitz was
4 the principal speaker of the even
ing. He chose as his ,ubject: THE
z Relation of the Postal Service to
the Business Man" He urged CO.
operation from the business men
and promised that If it Is received
"the postoffice department will
make efficiency its middle name"
Mr.. Spitz declared that on Octo-
Der first of this year, between. the
hours of 9 p. m. and p. m. there
were 10000 letters mailed at the
postoffice, w.lich he believed con-
sisted more than 80 per cent OF
monthly statements from business
men.
Mail Improperly Addressed.
He went on to declare that more
than 20 per cent of these 10000
letters were not delivered, with
the merchant being responsible in
each case. Failure of delivery was
due to the fact that the letters were
not properly addressed. These let
tiers. in the usual course, we're sent
to the directory and, as is the GUS
tom were sent to the first per-
son in the directory Of the name
shown on the letter After the
prescribed period they were return.
ed to the sender. Mr., Spite told
the merchants how they could
save both time and money by be-
ing certain mail is properly ad-
dressed.
Another point which he took up
is the mailing of letters for the
east. He said that most of the
business men make it q practice to
send their mail to the postoffice
between the hours of 4:30 p. m.
and D. m. to catch train No. g.,
leaving Albuquerque at 7:45 p. m.
So much mail is brought to the
postoffice between these hours, he
said. that it is impossible to get
all OF it to the 7:45 train.
Urges Mailing Early.
He then pointed out to the mer-
chants how they could save many
hours on delivery by mailing in
time to catch train No 9, which
leaves at $50 p m. Through
mailing for this train nearly half
a day on actual time of transporta-
ton may be saved between Albu-
ouerque and either Chicago or
Kansas City. The saving of time
is as follows: To Denver, 4 hours;
to Kansas City, 10 hours and 20
minutes: to st. Louis, Z hours and
As minutes and to Chicago, II
hours and 90 minutes. BY mailing
for the early train the business
men will save time on mail which
reaches this train and will also re-
lieve the existing pressure on the
late train service and again help
themselves by reducing the volume
and enabling the postal clerks TO
handle all the mail for the late
train.
Postmaster Spitz asked the mer-
chants to use all possible influence
to induce all in Albuquerque to
put UP receptacles for mail at theii
homes before January l. He also
spoke of mail carrying insufficient
postage and said the law does not
permit forwarding of mail from
this point with postage due stamps
affixed bu. requires that the mail
be returned to the sender for suf-
ficient postage.
Alderman Speaks.
Secretary Alderman followed
Mr.. SpitZ. He urged the adoption
of a previous suggestion of Presi-
dent Ruppe, that the constitution
of the association be changed to
affect the executive committee.
The present executive committee
consists of one representative from
each business represented and five
delegates at large, making a total
of 81. Alderman urged that seven
be selected instead of ri, as 1t Is
frequently impossible to bring 81 |
together for meeting.
Acting on this suggestion, vote
was taken and a COMMITTEE OF five
appointed by the president to in
yestigate and report on the FEAST |
bility and desira bility of making
the change. The five appointed |
were Messrs, Rabbe, BouIe, Ros- |
enwald, Allen and Livingston.
e. N. Boule spoke on: THE Re- |
lation of the wholesaler to the re-
tail merchant" He told how the |
Wholesale Grocers' association is
making an effort to educate the re-
tailers in the better way to do |
business.
Unjust Freight Rates.
r. w. Hohnhaus, a freight rate
expert, addressed the meeting on
freight rates. He showed various
plans through which the merchant
can obtain adjustment OF freight
rates working to the merchants
decided advantage. He also spokt
of the apparently unjust rates APP
piled to Albuquerque.
Mr.. Hohnhaus showed that it |
costs from two to AZ cents morf
to ship freight to Albuquerqu.
from California and other points
than it does to ship the same
freight through Albuquerque to
points in Colorado. including Dem