Evening journal., 1923-01-11

BIG WORK FOR POSTOETICE DEPARTMENT.
ID EPUBLIcAN administrators OF the Post onice De-
IL psrtment have made admirable showing under
the Harding administration First had VIII H.
Hays for Postmaster General, with Dr. Hubert Work
as his first assistant and have Dr. Work as
Postmaster General with former Governor Bartlett as
first assistant throughout all have had H. H.
Bllany of Delaware fourth assistant. in charge OF
the rural delivery the mechanical department and the
supply department. the direction OF those men
and the teamwork OF their subordinates conditions
within the have become such that It s pre-
dcted that within another twelve months the postal
deficit will be thing OF the past. unprecedented
condition.
From one motive another a great deal Of misin-
formation recently been disseminated regarding the
fiscal conditions OF the Post Office Department.
Contrary to the impression these reports gave. the
Post Office Department Is in better shape financially
at any previous time in its history, there Is
every justify the assertion that It viii con-
tnue improve its fiscal conditions. The department
deficit OF s157517OOO during the fiscal year end
June 80, 1921 Under its first fiscal OF ofRepubllcan
administration this deficit reduced to 3sOSl54OO
Posmaster-GeneraI Work announces that this deficit
will be in during the current fiscal year which
will end June 80 The deficit for the current year
will be In OF t3l,750OoO. Hearings have just
been finished the postoice appropriation bill for
fiscal year ending June go 1924. and according to
information submitted to the House Committee APP
preparations Dy foNtmastet-Genefdl WORK. tne PVnI
deficit will completely wiped out in 1924. the
such a condition has existed in the his
tory OF that department
Postmaster General Work says this will be accom-
plished without any in parcel post rates or
other postal rates. providing business conditions
throughout the country remain good as they are to-
day. In addition wiping the deficit the Postmas
ter-Generai is confident that the efficiency postal
service will increase. tremendous in ef
hciency OF the service taken place in the last twelve
months during which period the postal department has
handled matter of all kinds than before in
history. To take OF this business the number
postonce increased and the number
Of have been increased over $4,000 more
families in the country daily with mail
than year ago and yet this increase in volume Of
business personnel and increase in efficiency
OF service accomplished at reduction of over
$50. .OO0 o. 600 in postofice expenses.
yOne for the increased efficiency in the
postal is the introduction OF personal relation
ship the Postmaster and his assistants
and the employees various branches OF the service
This relationship been established by series Of
conference conventions at which postal employees of
zach have gathered central point to meet the
and his assistants and in
frank open discussion OF ways and means of better
ng well betering the condition of the
employees. Ten OF these conventions held during
past year. attended by $4,000 postal workers
of the States.
Another innovation which resulted In Increase in
efficiency and decrease In expenditures was the decen
radiation OF the Post Office Department during the
year Until this Pot into effect all postal en-
1loyes having any business of any kind with the de-
'artment or any grievances take up, communicated
with the Post Office Department at Washington< This
necessated expense OF time where those writing
we're from distant II also compelled the con-
yestion employees at the Washington office. The same
was true Of the public which had business with the
Post Office Department An overwhelming percentage !
of this OF a minor character that could be
,ettled In a few moments by personal interviews but
obviously Il impossible for either employees or the
public take trips Washington for the purpose Of
obtaining these interviews In order to simplify mat
ers Postmaster General Work established a system
whereby all OF this work is attended to at postal head
uarters in the The introduction OF the
ystem enabled the department to cut over ZOO en-
,oyes from its payroll in Washington and at the same
ime tremendously increased the efficiency of the de-
,artment