Evening star., 1925-03-15
POSTAL WORKERS
VOICE GRATITUDE
viii Use All Efforts for Better
Service, Mooney Tells New
at Local Office.

The Washington City postal EN-.
ployes are going to show their ap-
probation Of the recent salary In
crease granted them by Congress by
giving increased service and exercis-
ing rigid economy, they told Post
master General New yesterday after
noon through their spokesman. Post.
master william NJ Mooney. The
Postmaster General visited the Wash
ington office a few hours after the
increased pay granted by Congress
had been issued to the 1000 en-
ployes, and, escorted by Mr. Mooney
and other officials Of the Office. went
out on the floor" where work was
halted for a few minutes.
Mr.. Mooney, on behalf of the EN-.
ployes, made brief address to the
Postmaster General, declaring I'VE
all know that in order to meet these
increases in salary and not throw all
OF the burden upon the tax-lader
public, we must all exercise our ut.
most care and stop the leaks and un-
necessary extravaganza. We are go.
ing to show you that we can and
will do our part. During the time
OF expectancy and disappointment
when the bill was vetoed. these EN-.
ployes never faltered."
Appreciation of these remarks wa:
5dNtlt III icuStliS
Mr.. Mooney continued: Now, il the
retirement will, only pass, so as &c
enable these men and women to live
not in luxury. but in comfort. after
they have reached the age of retire
nIent, our cups of happiness will be
filled. and we know that you are
heartily in favor of that bill. Ir
concluding. | want to say that we
are all happy that you were forced
to accept little raise In salary. Ir
appreciation We are going to show
you not only service but economy
MI New made a brief reply ex.
pressing his happiness over the in.
crease granted the employees and hi.
appreciation and knowledge that
while the fate of the bill was a.
stake no drop in efficiency was noted
Get $500 Raise.
The 1,400 clerks and carriers IL
Washington each were Benefited by
5000 annually under the bill and the
90 laborers by $3.50. voucher fol
1915, 900 to pay the entire postal force
was drawn on the Treasury today
Postmaster Mooney and other ex-
'cuttves at the post office also bene-
t1ted by the bill, which placed Wash
tngton seventh on the list of post
offices in the country by granting II
I5 per cent of the paid mail matter II
handles to make up for the free mai
going through the Office on Govern
ment account. Heretofore the Wash
ington office was doing a bigger bust
ness than the financial receipts show
ed, because the great bulk of frank ed
mail was not taken into account. BY
recognizing this volume of mail
which heretofore has been given nc
credit In the final statements of the
post office, Congress increased the
standing OF the Washington Office anC
the salaries of It's executives in com.
parison. The cities now ranking
Washington are: New York, Chicago
Philadelphia, Boston, ST. Louis anc
Kansas City. Mo.
Gauged solely by the amount O.
paid matter ii handled in the past
Washington was ranked with ant
below cities that did not actuall,
handle half as much mail as passet
through the office here.
The employees of the city post of4ic,
yesterday presented Mr.. Mooney witt
large basket OF flowers to which
was attached this cord: ITO Mr.
Mooney: In appreciation of his eve
kindly thoughtfulness of us and o
the fact that through him we Iearne,
first of the final approval by tn
President of the postal salary an,
reclassification bill. From the Cit,
Post Office Employees"