New Britain herald., 1929-04-09
.P0S1MASTERS Of
 STATE MEET HERE
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 charge Of the local arrangements opened the meeting with an address of welcome and turned the gavel lover to Postmaster Harry K. Taylor of Hartford, state vice president. Postmaster Albert E. Wellman of Torrington is state secretary.
 Officers Elected
 The business session adjourned shortly before one o'clock. The fol- Towing officers were elected just be- fore adjournment:
 ; President James J. Fitzpatrick of Neriden: vice president. Harry k. Taylor of Hartford: secretary and treasurer. Albert E. Wellman of Tor rlngton: directors. w. E. Brown of Naugatuck, George E. Dickinson of Rockville, James E. Usher of Plain- vile. C. l. Byington of Norwalk, Philip Dewire of New London, l.. C. Ward of Middletown. Harry Muir of Thomaston, C. E. Burnham of Hart ford: A. N. Colgrove of Waterbury and H. E. Erwin of New Britain.
 Banquet at Noon
 The business session closed at noon and was followed by a ban Quet. Among the postmasters who are present are H. E. Erwin of New Britain. Harry K. Taylor of Hart lord. William Meyer of Bridgeport, Frank $. Merrill of Bristol, E. Ii. Gf l1 pb Greenwich, George L. Benedict of Winsted. James j. Fitzpatrick Of Meriden. Albert E. Wellman of Tor rIngten. 4. $. Ward Of MiddletoWn, Charles Blrely or New Haven, Post master Dwire of New London, C. l. Bylngton of NorWalk, Lincoln Taylor ot Stamford, w. Frank Smith uf Wallingiord. A. N. Colgrove of Waterbury, F. M. smith of Willi- mantle, C. k. Bailey of Bethel w. Il. Gould of Fairfield, J. r. Holden of Forestville. w. t. Gates of Glas- tonbury. $. NJ. Cowles of kenslngton, (. (. Patten of Mystic. r. +. Afford of Oakville. J. l.. Usher Of Plain vile. George E. Dickinson of Rock vile, w. $. Tint of Seymour, John F. McGrath of Southington, C. B. Emery of Terryville. Harry Muir ot Thomaston. William krause Of Westport, Q. r. Troop of south Manchester. AnderS Jacobsen or Stafford Springs. E. E. Grove Of south Norwalk, Bruce B. Randall Of Bridgewater. Robert l.. Taft ot Lnlonvllle, Miss Jennie Bradley Of Plymouth Mrs. Sarah Ruic of Farm lngton and W. l.. Brown of Nauga- tuck.
 gga A question box in which matters post office routine We're discussed 1oe Conducted by Postmaster Bailey = QAnbury. The committee on les.
 nns brought in three resolu- M thanking Postmaster Erwln 90 Us hospitality and for his work during his team as president, and pledglng the loyalty Of the post masters to President Hoover and Postmaster General Brown.
 Future of Delivery
 The future of mail delivery was dWeit upon in all address by W. k. Harrington of Boston. superintendent oi the railway mail department. Mir. larrington's address Was as follows:
 This subject. The Future of Mall Transportation was suggested to me by your committee as the topic oli which 1t would like to have me talk One of the reasons. ] presume, for selecting the future was to prevent me from talking as l have on several previous occasions, on the past
 Tt IS comparatively easy matter to assemble statistics of past per formance and development. and talk about them: it is a little more diff cult to predict or visualize future development and performance. but agination and has ths advantage Of immunity. at least in the present, from verifcation or checking up.
 Most of you, being in this postal service. know much of it's history. Since the founding of this nation, even before it won it's independence. its postal service followed closely on the heels of transportation condi- tons and facilities. Our postal serv- ice has even opened up roads and trails: notably among these accom- plishments was the establishment of the famous pony express across the great wilderness and dangerous country west of the Mississippi riv- CT. In order to have a proper per kpective of the present high devel- opment of our postal service in rela- ton to its past history as well as to its future possibilities we must no, overlook its crude. primitive and slow beginning long before our greatest transportation agency, the railroads. were even conceived.
 "Our entire postal establishment is primarily and principally trans portation business: the collection service, city, village and rural de- livery. star routes. motor vehicle and messenger service. are all transpor- tation. A reference to the annual report of the postmaster general for the year ending June 30. 1928. shows