Show EXPECT TO HOLD i THEIR PLACES Postoffice Clerks and Letter Carriers Satisfied With Improved Prospects Washington March M Information has reached the department that many clerks and letter carriers who Indicated their th lr intention some tinie ago to retire from the postal posta ser serIce service vice Ice will wili continue in the service Those wh who had given notice of or their intention intention tion to resign include not only clerks and ami carriers carri Jn ln Hy offices but rural mail carriers fr complaint wa waa s that they could not n l live e on their pres present present ent eat salary by reason on of or the increase in their household hots hold expenses The force of oJ the complaint wes was recognized by First Assistant Postmaster General Hitch Hitchcock Hitchcock cock who strongly recommended an nn in increase increase crease in salaries The recommendation tion was approved D by the then post postmaster master general Mr Ir Cortelyou Corte ou and was as taken up by b Mr Ir Hitchcock with the committees of Gratitude C r Expressed Both the Clerks and carriers have haye ox ex pressed in connection with their as assurance assurance assurance that they thoy will remain in the tile service their appreciation of ot the work done in their behalf Edward J Cantwell Cartwell of ot this thin city sec see secretary of th the National Association of Letter Letter Carriers has forwarded to Mr Ir Hitchcock a letter in which he says On behalf b half of the letter carriers of I the country count I tale take this opportunity of expressing their gratitude and appreciation elation clation for your untiring and unselfish work on omi behalf of their welfare and which has Im resulted in jy the passage of the tho amendment to the tho postoffice appropriation bill substantially increasing the of all the carriers through throughout out the country E Mr aIr Cantwell said today that the lo local local cal cat organizations of both the carriers and the clerks throughout the coun country country country try had adopted ed resolutions of or thanks to Mr Hitchcock mt and he h expressed the belief that the good feeling engendered would benefit immensely the postal service J |