Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-22 | Page 13 | Utah Postal Chiefs Meet in Convention

UTAH POSTAL CHIEFS MEET IN JN CONVENTION 4 Efforts to Maintain Balanced Budget Are Urged Efforts to obtain additional revenue revenue revenue rev rev- to make possible a continued balanced postal budget were asked j jot of ot postmasters by officials addressing addressing address address- ing the tho first annual convention of ot Utah chapter No 14 National Association Association Asso Asso- elation of Postmasters of the United States at the Hotel Utah Wednes Wednes- day They reported that the postal service now Is at its highest peak of efficiency Opening of ot the convention drew approximately Utah postmasters and several high officials in including including in- in eluding Harllee Branch of Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington second assistant postmaster general S. S A. A Cisler of Washington general superintendent of airmail service C. C T T. Hansen of Denver postoffice inspector in charge A. A O. O Willoughby of or San Francisco as assistant assistant assistant as- as superintendent of airmail service and William H. H McCarthy of or San Francisco president of the national association Balanced Budget Every dollar doUar of additional revenue revenue revenue rev rev- brought in m through your efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts and those of your makes possible a continued balanced balanced balanced bal bal- bal bal- budget asserted Mr Hansen Hansen Hansen Han- Han sen principal speaker at the morning morning morning morn morn- ing session Extension of the service and other improvements which will keep the postoffice department in the favor of the public were recommended by the speaker Complaints are at a minimum and the confidence of the tho public that you are carrying their mails with certainty security and celerity is at its height said Mr Hansen The postmaster general has shown the country that the federal government government government govern govern- ment can operate the greatest sin single sin sin- gle gi business organization in tho the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion efficiently and economically Bonus Bonds Cost Assistant Postmaster General Branch speaking at the afternoon meeting reported that it cost the federal government to deliver deliver deliver de de- de- de liver the bonus bonds to former service men in the nation He Ho said that airmail operations because of increased business i in 1936 will vill make it necessary to ask the next congress for additional additional additional addi addi- to continue expanded opera opera- opera opera- He added the postoffice department department de do- is handling the largest volume of business since 1933 Already the department has started to utilize its 1936 appropriation tion of which went Into effect July 1 1936 said Mr Branch Increasing postal revenues particularly particularly particularly par par- in the air mail division is a sure sign that business has definitely improved said Mr Cisler Air mail tonnage is steadily in increasing increasing increasing in- in creasing and faster schedules are being established he added Other speakers at tho the first days day's meeting were William Villiam Taylor of San Francisco formerly of ot Utah Mr McCarthy who welcomed the group Wilford Danvers of Ogden chief clerk of the railway mall mail service and Mr Willoughby Mr Willoughby contrasted the movement of mail in pioneer days with the present-day present air mail mall service ser ser- vice He Ho pleaded for cooperation from postmasters 4