| Show Yule Mail May Ia Hit lit New Nev fr ry l V V V V i k lX VV V y Y 5 ry 9 Ey r r r rf f r N 1 A w SMILE OVER GROWTH IN BUSINESS Postmaster I. I A. A Smoot left Ambrose OConnell O'Connell Postal Official Lauds s. s SL L. L and Ogden Service OConnell O'Connell Second Assistant Postmaster General Entertained at L Luncheon Luncheon n heon of Business L Leaders aders Bringing evidence of improving economic conditions and voicing voicing ing praise for the efficiency of the Salt Lake City and Ogden mail terminals Ambrose OConnell O'Connell second assistant postmaster general arrived in Salt Suit Lake City from Washington D D. C. C Saturday on an inspection tour of the he nations nation's railway mail service I K w Mno un received io his his' K w Mno un received io his his' hiso o n ent tj e ago was guest f honor at at a luncheon for Salt alte lee City busin business ss leaders a Saturday noon at the Hotel Uta by Postmaster I. I A A. Smoot o 0 ers rs invited to be guests of M Mr Smoot and to meet the new official al included M Mayor John MW M W Wallace Mace the Most Rev Duane G. G H Hunt Hunt D. D D. D bishop of the Salt Catholic diocese J. J F. F Fitzpa Fitz- Fitz pa p rick publisher of The Salt Lake Tribune and The Salt Lake Telegram Tele Tele- g gr gram om m. m E. E O. O Howard president of the Walker W Bank and Trust company company company com com- pany A. A 0 O. O Willoughby of San 1 Francisco r assistant superintendent pt the airmail service in the western states Wilford of Ogden Chief clerk in the railway mail service servi service i ice e and A. A S. S Brown Democratic national committeeman for tor Uta Utah Mr OConnell O'Connell who is in charge Continued on Page Pace Three Column Eight POSTAL Al CHIEF HERE HEREON ON TOUR Continued from Page One of f the railway mall mail service and of ofle the le foreign airmail service said that hat the Christmas mail mall is 16 per percent percent cent ent greater than that a year ago and nd predicted that the years year's volme volume volume vol- vol ume me would surpass the of f last years year's which was an all all- time ime high I New High Looms The Christmas rush of course is responsible for much of the gain during December but the increase in n volume is steady and indications are that it will set a new high he ie said Reporting on his observations throughout the nation he said he helas has las noticed a spirit of optimism and nd good will wiIl which he said is yieldIng a tolerant attitude toward conditions in Europe thus strengthening strengthening strength- strength ening ning the cause of peace The merchants too have had a banner Christmas season many having laving cleaned out their shelves he added High in Praise Mr OConnell O'Connell was high in his praise for the manner in which the the- Christmas rush has been handled at the Salt Lake City and Ogden post offices both of which he said were important terminals The Salt Lake City post office was so well vell organized that no person person person per per- son was obliged to stand in line longer than 10 minutes he said Mr Smoot reported to Mr OConnell O'Connell OConnell O'Connell OCon nell that a considerable increase in business has been recorded during the past year He cited figures showing that all types of mail in increased increased increased in- in creased 14 per cent incoming and 10 Lp per cent outgoing over last years year's figures Mr Smoot said pieces of mail were handled this year compared compared com corn pared with last year in addition to sacks of parcels this year compared with last year Each sack Mr Smoot said will average 13 to 20 parcels Start in Spring Mr OConnell O'Connell reported that plans and specifications for the projected post office in Sugarhouse are two- two thirds complete and he gave assurance assurance assurance assur assur- ance that construction would start in the spring He announced that air mall mail service service service ser ser- ser ser- vice would be inaugurated between the United States and Europe in the near future pointing out that planes for this service now are under under under un un- der construction He could offer no estimates as to the cost of this service but expressed the opinion that it might be similar to the rate between the United States and China which is 50 cents for one half ounce People do not seem to hesitate about paying the higher rates for air mail service he said as is shown by the enormous growth of this service in the past few years No Comment Mr OConnell O'Connell would make no comment on politics but asked about possible resignation of James A. A Farley as postmaster general he said There probably never has been beena a time when the and Mr Farley were closer than they are right now Current reports doubtless are revivals of old rumors and probably no one but Mr Farley himself knows what he will do His schedule called for departure from Salt Lake City at 3 p. p m. m by bythe bythe bythe the Union Pacific railroad and from Ogden at 5 p. p m. m over the Southern Pacific for San Francisco where he will spend the Christmas holi hoi days |
