Show MUST PAY POSTAL EMPLOYEES MORE MOREIN IN THE WEST WASHINGTON Nov 7 First i.-First First Assistant Assist AsIt ant General Hitchcock has re returned returned re- re returned turned from an extended trip through th the W West st st. which he took with a I. view of as ascertaining all as- at t first tIt hand the conditions condition that prevail In the postal service In that part of the country country- Difficulty has been experienced d by the department for tor a considerable time in retaining the tho l services of ot efficient nt and t experienced employees s el clerks and carriers In mah many Western of- of This Thill condition prevails particularly In n the mining regions of the Rock Rocky moun- moun taint l. where In th the past t low few years towns have hav sprung up almost almott over night and cities have grown rown In a few fe months In these places prices of 01 I everything Ing ng labor are high In man many instances living flying expenses ar are twofold higher than thann In n tho the Middle West and ond East The postoffice postoffice post- post office employees ees simp simply could not afford to work for tor the salaries paid by the Gov Gov- C I. I In liev several instances said Uld Mr Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock I 1 learned that postmasters paid considerable sums auras of ot mone money out of ot their own pockets to maintain the postal servIce servIce ice in their town At t Nov Nev for Cor Instance th the th postmaster Edward R. R Collin Collins Col Col- lin lins has paid out In thin this ta wan way more money than he has rec received in salary Ho has hu done BO so in iii the performance of 01 what he believes to be a I patriotic duty He said to meI me me- I 1 found this condition when I camo came into the tho office and now I purpose to see It through That was a mantes of or pure American grit but it is unfortunate that such nuch a R. situation should arise There Is la lano no way by which Postmaster Collins can be reimbursed ed unless Congress lt should pass a special act for or his relief It Is Ia Mr Hitchcock's purpose O to advocate cato cate the adoption b by Congress of oC an amendment to the gr graded ded salary salao law Jaw providing pro pro- viding that In exceptional Instances postmasters postmasters post post- masters on a a. prop proper r showing to the department department do- do de de- may be allowed to pA pay salaries to clerks and c carriers as 18 of ot a higher grade Tade than they hold In order that their servIces ices mo may bo ho retained |