Show ii LETTERS T TO RG II Boasters of the thc State Assemble Protective As Association To Form Forro a BY GOV COV WELLS Which the Conven ne rb Call Under Hoo IM Was IVas Held HeW and aud the Purposes Of the Gathering I CONGRESSMAN HOWELL WRITES Clove Father Fattier of the S and Tells Ills Broth Brother Speaks I a er tr Officials Ills Views ti tiN H HI N I I f 1 TilE THE OFFICIAL CALL L J Brother Postmaster Somo Some 1 R I months ago aO the tho Utah County I association sent out outi F circular letter tetter to 10 all an the post fost postmasters i a of ot the tho state slate asking 1 masters favored a n state Mate or IT t Aether hether they the l J and If It so O to name narnO a aI 1 I date dale and A ml place for the tho first firt con can convention conr re ro rot r x Favorable answers were Cr oil all the post poat fostI t front from nearly I and a large majority de dc dared clued In n favor of ot Salt watt Lake City ui M the place of ot meeting and anda Y I I raM earI spring as all a a suitable time a 3 Therefore In accordance with L I 1 tIA 4 At a nf of OC ue ne u mn p I Ithe i i the state tate the city und and county 1 building in n Salt Lake City has haa j ten been en secured for the th use uso of ot tho the thop ther r postmasters p and the tho convention I li II i hereby called to convene at the tho T above named place at 1030 J 1 a 8 m rn April 7 1901 It Is III Isi i specially desired that thaI you OU and andi T i all the Lh other oIlier postmasters of ot the tr be he present at nt the first meet j In lei ud birth of the tM state III ate association alien allon T Fraternally yours ours I II Ei I JAMES JAMBS CLOVE President I IS J ii S 8 W Secretary I Ii i I HH OFFICERS ELECTED Upon rimming resuming this afternoon the at as astr tr million was duly organized and the tho following officers were elected for the tho mining years yean earl president James Clove Clovo of Provo it M FrIt vice Postmaster Davis Cf Ogden second secand cond vieD vice president E R RB B Leh third vice president Nellie Nollie NellieM fl M theriot Nephi fourth vice diet tnt et Frank Slaughter Hinckley too sea It and Ind treasurer 8 S W Ross floss Lehl LehI La secretary Mary Griffiths u I j A L Thomas of Salt Lake was first sated ed first tint vico vice president but hut Immo imme declined to serve servo Postmasters Postmaster I e 1111 d I ill all daises clauss are aro represented In tho the hit litt littIn In response to the above ratIon rallon lion the tho postmasters of oC Utah or orr r rather ther the postmasters e are arc III In session so slon at nt tho the City and building today for or the purpose or or er a it 1 state slate association the tho ob ls 11 of oC which art are ar to bo ho detailed l later t r In 11 I the constitution but hul all of J Mch bleh will lU for Cor tho good of ot the tIle labile lUblic lc Thin was ns a very wry fair ta h attendance n II an 1 ft spirit of ot enthusiasm In tn tho the chain cham kr w r when then hen at 1030 Postmaster lo ter Clove Cloe ClovenT nT i Prove Ihl th father of at the thao Idea Mell called It ant me to order lie He then read Ik the tall calt and upon asking for tOl tho tue fur tur turn furT n T r pleasure leasur of ot the Iho meeting was wall elect I Si Chairman m tom tern with S W V Ross Itose aI a RT M 1 oe hero here h rl Introduced dov Go 00 III ho lial gladly Shully to too onie UN th o postal officials to tho the city Na nov IQ Gay GoI spoke evoke os 1113 IM lov lo Mr r Friends l aM Jol Vel J el l lAx u l I J wn l have hae 8 yo you 01 BI greeting oell B A upon th ell which ha 0 tailed t V e ou together m this lila heSS lt are l lo tO see Beo y you as 11 11 hI the n to whom you deliver ft a in Ift v vr he her wain You Y ti b me lUte of oC cordialIty of f wol Ir fIlch Iq l anti ntH everywhere RR al El or et Ute the about the tho Shut t M r flat flot nt dle mon ll it rc of box hox ho fM hr fr the or in 1111 of ot bills Our cur 30 days lu III thrust Into ASSES 11 lItt You t ou rn hio chosen cho ell for this lisle In uel 1101 all a fl ef 01 much urh I date which relieves u uM 01 1 i I for tOl It last In tilt o ti M In Slot yet ct bon boIl wi I t leave have OUr probably Intend irl Ic II fraL HOlee UK tie for lor M 30 O days anxiety 7 our OUt lu III unmixed with 1 IAm feu yo hae or nod wo me P lime III fluId 11 DI as YoU oU know how J i teaR lene t Ow The me I rether arc nrc which Illich have hao o nailed you youn lIf r certainly t to n ou tile tho ie fullest l 1 tIthe laity my tend tOlt Iii I al 01 In n tho pos iou atU 1 excite al III ho tho in Ill every Aly hP for its aim tho w b L eithur of III f hn cx existing methods 3 tb lU Or In work u upon Ullon J CondItion under which ork U i 5 vl will ll aurely r CI Tl Tho Thio l I man Ich h OPi Ith M yn you OU artsIL n au sd I Ics pride 4 J 11 to tho ully ou 50 21 lit f Tho or of nu our the ti 1 ever f a k for Ie tA energy ROd II eli t tbt C with at f this tic le leI I i i or Of government nrc admin administered cannot tint but gratify the true trul American heart henrt for Cor or there Is I a II con continual continual striving for tor or the very ery best beet i i growing Inclination to require rattler Hum n a zealous watch care against malfeasance and a are re running down of oC even attempt attempted ed cd fraud SINCE FRANKLINS TIME TI m The achievements of the tiac de tie department during the period place pinco lieu Ben jamin Franklin went vent plodding In iii his little chaise on OH touts tours of oC Inspection don tion are truly trilly marvelous liven on hInt triumph of ot enterprise and advance advancement ment represented In III the pony pOIl express of ot early frontier within tho the recollection of ot some nome of ot Into Inlo If It not slot disdain compared with the regularity frequency and per Iler of tho the methods of today Wn Wi Weare are wont to tall talk fondly and feelingly ly of oC the he little tittle red tell schoolhouse ns na the nur nor Intelligence e and patriotism And Ant PO so It Ills Is our reverence for Cor It Is III not mis misplaced misplaced placed Hut my lilY friends the little red ret postage stump stamp should also como come In for tor n a large measure of ot our up predation and regard Us Its aid and In fluence as liS an nn educator reach rench Into the tM remotest corner the desert the camp tho tIm trail trait am arc alike the tho grateful nuts ants of ot Its visits We look upon you ou as the tho special representatives or the per personification of ot tills this till II mighty might agency In progress anti and therefore greet you rou as friends and factors actors In lit the tho march of hu human human man advancement Again I bid hill you with tho the wish that your OUI deliberations may result In Iii benefit to the service and In profit and pleasure to yourselves FROM JnO I HOWELL nOWELL The fhe governors speech was loudly ap applauded applauded and nt at Its conclusion the movement gained further encourage encouragement e ement ment meat by the reading rending of the thc following letter lettel from Crom Congressman howell dated at Washington ashington Hon nOli James Clove Clovo Provo City Utah My Hear Dear Mr Clove I acknowledge re ac receipt 0 of oC your OUr favor of March 18 Ing hag inc ino of at your our contemplated state con COli convent vent Ion of ot postmasters to be lucId held at Salt Lake on April 7 In order to t effect n II permanent organization and beg bee to say I am delighted at ut the move The of ot the tho times Is organization and advancement and It Is only through or and find exchange of ot Ideas Idels that the till greatest advancement Is possible AH Au your our present representative In Congress by Iy virtue of ot this office the Individual to whom the tho department looks loos for Cor or recommendations and sug suggestions Ae for Cor tho tim maintenance and betterment ot of our state sta te postal po tnt service I Ishall Ishall shall be bo most pleased to keep keel In close I touch with your organization In order that I may Inn have the of your suggestions and advice I look for Cor much good goM to follow tollow ami should bo ha very erY pleased to meet with you on the oc ac occasion casion of ot your OUr fIrst t get together but butof butof of oC course In view of the distance epa sepa separating rating r us 08 and tho the fact of oC the tho session lac be lacing beIng l ing tag now toV near n lIr Its close this IH is quite out of tho tue question Wishing you the tho heat best h of success and assuring you ott Ol of my nay entire willingness to promote the welfare of or your organ sat on In all alt possIble ways was I remain I with kind regards etc ote FATHER CLOVE RESPONDS Chairman Clove spoke briefly of the tho benefits that would ensue after the or organization of the state association aes Cit elt lug Ing us 1111 tu one Instance III tance how the post postmasters postmasters masters of u IL certain county count had gone commissioners one olle at a almo 1 tho the county to Imo and complained of ot the rightful frightful conditions of ot the tile roads which Inter Interfered delivery service and a Cored with Wills the action be taken to re reeve Q 1 that Sonic some the condition The commIssioners lIeo eve attention to these complaints aid no rio paId until the postmasters postmaster made th said Id Ie H sn body Iod TIes Then they obtaIned demand us IS n a what they wanted This was eXamPle he of the benefit nn an ho ras In hearty I of organization lIh Ith the statements of Con that subject The howell on if that congressmen eer every everywhere I where recognize the beneficial results of ot which exist In 1 a these assocIations and he hoped the tho great many bacK bacKward postmasters ot of would not be ward In isa organizing ORGANIZATION STEPS IS ISIt organize nt at once decided to It vas commIttee was and the following order on of of of ScIpio DavIs of of Ogden and Secretary Ross noss OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT communication from the tho of it A the the It 11 contained n a propos propoSition uns then rea that ho bo would solicit effect tion on to tile tho of oC tho the entire and the tho work postmasters Sos for the tho th well ns Os submit subunit a LI Mm lIun ns us In tn other othel sImilar In to t that at which prevails the iho association made states 2 the thO organ or an and each ca h h hale hili member subscribed the price being beng iG o cents per Iler year yeah 01 nfl 1 A 01 eJI Il r rs cards s were ero received from Crom postmasters unable to attend all express who wow WHO with the tho movement lug their ho bo aunt tusking that names lit at there were the tho Ht Price logan r and Oasis Inspector Frank Sharp sent a n note of rc regret rel as Iso ho hall to be oust ot of town Alt All Wits Willi U taken n until IM title commit order to give Itlo the itt III no organization etc elc time to net act too tO on POSTO S represented title this morn Tim The Snit Salt Lake American 1 Im are ton Oreen River Charleston Charle lon IcY lev Vest est Jordan Handy Mercur r Woods Grove CiS City its Sal tin Junction Smith toti IH on Oakley Oakle Moroni Mt Park City It Mel 1 Peasant Cedar CelII City CItE te Og 01 Ogden O Oilen lIon den North Ogden J Spanish Fork lork and Lohi |