| Show INCREASED FORCES FORGES i I FOR POSTOFFICE Postmaster Thomas Returns from Trip to Washington and Jamestown EXPOSITION GREAT SUCCESS I I Naval Display Imposing and Exhibits Representative of ofIn In Industries d L S t I es Postmaster Thomas returned yesterday yesterday yester yester- day after Ifer a n tr trip ru In lii which he Inc ht devoted d th tine tho greater portion porton o of hl his time to tn the 11 discussion of or po postal Ll matters with wih the po postmaster general anti and other m mt-m- mt m- m hers bers of the Post office department lie Ip reports that tine the th fruits of his labors will iii wil it b many mauny annul and that the hero here helo will till wi h be equipped with wih more mOIo men and additional apparatus for the better bet h- ter handling of the tl mails malf Among th the matters that will wi come before the department de de- e- e upon the recommendation n of Postmaster Thomas will wi be hI an Increase Inra p pIn In the tine clerical force an additional tog reg- g gIs Is t clerk cerk and money clerk will willbe 11 be 10 asked for fol and extra celI clerks clerics N for foi tine the stamp department the order money older mone-older department general del tic livery delry ry and departments will wi he be I relue requested within a afew afew few ev days das Th The chic postmaster tt general ha has assured PO Postmaster lm tr Thomas that everything po possible will wi he bo ton done ilone to facilitate tho the handling of or the mail mailIn mai In this office Postmaster l' l Thomas Thoma said sail yesterday esl that in the tine last lost five years s th the Increase In mall matter maUll received e in un the local of office of- of 0 mal lice fice for 0 delivery In this cf city and annul for tl the out outgoing mall mali mai trains had hall been almost beyond belef belief but that during that hat hatline time line the Increase in the line clerical and annul force forc hail had by no ito means kept pace with wh the demands of tine the patron patrons of the tine office This was wa cau caused d not h hy by of in the tine matter of reason laxity matel ie- ie qUe ling quei-ling a additional help hut but from flom coin the fact that hat all the tine United States al over o I 1 inc growth of the tine business ss of tine the po postal tal ervice had been phenomenal while he tIne appropriations for the selic service had been heen much too 00 Inadequate All l over owr 0 the United States the mall mal service rie i is hampered by iy an insufficient number of clerks and c cavilers This Tinis year al' al how inott hO ever even congress cong has seen th the needs n and andIn andin nd In its last appropriations for 01 th the service service ser ser- erIce er- er vice Ice was mot most liberal Ii In addition to toan toan toan an Increase in this city Po Postmaster t Thomas homa secure secured I additional clerical help for 01 th the office ole at nt Murray Iura in 1 Imposition While in the Hast East ast Po Postmaster tr Thomas visited the Jamestown n exposition exposi exposi- tion as a member of the Utah James town lown commission lon antI and returns enthus a tc over ovel what he saw sw there He lie left If Washington for the tine big c ten ter show April Apri 25 25 5 an and on that day saw one oune of th the few clear clean skies sides during his mis trip His steamer arrived d at Fortress s Monroe at al S 8 p. p 1 m. m of the same ca day clay Jan many of the passengers ongel's remaining remaining on em onboard onboard board to pass paS through the double couble ranks of the tine naval Heel anchored In wn to Norfolk Nor Non Hampton roads ralls' ralls on nn the tine way r folk 11 Mp Mi tl Th that tl tine the sight of ot th these e I monster floating dealing ng fortresses es was one of magnificence The rhe waters vaters were resplendent with the tine bright moonlight illuminated everything everything every every- thing at al anchor the tue white sides of the th- battleships presenting a HI sight ht that was truly remarkable Many of the tine ships ha had brightly colored electrical l lightIng light light- ht- ht Ing lung schemes carried out in designs most fantastic presenting a n scene of splendor seldom Idom equalled c. In the HeN fleet there were wIe warships from almost all nJ the nations h The me backbone of the tine American nna na navy was WUI there forming formin tine the center centI of tho tine fleet lee at al anchor All Al the tine thel l' l vessels e Is of the tine fleet Jeet mad hall th tine the brig bright brigot t lined bunting flags lags forming the tine symbol symbols sym sym- bois bols of tine the international code cOlle and aind as they thy fluttered In the tine light it was a mo most t delightful sight sight The 1 Old Constitution One OIW of tho ho f features alms of the exposition exposi Ion tion lon is th tine the 1 presence sl nc of the tho old bid Constitution Const Const- annul and Con Constellation llalon both in the tine same sarn con condition ilon as s when th they y were wor sailed under the tine famous commanders Hull Hul Stewart arf In a afew afew few days the tine old Franklin and Richmond Rich Rich- HichI I mond will wi h be lie towed into the tine wates wate's waters Il It l is pla planned mined to r reproduce tine the Monitor and tine the 1 and aind to have a mimic battle fought between these two to ships 8 in the tine very spot In Hampton roads where tine the historic fight took place be between between he- he tween those thoE famous ships ship in 1862 This I Is directly in front of the exposition g ground ou m-ou rounds n Is I Mr Mm I. I Thomas sal said that exhibits will willbe wi be placed by seven twenty countries and that twenty-six twenty states stales have made appropriations for buildings and ox- ox x- x hibits at al the tine big exposition Some Seine of o xe state slate buildings are arc most moM unique That built hult b by New ew York is a duplicate of oC tho tine Lee LeI mansion in un Arlington op- op josite Washington New Nest ew Jersey JI Terse E has lias a of or Washington's headquarters headquarters head head- quarters In iii Morristown Pennsylvania's Pennsylva nias nia's building Is a replica of or he tine Inde- Inde hall hail The rhe Georgia Ia building Is attracting a great greal deal o of attention It I being a reproduction of or the Bullock Bulock Hall hail Hal the building in Iii Roswell Hoswell Ga Ia which was the tine birthplace of the tine mother of President Theodore Roosevelt Roose Reese velt olt vol and anti the place wherein she was married to his father fathel S. S In Iii addition to th tine the stata state buildings toe tie ne general government go appropriated over o for tho tine erection of or ora vamious va- va arlous ious government g buildings Opening Ceremonies Postmaster Thomas said th the weather on the lIne opening day clay very veny lime fine antI and that about G people attended the he ceremonies The he address by the resident President was wnM well wel received on and at Its Is close clos was marked by prolonged applause ap- ap plau e and ancl cheering Postmaster ter Thomas was courteously received n by bythe bythe the he exposition officials and on on May 3 he ic was officially notified that thai October ID Hi was wa set apart as Utah day a at the tine exposition when Governor Go Cutler Cuter the members of the exposition commission finin rom Utah and annul a great number of cl- cl citI- citI zeus ens from flom this state slate will vill be he present wi |
