Show ETTER SALARIES I TO POSTAL CLERKS CLERIS I First Assist Assistant Postmaster- Postmaster General Touring West for fOI Personal Knowledge PRAISES LOCAL OCAL OFFICIAL Frank A A. Hitchcock Declares A AI AIL L L Thomas Ranks High in the Work Better salaries s and null better bellel working conditions tor the postal of or ortho tho lie West est will probably result froman from froman I an official trip through many of or the tue western n n states now being made l b by y Fl First Assistant ii I Postmaster 0 General Frank A. A Hitchcock who spent Thursday Thurs Thum's day a In Salt Lal Lake He lIe is also inspecting inspect Inspect- ing lug tIle the workings of the time In tho time largo cities which he visits and complimented i in Postmaster A. A 1 L. L Tim as ns of or Salt Sait Lal Lake after an nn Inspection h 11 here re We c consider Mr 11 Thomas a n. very efficient postmaster said Mr Mi Hitchcock Hitchcock Hitch Hitch- cock lie Uc ranks hl high h on the tile scale Mr Mm II Hitchcock's visit was a purely business one an and every ClY minute of or the lie lay day well weil bore out the tile reputation of the time first assistant as ns l being a Il man working for rOl nl ills nis department and workIng work work- Ing ilIg as alS if it lie lio enjoyed it Mr 11 Hitchcock's Hitchcock's Hitch Hitch- cocks cock's visit is due to lo time the confronting lug western postmasters I In a ohl oh- oh l efficient clerks un and amid carriers for Ilie compensation allowed Reports Reports Re Re- ports to 4 this effect have long l been coming coInIng to lo the department at Washington Washing Washing- ton and amid to gain the exact knowledge knowledg-e of the situation first hand Mr 11 Hitchcock hitchcock Hitch hitch- coc cock I Is making a tour of ur the western cities particularly in the districts of ot Montana 1 Wyoming nn and Nevada u. u where the greatest trouble has been ex ex- p Wo ro have ha lung long I known s t said Mr 11 Hitchcock that something had hall to be ue bedone done to tu allow allo the clerks and carriers of tho Limo western offices to receive compensation compensation com coin upon which they can ean live anti and somewhere near the tIme salaries of or even tlc the day laborers of the different localities To that end we are arc going to place a measure before the tile next congress provi providing ml I ng that tha t wherever too facts warrant postmasters can start at a higher rate than thun the time law allows System t m Fails in ilL Ve et etlie l. l lie He explained that the act passed U by y the time last congress less and approved l In March of this timis year c u. u pro i provided for tile the l dl dividing of the time clerks s an and amid carriers of or first and second class into six grades g with the sala salary ry for fOI the at nt J all are ate started narU-d. placed 8 at t GUO per annum The rile grade e receives recel SOO the tile third hird l JOO 00 and amid o o 0 on oh to the tile sixth which I Is pal paid at the rate of if 1200 Vt At the lie end cud of or each cach years year's vice sex providing it has been satisfactory the lie o I Is a advanced to tho lie next high high- l tr r gmt I h 1 JL 1 i is liel I i iIII III n the En East t. t Mr 11 Hitchcock said Mid but has Imas las failed In Ill the West Vest est where the tho salary salary sal sal- fir ary for the first j cars car's years year's service proved far too inadequate By the tile passage of tile the new hOlY measure a clerk clell or 01 carrier can calm be Lie started at t any rating deemed an adequate salary for Cor the locality this will furnish the data llata trip lie me lile t ild Id Mr 11 Hitchcock I I 1 can properly prop prop- erly present clIt the matter mailer before the senate and house committees and no now hll c lave ever every assurance of or Its passa e. e I j have no rio doubt but bul that the he of your local willbe will willbe wille be e benefited b by uch a a. measure nn and thou though hough h the tile situation here Is not so soba ba bad as in ill Montana arid and Nevada aa still some sonic relief is needed i Local Mr Mi Ir Hitchcock was shown around the lie city elt by liy Postmaster A. A L. L Thomas and commented er very favorably Ca on its Us growth th since his last lat visit of or live five years vears ago aso 1 In n the morning he Ime made madean an in examination of the thc and said paid a l few words to each one of oC the lie es I I always make malic it a point he Ime said to Ho peak to lo all nih those working for forthe forthe or the time department department- We Ve c have an au Interest In them and we want them to tu I know now It He lie spoke very elY highly highl of tile the work arid and management of or the local and und of or Thomas Thoma Wo We 0 con consider Mr Mm 11 Thomas a id very Ho ranks vcr very high on Oil the scale ho lIe sal said Mr 11 Hitchcock left Thursday a nl night ht fox for Los Angeles accompanied by Ly Inspector In- In A. A C. C McCormick who has ilas made the lie trip with him He will hold holda a conference with the lie postal ties lIes of Los Angeles n ele anI anti and I then visit some sonic of or the he mining mining- camps of Nevada Ne and Arizona after which he lie returns to lo Washington |