The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-12
Tia Wichita Post 0mcs.

The late enormous reductions made in the
salaries Of and allowances for post offices by
the Department in pursuance of the law and
the inadequate appropriations OF the last Con-
gress probably affects no one Office in the
State of Kansas so grievousy as the Wichita
Office. Owing 10 its location at the terminus
OF a railroad. in the midst Of very populous
counties and contiguity to the Indian Terri
tory-the forts. agencies and posts of which
send out and receive large amounts Of letter
malone extra clerk was necessarily EN-
ployed for that special work. The Wichita
Office handles the mail of over one hundred
smaller offices for which work no allowance
is made, from the fact that such work results
in no revenue to the Government. Up to the
time of the late unjust reduction one extra
clerk was employed and paid entirely from
the postmaster's salary. In doing this he felt
and had assurances that no Office, east or west,
was Elore prompt or accommodating 10 its
patrons. But the cutting down OF allowances
almost one-balf found him paying out for
clerical hire, fuel, lights stationery. etc, over
four hundred dollars more than he was re-
ceivng, to say nothing of the responsibility
and the carrying Of bonds TO the amount of
twenty-four thousand dollars. He is there
tore compelled to part with the services of
Mr.. Charles Clark, who has had charge OF the
money order department and accounts for the
last eighteen months, who. by the way, is
probably one of the most efficient and correct
accountants in this section of the State. No
one can regret the crippled condition that the
reduction OF allowances has left the Wichita
Office more than the postmaster himself, not
because OF the penny wise" aud 'peund
foolish" action of Congress so much a from
his inability to keep up its reputation to its
present standard for promptness and eflicien-
cy. lie no longer can hope to have an assist
ant at the general delivery, another at the
money order wicket and another at the stamp
wicket, ready to wait upon any one OF the
thousands of the patrons of the office, and at
the same time TO have all mails mI'le up and
distributed at the very minute. but can only
hope, in accordance with instructions from
the Department. "t0 do the best he can un-
der the circumstances" allowing the oppro-
brium attaching to an inefficient service to
TALL where ii belongs, upon the late Congress |
This state OF affairs is AL the more aggrivat- |
ing from the tact that the office is paying the |
Government over and above all expenses !
more than four thousand dollars per annum.
besides transacting money order business
Of over one hundred thousand dollars per /
annum.
The Occidental, in location, may be little |
out of the way, but the house has grown |
steadily in popularity and patronage ever
since it was thrown open to the public, con-
ceded by all travellers to be the best hotel out
side of Topeka, Atchison and Kansas City, in
the west, in its accommodations. arrange
ment and furnishings for the past three years,
with the addition of the new and stylish fur
niture now going into 1t, the house will rank
second to none. The dinng-room, parlors
and general office have always been first-elass.
During the past week was received a large
amount of fine marbe-top bedroom t,,with
easy chairs, sofas, etc., by the dozen, and for
one whole day drays were employed to deliver
until it looked like the whole house was to be
Mr.. Rouse and his assistant,
Mr.. Lamb, are among The best hotel men in
the west, and we congratulate them upon the
evidences of their popularity, which is de-
served.
Some poetical tramp having been carried
away with his treatment at the above hotel,
sends back glowing epistle from which we
extract the foowing,as pat:
mo inn on either continent
Was worth continental
l roamed IN vain to find content
Till struck the Occidental.
'''Tis here you find it ever calm,
Though we have our little Rouse,
We soon get quiet as Lamb
And smooth our furrowed brows.
.'Your beds are made of soitest down,
Your carpets wool and brussels;
Your victuals are the best in town.
Your servants 'on their muscles. I
$40 travellers l now appeal
Who to Wichita are bent-al;
II you desire good square meal
Stop at the Occidental"