The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-05-21
Transfer of the Internal Revenue
Office


, Revenue District, to the newly apponte'
, collector was effected. Examiner J. B
Marvin, one of the most expert officers il
the service made the transfer, and afte
the close of the examination paid higl
compliment TO the administration of TIL
retiring collector.
In an interview with VIRGINIAN re
porter, Col. Marvin stated that on F'rida,
night he had telegraphed the Commits
sioners of Internal Revenue that he hat
made the transfer and found the Office il
excellent condition. He also STATED
that during his many years Of service hi
had never seen mere perfect schedules
Everything Tailed to cent, and despite
the fact that Collector Craig had beer
allowed but four days to close up his bust
ness, yet so Systematically had the Office
been conducted that apparently no diff
Guilty whatever was experienced in making
the transfer.
Ordinarily said Col Marvin, il
making il transfer from one collector t
another, have the bulk Of the work Il
perform, whilst the retiring officer an(
his clerks look on. In this case however
the rule was reversed. the old officers per
forming the work skillfully and cheer
fully. whilst l exercised only genera
supervision to see that everything wa:
correct.
That the labor was no child S play. tht
business of the office shows. The collec
lions since February A. 1884. the date Of
the transfer under confirmation by the
US. Senate, amounted to 81 ,02l ,114.25
every copper of which was deposited te
the credit of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, as shown by certificates of deposit
| The general stamp account of the
Office from May lst to May 10. the date OF
the last transfer aggregated 1926, S61 .36}
of which 500, 255.71 were sold and the
| amount deposited to the credit of Com
missioners $135.54l ,8st. returned to
Commissioner $5.25 discount on beer
stamps. and Sl62, 05S. so turned over to the
new collector.
/ No higher tribute could be paid tor the
management of Collector Craig than the
exhibit made at the close of his admins
tration. He and his subordinates. and
their many friends as well, have the salts
faction of knowing that the Federal SER
4 vice had no officers more efficient OF ac-
ceptable than those who controlled the 9th
Revenue District of Virginia. After the
oIoca Of hic offinia1 tor,Y, Collanto or (ro in .
subordinates presented him with an ele-
CANT silver water service, appropriately in
scribed. The presentation took place at
Mr.. Craig's residence, and happy little
speeches were made by number of gen.
| tlemen. Mr.. Craig, altho' unaware of the
conspiracy, accepted the present in as neat
| a speech as was ever delivered on similar
occasion. The ''looker on in Vienna
would never have supposed that the jolly
company assembled on last Friday night,
was band of decapitated office holders.
The prospect of a four years holiday
seemed very pleasant to the boys and
they are satisfied that the result Of the
next Presidential election will summon
| Uncle Sam" and the ''Colonel."
| Upon assuming control of the Office,
| Collector Sheppard notified the former as
| sistants that no changes would be made
for the present in the personnel of the
| force if the encumbents desired to remain.
The majority however declined. Clerks
r. r. Andrews and J. A. Noon, and Dep
| uty Collector w. w. S. Butler, of the
Staunton office, continued in the discharge
of their duties, a course which we strongly
commend. Apart from any personal ben
eft to them, the simultaneous retirement
of the whole force would have seriously
embarrassed the service, and inconvA-
nienced the public. These gentlemen had
become efficient by reason of their long
service, for which the government paid
them literally, and in continuing under
the new administration they but demon
strated their appreciation of past favors,
and sense of duty to the government.
They did this without compromise of
their political relations. but as matter of
business and in justice to the service, and
they did right.
Under the reorganization the district
force is as follows, the officers holding
over being marked:
Lynchburg ofice-T. d. Jennings, Jr.,
deputy collector, $780, ~. J. Barnes,
deputy collector, $1,1OO *John Kinnier,
$1,000.
Liberty of1ice-Graham Clayter, stamp
deputy, Liberty, 5000.
Staunton office-#R. r. Andrews, chief
deputy collector, $1,700; *Jno. A. Noon,
deputy collector, 81 300 w. w. Scott, col
lector's clerk. 5000; w. Fl. Bailie, deputy
collector, 5000 Mat. Fletcher, messenger,
$3.50.
Division Deputies. division, Geo.
w. Koiner, Augusta county and City Of
Staunton, 81 ,200-$150 travelling expenses.
End division, not yet filled Sd division,
M. w. Paxton, Rockbridge, Allegheny,
Bath and Highland, 81 ,2O0-$250 travelling
expenses. 4th division-Dr. T. M. Dunn,
Albemarle. Greene, Madison and Page,
$1.200-$400 travelling expenses. 9TH d.
vision, Saml. L. Monroe, stamp deputy at
Alexandria, and division deputy for Alex
andria City and County, Loudoun and
Fairfax counties, S1,20O-S150 travelling
expenses. 9th division, w. H. Frye, Bed
ford and Botetourt counties, ST .100-$300
travelling expenses. 7th division, Jno. L.
Snead, Nelson and Amherst counties, 5000
800 travelling expenses. Sth division,
*Jno. S. Watson, Lynchburg City and
Campbell county. 1,200-$l0O travelinge x-
penses. 9th division, L. NJ. Newhouse,
Orange, Culpeper, Fauquier, 81 ,000-$100
travelling expenses.
The new Collector is lawyer by pro-
fession, and is well known to the people of
the State as the late Secretary of the Dem
ocratic State Committee. He is cour-
teous gentleman and has made favorable
impression upon all who have met him in
connection with his new duties.
OF the new officers, Mr.. Scott is an old
newspaper man, a lawyer, aud was recently
the Secretary of the Democratic State
Committee.
Mr.. Koiner is a young business man of