, 1890-04-24
THE MAIL SERVICE.
A Special Inspector in the City
Making a Thorough Invos-
tigation.
He Gives Assurance That Per-
fect System VIII Be Es-
tablished.

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Ter geherals once, "rri|cu III 'niS
city yesterday from Wniia Nulia
and Is armed with special power to
improNe the mail facilities of Spo-
kane Falls and surrounding co,ln-
,.,, ~. ,,"r,t,ni. 4. ant n,, a cor
Wy, -"i' .ueNi',i' ~ ~ - So
erai tour Oh Inspection anu improve
ment, ana before ne leaves ttie STATE
will have entirely reconstructed the
mails and postofiice system of WASH
inuton. ON the trip West he
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|I,, rnana,sao and por,Iand
wy, S"' rr"''o's.o "'" o,'.,''''
ana investigated the Ser'ice ao 'hose
places.
The advent of this department
representative will be hailed with
delight by this community. After
he gets through with his inyestiga-
tionsand recommends some changes,
the innumerable complaints, unless
they are purely imaginary, will he
done away with and there will be
no grounds for fnult-finding at the
postoffice.
This IL the opportunity for every-
one 10 make any suggestions or COM
plants that may be entertained.
During the greater part of yester-
day Mr.. McGinnis and Postmaster
Warren were busy together devils
ing ways and means to facilitate the
service In general.
81 arrived from Walla Walla
early this morning. said Mr.. Me-
Ginnis, "and shall leave on Mon
day morning over the stage route to
/ COlvillc. The idea In this will be to
| put the people in connection with
| the railroad into Colville, and which
will be extended In few weeks to
| Marcus. Just what changes and
recommendations 1 shall make In
the matter, 1 am unable to say until
| go over the different routes. OF
course, there have been complaints
/ from all over the state regarding the
mails; but then, you see, this is u
new country, where everything
comes with rush.
"The department has vested me
with special power In the matter,
and am ut liberty to exercise my
discretion In regard to the changes
to be made. What | want to do il
| give the people of Washington mail
aud postoilice facilities second to
none I'm the country, and / feel
highly complimented by the fact
\ that Colonel Whitefeld, second as
sistunt postmaster general, has sent
me ON this trip. / have been en-
gage in the mail service for over
twenty years, and have worked be-
tween Chicago and IT. Louis and
Cincinnati and Chicago. always
vestigate uhe routes In person, and
always feel glad to have the news
papers, business men, or anyone
else offer assistance or suggestions as
to the improvements.
al have been in the state now for
about six weeks. During that time
I have visited Walla Walla and all
the sound points. advanced the
mail service in the Gray's harbor
country over sixty hours and placed
II double mil service between
VI points on PUGET Sound and Port
I Townsend. On Nashon island the
service was advanced twenty-four
hours on the old service. | also
gave the county seat of Skagit
county, Mt. Vernon, n daily COM
munlcation. In addition, i'm the
Grny's harbor country railway
postolllcn was established. In the
Walla Walla country, from which |
lust came, the service has been ad-
vanced obout thirteen and IA half
hours.
"rhe posloflicc Is public instltu-