Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-08
DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS.

1HURSDA1, DECEMBER
DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS.
What Postmaster General W anamaker Say.
| On the Subject.
Promotions in the departments are Of current
and progressive interest to the vast army Of
employees in the government service In the
annual reports which have just been completed
Of the various members Of the cabinet more or
less space IL given 10 this subject. One OF the
most interesting contributions is found in the
annual report Of Postmaster General wana-
maker. II IL as follows;
I'm order to meet the need Of Q better up
ward motion. impetus and energy in the serv-
ice, established, by an order issued June "a,
fed clerical service Of the Post Office Depart
| ment In the railway mail service and on No.
vember SO, 1891, in all Of the classified post Of
| noes throughout the country. The first re-
suits were outlined in my last report. The new
system has been continued with most gratify-
ing results. 1t has completely overturned the
| old plan, under which promotions were made
| only too often for other reasons than merit. II
IL now thoroughly understood that no outside
influence can avail to secure a clerks advance
efforts.
There are, all told, AT clerks in the bureaus
within the department buildings The first
examination was held on the SOth Of July, 1891,
and in the fifteen months since that time there
nave been 342 appearances for examination
Eighty-one clerks have been promoted under
this system, as follows:
From s720 to 5000 per annum. ..... l6
From $500 to o., 900 per annum. ....... Is
From 81 900 to 81 200 per annum. .... 25
From 81 200 to 81 400 per annum. .... IL
from 81 400 to 81, 600 per annum. ........ 4
MI ind Al ,,x
like way Of aSarding promotions, which, hav-
ing since been extended to the other executive
departments by order Of the President can
hardly fail to become . settled principle
throughout the government.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
1t is interesting to note that following ont
this systematic plan of rewarding and encour-
aging by Advancement within the service,
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation in
the Office Of the first assistant postmaster gen.
erai and the successive vacancies occasioned by
the successive promotions continued down tile
line until the final vacancy was filled By the APP
pointment OF postal clerk at $500 per annun,
as follows:
Hon. James s. GARRISON, first assistant post
master general, resigned.
Hon. S. A. Whitfield, second assistant post
master general, promoted to be first assistant
postmaster general.
Hon. J. Lowrie Bell, general superintendent
mail seTSlce 10 De second usSls tant
]. Z. White, superintendent railway mail
service, to be general superintendent
E. l.. Troy, assistant superintendent railway
mail service to be superintendent.
E. l.. West, inspector money order system, to
be assistant superintendent railway mail serv-
H. D. Norton, transferred. inspector depre-
dations, to be inspector money order system
W. G. D. Mercer, from clerk $1,000 railway
mail service, to inspector.
Alfred j. Moore, appointed railway postal
clerk $500, vice W. G. ID. Mercer.
NOT IN THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE.
In the department proper there have been in
all 1913 promotions and twelve removals for
cause in the classified service.
1t Is also of interest to record that determine
ton similarly to inspire the service in the places
not embraced within the classified service has
been fruitful Of results, "a the following pro-
motions under your administration show:
S. A. Whitfield, from second assistant to first
assistant postmaster general.
j. Lowrie Bell, from general superintendent
railway mail service to second assistant post
master general
e. G.. Ratbbone, from chief post Office in
spector to fourth assistant postmaster general.
James E. White, from superintendent railway
mail service to general superintendent
NJ. d. Wheeler, from inspector in charge to
chief Inspector
N. NJ. Brooks. from chief clerk foreign mails
| to superintendent foreign mails.
W. j. Pollock. from chief clerk to second as
sstant postmaster general to superintendent
free delivery.
W. b. Cooley from chief clerk money order
system to chief clerk Post Office Department.
E. c. Fowler, from chief appointment division
to chief clerk to first assistant postmaster
general.
William P. Campbell, from assistant superin-
| tendent railway mail service to assistant gem
eral superintendent railway mail service.
James L. Metcalf. from post Office inspector
to chief clerk money order system.
George F. Stone, from clerk TO chief clerk to
second assistant postmaster general.
adjustment division.
Pierson H. Bristow from chief of appoint
| ment division to chief clerk to fourth assistant
postmaster general
George G. Fenton, from clerk to chief APP
| pointment division.
Jas. A. vose, from clerk to appointment
clerk.
Geo. W. Tubmau, from watchmau to captain
of watch.
From the ranks of the railway mail service
seventeen postal clerks have been promoted to
be superintendent Of mails in post offices in
large cities; forty postal clerks have been adj
vanced to be pos. Office inspectors. eight have
| been promoted to clerkships in the Pos. Office
Department. nine to be assistant superinten-
dents. twelve to sea post offices, ten to be post
masters and three to be assistant postmasters.