The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-03

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Strict integrity, unswerving DEVOTION
to duty, methodical habits, uniform
courtesy to all with whom he comes In
contact a keen sense Of the general 1T
ness of things and high order OF pFao-
tioal intelligence. are the leading char
acteristics Of J. Evarts Greene, the
present highly efficient postmaster Of ,,
Worcester. The entire career Of Mr.
Greene has been marked by q series Of
rapid promotions, his merit having even
been quick to make itself manifest In
the various emplayments of his Life II
is not surprising, therefore. that he
should at this time be found in a gov
eminent position of high trust, for since
the merit system has come sol fortun-
ately into vogue men of the type he
represents are the ones most generally
selected for responsible places. Tho
announcement OF the appointment Of
Mr.. Greene proved most gratifying
news to almost every good citizen in
the community, but especially so to all
business men, who at once recognized
the fact that a business administration
of the important local branch of the
governments great postal service was
assured, and that lasting reforms and
general improV eInenEs were 20 be ex-
pected. This expectation, it Is crafty
ing to state, has been thoroughly real
lied, for at no time In It's history hiss
the Worcester post office been more adj
mirably conducted. Mr. Greene waS
born in Bostoa November 9th, 1884 ana
received his early education at Rox-
bury, later entering Yale University,
graduating from there class 1853. He
taught school in Connecticut and Iowa
for nearly four years then surveying
public lands in Missouri and Kansas for
a couple of years. He came east in 1853
and was admitted to practice at the
bar of Worcester county in October OF
the same year, practicing law m North
Brookfield. later being appointed trial
justice, an Office he held until the break
ing out of the war; when he was COM
missloned first lieutenant, Co. p, 18TH
volunteer regimenth Of Massachusetts.
He was promoted to captain January,
1862, for brave and meritorious service,
In the meantime having been taken
prisoner at Balls Bluff, October 1861,
He was kept IN prison at Richmond Tor
four months, but could not get e1-
changed, and was finally released ON
parole. After several more unsuccess-
full attempts to get an exchange, ne re-
signed, and was discharged in October,
1852. He then returned to his law pFao-
tioo in North Brookfeld, remaining
there until May, 1868, when he decided
to become g. Journalist, coming TO this
city and securing employment on The
SPY, Mr. Baldwin, Sr., who was at that
time the proprietor Of the papeN, ui'g-
ing him for some time to come TO this
city and take charge OF the editorial
writing and such other work as he
could do. Mr.. Greene finally accepted.
and it is TO his foresight that the paper
gained much Of it's stability. He res
NAMED on the staff of The Spy for 90
years, or Uutu his appointment to hin
present position by President Harrison
in 1891, and was peaDpointed by Presi-
dent MCKINLEY, his present term axpir-
ing IN July, 1901. Under his control the
Office has grown very much. The pa-
ceipts wken he assumed charge vrepN
$4,000, while there were 90 letter cdr
rieTs and 81 clerks and very small sta
tons. The receipts last year were s211.-
700, there are 81 carriers, 81 clerks in the
main office. superintendent Of stations.
clerks in charge of stations and sub
stations and 2 ether clerks at Station
A. Besides these, there are IL special
delivery messengers, 10 substitute car
riers and 4 substitute clerks. Since Mr..
Greene has been at the head OF the
service the area OF oarIier delivery has
been more than doubled and now oov-
ers almost entirely the whole city. Pre-
vious to then letters collected by car
T1ers and collectors were not more than
one-auarter of the whole number Of this
mail, now they are fully three-duartapa
Than !.
tied directly at the office. At that time
no mail was collected after p. IN. ana
none on Sunday now, with the exeep-
ton Of very few boxes in remote dis
tricts, collections are made from all the
street letter boxes at least once during
the evening, and from many three tines-
while collections from all boxes ar~
made on Sunday. The post office upon
his entering the office occupied most of
the ground floor of the post office build
ing on Pearl street, afterwards taking
IN the remainder of the ground floor.
moving to the new post office building
in February, 1897. This is one of the
finest and most complete buildings OF
its kind, and has the finest working
room of any Office in the United States.
When the building was first projected
1t gave no more room than the old one.
so when Mr.. Greene was appointed he
at once went to Washington and sue
ceeded In having the original plans
thrown out and new ones made for the
present building. Up to 1893 there were
in the city, besides the Worcester post
Office, three independent offices-one at
Quinsigamond, one at Lake View ana
one at Greendale. In that year they
We're made stations of the Worcester
Office. under the one postmaster, subse-
quently other stations and sub-stations
being added. so that the office now has
four stations-A at 81 Main street, B at
Webster square, c at Quinsigamond, D
at Greendale-and four sub-stations-
No at Millbury street, No. at Lake
View, No. 3 at Southbridge and Wash
burn streets and No. at 236 Front
street. AT stations one or more carriers
are placed at sub-stations there are
no carriers Station A receives mail
from the main office eight times daily,
the business transacted there amount
ing to more than at any post office m
Worcester county except Worcester and
Fitchburg. The other stations receive
mail I'VE times daily. The money order
business is very large, doing over 81. e00,-
900 last year, which is in itself quite a
large banking business. Mr.. Greene has
given to the city an able and capable
administration, working very hard to
have his office fully equal to any Of the
same size, under similar conditions In