The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-31
Stswart to Assume His
h Dutles u Postmaster.
.,.rAxr oolkErr REMAINS.
I 800 II me Personnel Of the
\ -srs. stewart IL Satisfied
s.k ~ A9airs o. He Finds
uen. Mssm Grained Over
SrsStnsat Accorded By
-. p,es,asnss AdniAistration.

s.r.aal transfer Of the Seattle post
iSsS 6oS Gen. Gilbert s. Meem 20 ueoIke
Sxwart will take place TODAY Anu
.SSE fke latter will be In entire cnarge
4 sSs locAl postal administrator. MI
;S'Srs pent yesterday at the once ss.-
E f6tfor acquainted with the oelaals
W ~ bperaticn. The transfer papers ~
" 1snsd this afternoon ana sens On y
iSirStoA There VIII pe no cran ~,
1S p6rsonnel q the fcrce. ~; =. Io'-
~ Is assistant postmaster. WI Ds II
71s6 b thaa position, ana g .ne o.nes y
+ ~ rn1sr The civil service they cannoI. %
sSe b changed without, cause sven =
= d. ss~~srt said yesterday afternoon:
- S..ss Srun6 the affairs Of the once In
B y " s~csIlSnt condition that there IL no
r. .Sstss an my part to make any
is szSSss Everything seems to have been
Y r.. 1922 MN flne system. and It 10 not
~ a di6icult to get acquainted with
Z W. SsSsi1n ~ I had expected / am, there
Y "A -s1i coutent to let things g6%on a.
s fsvs ana hope to maintain tho Of
y y :s u IL same high standard It seems
NJ occupied during Gen. Meem's
ID ravinr the post which he has held
- 100 May, 1885, Gen. Meem takes
hIm me kindsst memories Of the
;ss5 issorIf he has received from the nation
u 52uinl1tf6tion, a. well a. the relations
~ kays existed between him and the
f2Sl employees. II am. Of course. sorry
1ft6r these connections, which have
S1S entirsiy pleasant" he said. "but
i{61 III crrtent over the memories that
~ aIvarsf exist. have not word OF
S11caiuf 10 utter. either regarding the
1{ment received from the people In
office o. from the Department ct
2GSinSfon. IN fact, cordially appreci
I w ~ Indy treatment OF the admins
iiiibn n permitting me to live out my
11i11icn, and for the courteAes extend
u which have been numerous.
Z w ~ a. I am able to learn, there has
~ 10 charge against me IN the depart.
Snt It washington, and from good
SSlAMity I have understood that fewer
6nplaints have been made against this
ms than any hrst-class one west of the
l1IhSsippi river, which was surprising
q sn office Of such large business located
4 ths extreme Northwestern section Of
Assistant Postmaster CoIkett, who has
"a direct charge of the details Of the
G3ce, and was brought into close rela-
nns With government officials, fully in
lRed all that Gen. Meem said regarding
- ueAtmeul VI tuo NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. anu
~ Il seemed to him that the head offio-
~ were well acquainted with all the
loo6s and merits OF Seattle. II have found
IN knowing our needs 50 WE'LL" he said,
nat h correspondence 1t was necessary
hohly call their attention to neritorious
ntsn6lons We required to get them"
Cen Meem will remain in Seattle at
1ladng to his private interests. II had
hteaded going to Washington city to re-
m acquaintance with some OF my old
.&jsnds there he said, "but find Seattle
't3pWing 20 raSidly that cannot afford to
ieayA and 20 shall remain here to particle
pato n the development Of the city,