The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-02

The Importance OF Seattle as mail dis
tribating point, and Of Spokone. about
which considerable new country has re-
Gently been opened up. has uesa astesied
in the instailAae ~ In each OF tho two cttias
Of chief clerks to. II. II Thran, saperin-
headquarters OF San Francisco. Ii was
due TO the efforts OF Superln .endent Tnrali
that the district VAS cf.I into three dlvis-
ions-one al Portland one at Seattle and
the other ats Sro1GApe-With A chief clerk
in each. Heretsfore tie Headquarters
have been in Portland under the super
vision Of one chief clerk.
As the country In the vicinity of The
three principal cities. especially Seattle.
was being rapidly opened up the work was
too much for one man, consequently the
department acceded TO the wishes of Su-
perintenden. Thrail. and yesterday two
new men were installed, r. A. Whiting,
who has been on the run from Spokane to
Tacoma. fer Seattle, and Homer A. Elweii.
who has been holding down the run from
Seattle 10 Portland, going to Spokane.
C. NJ. Cotterman, assistant superintend-
ent or the railway mail service, installed
Mr.. Cotterman was chief clerk In Port
land and handled the entire business of The
district. The Seattle Il international Rail
way Company has offered TO fix up the lit
depot for offices for M. Whiting and a
transfer clerk who will be given him.
The offices will be handsomely fitted up.
and because of their proximity TO the
be we'll suited for the purpose.
Chief Clerk Whiting will have full charge
OF the transportation OF mails for the en-
tire district west OF Spokane on the Ncrth-
ern Pacific and all Total roads running into
Seattle. He must keep a record Of the
manner in which the mails are handled.
adjust difficulties, supervise the work Of
the railway postal clerks, etc. The as
signment OF lines TO be under his super
vision is.
Carbonate and Gate r. p. O.. Northern
s.nfr nd Z, u ~
Northern Pacific, centralia and South
Bend II. r. O.. Northern Pacific: Hamilton
and Anacorses X. r. o. Seattle & North
ern; Juneau and kadiak II. +. o.. steam
ship; La Conner and Seattle r. p. O.: New
Whatcom and Anacorsss r. r. o.. steam
ship: New Whatcom and Seattle r. T. O.
& International railway: Port Townsend
ard Seattle r. F. @, steamship; Seattle
and pyea z. P. O.; Seattle and Neah Bay
r T. o; Seattle and Portland r, p. O..
r. p. @. steamship. Seattle and Union
Il. p. o. steamship: Sitka and Unaiaska
r. F.; O, steamship; Spokane and Tacoma
Whatcom and Seattle r. r. o., Great
Northern railway: Sumas and Seattle r.
J.. O., Seattle International: Ballard and
Seattle railway. electric: Green Lake and
Seattle, electric, I.atona and Seattle cleo
trie: Lowell and Everett electric: New
WhatcoTn and Fairhaven. electric: Oiym-
pia and Tenino railroad. Port Townsend
ssli hSt u AAditNdS Ny ifsbid ttiN
railroad, electric: Port Townsend and
oulcene railroad Port Townsend South
ern; Renton and Franklin railroad, Column
ha g. P1get Sound. Seattle and Newcastle
railroad. Columbia 4 Puget Sound. Seat
tie and Renton railroad electric; Seattle
and South Park electric. South Tacoma
Station and fiCsmer Junction railroad
electric: Tacoma ana Home Addition Sta
tion railroad. electric, Tacoma and Mid
land railroad. electric. Tacofna and Span
away railroad, Tacoma Il Columbia rail-
way: Tacoma and Steiiaeoon railroad.
electric.
The foregoing list which is the largest
o. either ot the ether districts. includes
mails handled by regular railway postal
clerks. puTsers on steamers conductors
on branch railroads and street car con-
duct nTs.