The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-15
IN STATE LAND OFFICE.
COMMIssIONER-EL CALVERT
NAMES HIS APPOINTEEs.
John l.. Murray. of Friday Harbor'
VIII he chief CIerk-WOrk Of Of
fee said to He Behind and
More Clerk Help II Required.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
NEW wHATCOM, Dec. As. A. Call
vert. land commissioner of this
city, has announced his appointments to
the positions in his control at Olympia
for the next four years as follows:
Chief clerk, John l.. Murray. of Friday
Harbor: bookkeeper, George Hopkins. OF
Olympia; chief engineer, z. !. Andrews,
of Elensburg; assistant engineer. Ed
mund 8. Hincks. of Whatcom abstract
ors w. F. Calvert, of Whatcom, and ].
c. Kennedy, OF Wahkiakum county;
stenographer, Mrs. Clara Van Etten, of
Olympia.
Chief Clerk John Murray is at present
treasurer of San Juan county, and has
also filled the office OF representative and
auditor In the same county. He has
been very active in state politics. and took
an important part In the Republican nomi-
mating convention this fall.
The chief engineer. X. l. Andrews, is at
present county surveyor of Kittitas
county. Bookkeeper George Hopkins for
ten years served deputy auditor and
auditor of Thurston county, and has been
prominent In the politics OF the south
west. +. S. Hincks. the assistant engi-
neer, is a draughtsman of this city. and
Is considered one OF the best in the state
in his line of work. w. #. Calvert Is a
son of the commissioner of public lands
and until recently was in the printing
and stationery business In this city j.
c. Kennedy was a clerk In the land office
under Commissioner Forrest and during
the recent campaign was secretary of the
Republican central committee of Wahkia-
KUN county. Mrs. Van Etten is at pres
ent stenographer for Frank j. Browne
superintendent Of public instruction.
More Help Needed.
Judge Calvert says he has made his
appointments to cover the state as far as
the competency and recommendations of
the applicants made II practicable. No
applications were received from that por-
ton OF the state east of Eilensburg. The
appointments are also made contingent
on the next legislature allowing the same
number of clerks and assistants as at
present Additions to the force are need
ed he says. to properly conduct the work
Judge Calvert has visited the land office
In Olympia. and says that far as he
ts able to judge the present force Us great
ly overtaxed Mr.. Bridges has been forced
advise the legislature to authorize the
employment permanently of at least one
more clerk than the law authorizes at
present
The office Is greatly behind with its
work. and every one wishing to do busi-
ness with the office has to walt his turn
The work of the office. says Judge Cali
vert II increasing every year. II now
more business than any other office. He
predicts that in few years the number
0f clerks must necessarily be increased
TO twelve or fifteen. He will probably
hiiity OF creating a fund which can he
used tn the employment OF extra clerks
II needed and will ask for one or more
additional clerks permanently. The list
OF appointments given above is made out
to the number at present authorized hy
statute.