Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-31
CAPITAL CHAT.
How Uncle Sam Conducts Ac'
counts With POStmaSterS.
Winterport to Have a Rural Free De-
livery Route, Feb. |.
Something About Former Maine Man. .Recep.
ton 10 Maine People. Feb. "a.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 30-(SpeciaD
Even 10 the utterr3st farthing Uncle
sam reckons with his postmasters,
whether they preside over great offices
like those at Portland and Augusta or
al the humblest crossroads in the
STATE. Legitimate claims for hundreds
of thousands of dollars may be held
M before Congress for quarter of a
century and then fail but little ac-
counts between the government and
postmasters are righted at the cost of
vast deal of routine.
For instance. the last estimate of
deficiencies. forwarded to Congress by
the Secretary of Treasury. contains a
request for an appropriation of AZ
cents for j. w. NORM, postmaster at
Embden Center. This is fourth
class office located way up over the
Dunbar hills which are steep as a
mountain side. In fixing up Postmas-
ter Morin's accounts for the second
quarter of 1900 the bookkeepers at the
Department undercredited him to the
extent of AZ cents and now all the
rigamarole of formal appropriation
must be gone through TO get the money
drawer and take out the forty-two
cents. as business man could do He
mnst get the authority of Congress to
nav it out. And undoubtedly when the
general deficiency bill passes it will
include an appropriation of AZ cents for
Mr.. NORM. When both houses have
agreed to the bill and il has received
the Presidential signature the post
master general will have authority to
send Mr.. NORM a warrant for forty
two cents.
There are three other postmasters in
Maine who must wait for the same
routine to get what is due them but
the amount in each instance is more
than in Mr.. Morin's case. Cyrus ].
Hall. the postmaster at Hall Quarry.
Me-, has s4.l9 coming to him because
his compensation for the second quar-
Ter of 1900. C. H. Eastman. late post
master at Millinocket Me-. who was
lately appointed postmaster there by
the President, the rank of the office
having been raised because of it's
phenomenal growth, is entitled to
s30.57 extra compensation because his
accounts We're underestimate that
amount for the fourth quarter of 1899
Again Postmaster F. G.. Pinkham of
South Harpswell. Me-, has SILT com
ing to him from the government be-
cause of compensation undercredited
during the second quarter of the year
1900. All these gentlemen are sure to
get their money in due season for Con-
gress will appropriate the amount due
each before the close of the session.
Representative Burleigh has been
informed that a rural free delivery
route will be established at Winter
port, Waldo county, on Feb. l. The
postoffice department has issued a
bulletin in which it says the length of
the new route will be q 15-16 miles
long. serving a population of 613. liv-
ing in 146 houses scattered over an
area of 10 square miles.
The Naval Appropriation bill, which
has just passed the House. contains n
provision for the construction of a
fireproof building for offices and head
quarters of the Marine Corps in this
city at a cost of $4,000. The new
building was authorized at the re-
quest of Brig. Gen. Charles Haywood,
the commandant, a native of Water
vile, Me-. by whom the building will be
occupied when it is completed. Gen.
Haywood has been the head of the
Marine Corps during its wonderful
development and growth into one of
the most important and probably the
best trained military branches of the
government. He has been instru-
mental, more than any one man, in
making the corps what it is. so that
the business of the commandment has
grown from that of mere bureau
officer to the business of a great de-
partment demanding modern and en-
larged quarters.
Gen. Haywood is we'll known to
many prominent people in Watervllle-
He has property interests there and
makes one or two visits every year to
the university city on the banks of the
Kennebec.
The Society of the Sons and Daugh-
tiers of Maine have decided to hold
their reception to the noted Maine
people in the National Capitol on Feb
a. AS already stated extensive prep
arations are being made for the event
which, as will be seen, is to take
place on st. Valentines day.
The passage of the bill through Con
gress to establish lobster hatchery II
Maine gave some of the statesmen
chance for joke Mr.. Littlefeld struS
gled with the bill before the House oil
several occasions before he finally go
unanimous consent for its passage. Far
ticularly the gentlemen from the lnterio
states who knew nothing about lobster
as a delicacy. except the land variety
and who did not appreciate the extent o
the industry along the coast of Maine
had to have their joke at Mr. Littleheld
expense They said much as wa
proper on the floor. when the bill was u
and they joked Mr. Littlefield unmerci
fully about il in the cloakrooms. In
Senate is a little more dignliled abou
such matters and Senator Hale ruShe
the bill through there without any rail-
lery.
The interest in the enterprise. however
is not confined to Maine. for all the NeN
England states and the states as ia
south as Delaware. will watch the sue
cess of the enterprise with keen intereS
The government now matches Holsters b
hundreds of millions but the industry
still in its infancy and the work has bee
done largely as side issue at the MS
culture stations located at Gloucester an
Woods Hole Mass The expectation !
That the new hatchery will be located l
Lincoln county but that is not yet cef
tain. 1t will be somewhere in the Secon
congressional district at a spot centrail
located for distribution. Up to the pres
eht time there has been difficulty 4
transporting the eggs and the young 10.
sterS for long distances by rail. 1t WI
take year to get the new hatchery !
lot