Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-14
CAPITAL CHAT.
Adjournment Likely About
First of july.
New R. F. D. Route from WateryiIle,
Me-, Julyl.
Other Routes Asked For.--Maino Civil
Service Examinations.

washington, d. C., May 12.-(SpeciaD.
Inc establishment of rural free de-
| IlFeIy routes is proceeding SLOWLY
these days. The appropriations are
snort, I'll the new fiscal ycar il ushered
in and then the Postofficc Department.
is swamped with apple. lions. Every
one of the four Congressional districts
OF Maine has numerous applications on
file and the special agent is unable to
get the time to promptly investigate
all the applications.
However, a few aDulications are re-
ceiving attention ifom the Third dis
trict. General superintendent A. w.
Machen, Of the rural free delivery di-
vision, has written 70 cX-Gov Burleiph
about the request Of a. r. Devereaux.
OF East Lamoine, Ne, who wanted the
application for route there taken IN
as early as possible. This request Of
Mr.. Devereaux was enforced by an
other request from Gov. Burleigh to
Whom Mr.. Machen writes as follows:
IN reply to your request that the mat
ter be taken up for the earliest possi-
bic settlement, l beg to state that the
matter has been brought to the atten-
ton Of the special agent in charge OF
rural service in Maine. with instruc-
ions to comply with your wishes at
the earliest practical time"
GOV. Burlelgh also wrote recently to
First Assistant Postmaster General
r. ]. Wynne, regarding a rural free
delivery route out OF Penobscot Me.
Mr. Cushman transmitted n map and
other papers pertaining to the route
proposed. In answer to that Mr..
Wynne writes GOV. Burleigh that the
papers will be referred to the special
agent in charge Of the Eastern division
for investigation and report. Some
thing of the magnitude to which the
rural free delivery service has grown
is shown by the fact that this letter to
Gov. Burleigh bears the words: Case
No. 63.774'
The long delay in getting a settle
ment from the government, for money
legally due, is illustrated in a bill
which Senator Kean, Of New Jersey.
tavorabiy reported to the Senate few
days ago in favor of a former resident
Of the kennebec valley. Back il 1852
Alvin M. Ryerson was a resilient OF
Skowhegan, Me. The recruiting off,
GERS for the Twenty third Maine regi-
ment came along and tried TO catch up
Mr.. Ryerson, who had a defective eye
lid, which he could not close over his
eye. The dust and such things
bothered him immensely and ii was out
of the question for him to attempt
army service. The physicians, how
ever, would not accept his word and
insisted that the eye might, after all,
be in good condition. Later the ply
stefan had proof that caused him to
change his mind but in the meantime
Mr.. Ryerson had paid $500 as commu-
tation to the draft officers. They tried
to get the money back but Mr. Ryerson
has never seen the color of the green
backs since.
Senator Frye took the matter up
some two years ago and is trying to
have bill passed by Congress to pay
Mr.. Ryerson, now q resident Of Au-
burn, what the government unjustly
took from him. He has the bill favor
ably reported to the Senate and there
is some hope Of its becoming law.
Mrs. Willis Wing. who has been here
this winter with her husband, returns
to Manchester Maine, this week.
Her brothers, DIR. 3. +. Sleeper, of
Boston, formerly of Winthrop, and Mr.
accompany her.
service examinations in Maine ere
long. Bangor, Bath, Belfast, Castine,
Eastport, Houlton, Machias, and
Portland are to have civil service ex-
July II, but these are only
for the purpose of establishing eligi-
BILE lists from which to select customs
employees. There are said to be but
few vacancies in Maine and few pro-
spective vacancies, so that those VINO
pass the examinations do not stand IN
Immediate prospect of employment.
There will also be civil examinations
May 28. in Auburn. and Augusta, ana
Nav 81, at Bangor and Bar Harbor to
recruit the eligible lists from which
postal clerks and letter carriers viii be
chosen for the cities named.
Although the government requires
thousands of additional employees an
nua1ly the great bulk of them are need
ed in the postal service. for the various
postoffces throughout the country. In
recent years the postal service has
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