The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-11
NO PROTESTS
WERE RECEIVED
Negroes Appointed as Rural Mail
Carriers Were Good Men.
PASSED FINE EXAMINATION
RECENT OUTBREAK IN TEN
NEssEE WITHOUT CAUSE.

III ASHINGTON. May 10.-The civil
wv seEvice commission today made
the following explanation of cir
cumstances attending the appointment
to his position Of John c. AHgood, the
Tennessee rural free delivery letter car
rier who has been prevented from per
forming the duties of his Office by the
patrons on his route:
There are five rural free delivery routes
which start at GaIlatin. Tenn There
We're fifteen applicants for positions as
rural letter carriers on the routes. Eight
OF these applicants have been Offered
three declined For route No I Allen 5
DillarQ a white man, made the highest
average and was appointed Feb Is, 1903
20 begin work on March , On Feb %
clined.
Negro Came Next.
The next man on the register was John
G. AllgoOd, the colored carrier who re-
Gently vas compelled to abandon his
route In his report the examiner stated
that AlgoOd would make very accept
able carrier His judgment was based
on his Investigations as to the wishes Of
the patrons of the route under section =
Of the regulations, which provides that
the examination shall further consist OF
a careful inquiry and report by the spe-
Clsl agent or the route inspector of each
competitors acquaintance with the pat
ronS of the route. and the extent TO which
ne has their confidence. his general
character. suita bility and fitness for the
position, and his character and reDuta-
When billiard declined Allgood was ap-
pointed There is nothing in the record
to show that he is colOred nan. nor
4 could this fact have been considered If
the record had shown It
No Protests Filed.
No protests We're filed by any persons
prior to the date Of his appointment He
was appointed on Feb, 26. the dav after
the notice was received of the declination
Of billiard Allgood began work March
], the date the service on bis route
! started, Mr.. Allgood and Mr.. billiard had
made about equal averages so far as the
( scholastic test is concerned. and Mr. Dill
[ lard got the benefit of the first certifi-
cation merely as the result Of the eX-
! animation which showed that he would
! be satisfactory to more patrons than
/ would AHgcod Section of the regula-
1 ttOns gives the patrons ample opportunity
/ TO select their man 'n7smUch as the APP
! pllcant must be a person who has good
reputation in the community. Protests
from patrons in any. case are always con-
{ sidered and investigated by the central
/ received. however, Il Is of course under
/ stood that the applicants are satisfactory
/ TO the patrons of the route
Had a War Record.
For rural route No. .. which starts al
! GaIIatin. Tenn. William H. Franklin re
( ceived the highest rating. Franklin also
I IS q cOlOred man and there never has
( been any complaint whatever as to his
1 accepta biiity to the patrons of his route
! Franklin Is spanish war veteran VIII
an exccIlenI record. As shown by the copy
! OF his discharge on file with his pa ers
I In this case the examiner said that N
his opinion no one could find fault viii
( him and the postmaster stated that h
/ was fully competent
In the case of AllgOOd the eXamina tioT
and investigation was made by a specia
agent whose home Is in Tennessee. and
: who is familiar with the conditions there
! The agent states that while he gave tbs
] preference to billiard in his report h
/ thought AilgOOd would make very salts
/ factory man in case billiard should not ac
! cept the appointment The examinat iOT
for these routes was made as early a.
I May To- 1902. No protest has been received
! in the cases either of Franklin or of All
good.