The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-12
CORRUPT AND
INEFFICIENT
More Scandal Connected With
the POstOffCs Department
An INVESTIGATION ORDERED
VERY FEW INSIDE FACTS HAVE
LEAKED OUT.
An INVESTIGATION ORDERED

EY7AsHlNGTON. April u.-There
w were two important developments
today in the investigation Of the
affairs of the postofice department The
hrst was the films Of charges that adj
vance information has been furnished
20 wagon manufacturers regarding
rural routes. and the other was the is
suance of an order 20 Postmaster Van
colt OF New York directing him TO hold
mp am OF the promotion and extra clerk
allowance cases recently announced for
The New York service for the next fiscal
year
Fresh charges were filed by a vest
ern establishment engaged In the nam
uiacture of vehicles alleging that COM
peting houses had received the benefit
ut advance Information regarding rural
Tree delivery routes and the appoint
uent of rural free delivery carriers.
Charges Filed.
The charges alIege that the complain
Ing company upon the announce
ment of the appointment of rural
carriers, gave instructions 70 their
gotlate with them for the sale of tue
wagons, buggies or other vehicles for
use iu performing the postal service.
and that I'M a number Of cases citel the
agents made reply that the carriers
had previously procured their outfits,
sometimes. IL is asserted. several weeks
before. lt is also alleged that in one
instance cited IA representative Of a
certain factory was accompanied on the
route by the regular carrier thereof,
the latter advising and urging the sale
of the articles offered by the CONNER
cial representative. The compliments
say in the charges that the conditions
cited "sayor of the star route methods
or twenty or twenty-five years ago"
Little Allowed to Leak Out.
When the attention of Acting POST
master General Wynne was called TO
these charges he refused to discuss
them. but admitted that they had been
He'd and would De- turned over 20 the
inspectors FOR consideration
An order issued to5GS by Acting
Postmaster General Wynne directs the
postmaster at New York TO withhold
any action on the promotions and other
allowances recently ordered. and 10 re-
turn certain of these cases. The fun
ust OF promotions % be made I'm the
New York Office viii not be finally made
up until the cases are thoroughly In
Nesugated. Postmaster Vancott will
De held responsible for any promotions
that he endorses and any not endorsed
by him In the usual way win not be al
lowed TO go through. There were sew
enty-siX promotions and an allowance
of 300 additional clerks at $500 per an
num-
Check System.
Ia connection with the investigation
am apparently routine order Of the act
ing postmaster general issued today re-
garding the initiating of mail is sig
nihCaut The order directs that here
after chiefs OF divisions and bureaus
shall check by initials the mail which
has 20 be passed upon by the first as
sistant postmaster general and that
none OF these shall have the ri=ht To-
delegate to clerk or any person the
right TO use such initial ia checking
communications. This action is intend
"a 20 hold the person afiXing the initial
10 a responsibility for the paper so
checked instead of permitting an off,
cIal 90 let another adix his signature
with the possible disclaimer Of such
paper on the ground that it was signed
By another.