Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-06
WHOLE POSTAL SYSTEM
TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED
BY GEN. PAYNE.
Inquiry Into ALI the Big Offices in the
Country to Put Them on
Business Basis.

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investigation according to the announce
ment of Postmaster General Payne today
until the whole postal system has been
completely overhauled in the way OF IN
quiry and reorganized in the way OF up-to-
date business methods.
Mr.. Payne announced his determination
to begin an inquiry into the methods OF
conducting the Offices at New York. Chi
cago, Boston, San Francisco and other
large cities just as soon as the present in
vestigation into the affairs Of the Post Of
flee Department in this city had been con-
cluded.
To Reorganize the Whole System.
The reason for making the Investigation
of the big city offices is declared to be for
the purpose of reorganizing the whole
postal system of the country. and the work
initiated in the city offices is to be carried
on down the line until everything coming
under the head of a post Office has been
reached and overhauled.
This larger work. Mr.. Payne said, was
what he had in mind when he asked and
obtained an appropriation of $4,000 for in
yeStigating purposes in the last Post once
appropriation bill. Just how the new line
of inquiry will be conducted has not YET
been determined upon, but it will doubtless
be carried on by the regular inspectors OF
the Office. There is a possibility, however,
that a commission may be appointed Tor
the purpose of completely overhaul1ng the
postal service. Mr.. Payne indicated that
owing to the vastness Of the task he was
to undertake the work could not be COM
pleted until sometime next year.
There were no developments In the IN
vestigation now being conducted by Fourth
Assistant BriStOw today.
Mr.. Tulloch's Reply.
A reporter for The Star called upon Mr..
Tulloch, former cashier Of the city post
Office at his residence in Forest Glen to-
day. Mr.. Tulloch had just received the re-
quest Of Postmaster General Payne for a
statement bearing on the interviews Mr..
Tulloch had given the press touching the
conduct of the post office during his tenure
of Office.
Mr.. Tulloch will Immediately begin the
preparation of his statement for Mr.. Payne,
and promises to have it ready tomorrow
Il am very glad to make the statement
to the Postmaster General in substantial ton
of what 1 have publicly said,'' Mr.. Tulloc,l
remarked. But / hardly think 1t proper
under the circumstances to indicate the
nature Of my reply, at least until 1t has
been placed in the hands Of the Postmaster
General
Mr.. Tulloch is entirely disinterested per-
sonally in the outcome of the Investigation
but If light is being sought regarding the
conduct of the Office he feels now he
did when an employee of the department
that it is his duty for the good of the gov
eminent to give it the benefit of his knowl-
edge.
Initiated by Mr.. Payne.
Particular emphasis was laid on the fact
by the Postmaster General in his interview
with newspaper men last night, that the
present investigation was contemplated and
really initiated by him last winter. Today
he went even farther, and said that the
reorganization of the whole service was
also contemplated at that time.
Mr.. Loud, former chairman of the House
committee on post offices and post roads,
took pains to substantiate Mr.. Payne in
these statements by preparing a statement
for publication in the morning papers on
the subject.
Representative Jenkins of Wisconsin ar
rived In Washington today direct from his
state, and went Immediately to the Post
Office Department. After consultation
with Mr.. Payne. which was granted to the
chairman of the judiciary committee of the
House. Mr.. Jenkins declared that he had
no news whatever on the post Office investi-
cation