The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-17
Eight important Routes tn BE Estab-
Iished I'm jefferson County ON the
First of Next Month
PLANS OF S. B. RATHB0NE
MIDDLE DIVISION INSPECTOR To BE
BUSY NEXT FISCAL YEAR.
VIII Install About GOO More Routes
i'm the State-Notes of Inter-
est 20 Indianians.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. March 16-S. Is. Rath-
bone. inspector ia charge of the middle d.
vision of rural free delivery. with head
quarters at Indianapolis. had an extended
conference with Superintendent Machen to-
day. 1t related principally to the proposed
county systems in Indiana. The allotment
of service for the middle division also was
gone over. and the announcement made that
during the next fiscal year about six hum
dred additional routes will be established
in Indiana. The principal work in the
State from now viii be I'm laying out
county services. AT the present rate of es-
tablshment Superintendent Machen esti-
mates that the entire State will be covered
within two years.
The question OF detaching Wisconsin and
Illinois from the Indianapolis division was
incidentally discussed during the conference
between Mr.. Rathbone and Superintendent
Machen. The former is not opposed TO this
proposition, he says it would not result
in the removal of headquarters from In
dianapolis or diminish the Importance OF
the division, which has now more work
than 1t can handle. 1t will be at least a
year before anything will be done in this
connection, as to establish new division
or change those now existing requires au-
thority of Congress. Mr. Rathbone will
leave for Indianapolis tomorrow. In few
years. he said to-day. 1T would become
necessary TO make the State a division by
itself. Rural free delivery service has been
ordered established, April i, in Indiana as
follows:
Brooksburg, jefferson county-Two car
riers; length Of routes, forty-seven miles:
uiation served, LIS; number Of houses on
routes. 237.
Canaan, jefferson County-Two carriers;
| length Of routes. forty-five miles; area
| covered. forty-seven square miles: popula-
| ton served. LBS. number OF houses on
routes, 227; Star Route SslS4 to be discon-
tinued; postoffices at Hicks and Barbers-
vile TO be supplied by rural carriers, mail
Deputy, Jefferson County-Two carriers:
| length of routes, forty-five miles; area COW
cred, forty-seven square miles; population
| served. Lib; number Of houses on routes,
| 223; Star Route $3.50 TO be discontinued:
| postoffices at Wakefield and Graham TO be
supplied by rural carrier; mail TO Deputy.
Dupont, Jefferson County-One carrier:
| length of route, twenty-five miles; area
covered, twenty-three square miles; pcpu-
lation served, 600; number of houses on
route, LOG; postofices at Bigcreek and
Faulkner to be discontinued; Star Route
SSlSO to be discontinued; mail to Dupont;
1 .
| length of route, twenty-four miles; area
| covered, twenty-five square miles: popua-
| ton served. us; number of houses on route.
| Lao; postoffices at Levi, Harroll and Saluda,
| Jefferson county, and Hardy, Scott county,
| to be discontinued; mail for Levi Harron
and Saluda to Hanover; mail for Hardy to
| Lexington.
Kent, jefferson County-One carrier:
length of route, twenty-five miles; area
covered, twenty-five square miles; popula-
| ton served, $50; number Of houses on route.
| lis; Star Route S322s to be discontinued:
postoffice at Swanvile to be supplied by
| rural carrier; mail to Kent.
| Madison, Jefferson County-Additional
| service, two carriers; length Of routes,
forty-seven mills; area covered. forty-eight
square miles; population served. LOIS; NUM-
Der of houses on route, 2o5; postoffice at
Ridpath to be discontinued; mail TO Madi-
| son.
Writ. jefferson Coupty-one carrier:
length OF route, twenty-four miles; area
covered. twenty-four square miles: popula-
ton served, 500; number OF houses on
An additional carrier has been allowed for
service at Madison. Ind, taking effect
| April IL.
John ID. Davis has been appointed regular
| Ind.
The postoffice at Beach Grove, Marion
| county,, Indiana, has been ordered discontin-
| ued Mail will be sent TO Norwood.
William II. Miller has been commissioned
| postmaster at New Salem. Ind, and
Charles b. Jones at Sycamore, Ind.
|
AS the result of an investigation under
the auspices OF the treasury officials a
plan has been prepared. and will be put into
effect in a number of cities throughout the
country. for better safeguarding the public
appropriation OF $4,000 was authorized by
Congress for making the experiment which
is intended to make secure the safes for
| depositing funds and valuable papers In the
| nnhllc buildings bV scheme OF electrical
alarms connecting with the police DEPART
ments. Indianapolis probably will be in
cluded among the cities in which the sys-
TEN will be installed. The investigation
made convinced the treasury officials that
the so-called burglar proof safes in public
buildings far from being burglar proof,
and some striking instances were cited as
| proving that statement, notably the recent
burglary of the Chicago postoffice. which
caused the loss of many thousand dollars
worth of money and stamps The safes VIII
be surrounded by networks OF charged
wires intended TO sound an alarm II the
safes are tempered with after Office hours.
Announcement is made by the civil-ser-
vice Commission that Indiana candidates
for appointment as cadets in the Annapolis
Naval Academy will be examined at the
following places In the State on the third
Tuesday I'm April: Indianapolis. Evansville,
Terre Haute and Fort Wayne.
xxx
Ralph Bamberger. OF Indianapolis. was
admitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court to-day on motion of
Senator Beverage.
There is no truth in the report that Sem
ator Fairbanks contemplates purchasing a
newspaper property in North Carolina The
senator to-day authorized denial that ne
intends making such purchase i'm North
| Carolina or elsewhere.
Mrs. Geralda Potter. of Indiana, en-
ployed in the War Department. has been
| promoted from $500 clerkship TO $500
| NUYNECE DrrnDrr unvvcanr