The San Francisco call., 1904-03-08

tions will be excellent, yes more than excel
lent: they will be superb, but everything seems
to go slow. Impression is you ought to give
your man White dose of ginger or pepper,
or perhaps both would answer better. every
day and see IL you could infuse into him some
of your personal way of dispatching busI-
ness I am inclined TO think it would be
good thing.
Not only is there what seems to be uneces-
5ary delay being had in regard to it, but
Keith is worrying over the fact that he can
not send in his accounts for the last quarter,
Mr. White having told him to hold them back
until these things are adjusted He has al
ready been criticised for slowness in that. mat
ter and he hardly knows what to do II you
can in any possible way supplement my letter
to the Corbin Cabinet Company by peremptory
orders to have the contract filed, so that the
new office can be opened and the old one
closed and the closed up, 1 think you
will relieve the minds of whole lot of people
up here and at the same time the United
States Government unnecessary payment of
rent for two different places. Very truly yours,
E ]. HILL.
July l. 1902.
p. J. Hill, House of Representatives-Sir:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor
of the 9th inst. IN regard TO delay in fitting
up premises for postoffce at Norwalk.
Conn. Assistant Superintendent White has
been directed to give the his immediate
attention. The department will ascertain who
is to blame On the matter and appropriate ac-
1 trust the matter will be settled to your
satisfaction in few days. Very RESPECTFULLY.
Acting First Assistant Postmaster.
Lease WAS QIdWA lOl lCn yCdlCy llOlh
August l, 1902, at 5000 year, all equip
ment being provided by the depart
ment.
Investigation by Inspectors Pendleton
and Birdseye, reported on the 10th Of
October, 1903, discloses the fact that
Congressman Hill owns twenty shares
in the Norwalk Club Company, this
being one twenty ninth of the total
stock.
Speaker Cannon and former Senator
Mason figure in the lease of the build
ing at Wateska, ILL.,, their recommen-
dation in the matter receiving the ap-
proval of the inspector.
OVERMAN'S POLITE OFFER.
Senator Overman is the owner Of the
building in which the postoffice at Sails
bury, n. c., is located. The report says
that on taking his seat as a United
States Senator he offered to surrender
the lease, but the offer was declined
by the Government, it being held that
the lease was not invalidated by his
election as Senator.
In writing George B. Beavers in an
effort to get better quarters for the
postoffice at Nelsonville, Ohio, Repre-
sentative Grosevnor says: Il am
ashamed to look the people of the town
in the face. Can you help me out in
| this matter in any way?"
A recommendation, Suggest Dali
zell," made by Beavers with reference
to the naming Of postofflce in Penn
sylvania is given in the report, but
the conclusion is given that the recon-
mendation evidently was not complied
with, as the Cffice is called FORBES
| Station
The report declares that the files in
the Postoffice Department indicate that
the Office at Tuskegee, Ala, is owned
by Representative Thompson of Ala
bama. The report gives the corre-
spondence between Beavers and Rep
resentative Thompson on his successful
efforts to have the rent allowance in
creased from s24O to $500 annually.
Senator Kearns secured two in
creases in Utah. Six out of the eleven
cases in Virginia are down to the credit
of Representative Swanson, while
Park Agnews name also appears for
others in that State. Senator Foster
and Representatives Cushman and
Jones combined to secure an increased
allowance at Dayton, Wash, from $500
to $500, afterward reduced to $120 and
then increased to 5000. Representative
Cushman alone secured an allowance
of $500 annually for Carbondale, Wash,
which was discontinued on examina-
ton afterward. Senator Elkins and
Senator Scott and Representative Day
ton secured increases for West Vir-
ginia The two cases of increase for
Wisconsin are down to the credit of
former Representative Barney and to
A. W. Machen. Wyoming had one such
increase, to the credit of Senator War
rem. There are accounts of III in
stances in the report where members
of Congress have made recommends
tions in connection with leases of
buildings for postoff1ce purposes. The
history of these transactions occupies
164 pages. of the printed report. An IL
lustration of the nature of these trans
actions may be had by the following
quotation from the report:
| NORwALK Conn.-At Norwalk salary of
! postmaster $1,000; lease of five years at $3.50
per annum including equipment, heat and light
the light being paid for by telegraph Of
flee in the lobby-expred April /. 1902. The
matter of securing a new lease referred
to Assistant Superintendent White.
Upon a carbon copy of a letter to
White, dated January 13, Is the follow
ing Endorsement:
February 10. 1902.-Promised Hill. Member
Congress- fairly reasonable rental and good Of
flee if satisfactory location and building can
! be secured. G. W. b.
February 20. 1902, wire was sent to
Assistant superintendent White at
Boston as follows:
Congressman Hill wants you to meet him at