Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-17

offices, New Hampshire with y. Yer
mont with 10, Massachusetts with 70.
Rhode Island with 8, and part of Con-
nccticut with la total of 1873.
The second, having headquarters at
New York City, contains an
area of 5O,47S square miles, u
population of S.SS?,6i7. and en-
braces New York, with 1OI Off
ces, part of Connecticut with 13, and
part of New Jersey with pa total OF
al.
The third, having headquarters at
Philadelphia, contains an area of 52,101
square miles and a population Of 1908,
49,, and embraces Pennsylvania, with
| 105 offices, Delaware with =, and part of
New Jersey with ga total of 1876.
The fourth, having headquarters at
| Washington, contains an area of 123,-
| 80 square miles and Il population of
| 6.113,556. and embraces Maryland with
! Z offices Virginia with II, West Vir-
ginia with Il, North Carolina with II.
| and the District of Columbia with l.
a total OF 81.
The fifth, having headquarters at
!
| square miles and population of 9,4S5,
| 1f6, and embraces South Carolina, with
offices. Georgia with IA. Florida with
9, Alabama with 10, Mississippi with .,
| and Tennessee with la total of 81.
| The sixth, having headquarters at
| Cincinnati, contains an area of 1860
square miles and Il population of S.S21-
| $50, and embraces Ohio with 73 Offices
Indiana with IS, and Kentucky with IS
| "a total Of 144
The seventh, having headquarters at
| Chicago. contains an area of 131 1897
| square miles and Il population of 7.417,-
9G1, and embraces Wisconsin with SO
| Offices, Michigan with SO, and part Of
| Illinois with ga total of 123.
The eighth. having headquarters at
| st. Paul, contains an area of 35S, 565
square miles and n population of s.,
| 017.263, and embraces Minnesota with
10 offices. South Dakota with ., North
Dakota with 5, Nebraska with II and
| Iowa with ia total of 90.
| The nirth having headquarters at
st. Louis. contains an area Of 31O,393
square miles and a population of g.
| 212.722, and embraces part of Illinois
with % Offices. Kansas with 81, Mis-
souri, with 20, oklahoma with Z, Indian
Territory with 3, and Arkansas with 8
"A total of 1oI.
The tenth, having headquarters at
New Orleans. contains an area Of 307,-
10 square miles and population Of
| 4,43O. 335, and embraces Louisiana with
offices, and Texas with Ga total of
SO.
The eleventh, with headquarters at
Denver, contains an area of $3.50
square miles and population Of ,c27,-
Offices. Utah with 4. Colorado with 16,
Arizona with 4, and New Mexico with
ga total of 80.
The twelfth, with headquarters at
Portland, Or, contains an area Of 39l,-
040 square miles and population Of
1.436.740, and embraces Washington
with 10 offices. Oregon with s. Idaho
with 4. and Montana with ga total Of
81.
The thirteenth, with headquarters at
| San Francisco, contains an area OF
:e5.720 square miles and population
! of 1,J27,3S3, and embraces California
with "a offices. and Nevada with "a
total of Sc.
N 1t will he noted that, the farther the dis
tricts move from the great centres of
population the larger becomes their area,
the smaller the proportion of inhabitants.
and the less then number of offices. This
is due to the need of keeping the area of
the districts down to the point where cor
respondence between the auxiliary secre-
taries and their district secretaries would
not have long distances to travel each
way, or applicants be compelled to wait
too long for their news from local head
quarters. Under the new system man
who wishes to be a clerk in the post office
at Kansas City. for instance. applies to
the auxiliary there for an application
blank. This is given him, together with
an envelope addressed to the district sec
retary at St. Louis. From St. Louis he
gets his acknowledgment and further in
str1ctions as to when he is to appear at
Kansas City for examination. etc. After
his ordeal his papers are forwarded by the
AUXILIARY secretary to the district Secre-
tary at St. Louis, who sends them to
Washington to be marked, and then fur
n;shes the candidate with the statement
Of his percentage and rating, and makes
his certitioation when the time arrives.
Unless some unforeseen problem arises in
h;s case, all that the Washington head
CHARTERS will know of it is when 1t re-
ceiyes his papers for marking, and later