New-York tribune., 1905-11-15
POSTOFFICE REORGANlZED
Postmaster General Institutes Er-
tensiUe Reforms.
From The Tribune Bureau. J

From Tribune Bureau
Washins ston, Nov. 1.-THE Postmaster GeneI al
has quietly completed thorough reorganization
of the entire Postofice Department, which VIII go
into effect December L The necessity OF sucn re-
organization has long been obvious to those IN
position closely to the workings of this de-
partment, and it's accomplishment on the thorough
and comprehensive lines laid down by MI Corteisou
promises much in the way of increased eihclehcS'
expedition of service and saving Of what railway
men term ''lost motion.
Notable in the organization are the touo"-
ing The grouping of everything affecting post
Offices from the appointment Of the postmaster 70
the control OF the movement of the mails "i1hin
the jurisdiction of the larger offices, unoer ths
First Assistant; the conhning Of the duties OF te
Second Assistant to all transportation OF the mais
other than that which within the jurisdlcnon
of the larger Offices: the transfer of the Money
Order Division to the Third Assistant, VINO al
ready controls the registry system and all otler
revenue producing sources of the department; the
transfer to the Fourth Assistant of the topographic
division which is chiefly engaged in making maps
for the rural free delivery service already uhcer
the control Of the Fourth Assistant and tne cen
traIization of all supply divisions under MS con-
troll
While the abolition of the somewhat iudicrous
spectacle OF the registry and order DIVISIONS
resorting species of competition more suitapie
to petty business competitors than to branches OF
the government service, and the centfanzsaoh OF
all supplies under single head responsible 10 the
Fourth Assistant will constitute the most hoLcs-
able improvement which will Immediately follow
the reorganization, numerous others. less OBVIOUS
regarded certain to be effected by the new
arrangement.
The arrangement Will be put in operation ny
the following order, which will be issued by the
Postmaster General tomorrow morning;
IT is hereby ordered that the Division of Appoint
ments, Division of Bonds and Commissions, and
the Division of City Free Delivery. heretofore IN
master General be transferred and assigned to the
First Assistant Postmaster General; that the Dlvls
of (fTGH
vision of the First Assistant Postmaster General
Postnaster General that the Division OF Files and
Records under the supervision of the Third Assist
ant Postmaster General, De abolished ana lts Per
sonnei ana work assignee to the 8ce @ OF fd the on el
Tapher EeretoIore uhaST me fi5, of DeaS
s9 Gsner tb vson sRd te o Posoe Supplies
heretofore under the supervision OF the Hlrs5 5
assigned to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen;
era that the division supeTlntendenIs & Ine + rt @ 81
Rural Free Delivery Service, heretofore under the
pera s 6i re ana assgned to the Post
master General division of Postof1iee INSPECTORS
department engaged in handling supplies ana bd IN
the work incident thereto be Il nI ane
of the Fourth Assstant Pos4nasteT Gfasral aqq
5hsf hs the h. @ oTgani5aaon goos OF the P0s'0n'e
once Of the Postmaster GeneraICCnier. clerk 1,s
private secretary Assistant Attorney Genera o PuF
chasing agent. chief inspector lDivision OF F9st
office 1nspectors). appointment clerk disours1ns
Office Of the First Assistant PostmasteT General
-
Commissions Division of Salaries and Allowances
Division of City Delivery. Division OF Correspond
,,..--as.o- rev,
eral-Division OF Railway Mail Service. Liylslon
of Foreign Mails. Division of Railway ADJUST
ments Division of Contracts. Division Of lnspec-
ton Division of Equipment. -,,
Offe of the Third Assistant Postmaster 19sio Geasra
Division of Finance. Division of Stamps, DIVISION
of Money Orders Division Of Registers Maos ans
OHice of the Fourth Assistant POSTMASTER Zen
e--aJ-Division of Rural Delivery, DIVISION OF sup
niles Division of Dead Letters Division OF iopos-
raphy. ,.u.oes.. r,.,,rtr,ert ara
hereby amended in conformity with the foregoing
transfers and designations ~
T1is order is TO take effect DeceTnbeC / I9l3
mo " GEORGE B. CORTELYOU
Postmaster General
1rnder the Reorganization secured by the Post
r,sster Generals order the broad plan upon which
+ne departments work is now allotted may be
summarized follows:
Postmaster disqualification and supervision OF
the postal service. r,.-..a..
First Assistant postmaster Ieisi dr. OS''iif"o
personrel and MANAGEMENT $780,, -rS-,~.
Second Assistant postmaster IeneI dlA ioi'9
portation of the mails -, r,.,
finance. -,.~..- r,.,.r.I ru-a1 frea
delivery and miscellaneous postal business.