The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-15
BIG SHAKE-UP IN
20. department
Announces Sweeping
Changes i'll Reorganization
Of His Force.
(Dy Associated PressO

(By Associated Press0
z WASHINGTON, y. c.. November IL
Posttnastcr- General Cortelyou has just is
sued an order OF far reaching Importance.
redishibuting the duties OF the -FOUR AS
sistaIt postinasters General. and hfectlRS
the entire postal service, II IL as folloVs:
1T Is hereby ordered that the dlvlSlop
or appointments, division OF pohus ana
commissions and the division OF ciN 1ree
dellVery heretofore under the supGrVisloii
OF the Fourth Assistant Postina'Ser-Gen-
crfil, be transferred and assgnAI 10 the
First Assistant Postinaster- GGneral; that
the division OF money Orderly, heretofore
under the supervision of the, First Assist
ant Postmaster General. Nc transferred
and assigned to the Third Assistant Post
naster-Gencral; that tho division OF flies,
and records under the supervision OF the
Third Assistant PSsthiaster-Gencral, be
abolished. and Its personnel and work as-
signed to the Office OF the chief clerk of
that bureau; that the Office OF the t0pog-
rapher, heretofore under the supervision
OF the Postmaster eneral and the d.
vision OF dead letters and the division OF
postoiilce supplies, heretofore under the
supervision of the First Assistant Post
master-Crncrnl, be transferred and as
signed to the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
general; that the division superintendents.
the rural agents and the clerks Mt division
headquarters. rural free delivery service.
heretofore under the supervision OF the
Fourth Assistant PostInnster-General. be
transferred and assigned TO tho PostrDas-
ter General division OF postoii!ce inspec-
tors and mail depredations). and that nj!
clerks In the department engaged in hand
ling supplies and IN the work incident
thereto. be transferred and assigned to
duty In the division supplies office OF the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Ge General
This order will carry into effect on De-
cembcr LIST n plan the Postmnster-G General
has been pcrfectlng for the reorganiza-
ton OF the Postotiire Department, with
the object Of consolidating the work and
grouping together relnted subjects In one
bureau. Thus, by taking the Division OF
Appointments. the Division OF Bonds and
Commissions and tho Division OF City
Delivery from the Fourth Assistant and
giving them TO the First Assistant, the
latter official Will have under his imme-
diate supervision the entire personnel OF
the postoFces throughout tho country.
Including postmasters, assistant post
masters. clerks and carriers except rural
carrcrg), and u great deal OF needless
correspondence between the two bureans.
with serious delays In action arising from
q division OF authority. will bc avoided.
master General viii continue TO have
charge Of the great subject OF the tranS-
pcrtation OF the mails and while It's di.
vision organization is not affected. the
transfer To the First Assistant POST
master General Of the control of the
rpoyement OF malls within the jurisdiction
of the larger postonices Is contemplated
under the 8order.
The office of the Third Assistant POST
G eneral is affected by thctranS-
FER 10 ii of the Division OF Money Orders
from the Office OF the First assistant
The Third Assistant already has the
stamp Division. the REGISTRY Division.
ana the Division OF Postal Finance. and
the addition OF the -.4oney Order Division,
will bring the principal revenue pro-
ducIng branches Of the department under
one head The Division OF Files and Re-
cords in this office is abolished, and Its
personnel and work are assigned TO me
chief clerk Of the bureau. making that
officials duties conform to those or sim
liar positions IN the other bureaus.
While the office OF Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General has had taken from
it the preparation of cases TOT the ap-5
nointment OF postmasters. II gains IN
h,ving transferred to 1t the division OF
dead letters division OF postofficc sup
niles. ana the topoEraphcr's Office IL
vii continue TO have the rural free do
livery service, the growth OF which IN
recent years has been phenomenal and
It Is here that much can be done IN tho
direction Of improved service ana eco
nomics Of administration. In being re-
lieyed of the immense task OF the aP--8
pointment and bonding Of post masters
and the supervision of the city Tree de-$
livery service, the fourth assistant can
devote a larger share of attention 20
his newest and, In some respects, most
important branch of the postal service.
The chief postofrice inspector N addl-A
lion TO the supervision of the Inspectors
will hereafter have charge OF theF rural
agents, who, es members OF me ihVesli-
eating force OF the department, can Win
great advantage be assigned to the div
sion of inspectors.
The division Of supplies Is being r-
organized and enlarged, so as % embrace
all of the supply work OF thsg
department. $50
The order also involves change In the
,,.mes of several divisions so as to se-3
,rre uniformity and simplicity OF desig-&
nation ~
Under the reorganization secured ny
he acknowledgements order tho broad
plan upon which the departments work Is
now allotted may be stated briefly as
follows:
1oostuast -General-Direction and SUI
r,eryision of the postal service; First As
,istant Postmaster General = Postofrics
personnel and management; Second AZ
sistant Ioostmast or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ton of tho nails Third Assistant POST
master Gcneral-Postal finance; FOURTH
Assistant Postmaster -General-Rural tree