The new age. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905, 1906-07-21
AFRO AMERICAN HANDLES MIL
LIONS YEARLY
So Successful as to Elicit Congratu-
lation From Roosevelt.

II it is true, as is often reported,
that President Roosevelt's intention,
in making an Afro-American the inter-
national collector for the Second dis
trlct of New York, was to confound
skepucs as to the capacity of the
race by the spectacle of an Afro
American administering with eminent
success one of the most important Of
fices under the federal government,
then the Presidents intention has
been accomplished to his satisfaction;
Tor he has sent to Hon Charles w.
Anderson letter congratulating him
upon the conduct of his office during
his first year, which has Just been
completed
During the year his Office has been
examined four times by four different
inspectors in the international reve-
nue. service, and each time the office
has been rated No. l. 1t has. there
fore, maintained during the whole
year higher rating than it held
when Mr.. Anderson assumed charge.
This is saying much, for Mr.. Treat,
his predecessor now treasurer of the
United States, was regarded as one
of the best collectors In the country.
Under him the Office was excellently
managed and rated high. Three Of
the inspectors made special reference
in their reports to the personal atten-
ton given by Mr. Anderson to the
business of his Office
Since he has been in Office Mr.. An.
derson has made, in the class exempt
from the civil service. seven appoint
ments, five of which were of Afro
Americans. These include one dep
uty at $3.50 a year, one at $1,40O,
two at $1,000, and lady stenographer
at $1,000
In appointments under the civil
service he has followed not only the
letter but the fundamental intention
of the law, which is to secure the best
men as employees. AS most of us
know, the appointing power is al
lowed to choose from the first three
names on the civil service list. Mr..
Anderson has invariably taken the
first man on the list, and has never
availed himself of his opportunity to
take the second or third. One Afro
American, who headed the list, Mr..
Anderson promptly made gauger.
The Second internal revenue dis
trict of New York, which extends from
the Battery to Twenty-fourth street,
comprises the Wall street and f1nan-
cial section of the city, perhaps the
richest piece of territory of it's size in
the world 1t is not only the seat Of
the greatest bankers, brokers and
business men of the country, but also
contains all Of the largest importers
of champagnes, French brandies, cor
dials, etc, and the greatest importers
of whiskeys, tobacco and Havana and
Porto Rican cigars. Both the tobacco
trust and the whiskey trust have
their headquarters in this district;
the tobacco trust (the American To
bacco Coz paying into the collectors
Office for stamps alone $2,5OO,OOO
yearly. Besides there are nearly 1,5OO
other cigar manufacturers and tobac-
co dealers in the district.
Here also is located Special Bonded
Warehouse No. 2, the largest in
America, containing millions OF dol
lars worth of the finest old liquors.
Coming also under the collectors
supervision are many of the greatest
manufacturing chemists houses In
the country