The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1906-02-22
Mr.. WOOD APPOINTED
Will Remain as PoStmaS-
ter Four More Years.
News Came Monday.

been wondering who would serve
them as postmaster during the
next four years. The com mis-
sion of Postmaster Wood expired
on February 9TH, last, and al
though it was pretty well under
stood that he would be reappOint-
ed the fact that no appointment
was made at the date of the eX
piration of his term caused some
little speculation on the part of
Mr.. Wood and the other two gen
tlemen who were applicants for
the office. as well as among our
citizens generally. All doubt in
the matter was set at rest, how
ever, on Monday afternoon, when
Mr.. Wood received a telegram
from CONGRESSMAN Gambler stat
ing that he had been reappoiuted,
and would remain in charge of
the office at least four years long
er.
That Mr.. Wood has made
faithful and efficient postmaster
no one can deny, He gives the
office his personal supervision,
and patrons are at all times treat
ed cleverly and cOurteOusly,
while the mails are handled as
carefully and as promptly as the
limited clerical force will permit.
Mr.. Wood has been in charge of
the office little more than eight
years, and during this period
COlum bus has advanced rapidly
both in point of population and
in importance as a commercial
center. The receipts of the of
fee have naturally incI eased, and
it's facilities for dispOsing of the
business have also been increas-
ed to some extent, though they
are no. yet what they should be.
During his incUm bency the free
delivery of mail has been inaug
urated, and a branch pOstoffice
has been esta ablished in East Co
lumbus. Mr.. Wood was jealous in
his effort to secure the establish
ment of the branch pOstotfi ce
and the free delivery of mail by
carriers, and the lack of facilities
for handling mail at the postOf-
fee, is due to no fault of his.
Both he and the men berS Of his
clerical force do the best they
can under the existing circum-
stances, but the office is badly
in need Of additional clerks.
There should be man on duty
all night so that mail put in the
office after nine o'clock could be
dispatched on the night trains,
and there should be two addi-
tional clerks for duty during the
day, so that it would not be
necessary to close the stamp.
general delivery and money
order windows while incoming
mails are being distributed.
AS has already been stated in
these columns. Mr.. Wood made
for additions to his
clerical force last July, but the
application, for some unknown
cause, was turned down by the |
postal authorities at Washington.
to the rules of the de |
partment application for addi- |
tional clerks can be made only |
once each year, ana it is under
stood that at the proper time Mr.. |
Wood will again make an effort |
to secure more clerks, and it is
hoped that this time his effort |
will prove successful, for there
can be no doubt of the fact that |
an increased force is badly |
needed.
THE DISPATCH congratulates |
Mr.. Wood upon his reappoint-
ment, and ventures the hope that |
the coming four years will wit
ness as great a growth in the re-
ceipts and as great i'm provement
IN tie facilities of the office for
handling the mails as the past