Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-06
TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION.
James E. White, Superintendent Of
the Railway Mail Service.

James E. White for sixteen years gen.
eral superintendent of the railway mail
service, has rendered his resignation. Gen
eral Superintendent Whites action, which
was wholly voluntary, was based on the
fact that his health is impaired to such
an extent as to make 1t impossible for
him further to perform the duties of his
office with that force and activity essential
to the best management Of the service.
In letter to General Superintendent
White. Postmaster General Cortelyou &C
cepted the resignation. with regret and
paid tribute to him for the high state of
efficiency to which he had brought the
railway mail service. The resignation will
take effect February A.
1t is understood that Capt and Mrs
White will make their future home with
relatives near Philadelphia, and it is safe
to say that no man in the entire list of
postal officials would be able to carry
with him in retiring from the service a
fuller measure of personal esteem and
good wishes from all who have known
him than Capt. White is assured of do
ing. Capt. Whites letter of resignation
follows:
Dear Sir: My health having become so
seriously impaired as to make it impos-
sible for me to perform the duties Of the
Office 1 hold in the railway mail service,
with that force and activity essential to
consequently to my own satisfaction.
l deem it due to the service, the depart
ment and, myself that I tender you my
resignation Of the office of general superin-
tendent of the railway mail service, which
I do with great regret, and most respect
fully request that it be accepted to take
effect thirty days from this date.
For the consideration shown me ] am
grateful and thank you sincerely-indeed,
the pleasant greetings and the uniform
kindness l have always received from the
officers and employees of the department
with whom / have come in contact is and
will be one of the most pleasant recollec-
lions of my life"
Postmaster General Cortelyou replied as
follows:
MY Dear Capt. White: have received
railway mail service, under date of the
4th instant, with request that it be &C
cepted for reasons stated, to take effect
thirty days from date.
I'm accepting your resignation, which
do with much regret, it is proper to say
that the reasons you have assigned for this
voluntary action reflect credit upon you.
1T gives me pleasure to speak in high
est commentator Of your exceptional
career in connection with the one branch
of the postal service which is, perhaps,
more largely indebted to your intelligence
and organizing ability for its present eff
one person. Entering the postal service in
1885, after an honorable record of more
than four years n the civil war, in which
you were severely wounded, you have
passed through all the grades of the rail-
way mail service from the lowest to the
highest with an unblemished record and
with the result of having mastered every
detail of the organization you have pre-
sided over with great ability as general
superintendent for the past sixteen years
To- have retained the confidence Of both
superior and subordinate officials through
all changes Of administration for so long a
period Is evidence Of executive tact and
wisdom of high order, as well as of just
and impartial administration