The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-28
MELTON TO TAKE
marriott T'SPLACEE
Cashier at Post-Officc Reduced
to Clerkship as Result Of
General Shake Up.
NEW MAN IN REDW00D's JOB
len Promotions Follow Rcor-
ganlzation Which Inspectors
Recommended

Ten promotions, two heads Of do
partments reduced to clcrkships and
one removal is the result OF rcor-
ganiHaion OF the Richmond Post Office
force which will take effect to-mor-
row Walter u. Melton, assistant SUI
perintendcnt of station a, will succeed
W Mckim Marriott as cashier. and
under the new regime the former will
nave charge cc tho money order d.
vision The former cashier will be
retained as a clerk with Il reduction
IN salary from s2,2O0 to $1,000. All
finances OF the local office Will be under
the supervision and direction of AS
sistant Postmaster 1. W. Fuller.
Redwood Becomes Clerk.
W. Ross Southwark. superintendent
OF the registry division, has been
promoted to the position of superin-
tcndent Of mails, city delivery and
registry division, with Il salary OF ST.
500 Under this plan. Elmo S. Red
wood, superintendent Of city delivery
will DC reduced to a clerkship, while
John G. Fitzgerald superintendent Of
mails, will he removed.
These are the most important changes
which Will be made. Postmaster Edgar
Allan. Jr.. made announcement ycster-
day of the reorganization, and it came
as great surprise to all employees OF
Office, although rumors OF the plan
have been rife for several days among
Discussing the matter yesterday, Mr.
Allan said:
The reorganization Of this office Is
simply new plan Of government
which the department. proposes 10 in
augurate In all of the post Offices Of
the larger cities. Il is in Keeping
with the retrcnchment policies of the
administration.
Result OF inspection.
The First Assistant Postmaster
General, upon a recommendation &C
companyng a report of the eight in
spectors who recently checked up this
Office, ordered me TO make the changes.
The same plan is now in vogue In In
dianapolis, Washington. Baltimore and
other cities"
Mr. Allan does not believe that the
changes Will impair the efficiency OF
the Richmond Post Office.
In the past the post Office has been
under the executive heads or Il cashier
superintendent of money orders. SUI
pcrintcndcnt OF city delivery, superin
tendent of mails, superintendent or
registered mails and superintendent
Of carriers. The new scheme is for
the purpose OF bringing the various
divisions In closer touch that members
Of one department. may be transferred
to and from each office as needs de-
mand without any complications arts
ing between the heads OF the depart
ments.
III order to eliminate friction. which
has been caused during the past on ac
count OF congestion in one department..
while the work in another was light.
the new plan has been inauguratcd.
One Man to Handle Funds.
The order will place the care OF all
funds of the post Office uron one man.
In the money order division superIn>
itcndent T. w bunker will become as
sistanI Superintendent under the d.
rection Of MIR. Melton as cashier
Mr.. Melton will be succeeded as as
sistant superintendent Of Station a
by w r.. McBain, n clerk in the gen
cral office. II. II. Thornton will con-
tinuc as superintendent Of Station \.
Il. W. Schcick, a clerk. has been
made superintendent of Station b to
succeed John NJ. Gordon. who Will be
retained as clerk. Those who Will
have charge of the three divisions I'M
der Mr.. Southwark include Charles r.
Robinson, registry: Charles IIartE.
mailing: II NJ Lawder, city delivery.
Assistant Postmaster Fuller and Mr..
Melton have been In Washington for
several days securing information in
connection with the installation Of
new system for handling the financial
department.. They are expected to re-
turn to Richmond to-day.