The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-01
DIVISION CHIEFS
ARE SHUFFLEO Up
Drastic Changes Made in the
Railway Mail Service by
Postmaster-Ceneral.

Washington. April 1.-Sweeping
changes In the personnel Of the rail
way mail service were made last night
by Postmaster enaral Hitchcock as
n result of the investigation that has
been going on In that branch of the
service for the last four or five weeks.
Alexander Grant. for many years
general superintendent, is superseded
by Thcadore ingalls,, now superin.
tendent of the Division OF Rural Mails.
Grant Is transferred TO st. Paul, where
he becomes Division Superintendent
at reduction in salary from $4,000
10 $1,000 Il year.
Charles RACER is superseded as Di-
vision Superintendent at Cincinnati
by clyde NJ. Reed. now Division Su-
pcrintcndcnt at Cleveland Rager is
transferred to Cincinnati as Chief Clerk
In the Atlanta Division with material
reduction in salary, and succeeds John
J.. Blodgett. who is removed.
Charles W. Nickcry. now Supcrin-
tendcnt of the Washington Division is
transferred to Cincinnati as Chief Clerk
to the position of railway mail clerk,
Norman Perkins, now superintendent
ut st. Paul is given Nickery's place
In Washington.
Rooms Goes to Cleveland.
John &. Rooms Post Office Inspector
in the Washington Division, succeeds
Superintendent Reed at Cleveland.
Other changes announced are: George
&. Thompson, formerly Superintendent
Of the Division of Supplies of the Post
Office Department. and now Inspector
in charge at Austin. Texas. appointed
Supcrinte ndont of the Division of
Rural Mails. To succeed Mr.. Ingalls,;
Chas. II. Anderson. Inspector in charge
at st. Louis. appointed Inspector in
charge ut Austin To succeed Thomp-
son. Post Office Inspector. George
Daniel. of the New York division, APP
pointed Inspector in charge at st.
Louis.
Theodore Ingalls,, who becomes Gen.
eral Superintendent of the Railway
Mail Service is regarded by Postmas-
tcr-Gencral Hitchcock as one of the best
trained postal officers in The depart
ment. He Is thoroughly familiar with
the railway mail service. having be-
gun his postal work in that branch of
the service, and passed through its
several grades. after which he served
as Superintendent of Mails in the
Louisville. tkyD post office.
In a statement issued last night the
Postmaster-Gcne says:
oh hn ~
investigation Mr.. Hitchcock has been
making during the last few months
into tho affairs of the railway mail
service.
Poor Management Found.
THE investigation showed that the
service has greatly suffered from poor
management and lack Of supervision.
In certain of the divisions it was
found that the Chief Clerks had not
been inspecting their lines. as was
their duty. Some of these lines had
received no inspection for several
years.
1T was found also that in many in
stances these officers were giving lit
tie attention to the sanitary condition
of the cars. thus disregarding the
health and comfort of the employees
under them.
The investigation showed that in
many cases the business methods
were antiquated and much duplication
of work resulted. Instructions from
the department calling for improve
ments. as. for example, the proper
consolidation of mail matter and tho
conservation Of equipment had been
receiving indifferent attention.
There had been a lack of Coopcra-
ton also in carrying out certain re-
forms urged by the Postmaster-Gener.
a. such as separating from the first
class mail the bulky mail of other
classes and forwarding the latter in
storage cars and by fast freight.
1T Is Mr.. Hitchcock's desire to in
troducc this reform as rapidly as pos
sible. and he feels that the changes he
is making in the executive manage
ment of the service will assist in ac-
comDlishiug the purpose"