Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-22
BRYAN PoSToFFIcE.

The Bryan postoffice is located on
West Anderson street, one block from
Main, occupying an entire building,
which is a neat brick structure, the
property of Postmaster Myers, and
which was leased by him to the gov
eminent for period of ten years. The
government has purchased the lots ad.
joining the present postoffice on the
west for a Federal building site and
an appropriation has been made by
Congress of $4,000 for the construc.
tion OF Federal building, and the con-
tract for same will be let next No.
vember.
Postmaster ]. Allen Myers has
served as postmaster OF Bryan for
eighteen years, not consecutively but
at three different periods, his present
administration running back for ten
years. He was first appointed by
President Chester A. Arthur in 1882.
He served until Grover Cleveland was
inaugurated President, when he was
removed for Offensive partisanship."
He served four years later under Pres
ident Harrison, going out again at
Cleveland's second term. Ten years
ago he was again appointed postmas-
ter by President Theodore Roosevelt,
unsolicited, and not being an appli-
cant, and has served continuously
since.
When he first took charge OF the
office the receipts barely ran to $4,000
a year. The business has doubled and
for the current year will run consider
ably above $4,000 His administra-
ton has also seen the inauguration Of
the free rural delivery service, the
postal savings bank, and recently the
Inauguration of the parcels post.
The office has also grown from a
two-man proposition to six, consisting
OF the postmaster, assistant postmas-
ter and four clerks. When he first be-
gan 1t meant from twelve to fifteen
hours day work for each man; now
It is an eight-hour-day schedule APP
proved and required by the Federal
government.
Dir. Myers assistants are:
Charles B. Stillwell, assistant post
master
Thomas A. Cloud, mailing Clerk.
r. r. Myers, mailing clerk.
w. II. Myers, general delivery clerk:
Morris Tatum. general delivery
clerk.
Postmaster J. Allen Myers was born
In Montgomery, Ala, April l3, 1855.
He came to Texas with his fathers
family in 1868, and settled at Sutton,
Robertson County. He moved to Mill
lean, Brazos County, in 1865, and in
1872 moved to Hearne, coming to
Bryan in 1875, and has resided here
continuously since.
The first work he did for himself
was selling papers on the Houston and
Texas Central Railroad. In 1872 he
began braking for the same road, and
on September II, 1873, at Manor, near
Austin, had his hand mashed to pieces
while coupling cars and was forced to
resign and give up railroading,
He later engaged in boring wells In
this county, and in 1876 entered the
service OF Boyle & Son, grocers, in
this city. He later worked for ]. w.
Johnson, T. ]. Mcqueen, and later for
Mcqueen & Davis, resigning his posi-
ton with the latter firm when first
appointed postmaster.
The history of Mr.. Myers mercan-
tile business in Bryan, first as part
ner in the stationery business now
owned by Tyler Haswell. then his
many years in the hardware business,
now president of the Myers Hardware
Company, and the splendid success he
has achieved, is familiar to all and
requires but this casual mention.
No young man endured greater hard
ships, or worked harder to get a start
in the world. He was not ashamed of
any work that was honorable. Even
after his marriage he served as janitor
of st. Andrews Episcopal Church. His
{ ties were to keep the church clean,
which included the care of thirty-eight
lamps, ringing the bell, and passing
the collection plate. For this he re-