Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23

ington that have just been filled by
the new administration. These big
jobs. nearly every one of which has to
do with the well-being of millions of
the people and carries with it greater
responsibility than all civil life can
parallel. pay, on the average, $4,000 a
year Quite naturally five-thousand-
dollar man is not big enough for such
a job. SO the appointive power
throws out the dragnet for men big
enough for the given task who place
public service above profit, or who
regard the distinction of a federal Of
fee as compensation. or who are men
of parts despite the fact that they may
not have yet gained such financial
standing as to make a hundred dol
lars a week look unattractive. Have
look at some of these jobs, says w.
A. DuPuy, in the Philadelphia Record.
Indian Commissioner.
Take, for instance. the commission
err Of Indian affairs. That official is in
reality the administrator OF a great
estate. This estate is valued at $780,
100000 1t is the biggest estate in
the world There are 100000 heirs
to it. They are mostly, in the eyes OF
the law. minor heirs and the estate
must be managed for them, their
moneys must be collected, must be ia
| ken care OF, must be distributed. Not
only this, but each of the individuals
/ in the 100000 must be carefully look,
/ ed after. He must be kept healthy
He must be given the advantages OF
schooling. He must be led toward self
supporting manhood. He must be
given the rights of manhood whenever
he proves himself fit.
The man who is responsible for the
administration of so huge an estate
should be a man Of unimpeachable
character and of many parts. 1t fell tC
Secretary Lane of the department Of
the interior, to find such a man. He
dragged the country for the individual
of just the right qualifications and ex
perience Finally he settled upon Cate
Sells of Cleburne, Texas, for the post
Mr.. Sells was not a candidate for the
post, but was appointed only aftel
special agents of the department hat
looked into every step in his caree
with the idea of determining whethe
or not he was the right sort Of mai
to handle one of the most trying post
in the government service.
Chief Patronage Dispenser.
Over in the postoffice department 1
a man who Is in the very midst o
appointing $4,000 postmasters. In ad
: dition to this he is the chief of staff o
an army of $4,000 clerks and lette
carriers. In addition to this he Is tn
: superintendent of 10000 postoffice
and has the control of the policie
that govern them. And still In add
ton to this he has direct charge Of tn
development of the parcel post. whic
is attempting to carry packages for
hundred million people. Altogethe
no mean job.
This man is Daniel C. Roper. frs
assistant postmaster general.
The sixty-two thousand postmaster
who are appointed from Washingto
actually receive their commission
from the president or the postmaste
general First Assistant Roper Il
however the man who handles all tn
detail that leads up to those appoin
ments That army of city letter ca
riers. which has increased from 1000
twenty years ago to 10000 at the pre-
ent date. is Immediately under hi
; care, and every rule and regulatio
: for its control originates in his offic
t The same is true of the $4,000 clerk
!, of the $4,000 postmasters and variou
other odds and ends that go to max
up the 100000 people who are unde
( the command Of the postmaster gel
s eral This first assistant is to tn
a postmaster general very nearly VIII;
{ the chief of staff of the army is to tn
= secretary of war. But he has a bi
ger force to deal with, scattered ovt
vastly more territory and performir
b a service of infinitely greater detail.
r Rural Organization.
, In the department of agriculture
e brand new job has Just come into b
II ing and a brand new man has bee
appointed to fill it. This job is one