Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-19
SEGREGATION Of
RACESAT P. ].
IS ORDERED
Boiling H. oes, New Postmaster,
PoIicy-Denies He'll
Cause Sudden Shake-Up.

Boiling H Jones. successor to Hugh
Mckee as Atlanta's postmaster. au-
thorized al interview Thursday in
which he ave expression to his feel
ing a dee responsibility in undertake
ing a wok of the magnitude and in
tricaciesof that to which he has just
been appinted.
The ew postmaster said that he
would OF be satisfied until he had
made amost thorough study of all the
conditjns in the local postoffice and
had determined the capabilities and
degresof efficiency of every man I'M
der I'm who holds any position of re-
sponbility or trust.
Potmaster Jones was in conference
ThuJday with the assistant postmas-
ter nd the superintendent and an
nouced afterward that a decision had
bee reached to place all the white
buding, in what is known as the
"siing room" and the Colored en-
plyees on the west side. The change
ws made because of the many more
viites than blacks and the larger
AMOUNT of room on the east side.
Against causeIess Discharges.
TT is not my purpose to begin lop-
ing off heads indisCriminately" said
Hr. Jones' EFF l discharge any man,
I will be for a good and sufficient
reason. 1t will be because his record
carefully has been investigated and
It has been found that he is not the
man for the bace.
81 appreciate the task facing me in
exercising jurisdiction over 415 clerks
and carriers and some 100 special
delivery messengers. as well as in the
examina ton of the financial sheets
on which annually appear approXi-
matelv $500 600. Realizing the task
and sound business sense with which
the problem of administration must
he handled I am going to give it
careful consideration.
For the present there will be NJ
changes II my office force. This
neither mans that | intend to make
Wholesale changes later nor that !
propose {, keep my office force intact
There mag be some changes.
Pals Business Regime.
IF ChngeS are made, they Will
come afer / have become thoroughly
familiar with every detail Of each
mans d1ty. 1t would he most foolish
were to come into this Office and
immeditely proceed to clean house
"Firs of all, ! want to give At
lanta God service. If there are anv
Complints, | will gladly at any time
do whit | can to remedy the matter.
] am business man first. last aud
aIwaS | have handled men for years
and ave always had the cooperation
of nv employees"
% you think that you will he able
10 improve upon the mail service
giva to Atlanta by Mr.. Mckee," Mr..
ions was asked.
"Cen. ] can't say" said he. Il
alwys thought thta the mail service
uner his administration in this city
VS. fret class. Of course. | hav"
herd others complain, but I never
haze. and ] received a large quantit2
onnail daily.
4 hope the newspapers will not
atiCipate any changes that ! may
rake at a later date. If my men feel
tat they are to be turned off on a
Ioment's notice they will feel deciG-
5lv uneasy. 7 realize the position Of
aah one of my employees who has a
wife to take care Of and little mouths
o feed.
Il have given all Of them assurance
that I will not discriminate among
them, and that so long as they give
me efficient service md cooperation
/ shall treat them accordingly"