The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-08-19

Acting on the recommendation OF
United States Senator Paul Husting,
President Wilson on Saturday after
moon made the formal appointment OF
James German as postmaster of Keno
sha. The appointment, recess APP
Epointment, has been certified to the
POSTMASTER general, and a commission
twill probably reach Kenosha within
1.-THE next two or three days. However,
There will be lot Of formalities be-
sfore the former mayor writes ''P. M. =
after his name and it will probably be
the first of the new month before the
new postmaster is in complete charge
of the office The Office must be in
spected and Postmaster r. v. Baker
checked out. Mr. Baker had every
thing in shipeshape order for the COM
ling, of the inspectors for the final in
.spection and he will be ready to turn
cover the Office tomorrow if the govern
smentsseesfit just when this ceremony
twill xtake place is dependent on the
EWisit$of the inspector.
khe sofice for little over four years
iand in this time many changes have
been made in the office. When Post
master Baker took charge in 1911 the
anuual9report of the Office showed total
receipts of only little over $4,000
and in four years this amount has
been increased by more than twenty
thousands dollars and the receipts for
the yearajust closed were in excess of
1897 900. At that the receipts for the
last year iwerei not as great as those of
the year just preceding it as in 1913
1914, the total receipts for postal bust
ness exceeded $4,000. In one year
during Nthe administration of Mr.. Baker
the receipts reached the hundred thou
sand dollar mark but the last two
years have been years Of industrial de-
preston and this depression has been
reflected in the receipts of the post
office.
Many other changes have been made
in the Office during the four years The
first big change was the institution of
the Postal Savings Bank and this has
proved one of the busiest features of
the local Office. In the two years that
this bank has been serving the people
more than 800 accounts have been
opened
Then came the parcel post service
which was developed entirely in the
administration of Mr.. Baker. These
two features have brought a large
amount Of additional business to the
office but the4increase in the employed
men has beenh decidedly small In the
four years twoa carriers have been add
ed to the force, zone of them is in charge
of the delivery tot parcels and one clerk
has been added in the office. The car
rier districts have been several times
extended during the administration Of
Mr.. Baker and he now has an appli-
action before the postmaster general
for a new inspection which will make
possible larger extensions of the car
rier districts. 1t is probable that this
extension will be one of the first i'm
provements to come under the admin
istration Of the new postmaster. Mr.
German on entering the office will find
it in charge of thoroughly schooled
and thoroughly competent band of
workmen in every department. and so
thoroughly has the work Of the Office
been organized that a change in the
"front office" viii in no way interfere
with the handling of the mails. All of
the employees of the Kenosha office are
under the civil service and with tho
coming of a new postmaster there will
he no change in the working force