The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-19
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Say They Responded to 4
Request For Help Made
By Inspectors.
'TH|E|:'YSHEAR T||:'Y FROM ROPER
Mail Service is Beginning to
Get Back to Normal in
All Departments

Today the postotfice is beginning to
stakeson the appearance Of old times,
and the new men are gradually getting
onto the work. The stamp and gen
jeral delivery windows are in capable
hands and the registry and money or.
der windows are being handled by
tPostoffice Inspector l. IS. Cuni, Of Gov.
eington, Ky! y
Mail is being delieyerd throughout
the city as soon as Il Is sorted and
the carriers are rapidly getting ac,
quainted with the routes. Accordine
70 the postoffice inspector. the men
that are on the routes now will keep
them for some time. and In that man.
nert the whole town viii soon be sery.
ed as 1t was Just previous to the resif-
,ations OF the force!
B Several OF the men that RESIGNED
responded. They worked hard yester.
inspector TO help out and they haye
responded. The yworked hard yester
ydaytafternoon and today and they are
willing to help until the matter il
straightened out. With the assistance
of the old men the work has come
right up to date and third class mail
matter. which has been held up for
three days, Us eginning to move. The
lock boxes in the office most generally
contain no mail, although there were
some remarks about the lobby this
morning which Indicated that ietters
had been either lost or were piled uu
in the Office asomeWhere ly4F,
The report that some OF the mcu\
had gone back to work at tile pos.I
office was denied by the men, whd
claimed that theyswere on duty at th ID
request OF the postoffice inspector.
Answers to the letters Of resignation
were received by the men who resign.
ed last night. The letters were from
Assistant Postmaster General Roper
and stated that the men were guilty
of q conspiracy and the postmaster
general would not accept their resle-
nations. The letters said that the
men were out Of the service without
leave Form the toen of the letters
litlseemsl that the assistant postmaster
general lis going to hold the men that
resigned to account for their action.
although nothing definite has been
said on this matter. ~
Both Mr.. Robertson. postofiIce In.
.spector, and Postmaster ,Manley <his
morning stated that they were IN.
lstructed not TO talk for publication. IS
Mostiof the men that resigned were
called into q conference with Mr.. Rob
;ertson; and asked the reasons for their
quitting, and were told by Mr.. Robert
son that he had come to Fairmont to
istraigthen the affair out. He made
the clerks and carriers understand
- vas their friend and wanted
to inform Wasespgton OF the facts
both as regarding Manley and the nc.
Icusations made by the men in their
letters OF fSresignation.
Frank Barnes is back temporarily
sorting mail, but the rest OF the men
who have assisted Mr.. Robertson. only
work when asked to help get ner
supply OF mail delivered. &.
Nothing at the Fairmont postofflc9
has developed concerning the charge
OF conspiracy and an attempt to get
some Information on the matter from
Manley or Mr.. Robertson failed.
The Monongah postoffice. which
has been closed since Tuesday morut
ing, was opened this morning and n.
lsumed business. Grover Cochran. d
Monongah, Is acting as postmaster.
succeeding Harry Barton. who was re-
moved. Son Shaver and James Price
are the new, carriers.