Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-02-22
EFFICIENCY" HITS
POSTOFFICE HARD
Remarkable Shakeup in Omaha Of
flee Ordered by Board of In
speotion Lately Here.
STARTLING CHANGES ARE MADE

An efficiency board of postoffice
inspectors floated into Omaha few
weeks ago, and spent about ten days
shopping around the local postoffice.
When they we're leaving the inspect
ors were approached by bright
young reporter. who asked how they
had found things.
"Oh, splendid" was the enthusias-
tic reply. Things couldn't be
nicer"
And yesterday the real answer
came. II is in the shape of orders
for about as complete a shake-up OF
the force of the Omaha postoffice
as could we'll be imagined. The board
doesn't propose the removal of Post
master John c. Wharton. but it does
about everything else.
orders wOodard set Back.
Reeinning with James l. Woodland. as
sistant postmaster, II is recommended
that he be made cashier, with his salary
reduced from 5000 to 1900 per year
1t recommends indN AlthiS -
present cashier, resign.
1t recommends that Charles F. WILLIE
superintendent of the money order de-
partment, be made assistant postmaster.
at s., 800 per year.
It recommends that w. A, Kelley, head
Of the registry division, be made clerk
and that his salary be reduced from
81, 200 to 81, 300 per year
1t recommends that c. w. Kalteir, now
a clerk in the registry division, be made
head of the department at a salary of
$3.50 year.
1t recommends that George w. Kleff-
ner. now assistant superintendent at the
main office. be placed in charge of the
Union Depot substation at his present
salary. $500 per year.
1t recommends that e. I. Hoag, super
intendent of special delivery carriers.
succeed Kleffner at the main office at
a salary of $500
It recommends that Charles McGill. as
sistant in the special delivery department,
be made superintendent of the, money
order department at salary of $3.50 per
year.
No Reason for Changes Given.
No reason is assigned by the inspectors
for the recommendations and no charges
are made. In every instance the salary
of the position 20 be filled is lowered
although several of the appointees will
get slight raises over their present pay If
they go into the new positions.
Postmaster Wharton has already reg
istered a decided protest against the re-
moval OF Assistant Postmaster Woodland
and the transfer of Bleffner from the
main office to the substation. He has
hopes that his voice will have weight
over the recommendations Of the board.
Veterans of Service Hit.
Jim Woodland has been connected
with the Omaha postoffice for forty-two
years and has been assistant postmaster
during thirty-one years of that time. He
has often been urged for the position of
postmaster, but never sought the place.
and each appointee of the president has
felt pleased to have Woodland remain as
assistant. 1t would be hard to think OF
a meaner reward for a lifetime of faith
ful service than to reduce James l.
Woodard at this late day in the interest
Of efficiency"
Colonel Henry c. Akin. who is to be
forced to resign the position Of cashier, |
has been in the service fifteen years. |
He is Il years Of age. but is still capable |
of doing his work.
These Men Worked Up.
Billy Kelley. who is asked to step
from a supeTintendent's job to a position J
as clerk at a reduced salary. has been |
connected with the Omaha postoffice Tor
twenty-five years, and has worked up
through the various grades to his posi- I
ton. George Kleffner is also one of the /
Oldest employees, in point OF service, and /
Charles F. Willie has also come up
through the various grades of the service. /
The inspectors who make the recon- I
mendations are II. Z. Randall, W. r. !
Altman and A. L. Lewis.
VITI nns