Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-17
MAKE BIG CHANGES
Lancaster POstOffice Central Sta
ton for Whole County.
POSTMASTER Mccoy is HANDED
NEW RESPONSIBILITIES
IMPROVES SERVICE.
20 OFFICES ARE AFFECTED

Inc Lancaster pOstOffice has re-
celVed big boost at the hands of the
pOstOhced apartment at Washington.
ID. Z. The Lancaster office is made
central accounting office" for all the
Ofhces IN Grant district, twenty-nine in
number, including the home office. and
becomes the distributing depot for all
supplies tor these places. All stamps
ana stamped paper, cards, stamped
envelopes and other supplies for the
use OF the offices in the county will be
supplied from the Lancaster postofice.
All quarterly reports from district Of
noes vii be rendered to the Lancaster
ONCE instead of direct to the postof-
nee department at Washington. and
all reports and accounts will be aud
tied and checked for verification bv
the Lancaster pOstoffice before sub
mission to the department heads at
Washington.
Othces in Grant county placed un-
der the jurisdiction of the Lancaster
postoffice are the third and fourth
class offices. Every office is included
except Platteville, which is classed
under the secOnd-class ruling. The
Offices that come under the control
OF the local Office are Bagley, Beetown,
Bloomington, Blue River, Boscobel
Cassville, Cuba City, Elmo, Fenni-
more, Georgetown, Glen Haven. Hazel
Green, Livingston, Louisburg, Nc
Cartney, MillvilIe, Montfort, Mount
Hope, Mount Ida, Muscoda. Patch
Grove, POtOsi, Preston, Rockville. Sin
sinawa, Sitter, Werley and Woodman.
Postmaster E. E. Mccoy received Of
fetal notification from Headquarters
last week OF the promotion of the Ian
caster office to the rank of central
accounting office, supplies and equip
ment Tor the new department are be-
ing forwarded for immediate use.
From date of October 1, all district
offices in Grant county will have the
bulk of their business with the Ian
caster office in place of with Wash
ington, d. G. This will expedite bus
mess and work for the better effici-
ency of the local service. For in
stance, Muscoda or Sinsinawa. the
most distant Offices from the distrib-
ut-ng center, can obtain practically
instant service from Lancaster and
always by return mall where, If re-
QUESTION was sent to the department
at Washington, as in the former sys-
tenn, several days would elapse before
returns were possible.
The change or improvement is made
in the effort to increase the efficiency
and to render an improved service to
the public.
Change of the system is thrown on
the local office at this time by doub-
ling up work on the present force,
but as new work expands, additional
help will be furnished, and whatever
equipment is necessary will be forth
coming. For the time being, how
ever, the work created by the change
will be cared for by the present force.
This will mean a big increase in the
volume of work handled in the local
office in the course Of the year. and
big increase in the amount of local
matter arriving for the consideration
OF the central Office.
Responsibilities connected with the.
office are also multiplied with the in
auguratiOn of the changes 1t means
virtually that the Lancaster office is
made responsible for the conduct and
efficiency Of the twenty-nine offices in
the district, Lancaster local office in
cluded.
Orders for the change, effective in
all OF the subordinate offices as we'll
as the central office, were issued for
and effective October /, and the order
of things is now in force and opera
ton.