The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-05-01
COMES TO Topeka
Accounts OF 1900 Kansas Post
offices to This City.
Federal Auditing Department
Located in Capital City.
NEED II ADDITIONAL CLERKS
Increase in Office Force Due to
Government Move.
Receipts Of 100000 in 1919 In
dictate Growth of City.

The accounts of more than 1900
Kansas postoffices are to be handled
in Topeka consequent to the location
here OF the state central accounting
system Of the postoffice department,
according to r C. Caldwell. assistant
postmaster.
Prior 10 the recent arrangement.
which became effective april I, tire
accounts OF third and fourth class
postaffices were handled direct with
Washington. Under the new law one
or more state central accounting Off
GERS are Installed in each state Kan
sas is to have but one central auditing
office located in Topeka Missouri
will have two, one at Kansas City, and
one at st. Louis.
First and second class postoffices
handle their accounts direct with head
quarters at Washington. The classifi-
cation is based on the amount Of pos
tai business done at the location It
is not always that the largest town
ranks high in the classification. Gen
orally speaking. the larger the town
the greater the volume of business
However, Girard, Kansas, is a COM
paratively small town, but on account
Of the location there of the Appeal
To Reason" the postal business was
large enough to give 1t a second class
standing
Use II More CLERKS Here.
The new system viii greatly increase
the work At Topeka office, Caldwell
saws He estimates that seventeen more
clerks will be needed TO handle the
Increased detail The work will come
70 the Topeka headquarters in
punches. Quarterly reports are To be
made by the 1900 offices which viii
be audited here in Topeka
III 2
quarterly statements balancing ac-
counts stamp stock. and maintaining
the fixed credit plan and many other
details. Every postoffics is required
to keep a certain specific amount OF
stamps. postal cards. stamped envei-
oDes. revenue and other stamps This
is termed the fixed credit
The shipping department OF the
uostoffice presents a problem Of more
magnitude than is probably realized
As an example AS, 600 stamped en-
veIopes were shipped from here on one
day last week Eight persons are en-
pIoyed in the shipping department 1t
will be necessary soon to obtain more.
The stock Of a postoffice consists OF
all kinds OF stamps. postage, revenue.
war savings. war savings certificates.
0OstaI cards. stamped envelopes. in
facr all sorts Of government stamped
paper. VOiuminOus accounts must be
kept on each individual variety of
stamp. The accounts must be kept
separate and may not be joined or
shifted around.
Topeka Receipts 100000.
Receipts in Topeka last year
amounted to 100000 The business
handled here is rapidly outgrowi1g ac-
comm odatious. Caldwell points out
New equipment is needed thruout the
building Files. cases. special post
office machinery are all badly needed
besides a large addition to the staff of
government employees
The central accounting system has
scarcely been placed in operation in
Topeka The system will not be COM
pletely organized. according to Cdld-
we'll before July L.
The tremendous growth in the post
office business IS significant of the
growth OF Topeka business. II simply
aids IN pointing out the fact that the
city is growing. The postoffice is out
growing its accommodations as are
dozens OF other Topeka business es-
tablishmsnts.