Evening star., 1924-08-10
Real Workers in the National Capital
.R ROM being milk peddler.
X within q quarter, OF a century,
i. Clarence E. Schooley worked

Kun being milk peddler.
X within quarter OF a. century,
L.. Clarence E. Schooley worked
his way up until he is in
charge of all mail for the President
Of the United States, for members of
the Cabinet, for Congress. for the Su-
preme Court, for the biggest indus
trial plant in the world-Uncle Sans
worl.shop-for the biggest single bus
mess in the world-the Post Office
Department-and not only for all the
residents of the National Capital. but
also for a large suburban territory
in Maryland and Virginia.
When you stop to realize how i'm
portant this mail for the President
and administrative. judicial and Leg
fslative officers of the Government is
mail from the Offices of the sal mem
bers of Congress- Mr.. Schooley starts
promptly on their way letters and help
full Government publications to prac-
tically every constituent of every
the responsibility of his position.
Just thfnk-he Is responsible for the
shipment Of all supplies, including
SptamPs stan Sa. and m1nsy papers to al the
fees throughout the entire country.
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and for four years before moving to
Washington in 1895 was assistant to
his father, who was postmaster at
North Fork, Va. Then he took a job
as driver of a milk wagon for the
Sharon Dairy, which he held for six
years, until he was appointed to work
in the Washington City post office.
He was on a milk wagon during the
big blizzard Of 1S9S-99, and that was
the only time he lost a day from work
In the entire six years. At that, he
drove the first four-horse team that
broke through the blizzard to serve
milk in the Mount Pleasant district.
His route covered from Clifton street
to Park road and from Thirteenth
street to Fourteenth street. He ped
died from house to house more than
80 gallons of milk day to some zoo
customers.
ley got job in the Washington post
office as substitute carrier. In
those days a substitute was paid 2S
cents an hour for services performed.
His duties at that time included de-
livery of mail from room to room in
the Post Office Department, the Pat
ent Office, the Land Office and the In
terror Department. 1t subsequently
became necessary TO discontinue the
delivery of mail by carrier to the
Government departments.
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After faithful service for two and
half years as substitute Mr.. Schooley
was appointed as a regular carrier. at
the entrance salary of $500 per an
mum, and served through successive
grades in that position. His route
covered the 1900 and 400 blocks of
New York avenue northwest and the
100 block of Fifteenth street. Owing
to the construction since then OF
many large Office buildings In that
territory, these same three blocks are
now served by six different carriers.
Fourteen years ago Mr.. Schooley
was transferred to the clerical force
and made foreman of carriers, the
duties Of which position comprehend
ed the inspection of carrier routes,
the establishment of new routes ana
the, rearrangement of routes, as well
as investigation of complaints against
the service Of the office.
Nearly five years later he was made
foreman of clerks and assigned to
supervision of one of the clerical
crews in the delivery section. On