The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-05-15

i business men of the district to dictate
their letters early in the day and by
so doing much of the work would be
taken off the clerks and carriers. I'm
like pestmasters of the past, Postmas-
ter Lueder is found ION the job" early
and late. his door stands open and the
most humble complainant has hear
| ing. which is a deal of satisfaction to
the public at large. 1t is to be hoped
that the future will bring better recog-
milton in the way of high official
elective position where he will have
better opportunity to render
greater public service to the people at
large.
Mr.. John r. Sikyta, the new super
intendent of mails, was too overjoyed
at the address made by the postmaster,
whose secretary he had been for some
time past, and knew as we'll as the
postmaster the many obstacles he had
\ to confront, but greater than that there
was a new star in the crown of Mr..
Sikyta; 80 years in the service of the
government, step by step, Analysing
! the rules as laid down in every depart
ment in the hope that the time would
come when he would become the head
Of one of these departments. Unfor-
tuantely by the hand of death, after
long and continued faithful service,
with a record that is hard for any man
to equal, Mr. Galbraith, superintendent
Of mails, was called to his last reward
in the silent city beyond, and John F.
Sikyta, the student of departmental
management, was made the superin-
tendent of mails to succeed the late
Supt Galbraith. 1t goes without say
ing, that out of the fullness of his very
soul, he will use every manly endeavor
to put into operation the things which
are necessary to give to the humblest
clerk in The department, regardless of
race or color or creed, the fairest treat
ment which can be measured out in
the scales Of justice. He knows what
they should have; he comes up from
the ranks and is as the boys tell the
story, really at heart. zone of them"
and will make the effort to see that
men are promoted according to the
standard of service, without fear Of
friend or foe. Thus we say, that John
F. Sikyta, the man will balance the
scales with satisfaction to all There
was present Mr.. H. c. Smale, the
superintendent of delivery. Similar
circumstances brings Mr.. Smale to the
main Office. Col. Leroy Steward, who
was the superintendent OF delivery,
was retired on a pension and Mr..
Smale was promoted from the Stock
yard station to his present position. He
has been in the service forty years; he
| packed the sack" too, and after
days task his back seemed to have
been broken from the weight of the
mail sack travelling from door to door.
He knows the story of the carrier and
the collector and he knows the story
of the chronic complainer He is ac-
quainted with the schedule made for
collectors and route men; he can
realize the meaning of the lateness of
trains, the bursting Of inner tubes and
puncture of automobile tires which are
caused by no fault of the service man
nor his machine but just through gen.
eral conditions and he is that character
of man whom it is said will measure
each Of these conditions in a manner
that viii warrant justice to all.
Next followed a solo by Bobby
Glover; dance by Miss Edith Berg,
accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Kes-
ser; solo by VIM. Connolly; solo by
Mrs. Weis; Triangle Entertainers;
dance by Margie Robinson; Charleston
dance by Harold Alexander. AT the
conclusion of the program Miss Alice
Smale, on behalf of the superintendent
and employees, presented to Mrs. Ar
thur c. Lueder huge bouquet Of
American beauty roses.
More than four thousand people at
tended the opening of the new post
Office and gave high praise to the post
Office department and the special eff
forts of Supt. Wente for their work.
After the rendition Of the above men
toned program, dancing was INDUCED
in from 1905 P. M. to IL P. NJ, inter-
spersed with refreshments such as
candy, cigars, ct cetera, donated by the
following firms: Lita Dale, Strand
Pharmacy. Campbell Drug Company,
Albany Pharmacy, Jim KowalIes,
Dixon Bros. Hardware, Eman J.