Show 1 1 I REORGANIZATION OF TOE THE RAILWAY r AIL SERVICE HAS BEGUN H HitchcocK li Sa Says y s Service HaNot Has Ha Not Been Pro Properly A erly Marra Managed ed WASHINGTON WASHINGTO WASHINGTON April April 1 1 Dra Drastic tic action was taken last night by Postmaster Postmaster Postmaster Post Post- master General Hitchcock in ill ni effecting a a reorganization of the rho railway mat man service A dozen chaD changes cs of f the rho erect niost important officers wore were made hy by Mr Dir r. r Hitchcock as a result of careful in investigation ID- ID an and consideration Theodore Ing Ingalls Its of Kentucky luper per o of th tho division of ot mails was ap appointed general superintendent o oh of the ter h railway alwa y service service at S a n y year car in in succession to Alexander Grant who was transferred to St. St Paul Pauli Minn as as s a division division di I v vision superintendent a reduction to toI I Norman Perkins division dent at St. St Paul pault becomes superintendent ut dent of the tho Was Washington division succeeding sue enc Charles W. W ti Vickery- Vickery Vicker who is I is a appointed ap appointed pointed chief clerk derk of the Cincinnati i division vice A A. A J. J Ball Ban reduced to rail railway wa way way- postal clerk Clyde lyric M. M Reed district district district- dent of the Cincinnati division to succeed succeed suc suc- coed Charles Rager gager who was was cas reduced and appointed chief clerk of tho rho Atlantic Atlantic Atlan tic division in place of John F F. Blodgett Blodgett Blod Blod- gett ett removed John C. C Koons inspector in in inthe inthe in inthe the Washington r division was appointed railway mail superintendent in charge of ot the Cleveland division ision Texas Togas Man Mant Promoted George e G G. G Thom Thorns in n formerly ferments auperin superintendent of division of supplies postoffice postoffice postoffice post- post office department and now note inspector in it charge at Austin Tex was wan appointed appointee superintendent of the tho ci vision division of rura rural mails in succession to Mr ilir Ingalls Charles B. B Anderson n inspector in an char charge at St. St Louis will will succeed Mr fir Thomson as inspector in in charge chargo of Austin Austin Austin Aus Aus- tin and Inspector George e Daniel of the New York fork division was appointed inspector inspector in in- specter in char charge e c at St. St Louis Tho affairs a of tho rho railway mail sen service ice were here were overhauled thoroughly by Mr Dir Hitchc Hitchcock k personally and tho rho outcome ou come is th the most sweeping change chango ever over made m madeia in ia inthe the history of the tho railway mail mail- r ice tee signing tho rho necessary orders for forthe forthe the they chan changes cs Mr Din Hitchcock said acid The The investigation which we conducted con cnn ducted darted fO co long and so eo carefully indicated indi rated clearly that tho rho action which I have taken was absolute absolutely necessary The r railway mail service has suffered from poor management and lack of su suo Chief Chlof Clerks Inefficient In certain divisions it was found foum that the th chief clerks ha had bad not been inspecting in their lines as was their duty I Some of ot the routes had received no inspection for several years jears It It also was found that in man many instances instances in stances these officers J giving vin little or no attention to the tho sanitary condition condition condi condi- tion of tho rho railway mail cars can thus disregarding disregarding dis dis' re regarding ardin the health and comfort ort of ot the employees under them thorn The Tho Ther Thein in inquiry airy showed that the business methods r o or of the tho service ervice in sot several craI offices worn were antiquated ed and that as asa a consequence thero there was much duplication of work Rork Instructions from the department directing improvements as for example the tho proper consoli consolidation of ot mail marter mat mar matter ter an and the conservation of equipment received only perfunctory attention There also has been a lack of co ca cooperation opera operation tion lion in carrying into nto effect certain reforms ro re forms which I had indicated and it was made evident that no DO proper spirit of co w ordination with the tho department ex ez in the railway mail marl san service Benice The chan changes es which I have hl made in inthe tho the executive department will tend in is ismy my jud judgment ont toward the tho accomplishment accomplish meat ment in in a n satisfactory way of ot the reforms reforms re reo forms in methods and practices which wo we have havo in instituted throughout tho the postal pastal pos pas tal tat service The chaD changes cs will Hill become effective to toda today toy to- da day dal Tho The necessary sarr transfers will bo be made as tepid rapidly as possible |