prior to that, he
was superintendent of
He has
in various parts of the city.
different stations
seen twenty-eight
years' service in various ranks.
The Division Heads Next
in
rank to the
officials
mentioned there
is
a group
of division heads, corresponding with the various major activities of the office, including the Division of Delivery, the Division of Mails, the Division of Registered
Mails, and the Division of Money-Orders, followed
by
the cashier, the auditor, the classification division, etc. The duties of each of these heads are very clearly defined by Postmaster Morgan, and each head is held to strict responsibility for the faithful
and
efficient
con-
duct of his division or department. The postmaster himself is ever ready to give advice and counsel, and is the most accessible of executives, not only to his staff, but to employees of all rank and to the public. He in
turn requires of all of his aides not only a thorough knowledge of every detail of their work, but also that they shall be as accessible to those under them and to the public as he
is
himself.
The Postmaster's Weekly Conference Once each week the postmaster meets his division heads and department chiefs in formal council, when the problems of the service are freely discussed and plans are formulated for such undertakings as may require unity of action and cooperative effort. These
conferences keep the various heads apprised of what is of importance in the various departments, and pro-
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