. Cyclopedia of American government . riesand allowances and the city delivery service;the second assistant, the railway mail service,foreign mails, miscellaneous transportation,and equipment, in other words matters havingto do with transportation; the third assist-ant, financial affairs, stamps, money orders,registered mails, classification of mail matter,and redemption of damaged stamps and postalcards; and the fourth assistant, the rural mailservice, dead letters, supplies, and postal savings system is administered asa separate service under the direction of thePostmaster Gen
. Cyclopedia of American government . riesand allowances and the city delivery service;the second assistant, the railway mail service,foreign mails, miscellaneous transportation,and equipment, in other words matters havingto do with transportation; the third assist-ant, financial affairs, stamps, money orders,registered mails, classification of mail matter,and redemption of damaged stamps and postalcards; and the fourth assistant, the rural mailservice, dead letters, supplies, and postal savings system is administered asa separate service under the direction of thePostmaster General. This division of duties is made at the dis-cretion of the Postmaster General and ischanged from time to time. The significantfeature of this scheme of organization is thatit follows functional lines. Each assistantpostmaster general has the direction of certain 761 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT POSTMASTERGENERAL ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT CHIEF CLERK PURCHASINGAGENT 1 1 a L. C3 Is 1- C ii s * o 03 o < I Q. o <. FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 - CO LL W l_ Oulu O z lu O luS3 °> >-Q t cc Ul o 5s 00 ° 111 > £ O Ou. S>S zco o °2 < 3 Q s s Q 10 s * w fe 00 LU O -1 2 > cr O UI 5 ° z os L> 2 o > Q. Q LU FOURTH ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL 1 1 CO o CO O CO u. ^ o £ o zo 2 Z o O uj u. io > Q Q > QQ CHART OF THE INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF THEPOST OFFICE DEPARTMENT 762: POST ROADS—POSTAL MONEY ORDERS classes of activities. The postmasters andother officials of the postal service in the fieldare thus, in effect, under the orders and direc-tion of four or more superior officials. Thisform of organization has been criticized asresulting practically in the creation withinthe Departme
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