Read Our Plan No. 217 in Connection with the Following Plans
In Spokane, Spokane County, State of Washington, a town of about 125,000 population, the Government employs more than 600 men. I will take up the various departments of the Government in Spokane County and give you a statement concerning these different departments, which might assist you if you are desirous of obtaining employment which are also represented in your State.
PLAN No. 885. POSTAL DEPARTMENT
This department is headed by the postmaster, who receives a salary of $6,000 per year, and an assistant postmaster who receives $3,150. About two hundred employees work in this department. The rural route employs about ten men. The mail men in the city receive from $1,350 to $1,668 per annum. The Civil Service governs this department. The rural mail carriers receive from $1,100 to $1,600 per annum. They are also under Civil Service.
PLAN No. 886. SECRET SERVICE DEPARTMENT
There are two employed in this department. Their salaries range from $1,500 to $2,200 per year. These employees are appointed by the chief of the Secret Service, Washington, D. C., and confirmed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The title of this department is self-explanatory.
PLAN No. 887. U. S. MARSHAL IS APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE
This officer has four deputies. U. S. Marshal receives a salary of $4,000 per annum, while the deputies receive from $120 to $170 per month. This department names bailiffs for the Federal Judge.
PLAN No. 888. FEDERAL ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
The attorney in charge is appointed by the President and confirmed by the senate and holds office for four years. He receives $4,500 per annum. He has one assistant, appointed by the Attorney General under advice of the District Court, who receives $1,800 per year.