Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1908 — NEW POSTMASTER AT GARY. [ARTICLE]

NEW POSTMASTER AT GARY.

When Old Postmaster Leaves the Salary is Advanced. Gary, Ind., April 16.—John W. Call has been appointed postmaster of this city, and the same day that notice of his selection was received, the office was advanced to the third class, carrying a salary of $5,600 a year, and all expenses. Postmaster Knotts, the first to serve in the new steel city, received only $75 a month, and he bore his own expenses, aggregating nearly S3OO a month. For a long time he tried to resign, and now that his resignation has been accepted the office is advanced tb a position commensurate with its receipts.