Delaware journal., 1828-12-19

] reNe-
nue. within five years ending lst July, 1923 of 4s3
sum exceeding by 1861 similar increase for eleven years
preceding 1928 and falling short only l654iS of being equal
| 10 the total revenue of the Department in 1872.
Wn the same time there have been established g. 1853 ad-
dlona Post Offices, being greater number than opc-
ration in the United States i'll the year 1915
From the most calculation that can be made for the
year ending LIST Juy 1929 the mail transported in stages
tour million four hundred and eighty mine thousand hun
doed and ory-fou miles and horseback, five million five
hundred and eleven thousand four hundred and nnetysx
miles making total transportation of ten million hundred
thousand two hundred and forty miles, annually Since that
perod there has been added transportation of one million nine
hundred and oynne thousand eight hundred and fifty miles
annually IN stages and on horseback million six hundred
and yeight thousand nine hundred and fortynne miles
making an increase of three millions six hundred and eight thou
sand eight hundred and fotynne miles which adds hun
dred and sevenyve thousand and fifty three miles than
one third to the ms establishment Of the country in 1928 And
The augmented stage conveyance falls short only two hundred
and ney-ive thousand and twenty-five miles Of being equal
to oneha the entire stage transportation in the Union at that
time.
increase Of expedition almost all the important routes On
many OF ient is now conveyed at the rate Of hundred
miles day.
As Congress- their session declined making any appro-
piaon of the surplus funds Of the Department. with the
pectaton, believed, that they should be applied di
sing mail facilities Throughout the Unon and increasing then
where required by the public interests, augmentation the
conveyance of the mail Of five hundred and thyseven hous
and two hundred and sixty mics in stages and two hun
ded and sxy-one thousand hundred and four miles on
horseback, making total of hundred and nneyelgt
thousand nine hundred and sixty miles has been made the past
year This, with the additional compensation to Postnasers,
arising om increased receipts the accumulation OF free letters
Tor which two cents each pad and incidental expenses,
has added to the expenditures of the Department. within the
year. the sum $50 DOi 49, The augmented revenue of the
Department. since st july 1923, has been sufficient 10 meet
the annual expense incurred BY The increase of mail facilities,
and leaves the sum off, ls7,so2 o2 unexpended.
believed to be good pocy to keep the funds of the
Department, actively employ ed in extending on raons
until the reasonable OF every community shall be
supplied. By Withdrawing mail accommodations from all
unproducve routes and substituting no Sc for stag
transportation many Others very large surplus of funds
@oud annually accumulate but the public convenience
woud be greatly lessened and the means of lno,matio
withheld from lis rcts OF county but sparsey nhabted
There branch OF the GoveiHmu mt in whose operations
the people feel more lively interest," than in Of this
Departments its facilities being felt the various tralsc c.
tons OF business, in the pleasures Ut correspondence and
the general diffusion OF information In the course OF every
year, nconsdtraoe amount Of the active capital of the
country, in some form or other passing through the mail
To connect important places by frequent lines Of inter-
course, combine speed with all the security possible, and
extend the mail wherever be wanted, constitute the
Objects winch nave influenced the policy OF tie ljepart
ment.
1t may be advantageous the public and he Depart
ment, future time, tor il the nsurer Of
moneys transmitted in the mail being authorised 10 charge
higher rate of postage in such cases to Indemnify for the
risk incurred 10 guard against frauds, this responsibility
must necessarily be limited to packets maied Al the prin
cpal Offices under such regulations shall afford the great
est possible security
Some pains have been taken tain the
Der OF persons employed by the Department, including post
mastcr posmase;s clerks, contract and persons
engaged in transporting the mail aad although only par
tal ,eurns have been received, it believed the total
ber about twentysi Thousand nine hundred and ysX
There about seventeen thousand five hundred and
eighty four horses employed, and two thousand eight nun
dred and seyeny-nne carriages including two hundred
i, and forty three sulkies and Wagons
The receipts of the year ending first July,
:. 1928, as above stated, amounted to the
sum of S1,598,1S4 4-
Those of the preceding year were = 147S,55l "
Fl Making ami increase of this sum above the
y receipts Of 1897, l24,583 A;
The expenditures of the year ending 1st
July last amounted to the sum of Sl625,553 d
q Leaving excess Of expenditure beyond
the receipts, OF 2o,l99 "
In this excess there is not included the sum
Il of Sl2729 "a, which paid by the
u Department, under special act of Con.
g gress.
: BY the last annual report there was sur
| plus of money in deposit and due
| from postmasers, including Judgments . :.
!, obtained on old accounts, amounting to 57o,o3o 81
l.. From this deduct the above excess OF
f expenditure 25,199 %
:, And the amount paid into the
Treasury under the above law, 1929 "a 57,9So .
: Leaving this amount of surplus S532,105 II
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