Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-12-24
yNCuBuRC, DEC. "a, 1882.

Abstract ofihs Report Of he Postmaster Ge"e' a.
fk.
Accordn, to this Report, the Post Once pe
,artmen, /, in an unusuall y aoarishng CONDITION.
We hope, therefore, tina, no attempt VII DC ''a"0
Ibis wear. to smother investg alton INTO the ''a"-
aeemen. Of its affairs it should be asked io'i
more especially as the disclosures which may Nc
brought to Ii gh by such investigation can have no
influence on the next Presidential election, unless
as we hardly suspec, will be The case, Mr.. Barry
should be candidate for that distinguished su-
ton.
The increase in the extent of mail accommoaa-
tons has been very great, as Will DC seen ny ''S
su,,ioined table. The amount Of transportation
was
On the lst J.lv 1899. 70 900 miles
LIST July 1880, H,ooo,ooo
LIST July 1881, i5,iib,69o
lst July 1884, 33,b!oo3i
Showing an increase, in the last reported year,
over the preceding. of s,la639o miles The
nail rs now carried, in stages, 1929, 7i3 miles,
in steamboats,, 499, 3Ol ON horseback and in sui
kies, 6,902; 977 Total, as above, % ,6s5,0sl
The revenue ofthe Department, for the year
ending June 80, 1882, amounted to ss225s,57o H.
The c1penliurrs, duting The same period, were,
For compensation to posimasters, ss7l3,1sl 6S
For transportation Of the mail, l,iS2,oo7 ~
For incidental expenses. Gllll As
Total, S226i, 100 3o
Making an excess of expenditure beyond The re-
venue Of the year, Of $3.50 l2.-Fhs surplus n.
valuable fund oftho D,partm 3nt on tie Is, JIiy,
1881 was $40, il2 80 from which deduct the n
Dove amount of 1887 10, and 81 81 paid into
The Treasury by irregular dcposites and there
on the LIST of July, 1892.
The follow state neat shows the gradual IN
crease ofthe revenue within the last four years,
that Of the last being larger thanehcr Of the precs
ding Forihe year ending,
On June 80, 1929, it WAS 81 ~, lis 40
jane 80, 1880, | SO 5S3 10
| June 3d. 1881, l,9J7sll 81
| June 3d. 1892, 2,2j3,5T0 II
There we're in the at,d States on the LIST July
1881. 1858 Pos,-oii :cs on the Goth June, 1892
| 9,2o5 Increase, $40.
REMARKS
| We cannot dismiss this subject without remark
ing, in justice 10 the Department, that, far as
this section Of country his been concerned, its ar
| engagements have cond.lced materially TO the add
vantage Of the community; and tina. it has gen
| orally m infested spiri. of accommodation which,
| entities it TO our special thanks.
| This is suitable occasion u refer ms we have
lor some time intended t. do 10 some OF the most
important Improvements which have been mado ia
this section OF country, in the mail arrange
ments.
And, first, oftha Rtefmond nlan Eleven years
ago, this was our principle reliance for news from
all S ,cons ofth, country cxcant the great West;
ANA Gnly It moved, comparatively speaking, ut
sna's pace. The stage arrived aud departed only
twice week, and frequently, particularly during
the winter when, CD accoun, of the Legislature be-
ing in session, II was m,rc important tha, We
should receive early adyi,es,) il did not reach Us
until 10 ud IL O'Clock on the night of the ihi.d
day Atcw years ago, however, VIC psti.ianea
the Post dice Department for tri-wcekly mail
between the Metropolis and Lynctburg, which
was granted, and ever since it has reached us re-
gulany at ahou, o'clock p. VI. on the ,y altar !,
Jeff Richmond. And within few days past, ai
dltional facilities have been granted We have
now six mails week to AMI from RiebmonJ
by which arran cement, during til, winter especial
ly, we (speakns pcrsoaaug) arc greatly benefited |
enabling us to receive the proceedings Of the Ie
S'siaturc and to lay them before readers, dse
or two later, each publication, than could possibly
have been done under the ,re-cxis,ng arranpcmen,
1t may not be amss to add, here, that the worthy
contractor on this route has never, durin, the ver
long period tina, he has been engaged in the ,r,ns
portat'on OF the mail failed in single instance to
deliver 1t at the Office on tho stipulated dav ooJ
seldom being beyond the prescribed hours-vb;oL
IS more than can be said, we suspect. of anv
other contractor who has been en- Jared in tho h,s
ness for SO long period.
corresponding ALTERATIONS to th1se above named
nave neon made in the arrival and deporu,. os
Tue "esfer" mail with the exception 9TH. .,a
last mentioned but We hope the day is not e..
distant when the increase Of intercourse will -
qu're, and the public interests iustsv H. 49,,
Iishrnent ola daily line on tina, ro,,e a.,
o"' S''" greater Improvements have been msdo
On other routes. Six years ago the Northern ,ou
""'ch no" orr main reliance for mems was
- 0's''e'e'--conyeyed once week, bv l;,,o
ou'e"man' on aea-bitten poncy, whose oo;n,s a
"''e Us prominently developed as those of y. a
''''o'a'ea spanish knight-errant. We rec,,,o., y
.'0a' 'nat period, that, being on our return no
~o"s''ousc, We met the mail-carrier A., h