Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-01-05
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REEaRr OF THE Posr MASTER GENERAL.-We
give below an extract of the mostimporant statisti-
cal facts in The report of Mr. Miles, of the general post
Office department:
The extent Of post routes covered BY mail in the
United States is l55 739 miles; the annual transpor
taon of mails on which is about 36,370,776 miles.
This is equal to making the circumference of the
globe about 1855 times. The expense attendant on
the sportntion of the mail during the past wear
is $3,996, $40. About seven hundred new post routes
have been put in operation the past year. There
have been p 90 contractors in the service the last
year, of whom 628 have been fined for denquencies
The present number Of post offices is ID 638, of
which 688 have been added the last wear. During
the year, 1921 post masters have been appointed
The revenues of the Post Office Department for
the year have been 5 1889 POS 68. The expendi-
lures during the same period amounted to s4,759,-
ITO S. being an excess over the receipts of s2I9.
cas- II.
The report suggests some changes in the rates of
postage; it is proposed to lower the postage on let
ers Is per cent and raise the postage on newspapers
100 per cont The reasons assigned for this change
are, that printed matter constitutes 95 per cent of
the mails as near can be estimated. 1t is also sug-
gesied that the rates of postage spapers should
be regulated according TO their dimensions.
. TREASURY REPoRT.-The repor, of Mr. Woodbu-
ry Secretary Of tho treasury Of the United States is
hands: we give condensed view of such porT
lions of it, may be most interesting to our readers
The balance in the treasury at the COM
mencement OF the current year 1910,
was $2,246,749.
Total receipts for the year, 1340 90, 234, SIP
Total disbursements for 1910, 6643 655
Balance in the treasury Jan. IG4l 1890, 857
The receipts and expenditures for The year 1911 are
estimated as follows
Estimated receipts for 1871, S2l,723,475
Estimated disbursements for same year. %, S9o, 200
Est 4 balance in the treasury, Jan. !, 1912 62I275
1t will be seen from the foregoing that the expen-
'es for the ensuing year estimated at three and
a half millions less than the actual expenses during
the past year. A diminished expenditure in the IN
dian department it is supposed will materially con-
tribute to this estimated reduction. The report esi
mates that the necessary expenditures for conducting
the operations Of the government, will be about
$4,000 900 annually, after all the reforms which
arc desirable, are accomplished.
The report also states that the revenues of the 60
vernment will not be sufficient TO pay the national
expenses after the year eighteen hundred orty-one
and that new for supplying the deficiency of
The treasury, must be sought for. The following
means for augmen;ing the revenue suggested for
consderation--1 The issuing of treasury notes or
obtaining loan ,, To call on the states for return
of the surplus of eighteen hundred and thr
~ six; g. Direct taxation; 4, A modification Of the
present tariff.
The most gratifying portion OF the report is the an
nouncement that the exports during the past year
have exceeded the previous year to the amount of
ten and half millions of dollars; and that they ex-
coed the imports. There has also been falling off
of the imports during the past year fifty seven mil
lions of dollars. Ii is however minated that this
apparent falling off of imports is TO extent in
consequence of the evasons ofthe law and of custom
house duties. The total amount of exports during
tho past year is hundred thirty million five
hundred seventy thousand nine hundred fifty dol
lars. The total amount of imports during the same
time is hundred four millions eight hundred five
thousand eight hundred nneiy-one This il is said
is the seventh time since the adoption of the Anne
yican constitution that the sports have exceeded the
imports 1t would be fortunate for the nation if the
like occurrences more frequent, hut when
,her will happen, it is impossible 20 say.