Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-12-13
EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT OF THE
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
Poir oFFIcE DEPARTMENT., !
Decarnl,.r . 1917


SIR 10 Is cause Of satisfaction To The nnd ersiecd
IN submitting Ia statement of The condition Of
tho Post Office Department aad it's operations C,r
the past year. hal he Is enabled q say Tor the Two
years ho has had the honor Of superii iendiag Ils
enalrs The annual current expenses hive heen met
ny lis annual revenue; that exteniion OF the ser.
VICE has been made. commensurate TO the growth
and spread Of our POPULATION.
lhe amount OF annual transportation Of the mail
Ms aSseriaIncd OH the 3C,h June 1912. was 81 .835
99l miles; he cosi 81 which was IS 976.2S4.
The amouut"f annual trans poriaiion on the 30,h
june 1913 was 5'.252 sos miles; The Gust OF
which s2976.2s4.
II will be observed tina, the r~t of RECOMMENDATION
Tor The iasi year was less by si3f499 rhan il was
or The .Eeritns year. whilst the transportation
ihr"nghoni the year ssns ereaier by 4I6 SI4 miles
The number Of Post Offices supplied in $40
was 81 55; and the number supplied in 1913 was
1854.
To accommodate the service ie The exrensian Of
p"p"laiinn. Reductions in the service IN som. sec
inns. ond an extension or increase in aIber oorn.
OF The Union were rendered necessary
For similar reasons il became necessary 10 discon
lIn'e IN the year preceding LIST July IS43. 400
COST Offices and 10 establish during the same peri
The ".iai expenditures of the service E,r The Yea,
ending sob June ls43. were s4.374 7l3 IS. H.
Guiding payments on accounts Of debts due bv The
Department. foI vi ich the appropriation sb,ye wa.
made. "''
The amount oil grnss revenue for The year ending
3Oih June lS4l. stated in nv animal ,c,,r, -
Bird December. 1912. was s47483I7 "a. Tbo,
Of ls42. vas si456246 10.
The revenue ~ 1913 20 far rs the returns exb,l,.
ar me amount tor 'he year Guiding 3O.h June s s4
u Is The duty Of the head oil this Department, mn.
De, me regulations and restrictions or law TO pr,
woe ny contract inr The transportation and regnla
delivery 81 the mails This duty il perforrneJ onc.
W -h'"r wears ~ each &c The great divi.ions
:" me un"ed States. and frpn lime 10 lime
a. The public cxigonces resmre Bonds ,,i,h .ch.,I
ues Tor The arrival aud Departure az every NIL 80.
are taken 10 The Government ~ as 10 provid. e.
'he eon'innous travel Of The mail in unbroken con.
nerion. by The division Of distance in snitah. -.
porious When isil"res in the regnlnr del,very ~
ibe mails, arising fron negligence of CanIrae,o,s =,
,nse agents iake Plnee,the Law is ngdly enforced
"y hnes and deductions from their pay. nd when
ihai y found Inefficient 10 prodnce A str;ct ,s,c,.
anee Of the eonimci, the higher and on,s ,'.s-
gwen 10 the Postmaster General Of ann,d;na a..
cOnir,ct Is exeried we
"hen The extent Of our lerrory and The cond;.
Ton and nature Of he public high a,d 60.
"s1 "i iniefconnmuHicaiion are considered tbe,e !;
more cause for admiration Of the general regulars,
enyonol failures - DC
Npon two of the great mail rouies- The IN. e..
washington CITY % New Orleans, the ofbe, e..
Dai"inofe 70 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES have bean .,,.,;
e"eed "itl'in the last few months. ifreoplsr;,s, :;
ne service which have given rise 10 compi.;n,.
manifested through The public press The r.,s.. ,r
'ne'e failures have been investigated. and 49,. |
lhey have been found 10 arise from neg.cs y, 49,,
leni'on on the pau of Contraction the prop., 80
my corrective hos beea applied.
Nany OF The failures, however on these ,,,o liz.
nave been caused by Obstacles wholly b.v,ri ~.
"pe'ency Of ibe mosi vigilsn contractors 10 ovs,
.o'he. the mail upon the great Southern r,o,s 4.
.'ahsporied by railroad and seamboa,s from wa
,nsion ioNOreons.wfh The sxcepiisn n tbed,.,ooe.
oo,"esn Madison. IN Georgia and Mobile h al. Il
Between fhese pOinis IL H. transported n
80 coaches daily. The whole time sllo-,.d =
zen oay' eight and bali bonfs. IN winter ,,0.n-
y l2uf hours more are allowed
!, pa, pofiion Of The route between Moba. .,d
'e" orleans. and between Charleston sod Wi
s'on' which . performed BY steamboats, !. ,g. !
= oven oo,'uced BY high winds and thick o0,
iaiure occurs. from sny cause. bst,gson 49,
ng'on city and maiison. Georgia. vfbs,. Az. .,... !
ne commsnees. doubls nail i shersbv 49, /.
pon ne sage service which u oiisn 10 I,,,. !, ~
.au'po'ed ~ single aags. porison lb.,.of 4. a
s0e''af1 ieh iof the time. which psoducss coor,.