Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-11

beneicia rlueEce not now 10 De e,tinai d on tie
IA eFess Of the manufactures commerce. nav cation and
currency Ut The Unified States rs important part of
he system rec mmend your favorable consideration
iLe establishment NJ THE burn .r- VI steamers be-
tween New OsIears ant Vera C1Hz. f. prHnis.s lie
most happy results il cemenng triendsh between the
two republics in extending cal berts to the
iaIe and manufactures Of both.
I Tie rcp.ri af ,le Postmaster G 17ral VIII make
h''wn - you he operations q Ina; department. fl the
past year. Fl
i gaf, ing to fad the revenues Of the department
under the rates Of postage established oy 4w - "a
pty Increasing. lhe gross 1T p,rStagfs during
the iast fiscal wear amounted to four million Ill hundred
aid seventy thousand and seventy-seven duars ex-
ceedng the annual average received the niue years
dIaiely preceding the passage of the act If The third Of
March, oij.5y lie of tn usaId four hundred and
fl yihTts dollars. and exceeding the aunt received for
the year ending the treth of June, lS47 by the sum
A trGr hundred ana twenty five thousand one hundred
and eighty four dullars.
The expenditures for the year. excluding the sum OF
ninety fur Thousand six bundled and seveny dollars
allowed by Congress Isl session individual claim
an 5, including the sum OF hundred thousand five
hundred collars ad for the services of the line of Steam
between Bremen and New urk, amounted To four
million hundred aud ninet weight thousand eight hun
dred and furty five dolas which Is less that the annuai
average for the nine years previous to the act Of 1915.
By three hundred thousand hundred and Urty dol
LIS.
The rail routes Or the 30 day Jnne last were one
hundred and sixty three thousand hundred and eight
mill IN eXtcrt-oeng an increase during the last year
Of nine hnus nj three bundled and ninety miles. The
miles Were transported over thcu during the same time
forty million twelve thousand five hundred and
ty nine miles; making Increase If transportation 1T
lie year Two millions hundred and twenty four
iensand six hundred ana Eighty miles whilst the expense
was ss than that Of tie previous year by Tour Thousand
two hundred aud thirty FIVE dollars.
The increase of the mai transportation within the last
three years has been 1913 $40 miles whilst the expenes
reduced tJG making an ncrtaes If service
at the rate OF ID cent, and reduction in the eXpen
of "A re than ] ) per cent.
During The past year there have been employed, under
contracts with the post office department. two ocean
steamers in conveying HE mails monthly between New
Jk and Bremen, and one since October last, perform
ing Srmlmonthy service betw cen Charleston and la
and contract has bcen made for the transportation
OF the Pacific mails across The slhmus sm Chagres To
Panama.
Undrr the authority given TO the Secretary oflhe Ma
w. three have been constructed and sent
to The Pacific and expected to enter upon the mail
5 Ivce between Panama and Oregon, and the nterIncd
ate Prs. the st OF January next, and fourth ms
been engaged by him for the service between Havana
and Chagres 50 thata regular monthly mail line will be
kept after that time between the United States aud
our territories On the Pacific:
Notwithstanding This great increase in the mail service
should The revenue continue to increase tie present year
a. it Hid IN he last there VII be received near fur hu
Lrel anu fifty thousand dollars than the eXpond-
,r-os
These considerations have satisfied TIE Postmaster
G,neal that. with certain notifications Of the act Of
1915, the revenue may be still further increased, and
reduction of postage made uniform rate Of five cents
ritIort INV interference viii, tho ,,ripcirln ,,b oh Loc
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department sustain itself.
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