The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-05


s69los2 20
Thus showing the sum Of t6o1 6s2 20 unexpended Of
the Of the past year including the former APP
preparations granted TO this Department for the trans
poristion Of Tree natter Of the Departments.
EsIMAIEs ToR JHE CUHsIrr YEAR, ENDING JUNE 20,
1850
The ,rovrons Of the laws Of ls45 for reducing the
cost Of mail service having produced their entire effect
on all the contracts las ell have passed under
their innuence) before the commencement OF this
year, II Was expected that in the further contracts
clear and decided advance Of cost would This
expectation in measure verihed by the letting
20 M Ss ns hs ssss.t" co
for the service at that lottng much increased.
The whole cost for service in that section under the
contracts made In 1890 was 1891 AZ
The whole cost ter service In that section BY
the contracts Of 1s49, Is. ..........,.... 62S3o3
Making an increase Of. ............... s9s9s1
One cause Of this L.. that more service Is con-
trsctsd ior mere 20 Ds oone. sns so % avsvs
being increase Of 6is sol miles per snnam Another
ceufe ana the greatest perhsps Is owing 20 the change
ed railroads In that section, whieh Is much more
expenvs service The ,evee In that section In car
tsgos horseback which was open 10 free compe-
ton has been let At more reduced rate than
before and amounts only 20 about three cents of each
mile The mail is transported On the other hand in
the Railroad and steamboat service where monopoly
excludes con petition, the expense IL increased aud
thu portation amounts 10 each mile
the all IL carried unoer the las OF 1915, liking
maximum q price to the CLASSES II service .
The expenses Of the service Of the for the
tncrsssed by the amount II ncres'e in the Eastern
section S965l also by the cost Of new routes In other
sections ordered BY Congress, s5ISSS ana oy exten
siona and iu,pro, ordered by the department
about sSS Os3 20 which must be added pr bsble sum
% $50 CO. for California and sum TO meet other con-
tneeucie fgj co., These sdditons 70 the expenses
Of the ssr,ee lst will constitute TIE amount
Of current ,Spsbses OF this years thus stste5 =
Expenditure ~ last year. .ra4'sV4s 10
Asaiuobs sxoefs Ct cost q service In East ,., ~.
New routes ,sSssT let in other sections, $3.50 90
ordered. .
ExIenfes for Cabortia ........ss. S9Oog W
Fxperfes Of n all scrosstfe lstbmus. SS02 90
Iu6lithing edition q post-oiacc laws. 5000 90
Othtr misc cllaueous items ........... Is o0O 20
whole expenditure q the service Of the
department Tor the current year. .sl75o1Ss ~
t. meet this expenditure, In addition TO the sSOOo)O
appropriated by virtue of the 18th foetion Of the act
OF lS4i Pay Tor the thanked matter Of the depart
ments the entire reliance l. in receipts from postsse
10 becomtt noossary 20 es.imate ttst amount. lbs
with tsey b. done by taking tie income Of the
past year aiding Thereto the tame per cent OF In.
crerre that ytsr shows the preceding The effect
from reduction Il postage passed snd she tso pre-
csdirg years thovea htue than the regular and
nsi.,s ineI, rs q, ,se ~, ear ~ wa,
uBnstUrsl aud owitz to temporary causes Of dis
tubspcs which have passed by some mole cafe basis of
To exhibit sepsrsty the increase In the revenue de-
rived fom letter postage ara from printed matter the
foil wing comparison 10 Instituted betEeen the past
Wv Y,gr ead,,s year sntisg. Rate Of
Juns -, rs. JsRe -, 40. Isereass.
ss%r. old s. s,SO0i ssa7sa paio
po.tsse .1 p 7asS aoGs clio
Asrr,s.s..............sIi i7,60 s7u,ns IL 40
II will Be observed that theletter postage increased
in the pact year 10 10 per cent and that the sge
rate Increase 10 Ia 15 The rate Of increase upon let
tiers being sxtrsodpsry and much beyond the natural
orop tb q population and business snd being dou
Bic that 81 the year cannot be expected 70
continue srecisy o. the causes TO which II is main
Nv attributable have cesed 20 operste These we're the
rsistory postage sst q the 9th June, 1873 which
was By the postal treaty with Great Britain
in February 1870 and the greater frequency of CORES.
popdenoe induced by the Presidential canvass In the
All 81 Isas In sstmstirg the revenue for the cur
rent year II will therefore be necessary TO assume
something like the natural increase OF the revenue az
the bss Of calculation To ascertain ss nearly as may
DO What IL that natural rate Of increase take the sg
sreeste from pofagee year BY year since the
Reduction on the frat Of July lsih and show What has
nee the annual rates u increase, thus
Postags on
letters acrt-
pspsrs and lmoHpt Of R1te Of
pqmphlct,. hsregse. Increase
DO DO Ia7 3z0i7 SsE7 ilTps
Do DO. 1919 flHep 81 71
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