The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-15
WAsmSGroS, Dec, o, 1910,
The Report Of The Post Master Gen
ell

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hAYe been permitted a. examine delnila
in relation a. the Report of tho Postmaster
General, which think will be of interest a.
our TaaderA The following you will hud lO
he-n correct abstract Ofihe whole, The NUM-
brr Oi Post Offices IN tie luiled States 10
lG747 there having been l2l established,
and bfi discontinued within lho yenr-mak-
ing nn Increase wil,ll the year, 81 5ss. The
nuniher Of Post Masters appointed Wilhiu
the year ending June ;iOh, 1910, WRH 6iEfl,
0f which numlrr 27s2 we're Hppoi Ted 10
consequence of rrsgnnlinuH, ltJ deHihs, ~
changes 0l sites Of Offices 2,lOj removals,
~ commissions renewed, 22l new officer.
Iiy tie law Of isi5,lho letting ur contracts
was greatly reduced ln New England aud
New York alone, saving WIS made Of
T25O,OOO, 80 that now, though the amount
" mHIi SERVICE - grruiiy uulurgrd, the es-
pelIse boars 40 corresponding proportion.
Previous a. the law Of ls45, the cost Of
transportation per nilH WINS eight srlliHi tho
cosl ~ June last was five conls(siN millr.--
The number of mail routes Ia lhs United
States on the lot day of July, lsl0 was 4,
ill3i aud the number Of cOilrnelors, I 100
The length Of the routes IN lG1 200 miles.
On these routes the mnl WINS transported
l2,5i7,OtD miles, at The cost Of S212s,bi5,
Which makes Tho average cost of transport
Ing lle mail por mile, last year, five ecnlH
PIX mills per nilr.N 10 llhs shoHld ho AL
dod the foreign mails 90 Southampton and
Bremen, and Charleston md Havana, aud
the lslhmus Of Pnnnma, which IN done az
,bo expense Of ~25jG'f2.
Ia the year 1913, the numhor Of niles of
mail route wns 81 ,0l2,57p, which cost So.
B45O3, The Hun,her ~ 1919 WIS 1g,6li,
Ohp, which cost ~, i2s5l5 Route nfsucira
Il H. r
IA lsiD, they were So ,5i3.
The gross revenue for The year ending
Jane aoh lsio, waA s l,o05l7G ~, which
was derived from the following sources
From letter postage, ~, sS2,7G2 90; ,ncwspn-
prrs and pamphlets, ~ lD,0lG 2O;fuer, 1870;
miscellaneous liens, ;l,25l ~: dead lsaicr
money S1o,5O, from the appropriations nnda
IN lSi1 for ninil serVic 80 a. llie government.
Ste0OO0 Tie expenditures have been 81
HhOio III, which makes the excess ofgross
rcycnue fur the year, Sl2d,l7 -.
The appropriation under the l2ll scet,nss
of Tie net of i5,rcmoining In the Treasury
Wudrnwn exclusive OF The appropriation for
thn past ycnr, nlrrnhy noticed, hn,ounls to
1855 s.. THUS riio~ing tho sum or
SGll, Gs2 20 nnexpended of tie revenue Of
the pnsi yenr,inrluding the former npprapd-
alton granted to this department. nr the trans.
porlnlun of FREQ matter ofibc Department.
A considerable reduction has hccn nndo
~ The lettings for carry ing the mail this yenr
over those of last, although Ito aggregate L.
.somcw Int larger, owing 10 the jurrsnse Of
humber of miles travelled. The rosimnslcr
General expects thu expenditure OF his DE.
parinrut for tilr rIlrTnt yrur viii be about
ns follows;
Expenditures os La, ycnr eiIio,OIo ~
AdriiintS, FNrr-- ut ruut ut service in Fast
EfsttIDn lAttlkl
New routes ldl In other sections 1898
New service ordered 2cGS9
Expenses for California $4,000
Expense Cf Mail across tho lsihuus 3 lp2
Publishing new edition of o. laws 5000
Other miscellaneous Items $4,000
Toul nn,onn, uf Expenditures of tho SER
vice of lhe department for the current ycNr.
Sl,750,l3S IL.
The Post Master General lhiuks that tho
income OF The Department last year wns
more than common, aud therefore some
what unnatural. Ito therefore givcs the fol.
lowing Ms nu estimate for the current ycur:
Letter postage, including stunrs sold,
S3,ss2,726
Newspaper and pamphlet postage slo,0lG
-
Aggregate Si,70I,77S
Wh'eh is an increase over lnst year of abouy
II per cont.
The Postmaster Gcuerui, understand, ~
tl,-t-t- the lllaE.,l- Yiely tia
Department shall not Ice ,ts-uE revenue 10
rfTu 33VUrTurr. r-''.'---+-l.--..sii l
hnNe the rate of postnge so levied, HAT II shall
pny the proper expense, and no more lilo
goes into an inquiry ~ to the irnnklug- priv,
ilcge. | understand lint, by rcport from
the clerks office oflhc House OF Represent,
ntivcr, 1t appears that during THO Two ser-
SIUus ut tTr inst turrrrsS, titr -fumlirr Of
documents. lrankcd was 370350, aud ilteH
weight wRs 4G1762 pounds. Printed speechs
uE u1rfrd -tnrtftl,t.ts to ifai,k, a. 5S4 500
which are estimated ut one ounce each,
mixing All .53l pounds. This does not iiis
Sndn Inc written -eouesrohdence 81 tbs
members.
Tho printed Senate speeches aud docus
menIs were 5Gs,3l5. TUG income to the
Department. bud the ruuyIer not hceu ffnnks
rTl, Is computed to buye amounted 10 lS7y2-S
700 Every oosimnsior whose income does
not amount To $4,000 per nnuuu, is entIlled
to Two cents EnslnVu for lhr delivery of e,rs
~ free letter ar document. Tie PustInnsteS
General SAYS TINT it lirs with Congress 70
considrr whether this privilege sssaiiJ re-
nnin NJ IL now sngds. II Congress rhiut-
tie il, they should provide for il, aud not tnS
letter Vnl ers 10 SenG through Tins TtGn UIpl-
Ter. q
Another great extra GNPtHse mas year "a
the Department Is, The census uhlhuks, of
which 1000 renus have already been sent ~
TIE report will rather favor the reducIiop
of newspaper postage, aud indeed ,uf the TO-
tai abolition OF IL, within ct1tuii4- 'IislaHct,
The whole number at letters which I,nsSasl
through The uns lust yrnr was 62OU000n.
OF which number -, 100000 were subject 10
the ten cents pustncc. IL, therefore, tlIu-tita
rrl4i tinAi..g 20 should be made universal, and
thera should he no lurrrusr ui letters Arising
L..r.c ~. H. I.L..L-.-.. ~. Nm. nnr..a.1..