Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-14
Postmasters Generals Report.

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POstmasters Generals Report.
On The LIST November, 81, l9l post Offices
were in operation IN the United Stotcs. The
aggregate length Of the mail routes at tie
close Of the fiscal year 30th June--w a
I2li2sl miles; the annual cost Of transporta
ton So. 939 OIL or about 10-cents per
mile. The routes have been increased in the
ycor 10 The extent Of 1894 miles, at an
annual increase of cost Of $5lS,?17.
OF the six foreign mail routes three ar.
under contract with the Post Office d. pa II
mcnt, three with the Navy Department. The
annual cost of the former is 100000; of IN e.
l1uor, $149G 250, including the additioral
compensation voted to the Collins line Tn.
conveyance Of he mails across tie Iathmas Of
Panama last year cost % cents per pound.
The gross receip pts of the Department.
during the year were IS o25,76l, Of hich
S4,22G,7o2 were derived from letter postage
S7S9.2i6 from NO" spapers aud periodical =
$40 1855 from letter carriers From the tot, /
must be deducted the sum payable 10 tI,e
Brush post Office amounting 10 SOL, 9SS.--
The receipts, foreign and domestic, show a
decrease OF 81 33S,33i compared " l. b
th"so OF the previous year; attributable to the,
reduction of rates made by the act o! March
1851. Although this falling off conflicts VII h.
the calculations of the more sanguine advO-
Gates OF cheap postage. the Postmaster Gene
raj reasons against return to higher rates
10 secure for the experiment fair trial.
however. he urges the necessity OF securing To-
the Department all the receipt winch the law
has assigned for It's support. He refers To III q
present Illegal practice of transmitting letters
by express or other private conveyance; but
states that letters may be SO sent when enc oss
ed in the stamped envelopes now in course OF
preparation.
Abiding to the proceedings Of the associa
ton formed in London for the purpose of pro,
noting cheap and uniform system of intern5l
honal postage, the Postmaster General whiis,
admitting the disturbances Of the object,
regards It's adoption as inc xpedient IN the i'm
perfect state Of our foreign postal arrange.
ments
The total expenditures during the year " ere.
ISIllS,4j9 of which $4,225,3l1 " ere for TIE,
transportation Of mails, S ,296 100 compensI
lion to postmasters Sl56,59l extra compensa-
ton to the same So 1879 l6for clerks for Offices.
Sl0i,35 iorpayments to the letter carriers.
The expenses Of the current fiscal year nr.'
estimated at SS,745,777 and the receipts :.
S7ll7,790 leaving deh,i Of S',327,9S6 to
be provided for by direct appropriation from
The i1easnry. larger appropriation "a IL
probibl1 be necessary.
The report draws attention to the extrcrns.I
unsatisfactory Performance Of the mail SCI vice
between New York and Washingtou; explair,
my that 1t arises from want of unity on tn
part OF the railroad companies Interested, an a
OF accommodation The part of the con1pa-
MES running between New York and Phil,
de'phIa. The Postmaster General sugges;
that Congress should consider il it cannot
remedy The evil by the exercise OF It's poxve Il
over the establishment Of pos, roads; and thi,
suggestion, we are sure, will receive the
hearty support of tie citizens Interested IN ia
route The mannerin which the service ha
been performed during the past week is as dis
graceful as 1t is ncon, enient.
Preliminary arrangements have been mad,
Tor carrying out tie intentlons nf Congress IN
regard to providing lol daily mail sriv.c,
bet" cen Louisville and Cairo. ST Louis and
Cairo, Cairo and Memphis and Memphis and
New Oriean'; and a betells expires, ed thai h {
arrangements chen completed vii meet n g
Just demands of HAT section OF the conn'rY Ill
Is expected that the great through line f on
New York to New O leans will e r,ndrre d
more expeditions next year by The compl..r. q 81
IT the Wilmington aud Manchester railroad
he filuto of the contractor to fulfil eihc5-
crt ,ervirc between SAT- Lake cny and Sacra-
mo- To IN Callf,riip, has led To an arrangement
with another contractor, whoi, to establish and
maintain ioltifi post at Carsons Valley
Tk" " lie amount efpostaccs on matt, r re
CORK d and sent by the Collins NJ ofsennlc 5.
during the year VAS S22s867 by tie Ne~,
\" md B-c.n,lt luc Z77.2lo; ~ Wv " II