Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-17
POSTMASTER GENERALS REPORT.

On the .t Of November 81 l9l post offices il opera.
ton 10 the United States. The aggregate length oil Inc maj
routes NJ the close Of the fiscal ycar-3Oth Iunc-wa-
PA ISL niles annual cost OF trans poEtaon 50 9599l
or about TO cents per mile The routes have been III
creased in the year 10 the cNicnt OF 1894 mics AZ al h
nj increase of cos; OF SolS2lI
OF the six foreign mail routes three undcr contrac.
with the Pos. Office Department. three With The Navy De,
nartmeD The annual cost Of the former Is, SiUUUUU ui
the latter 81 1876 $50 including the additional compensation
voted ~ The Collins line. The conveyance n the mails
across the lshmus Of Panama last year cost y cents per
pound.
were Sc 925 OIL of which 226 1872 derived from lc
Ter postage, S7S92G from newspapers and periodicals
Sl04 355 fron letter From The total Eisi DC ce
duccd the payable tho British pos, Office amounting
10 SOL gS3 TIL" receipts foreign ana domestic show d.
crease 3S 1874 compared with those % The Previous
wear; atlbu ne the reduction OF rates made by tie act
of March ISL Although his falling oil conflicts with thr
calculations of the saneune advocates ol cheap post
age the Pcsm sicr General reasons against return 10
hnhe: rates 70 for tic experiment fair l'la u"
ever he urges necessity II seCnrn. 10 The Department
all the receipts which the law has assigned ot Its support
He refers the p1c4cht Illegal practice 81 transmitting let
tors BIZ cypess other private GUCvcyanCc bat states iht
letters may when enclosed in the stamped cnve
opts now In course of PREPARATION
Abiding the proceedings Of the associaon formed IN
London for tie purpose Of promoting cheap and UNIFORM
system of international postage, tie Postmaster General
while admitting tcsrabeness Of the object regards IL
adoption ncxpcden IN tic Imperfect state OF our oFeiSt
postal arrangements
The total expenditures duru. the year 81 lis 49, Of
which ST. 225 81 for the transportation OF mails
pcnsuton The same ZIG for clerks tor uice oS
Tor pa ymens To lcter-carIIcr9.
The expenses for the current fiscal are estimated
So 45 III and The receipts 81 $780, leaving Gelc
of 81 1927 $50 be provided for by direct appropriation
from the treasury larger appropriation VIII PROBABLY &c
necessary.
~ perlrmuncc mail service brt:"cen New ok and
Washinalon explaining that arises on want OF nhy
the part OF the railroad companies Interested ana o ac
ccmmodatiun the part OF the companies running between
New York and Philadelphia. The Postmaster General shH
gests thai Congress should consider ii cainot remedy The
evil b; inc exercise OF 5 power over the establishment VI
ma, rpsds. md this suggestion sure will receive the
hearty support o! the citizens Interested IN the route Inc
manner which the service has been performed during t'
past week is as dis.raceful as il is announcement
Preliminary arrangements nave beer maze ioI CARVING
out the enOns Of Congress in regard ~ providing Tor ud!-
y mail service between Louisville and Caro- 81. LOUIS ana
Cairo, Cairo aud Memphis and Memphis and New orcansi
and belief expressed that the arrangements when co-
pleed will the just demands of that section OF he
country. 1t il expected that the great through line rom ~
York 10 New Orleans, will be- rendered more expeditions
next year by the completion Of The Wilmington and Man
chester rail road
rhc allure of the contractor to fulfil efficient service be.
tween Salt Lake city and Sacramento in California has led
to an arrangement with another CONTRACTOR who Is TO es-
tabsh and maintain E.;ied post a! Cars"n's Valley
The whole Of hostages matter received ana
sent by the Collins line Of steamers during the year was
s22s s67 by the New York and BEemen line s7I2iE by
New York and ayre line $50 SOL; by Charleston and Ha-
vana line Sll 95S Tie performances OF The Collins line are
spoIen cf in terms Of strong Communications Inc popne-
tors Of the and Hayre lines desire increased rcu.
NEE, the requirements Of The service by changing the ter
minus OF the from Havrc 10 Antwerp. The ostmas
ter General audes TO the increasing trade with Germany
and the immense number OF engrants IRON mat country a.
reasons for avoraby considering the application O"ng
TO the recent postal convention between the United States
and Prussia he larger part the continental (uroPcan)
sorrcsponncnce which formerly went Premcn is now
sent ria London Osend and AK Ia Chapcilc An advana'
gcous postal arrangement with Belgium IS anticipated
France proposes postal treaty with The Unted States
and The establishment Of union line Of aa steamships di-
rect between New YORK and Havre Under arrangement
with Great Britain plans have been matured for regular mail
between the United States and HE west Indies
generally and poina the of Mexico and northern
coast Of South America al which the British mail packets
touch The postal arrangements win Canada and New
Brunswick operate ad"anagcosy and are 10 be extended
to Nova Scotia
The Inconvenience and buicnsomc character Of the exist
ing acts OF Congress respecting the allowance oil adu"n
commissions TO PoSmasters is pointed out IN letter W
Mr.. FARRELLy, the Auditor who recommends epcai "
the provision requiring the present mole Vi selcen aha
a return 10 the old system oi UNIFORM rates o consoh On
the amount nj posuge collected In this recommendation the
Postmaster General cOncurs INC auditor also recommends
,hnt postmaster should be allowed small compensation
for delivering from his Office 10 su0scocr eac newspaper
not now chargcab'e with postage
Attention il directed large class OF contractors OF
snecjaI routes and mail messengers whom The reduction
NJ pustage has operated with great hardshps
Estimates by the Audtor-eTbfaccd In this rcpoft-sh0w
that tbs total number Of paid and unpaid letters which passed
through the offices in The United States during Tie year
was 79O524; Of which 547 conveyed by Euro
penn steamers; 80 372 by Havana steamers 49553I by
California steauers The dead letters numbered more than
5UuOUJD Inc newspapers anu other phckaGcs ol hteu
char.eat!t :"h postage were SIIUl9S exchange
newspapers 1918 5Si; newspapers circulated free within the
counties where published, 2OG006OO
The Postmaster General rcnews the recommendations OF
his predecessor reference 10 the enlargement u the build.
ing occupied by The Department. ind The increased accom-
mojaiinn Of the city post Office He also supports resou-
ton ld before Congress lis last session authorizing the
Postmaster General make an Increased expenditure his
discretion certainty III tile transmission OF mails
hctw.rn Washington and Richmond during tic winic!.
III ackno lodges his o;g .tioas Mr. HALL the Assis
par.ments.-[ Republic