The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-01

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Try. Not one, however, sheds a higher ustre upon
our common glory than that illuminated with the
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their humanity in victory. BREVET.
the Union.
Postage.
II is often asked, How does the postage law
work. and what will il yield the presen. year 2"
These questions cannot yet be satisfactorily answered.
because the returns for the present year will be com
pete uatil the 30h OF June next and will not be reported
officially till next December The law has not been in
operation one year, and consequently definite opinion
befomed Of the results or the amount OF revenue
which will accrue to the department.
The opponents Of the bill used nearly the same ar
guments and uttered similar predictions those uttered
upon the first reduction Of postage by the Of ls45
They said that it would "prove failure = that it would
throw the Post Office Department on the treasury for
suppor;" hat half the postmassrs would resign, and
none be found to fill their places; "that the interior OF
the country would be deprived Of their postal facilities p
chat in less than year the people would camor for the
repeal OF the law" &c.
The opposition 10 the act OF 1861, making further
reduction of letter POSTAGE not volent still there
were mumurings Of similar character and confident
predictions that there would be "faling off Of the rev.
enue OF more than million and half OF dollars"
have taken the pains 10 ascertain from the several re-
ports OF the Posmasters General from 1885, the revenue
and expenditures. the length OF the mail routes and
nual transportation OF the nails and the number OF post
Offices during the last year Of the old dear OF post
age and the each year consecutively the 3oh
June 1851. BY examining this statement, we shall
the operation OF the first reduction Of postage; and from
this may form opinion OF the future effects OF the
present law.
No official report having been made OF the nrmber of
- a.. 4
take the estimates which have been made from time 10
lime. For several years prior 10 1915 the letters re-
NAMED stationary at about twenty -four millions, but in
is5l the number has been estimated at eighty millions
The following is accurate statement OF the results
of the reduction OF postage by the act oil the 4h March,
1915:
June 80, ls45--Laa year Of The high rates Of postage.
! Mail. routes, I43, $40 miles.
Annual transportation Of the mails IS 634. 269 miles
/ There were II ,003 post Offices.
/ Expenditures, S432l,73l 90.
j Revenue, 81 $50 SAL so.
4 Deficit, S3l 900 10.
June 30, ls4e-F,ra gear of the Reduction OF postage.
i Mail routes, 1850 miles.
Annual transportation OF the mails 81, 39s4l4 miles.
Number OF post offices, 1873.
| Expenditures, 81 0s4 296.
Revenue, S3,4S7l99 3J
Deficit, 1897 096 65.
Loss OF revenue compared with 1916, $500 GAG rs.
i DmInuon OF expenditures compared with ls45, $751;
435 90.
June 30 lsl7Seeond year Of The reduction ofpostagt.
4 Mail.roues, I53s Sis miles
Il Annual transportation, IS. Ss7 500 miles.
Number OF pos, Offices, i3,l4G
4 Expenditures S397l,3i0.
Revenue. s., 945, 500.
| Deficit, S25,417.
i Loss OF revenue compared with Isij, S3i3 9is so
Diminuon Of expenditures compared with 1915, $780,
AL 90
jane 30 1915 Third year Of Ue reduction Of postage
Mail.rou,es. POS miles.
Annual transportation, al 0i2,57s miles
| Number of post Offices, l61j9.
Revenue, ~ 374 or
/ Expenditures, 81 32o $50
Il Surplus, Si7,227
Increase Of expenditures compared with ist5, So.
il 1851.
June 30. lsi9-Foh year Of the Reduction Of postage
Mail-rou,es, 1877 700 miles
Annual transportation, "A, 547, 069 miles
Number OF post offices, 6,747
| Revenue, Sl,705l76 2S.
Il Expenditures, Sd,A7e0l9 10.
II Surplus. S226,127 10.
Increase Of revenue compared with isl5. si533i As.
Increase oil expenditures compared with 1915, $751;
II 3l7 ~.
June 80, ls5o-F,h gear Of the reduction Of postage
Mail-routes, I7s672 miles
Annual transportation, 40 5fi ,423 miles
/ Number vi post Offices. is,4l7.
Revenue, 50 $50, gSt SO.
! Expenditures, S5.2l2, o53 10.
/ Surplus, $40 o3i a.
Increase Of compared with isa5, 81 203 i43 o.
Increase OF expenditures compared with 1885, ssoI,
221 ii.
June 30, 1s5l-SrM year Of the reduction Of postage
i Mail routes, 1876, 29a miles.
! Annual transportation, 90 272, asa miles.
i Number of post Offices, 19,e0i.
! Revenue, 80 ,55l o77 So
Expenditures, 50 .024 500 TO-
Surplus, S5274l1 10.
Increase OF compared with 1885, 80 o62 36 90
Increase OF expenditures compared with 1915, 7o2
s3i So
/ Post.rontes, June 30, 1851, 1876 900 miles
| .Post-roues, June 30, fSt5, 1920 miles
| Increase in six years, 50, $50 miles
Annual transportation OF the mails, June 30 1851, 3d.
| 272 252 miles.
Annual transportation OF the mails June 3d. ls45, 49,
63t,26g mea.
| Increase IN six years. 1867, os3 miles
| Number oil post offices, June 30, 1851, ,60t.
| Number Of post offices, June 30, 1915. 14.003
| Increase in six years, 5,60l.
| Revenue, June 30 1851, 90. sol, OFT 50.
Revenue, June 30 1886 Si,osg,saI 80.
Increase in six years. 81, 262,l36 90.
Expenditures, June 3d. 1861, SO 02f,566 10.
Expenditures, June 30, 1Sd5, 81, 2sg, Sil so.
Increase IN six years. 81 734,72i 90.
Estimated number OF letters, June 3d. 1852, so
Estimated number OF letters June 90 1sa5, 600 600
Increase in six years, 56,00000o.
The results here exhibited be highly gratifying to
the friends of cheap postage and encourage them 10 per-
severe il their exeriions till post Office shall be the
best managed and rates OF postage the cheapest of
any nation on the face oil our globe.
ROWLAND HILL