Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-12-17
MIR. cAMPBELL,s REPORT.

The Report of Mr.. Campbell, the Postmaster
General, is document of much interest, and re-
grct cannot make room for it at length 1t eyin-
patience and labor the part of that officer and
peculiar fitness for the duties to which he has been
called Indeed, itrnay be said with truth that the
affairs of this Experimentation we consider the
vast increase of business oceasoned by the foreign
service, the rapid expansion of our territory and aug
mentaton of population-were so well admin
istered as they are now under Mr. Postmaster Camp
bell We must content ourselves with the following
abstract:
ABSTRACT THE Posi- MASTER GENERALS REPORT
The whole number of Post Offices in the United
States at the close of the last official year. June 3Oth,
1853! was twenty-five thousand three hundred and
twenty; of this number, two hundred and hfty-five
of the highest class, the Post Masters of which
appointed by the President At the present date
Ist December 1853 the total number of Post offices
is twenty-five thousand six hundred and lightweight
During the past year commencing LIST of July, 1852,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight Post
Offices were established, four hundred and seventy
nine were discontinued, and there were appointed to
office during the said year. besides the eighteen hun
drcd and ninety-eight Post Masters to the newly
tablished offices aforesaid thirty eight hundred and
fifty upon resignation, two hundred and twenty-five
upon death, one hundred and eighty upon change
of site, ninety-one whefethe Post Master had moved
away, and twenty-three hundred and twenty-one on
removal of prior incumbents, being eight thousand
ending 5Oth June, 1853. At the close of the fiscal
year. ending the both day of June last there
in operation within the United States six thousand
six hundred and ninetytwo mail routes; their aggre
gate length was two hundred and seventeen thous-
and seven hundred and forty-three miles, and five
thousand five hundred and eightythree contractors
were employed thereon.
The annual transportation of the mails on those
routes was siXty-one million eight hundred and nine
tytwo thousand five hundred and fortytwo miles :;
the annual cost thereof was four million four hum
drcd and ninety five thousand nine hundred and six
ty eight dollars, being about seven cents two mills
per mile. Of these siXty-one million eight hundred
and ninety two thousand miles of annual ransporta
ton, twelve million nine hundred and eightysX thou
sand hundred and five miles required to be
performed railroads, at cost of one million six
hundred and one thousand three hundred and TWEEN
ty-ninc dollars being about twelve cents three mills
per mile Twenty-onc million three hundred and
eightyfive thousand and siXtyfive miles in steam
boats, at cost of six hundred and thirtytwo thou
sand three hundred and siXty-eght dollars; being
about nine cents four mills per mile. Twenty -onc
million three hundred and thirty thopsand three hun
dred and twenty-six miles in coaches, cost of
million two hundred and six thousand nine hun
dred and ffty-cight dollars being about five cents
six mills per mile And twenty million eight hun
dred and ninety thousand four hundred and forty
six miles in modes not specified, at cost of one mil
lion ifty-fve thousand three hundred and thirteen
dollars, being about five cents per mile.
The expenditures Of the department, during the
late fiscal year, million nine hundred and
eighty-two thousand hundred and ifty-eight
dollars. The gross revenues from all sources was
five million nine hundred and forty thousand seven
hundred and twenty four dollars. 1t appears from
the foregoing statement that the gross revenue of
the year ending June 30th 1858, falls short of ex-
pendtures in the of two million forty-two thou
sand and thrty-one dollars. Fifteen hundred and
seventy thousand dollars of this deficiency
supplied by balance the Auditors books, July
1st 1882 and appropriations to supply deficiencies
of upwards of one million dollars, leaving five hun
drcd and forty-six thousand dollars to be provided
by Congress for the service of the year ending juno
3Oth 1853