The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-12-15
AtF0n of the Postmaster General
Report IT,. lie following abstract OF THU

- oo.E If lime last were 5 II, 43S, 253, ~,
aud tie expenditures OF the dtpartnll ~ uu
o., Tie same period SI2, GA. 7o6, ~, show
,Y, i, tl,.. batter of $500, 332, AZ. An
occo,,nauvii,r table exhibits the annual pos
81 rst!,.,,1es aud expenditures from 1854 to
1854 from Which it appears that the average
annual receipts of the dep lrtInent form 10
5o IN SOL. inclusive, we're So TAO. 2S2, 62
and the average annual expenditures for
the same period were s IA, 49,, DOS, A show
ing am average annual excess OF expendI-
lures over receipts Of 50, 1885 725. 81. The
average annual receipts from 1862 to 1864
inclusive. were So ST.. $50 81. aud the ex
penditures $l1, 694, 1872 showing an av-
erage annual excess Of expenditures over re-
ceipts Of 1928. 25475.
'fhe excess of receipts in 1854 over 1861,
the first year of the rebellion, was S4,OSo.-
957.3 80. -
Although the proportion OF receipts as
against the expenditures has, Doubtless been
Increased, OH account of the suspension OF
the postai service III the nrsurrectlonary
States. tile F. NJ General says this exhibit
furnishes the evidence Of an improving Fl
uaucial condition Of the department. aud is
highly credjtable to tile administration Of his
innnediats predecessor. "
The cstiniaty Of expenditure for 1864 was
fixed ut 3 00O, 900, in which was included
the sum # 600, 000, spe, iaiIy appropriated
for the overland mail service, being $3.50,
2I3. 80 more than the amount actually ex
pended.
On the other hand the revenues Of 1864
~ were estimated at an increase of five per
crntum OF those of 1852, making $8,7l4 900
while they actually reached Sl2, 1873, 253. rs
or SO, 624, 253.73 more than the estimate.
This increase equals IS per cent.
The increase of expenditures in 1854 com
pared with those Of l863,is ii s per cent
and the increase in tie revenues for the
same year II 8 per cent.
This exhibit promises III increase of the
revenues for 1865 over the estimate submit
ted in the report Of last year.
Estimates for 1855;
The expo 4dnures Of al kinds for the I
90. f-cal year ending June 3Ofh 1866
iEee table Ne. 2ale estimated at $i4 O98 500 co
The gross revenues for the year 1906 IL
~ inrluGing foreigm postage and mis-
Gel ane JUS recsps. Is ertmaed at
Rn incIease Of s2 per cennm On
the revenue Of 1864, making -. .l3, 1851 ~
Estimated deficiency ofrrvenne com
pared with estIma'ed expenditures 9I3,952 81
Fran Rms sun must be deducted The
amount ot IN" permanent appros
pIiaH"ns TD compensate the de-
patmeut iUr carry ing free mail ..h
IHg'ier under acts OF March Sd, r# t-
le47 and Marcn 3, 1851. 700. coo 600
BY winch The estimated deficiency
reduced 10 Observation-Disclosures. 2l3 912 p
Bat it is believed enough of the present
appropriation for transporting free mail mat
ter will reiuail available to make good this
deficiency.
STAMPS
During the fiscal year 1874 054. $40 post
age sCanps Of the value Of $40. III, 327, e.
644, 300 stamped envelopes, amounting to
1866, sig So aud 1874, 500 new spaper
wrappers. amounting to $3l, 49, were ssu-
ed ihe total value Of these issues Was $780,
974, 429 80, which, compared with the is
sues Of the previous yoar, (Si0, 1873, 1907
shows am iucre;lae OF $3.50 $50 so, or about
81 per cent. The value of the stamps and
stamped envelopes sold, was $l0776, $780,
5S, and the amount used in payment
of postage was $Y878, l55 81. Notwith
standing this enormous issue, the losses of
stainpsl IN the mails amounted only to ST.
zoo, aud Of envelopes to $31 3d. During
the year OF 1859. 0he year Immediately
preceding the adoption OF this system Of reg
lstratioii,) the value Of postage stamps issu-
ell amounted to So 279 400. whilst the losses
III transmission during the last six months Of
that period were $4 383. Since that time
the losses have decreased, although the is
sue has increased about 92aa per cent.
e- ROUTES.
Since the LIST Of July last, special agents
have been stationed at leading points to sup
II =. ,,,tl I'M
agent at City Point has sold $29, 773. SO
worth,aud the agent at Chattanooga $5,2l0
since that time.
On the Both Of June last there were in Cd
GRAFTON 6,O83 mail routes, tile number of con
tractors was 5,953. The length of these
routes was 139, l73 miles, the service as fol
lows: Railroad, 22,6l6 miles; steamboat,
1928 miles, CELEBRITY, certainty, and securi-
ty," 100, 278 miles-costing $5,8I8. 1863. di-
vided as follows, viz: Railroad 1901. 942 |
mil, 5 Of transportation at 50, 567 044, about |
II cents Il mile; steamboat 2,1I2,1S4 at |
$685., 274, about II cents mile; celebrity, |
certainty, and security" 30.901, 29l at 81 |
9y8, l5l, about . Z 10 ceuts mile. The |
length OF routes was decreased 425 miles |
whilst ther was all Increase i'll the annual |
transportation OF 50 342 miles, and in the |
ccst Of S77, 1858. Fhe aggregate compensa-
tion or route agents, local agents mail mes |
sengers, baggage nastsrs III charge OF express |
mails, aud agents employed on steamers con-
veylrg mails to southern ports, was 1916
1913 As, Which added to the cost of service in |
operation on the Both of June, 1864 (S5, 9l9-
469,) maKes the total cost of mail trauspor-
tatou at that date SO. 800, 533 48.
The details III regard to tue various lead |
ing mail rontes,an respecting the contracts
OF the department are fully and clearly set |
forth. An appropriation of $40, 900 is re-
conine'ded To prepare set OF maps by |
States or groups OF States, showing all |
permanent routes, distances and postoffices /
with other statistical information
Gen. GRANT approves the present arrange
ment Of supplying the army with mails as
entirely satisfactory.
RAILROAD DISTRIBUTING OFFICES.
In order to facilitate the work at dstribut
lng Offices satisfactory experiments are max
ing With railway or travelling postoffices.
thus letters destined for the distributing
offices between Washington and New York
Inclusive, are distributed by clerks detailed
for that purpose aud placed on the cars SIM
liar ca pe, laents are making on western
routes ~ it'll satisfactory results, and the sys-
ten will probably extend to all the leading
routes Ile Post Master General recom-
mieuds tnat provision he made for the ueces-
sary addltlolal clerks, superintendent and
travelling p,stniasters. Wnile the inlnedi- |
ate effect viii be TO increase expenses sone-
what he believes that ultimately when the
plan Is thoroughly organized it will reduce
the cost OF distributiun.
f FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE. Ht +
The aggregate postage (sea, inland and
foreigu) upon the correspondence exchanged
with Great Britain, Prussia, France, Ham i
burg, Bremen, and Belgium, for the year
ending June 30tli. amounted to 81. 399. 6O5.- Il
50 an i,,,.ra..sa. IF Z "a 42n 4S 80 unaa.,.l