The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-21

vas. Increase q: viii readily BE- seen in ibis Srau ,10
10 year. This department went into operation IN
November 1884 and In tho first quarter ending March
81 1862 .se dsposs ana monsy orders received were
business is growing rapidly In public favor bids fair
ultimately TO occupy large In the calculations OF
those who shall be called on 10 conduct 70 the great
postal business OF the country.
rH. REGISTERED LETTER DEPARTMENT.
The superintendent Of this department ions that
1t nausurated in 1895. In lhs first OF It's OK.
istenoe the labors Of those employed In It were com.
paratvey hight, four clerks only being employed and
~ thousand letters and packages rsgsered Since 1855
the business has steadily increased and during past
year not $50 GOO registered letters
were distributed by tho department. employing force
OF twenty clcrkE The new registered letter systom
winch ent into operation June l, 1881, has been q
thorough aud with ths Of the public
in commentator Of the present system Of
ettersno losses have occurred where the rules Of the
nav systum have been observed, and . violation Of
these rules react tho delinquent Postmaster or agent
TIE ''Box NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
This department 10 under the surcrintcndence OF an
experienced gentleman In all that pertains TO postal
matters He Is, literally speaking, . 'man Of letters -
Of matt II is taken by clerk oaet The "opencr WHO
unwraps the arkages ard arsngs them conveniently for
the assorter" The assorer separates tho letters adj
dressed 10 the box-hoders from those 70 be delivered
by the carriers, and At the time distributes The
box letters by sections Each section consists Of
windows and contains 1,032 boxes The "box cierkt
next depos the letters In the appropriate boxes
There IL also clerk m this department whose duty Is
10 deliver 70 the clerks IN the carriers room tho letters
belonging 10 that division OF the letter department.
when they are again redistribuod according to tho
routes OF tue carriers aud the stations. The annexed
exhibit sbowsthe relative increase Ia the business the
box department since 1850 In 1889 hero employ
cd two 'asoI tors" "box clerk. one opener aud
one carrors cork rho average number oette recciv.
cd nightly was The business In The present year
Uses req Tres assorters, ten "box clerks
'oi cner one stamp clerk, one paper assoricr and Eve
clerks IN the carriers de- artmont The letersarecsved
nightly average ninety thousand. There should be
added TO this astounding statement OF tho growth OF the
"box, business IN nine years tho annexed fact fur.
nished US by Mr.. 0f3rien In 1883 The number OF
letters received at the 'drop" from carriers aud
stations between the hours Of six NJ and haltpast
twelve A. NJ amounted 70 about ivo thousand. There
we're then but four mails received and none despatched
during this period while there were but thirty men
ters received between haf past six r n and ha-past
twelve A. ~ from station, drop and carriers amount
and nine closed which require the united labor OF one
hundred and twenty i've men
In this department sixty clerks are EMPLOYED In ar
ranging and preparing daily on an average 200 600 let
tors About onsha Of these delivered through tho
letter boxes and the other moiety are taken out BY tho
carriers and punotualy distributed There at pres
emit 800 boxss-an increase OF onethrd In ten years
and during the period tho passage Of letters daily
through The olnce has been almost qundrup In aud
previous 10 Mr.. Coddngton's time the rentago from
these boxes Injured TO the fortunate holder OF tue posi-
ton In Mr. Fowior's time the perquises arising IRON
their disposal limited TO $4,000, government charg.
ing itself with bsancs bat now the whole rentage
niGcant item in tho receipts derived from post ooces
The amount received from the rentage Of boxes 1857
exceeded by traction or 20 Sfz,VV
CARRSERs' DEPARTMENT.
is perhaps best TO give in this place comparative
statement showing the service performed by carriers
aud collectors of the New York Post ONCE for the
quarter ending December 81, 1896
There were delivered by ITO carriers 2770 672 mail
letters 163 ga city letters and $3.50 s43 newspapers
Tnese COLLECTED SEA $50 letters the total receipts on
which were on s'locals" Al $50.
For the quarter ending December 81 1897 there were
delivered by is2 carriers 07o mali letters $50 ss7
city ettcrs ana 460,s11 newspapers These collected
$50 $40 letters and total receipts .locals'
amounted TO s6o,s7e
foREfCN DEPARTMENT.
This important department IS presided over hy vr.
George a. Coffin who has furnisnod the annexed state
ment showing operations and results OF foreign mail
service for the fiscal year 1907
The aggregate Of postage lses, inland and fo.eien
mails exchanged Win ~
The United Kingdom. 100 200
......... 5Vz,ll4
France boV,i<<
Hamburg .................... ............ Q6,7ef
bremen ........................ lJt34s
Belgium ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10, 500
Total postage. .xlpusoOo
Being increase over the amount for the previous
year Of ol2S 00A