Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-11-10
The Post-Omce Department.
WAsHrSaroS. October 81.

WASHINGTON, October 81.
In view of the fact that an erroneous
statement of the financial condition of the
Post Office Department has gained wide
circulation, the Postmaster General has
furnished the following table from his
forthcoming report: Total receipts Of the
department from postage stamps, and
special subsidies for steamship line, $21,-
1S4, 1906: disbursements OF all kinds,
S23,99S, S3793 Excess of disbursements
over receipts, representing the actual cost
70 the Treasury for postage service, &2.6l4,
1883. Of the appropriation 70 meet the
defAlcations in the revenue Of tho depart
ment for the fiscal year ending June 30,
1870, there was undrawn at the close OF the
year, $4,74O,0OO. Estimated amount re-
quired to meet balance due on June 30,
1870, but not yet adjusted or reported for
settlement, 81 PCS, S25. 10; balance Of de-
ficiency appropriation unused after paying
oil claims Of the year, *2,476.274S1; in.
crease of ordinary receipts as compared
with the year ending June 80, 1859, $1,-
268, PASS, or 7.76 per cent. increase Of
expenditures a. compared with year ending
June 80, 1869, $500, 706.13, or 1.3s per cent.
The report will make various recommends
tons relative to foreign mails and the
money-order system. II will take strong
ground against the Thinking system.
The following is from the summary OF
operations Of the Post Office Department
for the fiscal year ending SOth June last: !,
Stamps and stamped envelopes and
wrappers sold during the year by Post
masters amounted to SIC, 581 600, being an
increase over the previous year Of 81 ,40S,.
| eco. 's'.s.7s +sa.4sss-'.s"s.'e~
There were In the service Of the depart
ment, on the 30th of June, 1895 contract
ors for the transportation of mails; OF
mail routes in operation, there are 1851
aggregating in length, 231, 232 miles; in
annual transportation, 1884, 06 miles
and in annual cost, $l0,S84, 1858 Adding
the compensation of railway Post Office
clerks, route agents, local agents, mail mes
sengers, mail-route messengers, and bag
gage masters in charge of registered
packages, amounting to $1,470,69O, the
annual aggregate cost was $l2,355, 543,
being an inc1ease over the preceding year
in length of routes, 1901 miles; on annual
transportation, 6,301 ,593; and in cost, OF
| $478,152. Adding the increased cost for
railway Post Office clerks and agents,
1896, 1868, making total increase of cost OF
| $673,815.
Two thousand and seventy six Money
| Order offices are in operation. The orders
issued represented $34054, 900, being more
than $9,000,000 over the previous year.
The number of orders paid represented
$34, 100000 being an increase> over last
year of $9,500,000. After paying expenses
there was a net profit of 800 900.
The number Of Post Offices in the
United States, June 30, 1870, was S,492
| number of Post Offices established during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, 1850
number of Post Offices discontinued during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1870, 963
increase of Post Offices, 1887.
Number of Postmasters subject to ap.
pointment by the President, 1898; NUM-
Der Of cases acted upon during the year,
1883; number of appointments for resig.
nation of Postmasters during the year,
4,105; number of appointments on re-
movals of Postmasters during the year,
40; number Of appointments on deaths
Of Postmasters during the year, 293.
Whole number of domestic letters origi-
mating in the United States received, 1882,
045; increase over previous year, 4.5S per
cent. Letters originating in foreign coun.
tries and addressed to places in the United
States, 800, AIS increase over previous year,
14O9 per cent Letters with Enclosures Of
money, 45,315-$98, 661 restored to own
ers, 3s,606--$S2,175 Letters with in
closures of drafts or checks, DC, 1890
$3,O75, 545; restored to overs, 16,SGS-$2,
9G3, 400 Letters and packages inclosing
jewelry, books, &c, G,g2l; restored to
owners, 4,74O Letters containing photo
graphs, receipts, &c, 1i0,920; restored 10
owners, 100Ol5