The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-08-24

land, and other countries of Europe, as
well as all portions of the world reached
by the mail communications of those conn
tries respectively.
Postal conventions with Sweden and
Norway, reducing rates of postage to those
countries, have also been substantially
agreed upon, and will soon be formally
executed and carried into operation.
4. MONEY ORDER SYSTEM.
Our domestic money order system has
been rapidly extended during the past
three years, atfording to the people gener-
ally throughout the country the advantages
OF safe, convenient, aud expeditions mode
of making small remittances of money!
This system has steadily grown in import
ance and in public favor The number of
money orders issued in 1868 was S31, 937,
and the number issued in 1871 was 2,151,-
T94, an increase of 1,319,S57. or 1913 6-1O
per cent. The aggregate value of money
orders issued was SIG, 1917, 1853 Al in 1868
and $42,1G4 11S 03 in 1871, the increase in
1871 being $25, S66,259 Sc, or 100 $40 per
cent.
The profit derived from the money-order
business was $54, 1913 Is in 1868, and $1O1,-
ISL 7S in 1871, the increase in 1871 being
SAT, O23 63, or Sc $40 per cent.
Postal conventions have been concluded
with Switzerland, Great Britain, and Ger
many, respectively, establishing and regu-
lating the exchange of international mon.
ey-orders with each of these countries, un-
der which postal money-ord remittances
are interchanged through the Intervention
of the respective post departments bet yeen
our people and the people of each of shuse
countries.
D. FREE DELIVERY IN CITIES
Although this branch Of the postal ser
vice has only been extended to four addi-
tional cities since 1868, in consequence of
the limited appropriations therefor made
by Congress. the amount of correspondence
collected and delivered by carriers in the
so cities in which the ee.delivery system
is in operation has steadily increased. The
number of mail letters delivered by carriers
was G4,349, 4SG in 1868. and 112, G12, G93 in
1871; the increase in 1871 being 4S, 263, 2O7,
or Is per cent.
The number of local letter delivered by
carriers was IA, ISL, 906 in 1868. and g.
045, 7G0 in 1871; the increase in 1871 being
~, 9G3, S54 or SO per cent. The number
of letters collected by carriers was 63, 1884,
625 in 1868, and 113, 2s7, COZ in 1871; the
increase in 1871 being so, 1884, 77, or 70 $40
per cent. The expense of this service was
1905, 934 SO in 1865 and $1,353,s23 90 in
1871; the increase in 1871 being 1857, 9SS
"a. or 36 per cent. The amount of postage
on local matter collected and delivered by
carriers was $475, 1889 36 in 1868; and $75S,
100 IS in 1871; the increase in 1871 being
$2S2, 1873 az, or 50 IA per cent.
ECONOMY.
Now as to economy. Notwithstanding
the very large increase in almost every
branch of the service, the deficiencies have
been steadily diminishing. This result
has been obtained by increasing receipts
and decreasing expenditures. The def
cheney for 1871 was $2,OS4, 1913 10 less than
the deficiency for 1868. Blair says that
Congress stands over me with club to
prevent me from paying Chorpenning's
claim. Is it so? Here is a table showing
the deficiencies appropriated for the last
four years, and the amounts thereof drawn
from the Treasury:
Appropriations for supplying deficiencies
in the revenues of the Post Office Depart
ment, and balances undrawn on June 80,
1872: