Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-12-05
Postmaster.General's Report.
Cantin,lsd f,en, First Ruae,

of July, 1872, 3as additional offices were estab-
hshed and one was discontinued, so that the whole
number is now 2,TT5.
The number Of domestic money-or-
ders issued during the year was g,
of3,349 of which the aggregate
The total number of
such orders paid was
Ass, $50, amounting
To which is to be added
the amount of orders
repaid to the remit
teas.... SVi.239 0g
fotai payments ts'........... 4S,419,6A 81
Excess Of Issues over payments 49, sos ss7 I'd
The amount of fees or commissions received fror
INC pubic by postmasters for the issue of money
These transactions exhibit an increase over 1871
OF S. u, ,41469 or about Is per cent in the amount
per cent, in the amount of orders paid /; and Of
received. HeeS
The average amount of the money.orders issued
during the last year 1885, being IS cents less
tnan mh the average Of the preceding year.
uuphcates issued last year than during the previ-
Gus year. considerable portion of this large in
Is to be attributed to the destruction or de-
cago. ~
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PRIVILEGE,
In my three previous reports, have urgently
recommended the immediate and unconditional
OF the past year has strengthened my conviction
that its abolition is absolutely necessary to an
1 e@eient, economical, and vigorous administration
BY reference to a special report made to Con-
gress on the 18th of January, 1871, il will appear
that the actual cost of free matter, if CHARGED
with the regular rates of postage. was then 81 :
o43. u annually. During the late Presidential
Sianyass the quantity Of such matter largely
lncIeaseo and think it safe to say that the free
matter carried during the past year if taxed at
ctoinary eI rates would have yielded a revenue Of
three and half millions Of dollars, sum larger
tnan tne entire deficiency of the year In addition
20 tne heavy loss of revenue thus Indicated great
inconvenience was experienced from arrangements
ana an aeays In the regular and prompt transmission
ol lne mails caused by the immense amount of
IIee matter thrown suddenly and without notice
OF system, upon the postal routes of the country,
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
The P. M. General continues by a warm and
lengthy advocacy of the Government taking into
ats own hands the telegraph service as a measure
service and to the Government itself. He CON
demns the so-caled Postal Telegraph COMPANY.
i.S wnen R proposed to operate lines in connection
troll and operation Of such service by the Depart
ment
While. as have stated. 1 believe that improved
means OF transmission will eventually render the
telegraph formidable rival of the mail. which II
cannot be without large reductions in tariff am
convinced by experience that these improvements
will be adopted too slowly to meet the necessities
OF the people, and that, whatever the rates may
oe, the wires will be practically controlled by
hands. The gradual reduction in rates, If ever
made viii, therefore, be more than counterbal
anced Dy the growth OF the evils attending the
nopoly.
Among these evils may be classed the possible
abuse OF the wires for personal ends by business
men controlling them; the enormous and danger
Gus extent OF the free-message business; the dis
crlmnatlon between the messages of different Gus
toners both as to rates and order of transmission
ana the vast and irresponsible influence of tele
sraphlc managers over the press Of the country.
SALARIES.
The salaries Of the heads of bureaus of this De
should be largely increased. The three As
slstant Postmasters-G General receive only So. .5O(
each per annum, and the superintendents of for
eign mails and the money-order system each So OCt
per annum. These sums are inadquate to main
tain their families comfortably in Washington
their presence being required here during the en-
services Of these officers appeal stronsly in tbe
behalf.
With the highest esteem, remain your ohe
dient servant, JNO. A. j. CRESSWELI
Postmaster General.