Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-12-05
Posr.OrrioE DErAnrMrNr.

$780,. pos-.n,r,o, 1,u,,,,u,,u,,-
~, 81, WAsHrNSToN, d. g, Nov. i4s 1873.
g.. | m. 4 y -aa..s ~ - :, - ~, ,,~, - -.
sM me otufuary revenues OF tms department
Tor the hscal year ended June 30, 1873, were ~,
yyok anu the eNpenultures OF all KINDS $xv'-
Vq3rtogt tof Mc year snaeu Jnns ~ lssS' .he
orunasy sse e, werS oa os anu 'e
s ncr ,5 ~ o2 W @ S ws co S nr
mSreaso ul teVehue oEer lolS oi SlNol,3,io,tV OF
ts ts pvr Sen, snu az an increase OF eApenuitures OF
E,a@Miiis.ssS E,i.i s9 or s.lO per cent a companson OF
S'S 20 S wiS nd m io shows M s an increase IN revenues o
fNvos3so,lo, OF isia Pet Gent, ahu an increase OF
eNRepai.9tIs, OF *loyieil,SSs, OF ly,xl per cent.
nartwent Ss ctcdt,ed Win the ordinasv anounts
dssa1 ana sxnended for suh sidies 40 mail steam
shin ines 9sgSi, 600, n will he seen that ,he
amppunt dro W. 1ror, The gcncrai Ircos,,ry nnder
nnnronristtons 10 inee3 denciencics dnring The
wear Was Ss SsS a7s AGAINST "A All Ss5 I in 1sIS
IN tha dst;cienrv for 1872 bo,yever arc to he
added t,,s standin, annrnnTiato Tor free matter
an,nrntin,y 10 Ssid M xvhicb have since bnen re
nealed -
Thr eatirnated exneuses for the vear ending lima
80 is7h are sSS esa 40. total esi}mnted reeeiniS
S9q 9a bdn len wing dc6ciencv Of "a SAG a69 10 he
annronyio1ad out 6f ,bc acnnerSi rrcasnry 1bose S
estmaies do moi include The eneciai annr9,riations
in The naiure NJ snbsidies
The tntsi nnn,har ~ stomns stonncd opyoioros
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and postal cards issued dur.
tbe year was 59 19e 1S0 ~ he valne 81 SSo 400 "a
'N''' "'- Mi norTrs '''"0 " S"O'''''' wv
or nubBc mai,.routes In oncratiop tberc wore
7S94. argrepatne in length sSB $40 miles in ANN.
nj transportsion f1g g0g s5O miles: and In annual
coat si9 sS5 AL Adding tbe comnensatinn of
railway post.ofce cIerks rouie agenis maiI. .ronie
messengers, local agents, mail messengers, and
anion1tipg to SS 5S5 6gs The AGGREGATE annual Cost
was S1B III OsI
oIS There was an ncrcsss the preceding year
taIion 1925 SSs miles and in cost Si O63 I77 Add
ing the Increased costfor railway office clerks
route local. and other agents, $3lS 7l9 the total in.
crease IN cost was 81, 'S26.
Inc rnllroad routes nave eehhcreasedln IN length
5Si6 miles and in cost SOL 495 against an increase
last year OF S,VI1 miles IN length and ST17R In
cost
MAIL DRPREDATIoNs.
The number OF recorded complaints for the past
year Of missing letters was 6,165, OF which $3.50
in the former, as reported in bonds, drafts, and
currency, 5000 1913 5S, and in the latter $7O42i 81
OF the registered letters, S9g were accounted for,
the hands of special agents for investigation Dur.
ing the year BY persons were arrested for various
oaenses against the postal laws. and regulations,
OF these, % have been convicted, 20 have been ac.
quilted, 1913 are awaiting trial. and % have been
discharged for want Of proof sufficient TO insure
conviction. Some of the most experienced officers
in the service are of the opinion that Congress
should adopt such legislation as will prevent the
use Of the mails for the conveyance OF money in
letters and compel the registration Of every yaua.
Bile package.
RAILWAY PosT-oFFIcEs.
A tabular statement hereto appended shows that
the number Of railway postoffice lines in operation
on the Both of June, 1873 was So extending over
14,e66 miles Of railroad and steamboat routes
an increase OF two lines and 749 miles over the
emUlOypO
was e atenannual cost of $9i1 ,0OO-an increase
of 100 clerks and $l19,400 Upon 12,3I2 miles the
service is performed daily, upon 2,533 miles twlce
daily, and upon 2l miles four times daily, equiva.
lent in ali 70 4, ,482 miles eifSn way daily Count
ing all the lines both hways the aggregate service
is 3I,g25 miles daily
roprraN N,us
The tota1 number of letters e~cbar,od dr-iro
the wear with foreion countries was a5 4Sa IsS sT
increase of n Og6 6s5 oveT The nnmher renorteS' Co.
1ST2 OF thia nnmber, 10 aS1 "a Svar ort So ~
80
The nimber ~ letters fsing1s ro,esH eSch
in the JuiIed States and FnTonean mails was "a
5S5,5iI an increase of / 00S 51b over the nnTbe,
reported for 1S59 N''O wv wv A"AiOe
The Total hostages on the letters excbanoad ,,it,
foreign countries Amounted 10 S2 OBJ si0 sS an in
crease of $50 O5s fi over The amonnt reno,rtad IN
1872s- 4 -
Con,narino, tho yeor 1874 ,,itb tba ,,oor 1870 a.
rate Of increase ~ The total number ~ eters st eT
changed with foreiern countries was ID 7 nor cont
and the rate OF increase in the amount Of most
ages thereon was per cent The Increase In th,
number of letters exchanged with European coun
tries was f0sf per cent. and the increase of most
ages thereon Amounted TO ~. ner cenr VI P0''
The cost OF the United States Transatlantic mai
steamship service for the wear 1S73 was - e T45 ~
being an increase Of $6,440c7 over the cost of tn
same service Tor the year 1871
FREE DELIVERY.
Speaking OF the free delivery system the repor
says the expense of the system at each Office /
paid out of the revenue of that office. 1t seem
but fair, therefore, that this mode of deliver
should be extended to all cities where the popula
ton, business, extent OF territory, and freuienc
of the mails may authorize the REQUISITE force an
outlay. Just how far these elements may combin
to warrant the extension Of the system, it is diff
cult TO determine; but am of the opinion that
might be advantageously provided for cities hay
ing IL their corporate limits population of NO
less han 10000.
esq DEAD LETTERS.
Number of domestic letters received at the Dea
Letter office during the year were 4, 1888 a28; nun
Der of foreign letters 26S 400; total 44O23iS reI
resenting an actual or nominal value of IS IVA
~ numbpF 1
3Il,S%3.z9 were delivered TO owners or writers; 81
5oS, representing S132, ,Sg3.33, which could not b
delivered, were filed for reclamation; $40 II
mained either on hand, not acted upon, or wer
outstanding in the hands of postmasters for delIN
cry June ~, 1873 and represented 1884 ST.5l; an
2,o53,4e2 which either could not be delivered, @
from various causes were worthless, were dc
stroyed
Inc number OF applications for dead letters wa
forwarded TO applicants or owners.
me amounts received and deposited in tn
I, I,Ieasuiy iron tnlS source curing tne year were
from rom 1licla,liea aead letters, SoSOo; proceeds
sales OF waste paper, So 50; sales of post-rout
iaPs, foVs.aO, saes oI olu carpets, SZ53oo maxim
'o'"i Vi Sio"ol'ol'
THE MoNEY-oRDER SYSTEM.
The number OF money-order Post Offices in oper,
ton during the last fiscal wear was 2755 ON I'M
z, 1873, 299 additional offices were established an
five were discontinued making the whole nnmht
at present aO69 OF the additional offices sevc
were opened at sub -post-oices or stations in aro
cities. viz. one in Boston, one in Chicago and fS
The number Of domestic money-orders issue
during the year was 8 3355 6S6, the aggregate vain
of which was, s57, ,5l6, ,216 60; the number paid wt
3,3I4S1S-amounting to $50 900, ,35l "a: repaid i
remittere $s9i, ,66f "A; total paid S572g5 01g IN.
leaving $221 Qi AZ as the excess of issues over pa
ments.
The amount OF fees maid bv the npb,ic IN Pos
masters for the ssne ~ money ordap a sSst "a S
25 These transactions show an increas. oyer bo.
of 1877 of So1oo AZ a7 or ,S AZ 'ei ~ hv ~
amount ~ nfders issued. of =; s7s see on % - 10 -
per cent in the amount of orders naid and of "a
3l65g or /. % per cent. in the ampnnt of fees y
ceived The ayerage amonnt Of the monev.orda
issued during The last wear was SI7 "a beine q
less than ths AVERAGE If the nrecedino years T TTI
small increase in he fees racsi,,ssi g. 'o,o
with the issues and payments of orders IA owina
the reduction. by The act Of lime \ IsS3 81 H.
for orders not exceeding s1o from ~ centS 10
cents. The diminution ~ fIe average amonnt ~ ,
the orders IL IN he attribntad 70 ne so1, %aounu ~
which stimulated the purcbase Of small ord
issued at one-half the rate formerly CHARGED
x nos,,, =, -
An annrop, s+,o, ~ ,L oA1,pS o,
ery Of ppstai cards betin h d anu IN ~, ue
NJ Lamar isya nnS oten seeuIeu Dy inc @ a.
meet tho SrI,tc SinS s.eps meIe takeI