The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-10
THE POSTAL SERVICE.

Estimates and Expenditures of the
POstOffice Observation-Disclosures Sta
tistics.
The following information of the opera
tons of the Postofice Department, in addi--
ton to that hitherto published, will be found
interesting: The revenues of the depart
ment for the year were 1924, 500, 500, and the
expenditures of all kinds $32, l26, 415,-an in
crease of revenue over the previous year of
81, 674, AL, and of expenditure of So, 041, 469
Including the appropriations by Congress for
the transportation of public mails, the de-
ticiency in the revenues Of the department
were $5, 259, 1914, against 49, 265, ATS in the pre-
vious year.
The estimates for the year ending June 80,
1876, are 1886, 1854 ,034 and the estimated reve-
nue. at $29, las, 1856, leaving deficiency of ST.
815,378. This does not include the revenue
for carrying the government mails, amount
ing to $2,000,000
The increase in the issue of ordinary post
age-stamps was 1857 per cent; of stamped
envelopes, plain, 80 per cent. of stamped
envelopes, request. 1924 per cent; of news
paper wrappers, $685. per cent. of postal
cards 1872. 81 per cent.-an average increase
of SIT per cent -
The number of dead letters received was
1901, 773, representing nominal or actual
value of 81, 1851, 420.08. Number of letters
delivered, 1,S92,224 representing $780,
1868 46; number which, containing circulars
or, failing in delivery and being worthless,
were destroyed, 2,622619 The number of
applications for dead letters was 6,420. In
2, 40 of these cases the letters were found
and properly delivered.
On June go 1874, the postal service con-
sisted of 69, 1874 miles of railroads annual
transportation, 70, 400, 545 miles annual cost,
SO, liz, 100, or 1858 cents per mile. The an
nual transportation on steamboats, cost over
264 cents mile, and on all other routes at
about III cents per mile.
During the year 285 persons were arrested
for violation of the postal laws and regula-
tions. Of these, SO have been convicted, Is
have been acquitted 5 escaped before trial,
forfeited bail, prosecution was abandoned
in 80 cases, and 1876 are awaiting trial.
The foreign mail service has been increased
to four mails per week.
The International Postal Congress that met
at Berne in September, 1874, ended in treaty
by all the powers represented. Under this
treaty uniform letter rate of 6 cents was
adopted. This rate covers all postage be-
tween the Office where the letter is mailed,
and that at which it is delivered. Each coun-
try is to collect and keep all the postage on
letters received.
During the year, the money-order depart
ment worked satisfactorily. The whole
dLuouut Vi uOu6y illus tIdubullCL6u WAS over
$74, 100000; the average amount of each or
der was 1858. The revenue from this de-
partment over its expenses was %105, 900.
There were but seventy-foJir cases of fraudu-
lent payment, or one case in each So, 677 let
ters.
The whole number of Postmasters in the
United States is 1924, Of which 1,4OS are
appointed by the President. The number of
employees of the Postal Railway Service is
2.173, and their compensation $3,351, 1909.
The whole number of persons in the employ
of the Postoffice Service is 49, 600.
There were established during the year
2,318 new postoffices, while 1858 we're dis
continued. Number in operation on June
80, 1874. 36,204; same time in 1874, 1924.
Nine hundred and seven Postmasters were
removed during the year, and 1854 resigned.
There are employed in the postal service "a
special agents, $50 railway postofice agents,
$50 railway postofice clerks, 936 route agents,
2l1 mail-route messengers, and 124 local
agents, at an aggregate compensation of
50, 351,SOS.
There are 81 free-delivery Offices in opera
ton, which employ 2,049 carriers at an ex-
pense of 81, 802, $3.50. These carriers delivered
and collected, during the year, an aggregate
number of SOB, 386,3S7 letters, papers and
postal cards.