The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-09
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Rep.-Now what are the total expenses Of
the carriers department for those two years
Mr.. Mn 1876 the expense was $3S,526 q,
and in 1877 $50, 437 04.
Rep-Well, we have about exhausted that
department, guess Can you think of any
further questions that can ask that would
give further information to the DEMOCRATS
readers?
Mr. M laughing and showing signs of
fatigueIWell, no; not just now.
Rep.-That little cuddy-hole over there is
the stamp department., Is it not
Mr.. M.-Yes. sir; and there are two men
ye1opes, newspaper wrappers. etc., one of
them, the chief, being o bonded officer, and
therefore responsible.
Rep.-And what are the sales of stamps,
say for month or year?
Mr.. M.-For 1876 we returned $179 O63 81,
and for 1877 we returned $174 ,916 o.
Reply the way, how many letters do
you usually send to the Dead Letter Office, say
Tor month or the two years you mentioned ?
Mr. Mach sacb ean give yE you the number sent
For 1s76-January 1926, February 3146
March 2081, April 2O31, May 1878. June 1865,
July 1925, August 1888, September 1924, Oc-
tober 1863, November 1147, December 1883;
1922, March 1892, April 1854, May 1854, June
1910, July 1915. August 1113 September 1923,
October 1918, November 1904, December 1882;
total 1874.
Rep.-Now for the registered letter bureau.
What were the operations of that branch dur
ing the two years named ?
Mr.. M.-The registered packages made up
here In 1876 were 1850, and in 1877, q, 1853 ;
while the registered letters sent from here in
1875 were 20, ss7, and in 1877 49, 4s4. At the same
time there was delivered here in 1876 regis
tered letters numbering 30,39s, and In 1877,
1912, which shows you that quite a large
amount of money goes from, as well as comes
to. this city through the registered letter sys-
tenn.
Rep-Now how about the money order de-
partment. Is trade equally good in that de-
Mr.. M.GYes, indeed.
Rep.-Much foreign?
Mr.. M.-Yes, considerable.
Rep.-On what countries do you draw?
Mr.. Mon Germany, Great Britain, Italy.
Switzerland, Canada; on France through
Berne, Switzerland. and on Belgium, That, |
believe is all. Now we will divide them into
orders issued from here and orders paid here;
then we will classify them into domestic and
foreign. In 1877 we issued 1884 domestic or
ders, amounting to S47o,2s4 SO, on which the
tees We're $3lO5 20. and during the same year
we received re A. lSs orders, paying out Slips
amounting to S467,1S7 Ii, with fees at
$500 IS, while during the same year we
received 81, $40, paying out Sl,1S6,192 81. The
foreign orders issued in 1876 numbered 65s
and amounted to SIS, $50 SO, while 453 were re-
ceived and $10,557 OF was paid out In 1877
we issued 1049 foreign orders, amounting to
81, 665 81, receiving sos and paying on them
81, 639 IS. Won't that do for this time?
Rep.-Not hardly. l would like now to
know something about the mail matter that
Is sent from here; take, for example, the let
tiers dropped into the box here in the Office?
Mr.. M.-Well, the mail is picked up from
those boxes every few moments, and with
that which comes In by the carriers is taken
frst to the stamping table, where the letters,
postal cards and circulars are arranged with
the addresses and stamps facing the stamp.
ing clerk. He or they, for there are several
OF them, then begin, and in a few moments
the pile Is stamped,
Rep-And that is pretty lively exercise for
the boys, is It not
young man, Mr.. Edward Ridge, i 10 is the