The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-20
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Abstracts from the Annual Report Of
the Postmaster 6 eneru:-Nsny Nat
tiers OF Interest.

Abstracts from the Annual Report Of
the Postmaster Generu:-Isany Nat
tiers OF Interest.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS.-Tke ual re-
por. Of Postmaster General Key Is made
public to-day. A large portion Of it il
devoted to the presentation of statistical
information, already published ia abstracts
OF the report.
To his subordinate ,oficers Ike Postmaster
General renews his recon meLdsiion con-
tair.ed in his LAST report for the enactment
Of a law resdjusting the compenssiion Of
railroads for carry log msils upon basis
of space, speed and frequency, supple
men,ed BY the weight of the mails carried
The railroad companies have, az a general
thing, neglected 10 furnish statistics Of the
receipts, expe ndituTss, etc, IS requested.
A recommend alton is made that an ap-
propristi2u to enable the Postmaster Gen.
ersi 10 obtain proper facilities fer the
prompt transmission Of the mails by rail-
road be increased this year to ; 800 900
The cost of railway service on the 30'h
of June, 1879, was at The rate OF 80 Coz 500
per snnum an increase over the cost OF the
service during preceding fiscal year OF
Slz5, 965. This increase does not, however
rep-es .nt the actual rate OF increase OF
service, az an account must be taken OF
the reduction of per cent in the rate OF
compensation from July 1st 1873, made I'M
der the act of June l., 1873. The amount
of this deducstion is in round numbers
S4OO, 900, making, with the SIS. 995. an
increase OF So, 1875 for 1879 over 1873,
being little less than 55 per cent. The
general increase of business al over the
COUNTRY and the reasonable certainty that
the present prosperity will continue for
some years will require the appropriation
railway service 70, the next f-cil year to
be increased to at least $1,000, 600 and
the estimate Ii accordingly placed at that
cum. The estimste for railway post Cfii,e
car service for 1851 is placed at Sl35 600.
The Postmaster. General earnestly renew
the recommendation of last yesr for the re-
classification OF employees Of the railway
mail servi,e, az advised BY the superinten-
dent OF that service.
General Key reports that the operation
of tine present laws regulating the increase
of compensation for increased sped and in
creased frequency Of service upon star
routes and all those wherein mails are
transported BY horses and ordinary vehicles
results in . great loss to the government
and recommends Legislature to enable him
to retrench in this direction.
The estimates for star service the next
zeal year contemplate the continuance OF
the present efficient service In other States
and LARGELY increased mail facilities in the
State of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, South
Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Geor-
gi., Florida, Mississippi and Alsbama.
The total amount asked for st,r service
for the next fiscal year is S7S7, 500.
The estimates for inland mail service BY
steamboats, is 100000.
The report continues: The efforts OF the
department to establish fast mail service
with Havsas, via Cedar, Key Wet, in
order to met the demands Of commerce.
have tailed for several yeazut On account OF
the insufficient eompsasatioa allowed BY
Law for sueh ssrviea. II ~ Postnastee
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