, 1879-08-07
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.


the Sixth Dlvison,
Capt. James E. White, tho Superintendent Of
Tho RAILWAY Mnil Service for this, the Sixth
Division, has finished his annual report 10 Will
lam B. Thompson, General Superintendent Of
tic Railway Mail servicc, for tho fiscal ycar
closlng juno g0 1870. During this time 443 CT
anInnt!ons OF cases werc made, showing A89, 22S4
carda distributed, OF which 4l7,s00 were sent
correctly and only 14.4s4 distributed incorrectly.
The per cent distributed correctly is es. as
against Is for last year. Tho Superintendent
believes that this sho1s very healthy tn-
n G The oeSs %@ats Te # sos sqS at 81
Of the employees distributed correctly over 90
per cent Of the cards given them. Tho
distributed B,0s7,707 nAclsages Of letters,
md the route agents 4, ,737 $40, making total
Of 8,475.o .oi7 packages. On the usual bnsts Of
computation this would amount to ~, 7522, $50
iotscrs: an Increase over tl@ last fiscal ycar OF
l,6G1, ,85U. The total number OF sucks Of paper
mall distributed Is LOB. COS, or, OIL the san7e
basis, 203, 1B2, 600 papers. Th!s makes total OF
letters and ptcccs of papcr mail o! Gss 1874 mo- IN
In distribution 4 4,4a7 p,uces Of mai!-mattcr were
correctly distributed. Last year the errors wero
ous for every !, 955 pieces. The total number Of
errors charged -. agatnst the employees Of th!a
handled Il, ,05s pouches, a5Ol. .1u packages, ed nud
1928 cascs. Tic average number OF employees
g, o1 dasy during tic year ts @,a0 rertor,alng
aasS oays aslr,." WORK; or oa,,, a. avefaaS Of 1o
's5Iss as savel TO- eas each s"psy' psy day se
Eneai cmo!oye nycraaed 1,0,s,555 luttcrs
distributed during the year, and H5U,74G pn,crs
yitb ao0 srrogs s, or tn crro5e PER 1aY for sael,
every 700 letters, while for the period covered
by the rcnort tho average has, boon ohlY ono to
every 4.d27 pieces.
Completing tbe statst.cal portion Of the re-
port. TIC Superintendent makes tho following
comments aul recommendations:
This improvement is very n.arked in other re-
ancrts. The whole lone Of the service Is drttcr.
The Us" 9t tntosies,lng hgao.a va very common
rloYa Of tho Railway hail Service inl.ifacs III lie
usa OF Intoxicating lquora TO exceas, he must give
nicons habit As Il result. wo hayn In our service
ss nno corns Of men ~ can bo fn1ind a1Ywhcrc,
Gr ~ any ens1nsss 1 on earth: Smart, active, N.
they nre as class n'eA Of whom wo t,ay alt feel
proud.
liz my opinion, strong effort should be pnt forth
to secure from C0ngrsFB An appropriation lnrss
enough to rcstorc ~ onr mon tic rate Of pay e.
listing betore any reductions wcro made. Tile
both physically and mentally, nnd many Of olr
ol1cst and most efficient emnployes ara braaking
down. aud IN tow years viii be eopel1oa lotiro
poorer In health than they wore when they entcrod
tho Aervtcr. 6pn,b provision should bo Inado for
English u stcn. or in thc same way officers In ths
regular army nre provided for when they pecomo
nn1l 1or active sefslcs, ,.-..
nlze ny law lha rsade of ''ch!ei hcati clerk.
gIaao thst !,a' ,c essted oise.o tor twelve ysars.
ths .srycs. and ri ti'u men ,sho Occupy those
positions, an9 who arc selccte to d.! them because
they arc believed e ~ unusually bright and
BAlatkCB, bnh 10 tNCtr eIreNAes far In Gxcceg
Of the pay they tecelys dli. they must do, Or
sss ha rss nsSsst a.t Of the da assgEoa
chief head clerk OF ttis service. who has family,
can provide for his family ptoparly and pcrforna
salary now pniA further than this believe Con-
gFess , on truthful shown. Of tha facts az ihsy
provide q fair salary for Il. beeaHAo 1t eau bo
shown thnt railroad company might A. well nm.
ccrEake + to opsrato road without sceslon y buaa
erly without CHIEF he4d clerks.
| bc!ter ssystcm Of ''1uai. BILLS" lbou,d ba
S,eptea ~, losa' agents. trongh division super.
ssa sss ssss' H s se.9:
VA hel4 in W.shinsson. n. g., sor il
hs 9so Ma ss II. nst, sS
blanka bc prnted and ssucd, but no farther aciinn
| wes ever taken On flo subject. I again atk that
uftco II 10 no other, t:mp!y bacaus0 tho present
| ayasum il defective, while tho oav submitted would
givo q perfect record OF Eli pouches and racks in
transit.
4 larGs number Of our trunk lluss aso building
] branches manly Companies Of the second claas nrs
built, ali OF which has resulted In tncreasinx Tho
mileage q, @ NAL astylee ~ an tlI.s division very
unfortunate ctrcpmstancs of Cunafoas making ln-
hutlcitn& appFoprlst,ous w Hre compellcn to per:
at Tho beginning Of tho Inst fiscal Year II IL to bg