Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-24

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The Postmaster Generals Report,
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS.
There was printed In yesterdays STAR those
portions OF the annual report OF the Postmaster
General which were OF most local interest.
Below we print extracts from the same aocu
ment, containing important facts and recon
mendations OF general interest 10 the public:
THE hoNEY-oRpkR SERVICE.
In reviewing the money-order service the
Postmaster General alludes 10 the fact that the
service has grown from little over S. e0O. 600 In
1865 10 more than $loo. GOO 600 IN 1850. and has
oeen little more than self-maintaining during
M sne PAST hve years. Ranking operations have
not been interfered with, as most OF the 4,s2s
money oroer Offices are at points where there
are neither banks or bankers Fully one-half
the money orders are for less sums than s5-
an amount too small TO warrant a bank I'm
issuing bill OF exchange. A Recommendation
Is also made TO decrease the fee for money
y. oIoets ;M = and less TO cents, and In order
10 meet the loss OF revenue arising from this
REDUCTION, TO Increase the limit OF orders from
$50 10 SlOn. Attention is called 10 the large fn-
crease IN tne foreign money order business our
Ing the last fiscal year. the Increase ranging
rroIn % per cent 10 50 per cent. The increase Is
attributed 10 the general prosperity OF the work.
ing y :, classes IN this country and 10 the general
sums TO be sent abroad to relieve Impoverished
friends and relatives. The operations of the
lettercarr1er system are pronounced highly
satisfactory, and the local postage paid ex-
ceeded the expense OF the free delivery by
100000. The cost for each letter delivered TO
the receivers addressed last year was only one
quarter OF cent, and a comparison is drawn
with the old penny post system in vogue I'm 1850.
Legis lat1on is recommended for the collection at
post onces or duties on goods sent from abroad,
as proposed In subordinate report
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
lQe postmaster General SUGGESTS the pstab-
lishment OF postal savings" system and also
OF postal telegraphs in this country Ia the fol-
lowing terms:
One OF my predecessors some years since rec
commended the Incorporation into the depart
ment OF a system or postal savings. The sub
ject has from time 10 time occupied the atten-
lion OF Congress For several years the system
has been tn operation In the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland and In Canada When
In London recently Her Maja5ty's postmaster
general kindly gave me facilities OF observing
the management OF his department. | learned
that the postal savings system had been re
markably successful and had constantly grown
In popular favor AS manage I'm that
country IL is source OF soue profit 20
the government. In this countr, I tRcline 10
the belief that the system would have adyan-
tages even greater than In a compact popula-
ton Ike That OF Great Britain.
Wealth, public and private, consists largely or
the savings OF production over consumption
small III detail but enormous In the aggregate.
In by far the larger portion OF the United States
there are no savings repositories, and are not
likely TO be. To the people OF these parts the
use OF the poStolfice for this purpose would be
real boon. IL would be an additional advantage
that deposits would be available at any deposit
tory office in the United States-an important
ours 1t is believed the system would interfere
little with the business OF the savings banks.
but would absorb funds not deposited In them.
Nor would the patronage OF the government be
Sensibly increased, since the system would be
operated by persons already tn the public ser
vice, with 40 considerable addition 10 the mum
Der. Your attention, and the attention OF Con-
gress, is respectfully invited 10 IT,
POSTAL TELEGRAPH DRPARTMENr.
During my visit TO the British post Office, / eX-
amined, with much interest, the system OF tele-
graphy for several years connected with the
postal service. This method OF correSpo ndence
is thought TO have made great advance since
IL was changed from the management OF private
corporations, responsible TO nobody-haidly 10
public opin1on-and placed under the control or
the post Office. The business has increased
many fold, the cost OF sending messages has
been largely reduced and the service is per-
foImed In localities II would never have reached
under the pecuniary stimulus OF private enter
prise. AT the same tire, it yields margin OF
profit TO the royal treasury. Is it not time for
us 10 renew the inquiry whether IL is wise 10
leave this important instrument OF correspond
ence In charge OF corporations whose primary
object Is gain 10 the managers and stock holders
and the convenience OF the public secondary
only?
THE POST OFFICE AND THE LOTTERIES
Mr. Maynard renews for the consideration OF
Congress the suggestion made by his predeceS-
Sor. that the word +" fraudulent" as it occurs In
sections 1929 and 4,O41 OF the revised statutes,
preceding the word +" lottery should be stricken
out. He says that Congress. while expressly
forbidding the use OF tie ordinary mail TO all
lottery companies, whether fraudulent or not.
should not afford the special security OF the
registry system, and the convenience and
safety OF the money order system, TO persons
engaged In employments declared bY the Su-
preme Court OF the United States TO be "de-
moraliZfng In their effects, no matter how care
fully regulated He also concurs In the legal
position On this subject taken by his predeceS-
sor. Before leaving the subject, Mr. Maynard
renews the recommendation OF Postmaster
General Key that newspapers containing lot
terry advertisements be deprived OF the priv!-
legeS Of the mails