New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
THE POSTAL SERVICE,

ABSTRACT OF TIL ANNUAL REPORT.
SOME ISTEREs mo STATISTICS - HOW POSTAGE
MAY BE PRACTICALLY REDUcED--A POSTAL TEL
EGRAPH FAVORED.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The report OF POST
Howe for the fiscal year ended June 80
1882, begins with the following condensed financial
statement: The total disbursements for postal service
during the year ,021 49, The ordinary re-
ceipts we're S4I.5l5642 80. The receipts from money
orders S360787 33. Total, $41.s764l0 is. Ex-
OF receipts expenditures 81 1874 3s5 o.
For the first time in hiryone the postal service
IL not burden upon tho Treasury.
During the fiscal year which ended June 80. 1881. the
expenditures the postal 500 25l 736 49,
The total S36 7s5 1897 OF. The deficiency
was 81 4GG.33S 40 In 1860 the deficiency
than Sl0O0O00O Some part Of this great Improvement
is due to the wonderful growth and prosperity tho
country larger part is due TO the improved meth
DDS in the administration OF the service
During the fiscal year whcl ended June 30 1877, the
revenues were $27 53l5s5 20. The expenditures
S33,456,322 A. Tue following table shows how steadily
tie have increased year by year since that
time:
1877 the postal $27 53I 5s5 20
1919 90
JOi5lSSE ~
99'3i9aao -
1890 20 *
Happily the expenditures have not kept pace with
these earnings TIE heaviest item Of expenditure ia for
the transportation OF mails on railways The. next
items do ana under existing must swell with the
volume OF business. since the rate OF compensation ia
year ended Juno 80 1881. the star covered
55 for s the year ended june &c. Iss2 the same
service covered 20 92l s67 miles. and cost @J,1JJoiO
The estimates for 1851 promise auancal resu stu
catering tnan thUse realized durngJhc last fiscal
year. Those estimates are rs follows;
III" none, order. met rcvenae -
Total estimated revenue ............ 5O61O4jJ a
Lola Apeu'i e,tmatcd 4s7ililZ5
Estimated eXces, Of revenue dS%SS41V w
The report refers appendix containing the iul
reports OF the Assistant POtmasIcrs Gt neral giving in
detail the expenditures through their respective div
Tne number OF post offices established during
nuabcr opera los Jun, 80. 1881 4,5i2; nui1boF III
.eraiion jane 80, 1882. 4o,23l numoer het NADER
der appOm ment by The Pos master-ueneIa, 44,2oo;
appointments during the resignatiohs aud
nissious expired, 7,3i6; removals. l,OZl On
changes names ana sizes, 349 Oh deaths OF lostmas-
ters 46l establishment OF new ost offices, $780,
| total appointments, 12.343 The numOer ot
| cases AGED upon during the year WIS 1870
Tue nuuDyr Of employes N the Department proper ia
1851 1876 IN 1882. 52l aud the total, including
employees u all degrees, was in 1851, 6l479, ana IN
The delivery system IN operation during the
In liz O the principal cities II tue country. ana
employed 81 10 carriers lac nci case Oh t cot - ae
service tnat o tie preceding year wa @lZJ,ool 20
dional carriers In cies where service was already Ia
operation, only rec new cues having been auGcd 10
The report OF the First sisiant Postmaster. General
calls attention ~ tine great difficulty experienced IA Id
|
and making allowances for office expenses 10 those of
| the brs Two classes lie docs not exaggerae nose
| difficulties TAc recent investigation by thc FIRST
Assistant Pos masteIG General resulted IN reduction 81
| S34.53O II is not TO o, doubled that Il broader
| inquirl would result ia still Larger re ilcuons.
Referring star Service, Posnnastcr-icnerai
says: TO provide ali needed postal factte and she
same time 90 guard against UNNECESSARY exp lure -
dincut dury anu one thai cans for the oxercso
Oh anu ,ual care nnI patent inquiry Inc resus gwen
the epOrt afford gra Ding evidence tho curing me
last fiscal year tdat delicate duty HAS Deen Ve salts
| taoiOIliy disc aIsod
zion OF tie General superintendent OF To htli"ay Mt
Service thdt the POstmastefOen RAJ he authorized ny
| o the Widows gIarids of miner childen %. such
clerks may be nied while on duly, su.u equal 70
deatr and that pOsta clerks temporarily III ab.ed Whine
on duty b. co tiAued Ga leave win
full my until recovery, not To exceed one year.
| Reaching his conciusiOls and accommodations The
opuion Expressed Ia my letter OF ia sn NY last.
.ddressrd the Speaker oI the House " Hephsehh-
properiy to be a6os6ed The rate on fourth class
Ter should be increased. Some anxiety nas been mani:
| ounce. Ii should be thought sucn reduction
in would cause 100 great sarlnkage In he rev.
enue- would specially suggest that correspondence
be cneaened almost as m'ch by another measure
much Less sn eGs. 70 Tue s I %
price which adhesive Stamps ale sold II would loosen
lhe cost OF corr sondrnee. ,o,,o, 90 en-. moo ,,,
made OF the Post-0tloe medium for the cOiec ion OF
bills of small cunt In Belgium, switzerland Lnd Ger
r~ ;ree"ne onot,,er ibid fur reyeuue tn re Deuart
uen aud that good morals may also be promoted by IN
| cucatng among the people haDit OF promptly paying
| small debts.
Following tho example OF many Of his predecessors in
Office, the Postmaster invoke Congress 20 make
one effort eugraft upon tue III 6erYce ~ T.
| TEN o deposits Tor small sums. the remaining portion
OF The report devoted 10 tue consideration O the pO tai
| Telegraph q IestlOn. lie says;
Afler fullest have been able 10 givo
to the subject forced TO the inclusion that tic
time has lly come when the telegraph anu pOHtai
| wee slOuld DO emOTaced uUder msnaZeBent.
The business Of teesr Pr Is inherently the same
that OF the mail. Ii ID transmit .essagrs from one
post offices and post established. The power
10 es nDsn is not limited to any pa icuor moue OF
transmission. The Telegraph was not known wpeI tho
Constitution adopted. Neither was The railway.
doubt that the employ one Is as ctcar
as t. employ tine 0her.
the union ~ Ia services did not improve that
of the telegraph al, tbmk IL would improve the pos
cal service SOM important respects IL would make
necessary tue employment OF telegraph operators for
| pOstmasiers In many Offices. This would result
| In giving to The admin sratiOn OF not
"A Few Offices WHO have learned TO do one Thing In
place those who have never learned to do anything
II two Offices united Whenever q mali dld not
arrive time the public trOn ng the post oiice would
learn, not merely that the mail nhd not hrVel Dl Weu
| il WOul arrive.
Bu a union Of the two services would, believe I'M
| prove the telegraph more than 1t would the postal
| service.
Tie Postmaster General continues the discussion OF
| the subject at great length
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| REFORMING CASTLE GARDEN RULES.