The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-06
~ GEN aRl sHx1ps .REfoRr,

& balaace after 1pctint animated outstanding iii
81 snilitiss g gs1.s Resstpts iee tie year Ael
ger cent Ieal1 = the avsises increase Tor the las
three years 6stmasters have besn paid 81. $780,
as or more than ss.ss e5D re 4, /.
g foartI semoes The expenditure xas 81 :
asses 8 r. a%
compensate nof postinasters. and orders them I'd
retain il Il lcpantine for the proceeds Of thei,
sss T. ss Ses os sss
81 q con-. The
sosd
:. the amount credited to Pacific railroad companie.
vas s9l i0 mstiug an es@sssS tGtai a get Of
7 A. compared with the previous year, there was q
Sl.o42, 9s2 70, or IS per cent. The II. agsreRate
e44.s76,6OO. 1s. or $l,2s4. 500. 80 more than
tho total expenditures aud estimated liabilities for
The receip,a for next year are estimated at $47.
* lO4.O78. and tho expenditures. exclusive of
amounts to be- credited 10 Pacific railroad COM
panies. at S5O.OG2, 1879, leaving deficiency to be
supplied out of the general treasury Of ~ 95S, IL
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ss'Scoooo: hs a; EMrsor E5i' hs s1o'saso'
Iss nsS s sSs: f sG:iss as-
Der Of postmas:ers aud other employees in the
country are as follows; postmasters, 47.S63
letter carriers, $3.50; railway poatofice clerks
1885; posto.lcs inspestors and railway super'n-
teudcnts. 80. Total, 69,O20:
= ., STAR ROUTE SUITS.
It has become my duty since assuming the direc-
ton OF business IN this department to consider the
CaSes upon which payments have been made Tor
expedition in the transportation of. tho mails on
eonvinesd that To- ezcessse and aniustaaels allow
ances have been made for the expedited service.
The papers and reports in these cases are of such
facts and statement of account Ia eachcss pths
uepa1 me ~ Il Jus'1ce. win r. quest mat snts
be 6rough! for the recovery OF the moneys fraudu-
NORTHERN PACIFIC THROUGH NAILS:
>, Through mails for and from oregon. Washington
lerEitory. Alaska anu br1nsn CoiumDla are now
Glspascned by way OF st. Paul ana the Northern
rac,nc; insiead OF oyer tne gni"n ;racane ana tue
Otsh Isortne!n 10 0AcKkoot Junctlons anu tnence
over tue rortnetn fac,nc' as heretofore. Inc toI-
ner nue IS 40 mles sno!ter .nan the 4astel, and,
On tne assumpton that tne oeGs quo from me
Union RACINE company to tho United states Will
uitmatsly % palQ. MS S5t per ton cheaper. ID
aool.on 70 me arsoment ot economy, me c1nvea-
coae1 seemed 10 demand this change. ihe amount
PAD the Northern Pacl1lc TOR TINS service. on the
OASIS o. the present Weigh OF malis' Will De some
thing less than $25.OOO per year.
WEIGHT FOR FIRST CLASS MATTER
A1ter catelut cohsldeeauon' says zen: dreSnaID
am OF inc opinion that the ualt or weight Tor
ratluE nrst-class haatteE shoulo Do cnspged from
one-nalt al ounce 10 one ounce ih!s cnange, Ill
connection with the recent REDUCTION OF letter post
age from tnrse 10 Two CENTS wouia place ms coan.
w on an eanaE'S WIN any DINER 10 respect OF
Gneap postage. Gleat BRIAN MAINTAINS more
nDeeai unls OF we'ent .or ls.ne levers anu PACK
the rates on different classes of matter In the
Onltea states a. compared WITH the leading coun-
tres OF europe. inc foreign standards OF value
ana welght Oeln0 reduceu TO ours:
United States-Aetters. TWO cents Der one-ialf
ounce or fraction; postal cards. one cent. Newspa-
rates. ono cent per TWO ouncss; samples. one cent
per ounce.
Great Britaiu-Letters. two cents per ounce:
three cents two ounces: postal cards, one cent
Newspapers, one cent per copy; samples not car
rled by mail
cermany-Letters,t Two cents per one nai ounce;
IS per cent OF subscription price Other printed
matter, three tfths of q cent per one and two
, ,hird ounces; samples: two cents per eight and
Franoe-letters 3cehts per !: ounce; postal cards.
cents; newspapers for publishers. 70 cent per
copy VI ~. 90 OUNCE: otner prtnteu 1n.eet, I-o
cent oer gu ounce: sanpes, cent per A-a ounces
1t is believed that less than per cent or all the
ietets conveyed IN me mans excesa ha! uu ounce,
Womd s small ioss nv iucrsasuy the Standard o
sos.e pTsssse w.aEn. " one 9unce uue .ne rsve
nue o' ste cay - pei eeu' VI All wouo
hoI se athu'saeu' WINE .ne loss 90 tue sta mum
oet AZ eAcess VI nun an ou"eo "cuIu uolot'ess oe
more .Iau c9mpehsa'@u ny ths increased poSlage
on s'1aai haekase' 81 Metcuanuise WINCH ~oulu oe
."'oN ~oo se ~ ~ S'0'o In''''oA, '"s
me ounce standard the people would De still FUR
tue. accomlno9atee; anu IL IS peneVeu .uat large
pS9nort,cn OF fourth matter wonl M se sent
nue. Of the department. would thus he increased
without materially Increasing the o"lk or 'he weight
OF cue malls. >,,,,,s, ,,,,.,, Moon, ~ +
Ne"spsper postage Ior persons no; RuQllshets ~
:, esns aor ounces some papers welsn more :n5o
pS ounces, ' and bearing icsnt
SUN papets are NOT se1t. l9s creates ulssa'Stac
ttom anu co , a In eraet 10 ooE'ae tns
and periodical publications. sent by others than the
DuoaisHers vi NEWS agents. 10 maoe cent Der =
ounces ,,., ~ Z T.
Stamps were issued during the year as follows:
Ordinary postage stamps. l, ~, 45,Si,o: news.
paper anu peIHo'ca stamps 1n o1;Ysv: s'ampeo
envelopes. plain,- ia. 900; stamped enVe''
npes, request. looo|S,ZoO: newspaper wrappers
A4,l3O.2oO: . posta2e.dne stamps, l26oe,ooo:
WITH oea a
Ill" representing u total value OF $42.97O3l9
RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
railway postofice lines, an increase of 2o4; 1877
crows an increase Of IS; and los, 933 III miles
run by clerks from postoflce to postoce as against
98,2S7.2 miles the previous year, The miles of
route for which the companies were paid were
lO9,S 1927, an increase of 9.26l miles During the
year 'hors were l IL casualties in which ons clerk
jured. The report renews the recommends ton OF
other posmasters general, that the postmasttr
k0ueCHl Dc autNOr1ze0 10 the WIDOW or guardian
of the minor children of railway postal clerk WHO
is killed in the SERVICE sum equal to ono years
salary OF the grade which he held at the time of hs
death. -
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH.
The report discusses government telegraph in
eASnso. .ntee plans RECEIVING at.entson w. rtss
,iu.a "a Nv n muu o'' Cona IT, o un.'nH
. uy t..o Eo, o ,h;ah - son ;i1
arnt. ~ 4; no ~ t;,; ., ;..;s ,a ,, ~
,r,;.a ~ ~, .ou w. esS.,nH h;t i;.
20 ,aiI .o a y. :. noo ~ L. si+n1 IS
a, Seat a 49,, 10 hn. ~ ivy Ho y" r,t az
of III, n;tant. w voui hara st,,nas 40 ~ ,i,7s
in w ~ hU;s 20 .Ia 1890 nr' III Iu"ftnr
rIr Vi .I tmo o's'neSs u ''c may
Frnm ts heat Consideration which lovo been
i"1 'ne yes. Sonsssa t, "nSi aaso Goen
ean.eu ~ oostoW uog" eue sau!eG sa ~ To- us a
a.s @ naso st; iIo ~ n ti f
t nos,a, ,H;nn ~ th nnt vo;l ;tsaif "
III ~ s;i;,;s wv. s; ~. ~ 49, ;1 ~. 80. ~
~. o .;.s.o ~ ue, tno ~ .u S ;tI
.louoIn .ulo. ~. s losses:e nv n"t
!tI ".iu a a.,"s n"s LUZ dItho.'y " ps
enea "! ru u.s! wv paus mSn naT .har;.
soHeu, vuSs eonx a $3.50 as :. ;,b ~
nowsr necssssrr foriEsafsac,na, ~
w., ,nrnos e; ~; sU ,t snaa LII -, o,,rat
80" is ~ ts J, ~ ,hi ~ nnf fasI
-, Htartr ~ en o r. cnnnra.e oon craeta
Snch comn.nr - ,nor ;nnornnr.ts r.;iw,S ard
o.hor comnsn;ss oni contront viii tham f3r Tho
orr;sSo ~ thsne;Is. and ;f ,bie NAV IN dam ~
viii not ~. dan;ad ,h:t rha oovarnrant nav l,nj,a
r.;Iwov. and nther roaIs anG constrnnt ond ennin
xesssis Tor no.tai nnrnosss Conpress nv snch leg
isstion World Tins enter noonsa nav snbert Of ac-
t;"n whieh thara ia ras don ~ faars wnnlI la tha
fra. sten in dsnesrnns dirscfion. The natrouare
Of the General rovernment would be enormously
Iucr-ased and r. iurisdiction extended to matters