The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1883-12-07
GRN. GRESHAM'S REPORT
p0sTt,FFiCE BOOKKEEPING.

Thir,v-sayeu pages srs devoted to
General Gresham's report, and a large portion OF u
ia statistics. The financial statement shows: rev
suues, S45, sos, 692; expenditures, S42'o'b''u
balance after deductiug estimates outStanJlnS 80
abilities, 81, COL Si. Receipts for the year were
90 ego os0 over those Of 1882. which IL aDout d"
per cent less than the average increase TOT iu, 'IN'
three wears. PCstmasters have been paid ri ,'CO'-
7l7, OK ID per cent more man was e1pe". 70 ,to
pouali2ipc act Of March 3, which was mide 10 apEp
to fourtL-class Offices. The expenditure "GS ~
AIS. 3g4 as in excess of the appropriation, lheu''
acisucy was unavoidable, since the law hAss '.'
COMPENSATION of postmasteTS, and orders them ID
retain il in accounting for the Urocee1S ol IuI.t
Offices. The increase IN the expenditure iOt S'eIN7
In uosto fees was $l5S, 6S2,Sl, or ABOUT - pei
con, ovay that OF the previous year; ana for letter
carriers It was $5JO,O45 ~ or ~ per cen" l u0
astir1Aed total expenditures and Na0nltlHs ior I1l-
the amount credited to Pacific railroad c0ihpa"''s
was G9l5.7lO, making an estimated tola' rosL q
railroad transportation for 1888 Sl2.Il9,SS2.
As compared with the previous Ie2r' theto was .
decrease ia the expenditure tor star service VI
81 UI2 039. -, or - per cent, me ags'GGa'o
Authorizations for the service III tue year %e'e
g4IS-G,6OO. Is, or $l,2s4,s"9 o2 more 'Iau
the to,a! expenditures aud estimated i%ol"''es Il
the salra, exclusive Of the amounts Creulleu :" Inc
Pac,fl railroad companies" a,-
The rrceIpls for next year are Cstlnateu ~ -
1OiU-S. aud tho expenditures, exclusive o.
,r,,,~., 10 be- credited to Pacific railroad com
naulc.. q, S5OUG2, $50, leaving a dencIency TO be
suup;eI out OF the general treasury OF S-,''o'ti'
The INCREASE OF revenue on account OF me t.""'
fior Of .e.tcr postage to Two Centsss roughly Hu' d.
g. 1pG. 900; the decrease will be SlO,3""'"S0.
EMFLolEn. outoe9ca DO
The number OF eupio3eS ~ u oCa TrIis nm
par,UeLt at Washington - o3o' II ~ 49,.
her Of postmas.ers and other employees ~ tWr
country are as toIo%o; n"aTCas 'S'0Io.
Contractors f''tt - Dostorirs cerks
letter carriers o,oou, ta"maI LDojj,vay SnnariY.
$500 posto-1CS .H9OTeSG, C.3o
teudcu,s, 30. Total, 69,O2o.
STAR hoOLE 80 -, a.. ,Ir.g-
II has become my Su'3 nnr9 - c,ns;dar Tie
ton Of business III th's uepHLLuo"E S ISL 60,
cases upon Wh!Cu paSueuES a - tba nails on
expedition 10 me C!auSpotta1ou u sn1 ~
star Toutes, anu aIlcI ma1I'V :,s.;g,hia o1ny.
coEVnceI that excessive az "ul GSt $50,
au-ts nave utel M@he to' II p - ,,cl
Ire papcts ana reports ~ tuese CaS "'o rLn,,t .~o
q nature ina! l nave l1' CouSHl"im'u ~ 80, ~ IN.
tac's a.. a s.alsMen " G Co ,, ~ ITa, spi-,
gel a. NJ III q J|s''V' W N4I,N fr.mIn-
DE brought for the recovery OF Inc moneys ''aU""-
leDiE v5iaioeJ. ,,r
-, NUHI 1EhN tAoLiH SWS.,.hrg,rr
A"E-VEA Ha'ts TOT lui n"I OtysUw, -, ,aw
IesI'eTy, Alaska ana br'IiSu No'Imo" ~ INV
1lNta'1Leb OS way VI o. / ~ "nT p,r5fc ' arrI 80
Facl-e; ius,eat Oh over .ue .u'n l "0"o ,l.r'a
C'a4 .'2LSueiu 10 P'SE@,oos n,ator,. "-T rEa ~
over sLe N'5 1EG IIj : a.. sLnr > ih,H tTe r,rter. snG.
on tie assumption that me ogGt "Go rom lie
Cn'"l racine C9LPsuy .. 20 no : u..9 ~
u,Ua.a'e'! DC pAu, - 20 PEI ~ go conye1-
aulttloa 20 Tue afSuIneuI u 9.ouoHl, C"o ~ -
fence G. Tue propIe NM gu mo Io'I W - e L = 49,
cosh. ssensu 70 ueiLSat S"ts S"Hu-o. -
pa " 'Ae NoILAeIn aG.LC 20 .nG LII
pass OF ne U'eS'n' NcIEH' u m0"'' wa 70 7'N
thing .ess than S@1.ooo per year,
"El"ht FoN IS"
Aver cG'elui CoHS'uet ".l0u' sS3H "7u' vi -
1 aiL 81 nc "t'"tDn on'' u omI ~ ~. oboDIs5 80,
ta"oS Etsl-C"ass UIa''el Snout' 0G II
oSt-AS! au ouuC9 20 oue ou9Se. 4 Ctanss, -
coELecllon WIN Tue recenS teduCLoH u 'otte' pCSI
age rom luSeo 10 TWO Ceu.s, "ouiu 49, Us
- on VI OuAll VIII III pklE u AESDE1k y
cGeap postage. great brllaih Ma!ataLns q NOR
hoetat Ih!L Vi Weigh 10. iAsLns 'stseaS ~ paCA-
ages tLan we 20 me !onoW,hs sIatsnea' SuoTs
1Ie !ates on ulnSLeus CSSses :" .Lo i - = Il
tries Of Europe, the foreign standards Of value
and weight being reduced 10 ours:
United States-Letters, TWO cents peF one-haH
ounce or fraction; posta! cards oEe cent, Ne|sPa-
pers for publishers, two cents per pound; private
rates, one cent per TWO ounces; samples one cent
per ounce.
Great bF~ltaln-Letters, Two cents per ounce;
three cents per two ounces: postal cards one cent
Newspapers, one cent per copy; samples not car
ried by nail.
Germany-Lstters, two cents per one-half ounce;
postal cards, one cent: NeWspaperato LOT puoilsners;
20 pt cent OF supscupton pEiCe. Otner p'iuleu
matte', tnree-hrths OF q cent per one anu TWO
ulirg ounces samples Two cents per eignL anu
third ounces
= ceuis' newspapers Tor punlishers, 20 cent per
COPY or per 30 ounce; ot"Sr prulea ma'Ier, 10
Seus pet ~ ~ ~ III -
- gonu.rS - ~ rsTs rrs.S b.fs an nrr"a
.SOS,son donhis 1900 a. tbasa tboro
1000 80 sT,H Goss bv incraesing the stsnd,rd ~
80 U Oe aaS w., Il - ~ nna onnos. n bnT he 80 a.
- 4. So - 49, 49, 80 al nar cart ~ ali 800
=" - - y S;-o,n;aIa5 wbiIa ;ho idss an tSa smai -
- % SImis ~ III Sa III or u ,'S So UI dou utsL h ~
~ : ~ " = bv tba ;nnroaSa5 ros,,Ge
y. .IH = w..A - 80 ueuIS -
~ "a $4,000 80 49, rnat,or d. "Sontinu
30 az 1850 ICrI5 ~ Eli I,
- 4, (. h,gova5 H.. = -.
~, st3on ~ Soor,b cIass n.ttar would Ia S saS,
p.Ipotaa"I ~ ~ e. noeaa ~ 20 So
unLeL scar pssans nnS5 ,SnS
49, 4 y ~, - roa,olia n. tnrSa,S;na tba Init or he nsi,bt
Htnout hateriahS AueteasAuk NueDu'A VI 'uo "e'sH'
OF tbe mails ,c
Nsusnanar nostaga for nsrsons not npblis bars fs
! cant for . onnces some nansrs waigh more IMAM
> onnces NAM narsons mai n,wsnanars ysigb-
tho nysr o onncss and baaT;ng . i cant s,amn
s,ch nsna-a are MT Sant TbIs cra.tss dissa'isf,c
80, ~ sornn1aint In nriar - ohriata IRIS !