The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-12-06
THE l'OSTOrIlCE.


The report ef the Postmaster Genesal l. very
nue. ef the as,a,,mon, Tor the fiscal yesr ending
June M, lSSa, al <ts,toaosS, and lis expenditures
~ saa.ots,isa, leaving deficiency To I've SUPPLIED
Sa v NIL he ssa" / snsasn, Nv the ss
tnesian II postase, hut the rr,~rs suggests that
figures ATE purely eon,ee,arst
The tree delivery system has hcen largely OK
tended during the YEA, and IL now in operation
al Ia offices.
The total appropriation for this service VAS
~ ~, n,aas srss,a,l snrsnr, ,ss On, 9,
Aug, 7. 1854, An incaease " Asa,'N ovrr tina, III
the preceding wear The total cos, ot tho service
va ss,s NJ \ less,as an aa,sr n.a saaan ,s
rveestlng wear Mas SaAnsosass,
The rl,~cns stairs a, the Star service shows
Tor isss cost y Sa,sa.ss, With .'ssssss miles
at ma, With s.Nse aas mites OF annual trsaSecr
tstien IN ls>ss hsins an tn,rrs>e nom issN 1T
1875 miles q INTERPRETATION and ND s, i,
formed under contracts made MloA proposals
submitted IN response 10 advertisements, An
inssssss.ns stasenea', saawtns tn. development
and eost et the failrua service tfaM its eoms
meme sment until June y. is>S, l. eseSented, II
II the general aliaion that the rates II nay have
nssm ssss''S ams,sssea ., s.s assss; inc ,ss y
In tss, MAS IA seatss IN tSSs, notwithstanding
the enormous inercase IN WEIGHT ~ mails and
tho sapesies ia.il,,es provided tor distribution,
the eost l. i0sa cvnss l'er mile
TN tho Sosh ~ last June there were Aass mcn~
ey ~o,dcr offices in operation, whose transactions
during the yesr, ~ domestic esstcrs issued,
amounted 10 Siis,asAass.aa, AMI 1T domestic or
aess paid aud rclsssd 10 Sils asst>tss OF inter-
national orders Issued " Sasls.SsAti, and 81 M~
transitional orders paid and rclsid y sSesss.-
lsT,aas y grand total M issues Ut SlsAAs.SsS&s
And in l,sSMcAts and rcasyments ~ Sasctss,~
aeS>A The fceS rcxeivsd in domestic orders
Issued sssrss,s y. aud On .a, g. Y,
The gains Merss In ,,omcsts transactions,
aheas sss res cent, and IN International trans
actions ,tem i,ss y over - rer sn,s IN aemcs,
nc tees about ~ l~r cent, and IN International
ieeS taom Nj IL ever IA lser cent
The fuStmaster 0ehefal clNlssssS the lselsssed
reduction VI rcs,age IN dn'p ie,se.s irem cents
IL /. IN the ground that II MaNld taessase the
ea~t ot the carriers service amt lesd ~ eAsnor
Tor it's extension, hut he L. IN tava ~ increasing
the siasle rate hmi, en all letters trNm halt
the rate ~ postage On transient n,wsfapcfs and
periodicals he hNed ~ / e~n tn every three
eaaess, instead off cent for every twe ounces ~
now
TN the sahi,e, III POSTAL selessarhy. the
postmaster General " ,iilfaSe, He ssNsS
Prom the hest consideration which ! have
leen enAoled to les,ow upon tho sahteet, have
reached the conclusion that Congress has tho
constitutional power IN pfoNidins Tor the Cestsi
sesxiec VI the country Y AVAIL nsslt " all the
facilities devised hS the Inventive genius cl
mod TN times for tssMSmttunE messages aud
iasellisenee, and that II has fun authority 10
| adopt either ~ the hsst two plans which have
mentioned,
Telegraph a. u munolsslS, or in composition With
private companies, Moald, IN Ia insisted, reduce
rates which arr now ~xorhitan' ami protect the
public against the abuses and evils deemed Ia
/ " inserarahle from the service a. II exists In
either event an enormous expense must he IN
carasst. hut without dwelling uecn that consid.
Grafton, IL Il clear that an efficient execution al
either plan will NECESSARILY involve the employ
ment OF 4 multitude III operators, messengers
mechanics. and lahorcrS and thus largely add
j 10 tho patronage of the Government An increase
/ cf that patronage heyond What Is fadisnensa.
hlc 10 tho pahlic service l. "a I've depfSea,ed and
/ avoided. and Il h one cf the dangers which
thse ,tca the purity and dara,i N Of cur inst,u-
sions, In kurele the telegraph l. under the con-
i t,al Of the public authorities With us. the ad.
m,ntstfasiaa is the Government In action. and
| may, Tor the time heing anu Tor all practical
/ purposes, he considered the Government itself
In SCISSORS II political excitement, aud. 10 com,
| extent At either times. II there not ground iol
serious apprehension that the telegraph. nndei
/ the exclusive control Of the dominant party
| might I've abused tn lromot. part san purposes
and pefrcsuate the power of the administration
Rut Ii ii could he kept cnstrely free from sncl
l influence. | should hesitate TO sanction meas
| nrc nfrvtsins that tho United States shall he
come tho proprietor Ut telegraph lines, and oncr
ate them hs IL oiiacer~ and agrnts.