The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-04

Reports Of the First and Third Assist
ant Postmasters General.

The annual report Of the First Assistant
Postmaster General shows that the number
Of postoffices established during the year
was 3, Ala, an increase Of ll61 over the pre-
ceding year. The number discontinued
was ], 260, a decrease of 36l; net increase
of 522. The whole number Of postofiices
on June 80, 1884, was 50c17, an increase
Of 2,154. The number filed by Presi-
Dental appointment was 1923; the num-
Der filed by the appointment of the Post
master General was AZ ,694. During the year
IL, 953 postmasters We're appointed. The
net increase of postoflices during the year is
much larger than any increase for several
years past. The increase was divided
among sections as follows New England
States. AZ; five Middle States, 225 four
teen Southern States and Indian Territory,
1910; ten States and six Territories in the
West and Northwest, 7O7; three States and
three Territories on the Pacific slope, 3,104.
The greatest increase in any Of the States
or Territories was 1876 in Texas. The in
crease in North Carolina was 126, and
in Pennsylvania 12i. The only de-
crease was in New Mexico. Comparing
the number of postoffices in the different
states the six highest on June 80 were:
Pennsylvania. 3;S40; New York. 1922;
Ohio. 2,707; Illinois, 2,167; Virginia, /, 9S2;
and Missouri, 1868. OF the Territories,
Dakota had the largest number, S37, ex-
ceeding the number in either Massachu-
sets, Maryland. or South Carolina. 1t is
recommended that the free delivery system
be extended to places of 10000 inhabitants,
provided the postal revenues amount to
$4,000 yearly. The attention of Congress
is invited to the importance of erecting
buildings for postofiices in all cities OF
20, 600 inhabitants and upward.
The annual report of A. d. Hazen, Third
Assistant Postmaster General shows the
number of postage stamps, stamped envel-
opes, and postal cards issued during the
year was 2, 166, 100, 1896, and their total value
Sal, 515.877. There was decrease in the
value of issues Of ordinary postage stamps
of 81, 229, 1885. The total decrease IN the
value of all issued, including postal cards,
stamped envelopes, postage-due stamps,
and wrappers was 81, 397, 442. The weight
of second-class matter during the year, not
including free circulation within the county
of publications, was 81, 49, 07 pounds, the
postage on which was 81, S89, 592, an in
crease of 1854, Ala over the previous year.
The whole number of pieces of undelvered
mail matter received in the Dead Letter
Office, including 27S64S pieces on hand,
was 1884, 99 and of this number 81 AIS
were misdirected. There were destroyed
2,539,477 letters, and 1888 parcels of
fruit, cake, etc. Among letters opened,
1862 contained money and 1904 drafts,
etc. OF letters sent to foreign countries,
90, 436 were returned as unbelievable.
The total number of letters and parcels
registered during the year was II, GAG, 545;
the amount of registry fees collected 1857,
059, an increase of $1,000 The loss of
registered letters during the year amounted
to l out of every 21, 795 pieces mailed. This
is the smallest average loss since the organ
ization of the registry system.