The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-08-09
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
A Gratifying Exhibit OF fts condi-
tiOn-A Prosperous 1sar.

nounceu, SNOW an Increase OF IL. .000,-
900 in the number of postage stamps
soli during The past year over the sales
Ofthe preceding year. This will bring
the Total number Of postage stamps
sold during the year up to about l.
2l5, 1000, 600, 900, an average OF about
twenty -four each for The population
OF the country during the year. There
were in addition TO this about 22O,-
900, 900 stamps and ENVELOPES, bring.
ing the total up to nearly one and one
half billions. Adding 375, 600, 900 pos
TAI cards, " which will be shown to he
about the number used during the
year Will bring the total mail cotnnu-
nications OF the year up to- 800, ,0O0,-
OOO IN round numbers, or an average
OF about thirty-tive letters or poslal-
each during the year for the whole
nation. Probably the estimate of
thirty five Is TO high, for It is based
upon the figures uf the last census,
which make the population 10000, 900,
TO which snould now be add.d 5000,
OO0 or 5000, 900, 80 that the average
IN the number OF letters would drop
to thirty three or something in that
vicinity. The increase IN the number
OF stamps sold AMI letters sent uuriug
the year by reason of the decreased
postage will be very gratifying 10 the
projectors oi the two.cenJ postage
system authorized by the Forty sew
enth Congress. 1t will show some
thing of a decrease IN the proporllon
ate Use Oh po, ,lal cards, the difference
between the cost Of letter Hostage and
pos.al cards Oeing nov 50 lutte that
IN may cases letters are used wh.re
postal cards would havo been had
three cent postage been continued.
Tae TOTAL receipts Tor the " AZ Will, of
course, show something OF decrease,
though probably not ~ great AS All
tici tsdted. There was surplus last
year vi Sl,00U, ,000, when Was quite
renlarkaO'e, the Postohice Uvpart
n'ent never naving been INTENDED 10
20 more tnan sell sustaining feature
of -tne GOsrrlInnsnt and having, ia
most Years, iaIlen below me ae.ual
cost "a operation. The totals nave no,
been mace up, SO tnat the omparlsou
oI rGce,p.s aud eApenulIuros CanuOL
Yet DC accurately hiaae.
The annual statenlouG of the dead
letter DIanen Will contain the usual
increasing faces regarding the work
cf aDsent- -niInded people anu bal
mrl.ers vi tile country. The number
or these aIIlouuLs to about 4,5OO, ,UUU.
Uf these ABOUT I2,oUU were maIled
mIthOu. an address, and nearly 20O,-
OvO i" "ltnoul STAMPS. 1ali "A Ia IliUn
are ffonn otiIcr coun. ries, whose Own
orS connot DC found. Foreign deid
letters arc Returned 10 Inc country
ifoin inch tnet come. Those urlgI
na.Ins IN lhI> rountry, aud wnose
Al tne fo>toiiIce II Museum maze
up from ihe articles luund IN tnese
iedcfs, anu - a curious one. IL con
tains Everything rom money down To |
"A uirly par OF So,ks. he money |
amounts % neari, SI0,OU0 for The year
whlle tle checks, drafts, nOles, e.c., |
amount 10 oI ,JUO,VUU The Number OF |
dead le..ers s"n.aInlng photographs |
ruus up 10 $4,000 or 40,uOU year, |
and those ,on,aining articles OF value |
of VarIoas sUr.s amount to nearly 30O.- |
VVo yearly lHe large pfoportIOll, Ot |
course, are art,cles of sa.all ,alae,
sucn as nasazine,, pamphlets, frul,
cake. seeds, old clolhe,, air.y collars
aud sochs and articles vi thIs inIscel-
IAN GUS ch racter. Every year there
Is sale OF these ARTICLES. In The |
museum, made up eli lrely iron the
found among the nead letters
are coins, pistols OF various sorts,
watches, brides, slirrups for saddles,
dolls, pieces oi wedding cake, minia-
lures, photographs in large numbers,
cavalry swords, glass fruit jar con-
taining a solled collar, and numerous
other n, ticles of " ear and hundreds of
other articles equally Interesting and
strange To come from such u source.