New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-01
TIE NATIONS MAIL.
svpopr OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL
,xcs,prs AND xxrrNsrs ron TIKI fEA"-H''"'i
Ar REDUCED RATS

e,s esS, from money order sSioi9s w ue-
nett Saoss ssa ST, outstanding hahhues' -.
Az, OF, credited 80 Pacific railroad companies
81 900 20 OF, excess ~ cos, of sctce over ''N'n''
an GOT let ~ The following ae the csiima'eu reoep
aud expenditures tt the nscal year ending june W.
teso n,,i,,,,, r,sel revenue sNu sT2s2o 2i net re-
,.,,s t,,,,n ,nrne, .ui,er husness, Siooooui 'oah
eat s72 agngt, estimated expenditures moW"hs
s,s.unia credited nnder o'sths law Wv i""'
,a,,aa es,,p,nips saUupn tUn 80 denrrhry tube suN
r,ai 90, ~ tho pene,ai treasury tiag0ainp0
estimate ~ tho ,enne tuf the ensuing nscal yrat
"A att,poa with pfeni uncertainty, hpvaNse Ut the ~
aae,an " e,er pnsias o cuh,s which tech einrt 90
che lei ~ ooloren isai Although tho chahse wes w
actual operation duMs three quarters "Nh ~ ,he H'
hsaal ,ear It's eject vas u uppn The re,enne fof tho
entire YEAR, the saies at stamps for tho quarter ehana
septe.her 80 lss8 having boon greatly enrlalled ~
view at the then approaching reduction ~ The rate ih"s
the saos Tor that quarter under tho scent 'o a""o"
90 sluDs3 900 a. while the average Tor 'he
three succeeding quarters Was sloaso|ei''s
For the current year, ending June 80 1883, the est
mates Of tho bureaus Sass 76a 30 In excess OF tho
sppropriatons 10 this should be added SllOOooO for
the new method of settling with tho Pacific railroads.
deficiency of 81 railroad transportation. and
81 boo 900 for pay of postals; total S7.0os,76o DO
The past year marked important epoch In the MS
tory of the postal service through the reduction IN the
letter rate Of postage from TO cents. taking
effect the LIST OF Octoocr 1883, under the PROVISIONS
effected yielded by far the larger portion of tho postal
revenue the change OF course produced an immediate
e xssp 9a enas .ht june TO- ss4 was 27sss "a
than that the preceding year To this loss should or
been expected had the scent rate remained IN force An
increase of 2Per cent on the ordinary revenue OF dS95
to 81 1876 So which added to the amount previously
for first year under the change In the rate Iho4ga
the Scent rate IN force during the quarter ehueo
sas o%aer were i3i IS less than the average
the three remaining quarters under the zen, ,ae
falling of the sale Of stamps That the loss or revenue
was not greater he regarded as gratifying In view
based ccntempated loss for the first year of about
ssoooOoo Is evident the prediction has been fully
fi%n of sealed Enclosures for postal cards
number Of letters be stated the Department hay
Of the several classes of mailed, and the same
kind Of stamps being used lndiscrminatey Ior nrsa
furnish any guide posmasters in accounting to the
Auditor report the amount In the AGGREGATE ana not IN
detail of the several kind and denominations
comparison OF the issues to posmasters OF and B.
cent stamps and stamped envelopes for the nine months
ended June 49, 1883. under the scent raie w,h tne
issues Of and Scent stamps and STAMPED envelopes
during the nine a Se enna Of
though aording indication of the actual sales
gu sued c ~a. 'hba valued at So
o apS g Ss5 aasd ana at 9ps
The number Of 2-cent stamps and stamped enyecpes
e55'427 400. valued at Si9.lOs.54s. and of Scent
stamps THE issue OF r9 yas sa IN TSs e
number OF and. cent stamps aud envelopes
a7i455. valued at S2i 7o 100 40 and during the latter
period 955 5547Oo. valued at S9ll2.367 an increase
in value Of S25se355 10 or II 8 per cent.
In postal cards there decrease IN the issues OF
l66ioooo. or per cent for the year ended June 10
1884 rs compared with the previous year During the
preceding I'VE years there has been an average annual
One Of the minor benefits resulting from the change Of
postage the reduction In the number Of nsuilcienty
prepaid letters deposited IN letiercarler pos'onces
Tor mailing to other places Al these Offices
papers and periodicals sent from the office Of publca-
iiom was s.ss9592 H. an Increase OF 1852 per cent
over the previous year OF this 2t9O per cent col
lecod IN NewNOIk 9Al In Chicago, o42 IN Boston, ana
Ihe number Of letters and parcels through the
registered mails during the year was a,24 o6 OF
letters addressed foreign countries 1905 s63 were
domestic parcels of third and fourth class matter 29fss
parcels Of third ani fourth class mailer 10 oteSn
ral matter the Government, 10y law flee from the
Tbe number ana yahg % STAMPS, stamped en-
yeo,rs and postal cards issued upon acquisitions during
the ltsl fiscal year were as follows;
Ariris Number. Nalne.
Ordinary postage STAMPS 4 i59TB9iG0 Ss9OfNtii 90
ssal li,gi. ,, i39 eng lss3 2 ~ 80 80
. e 'S"gi ~. isg7i5gcs sslsIgesg
Itserr ipr sia e. 10 ..--. .l3Nl2l93 ~ 83tNli ~
uhpiai n,sa-p sis'nls 83anIia IlVpiuup
~" 49,. r I,s'',' 'n','' istpaa galaa gs
A.sea.,e ......... sio6,l8p3ob siibiasf7 ~
the 4lpss yoeelpis ol aul4es pl pnoeFtui Waii wai
GtT dVru- hr war Ntrt ifoi nis nrlus ah increase u
. lilla mnro inan iri cent over me previous year
There wAs deeW"se ~ mo hei 10. im''ate n"lit'
caused ~ the reduction ct psa-e GA letters uHaa} Vt
ihoso which were l"hti1 9elht' l"r "s,ase ia 1Ui's
hayn. heon actually prepaid 10y accent stamp, Hui ihe
changed neihotof treating such matter IA ppst-pices
Tho foiowils data is given 10y the appointment dI-
established
34ll discontinued POO increase over pre-, ous year,
2154 whole number of post Offices 5oOl7i nlled by
appontment oil the President 2.323 ~ appointment of
the Post,astcr-G General i769i. The departmental
officers ana employees numbered o6l ON June 80, 1881
pOstinasters and other agents. 7l'O1t
The Posimastcr-Oenerl advises that first and second
class postma,crs be required 10 conduct 80 other bust
than that OF their offices.
FREE DRLvERY-oNE-CENT LOCAL POSTAGE
The free delivery system was extended during the
year to cities of Chattanooga Tenn Los Angeles
Cal; Montgomery. Ala Ottumwa. Iowa. and scraiS6n.
Penn making the total number 159 The number of
carriers increased 2lO, making total of $500 at
the close OF the year.
which was added IN anticipation Of deficiency. ~ l.
653 40; making t0ta OF .5ll653 10 The total cost
balance of SlO.il6 X. The increased appropriation
over that Of the preceding year was S3l4o53 40
and the increased expenditure $33OS7O OIL
srested III ISL - an Increase over that of the pre-
ceding year OF l77 o. and the total cost OF the
service y 27J21~ 80 increase OF $50 per cent In
tie former and 1858 per cent in the latter. The
erage cot per piece handling matter Z3 mills
reduction OF Onetcnth mill compared with last year
The average per carrier 1898 -. Increase
over that S3s -. This owing to the
that The number OF carriers receiving the maximum
considerably Increased during the under
provisions OF the act of leS2.
The mail matter delivered during the year az fol
lows: Mai letters, 4O2,J77.395 an Increase Of l710
per that Of the preceding mail postal
cards 7.42l u.s. increase OF 1910 per local lei
ters III S53.9.2. Increase OF 1868 per cent local
postal cards. $3.50 7Oi, increase Of l44S per cent
registered letters. 3.OJ3JGI increase of 1872 per
cent newspapers 23l G45,ls5 an increase OF 1873 per
The mail matter collected was as follows: Letters
4l4l9S, SO that OF last OF 1898
per postal cards 3OO57,314 incrcaseO of 1898
per cent; newspapers dncuding circuars 70475O ono.
Increase of s.S4 per
The pieces Of mail matter delivered and collected az