The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-01-12
WE WRITE MORE.
Read the Following Showing of our
Progress Made by the Postal Statistics.

Read the Following Showing of our
Progress Made by the Postal Statistics.
There is no more trustWOrty indication
of commercial or social health IN "a cOmmu-
nifty than the increasing use Of the post
office
The following figures need comment
to the discerning reader, i.uu otEcr oort nt
readers THE CHRONICLE has none.
RALEIGH POSTAL STATISTICS
Receipts # office for 1877, 1860 "a
1882, % 496.l6
Receipts of office 4th qusrteD 1882, s6,277.n
. 1888, 8 fS9. 50
Receipts of the Office for fourth quarter
Of 1892 and 1888 are given separately in or
der that it may be seen to what extent the
reduction Of postage affects them. 1t will
be observed that the reduction Of postage
to one-third less for the fourth quarter of
1888, only causes falling off OF 81, ,00S.72
in receipts which surely is not bad show
ing. The receipts making the proper cal
culation for difference in rates, are equiva-
lent to an aggregate of 1880, which is
practically an increase Of 1856 So.
The records of the number Of stamps
sold for the last quarter of 1882 compared
with that Of 1888, shows a very decided
Increase, 1t being 80 per cent, as follows
for the fourth quarter Of 1892 and 1888:
October, 81 100 $4,000
November, $4,000 80 600
December, 81, 800 ~, 600
SO. 600 10000
an increase Of ~, 400, or 80 per cent.
This statement only shows the increase
in the postage fund which is merely the
amount received from sales of postage
stamps, stamped envelopes. SC. It has no
connection with the money order fund which
is entirely separate. This would show a
much larger increase in receipts. The
transactions from that source amount to
about 100000 annually.
Business Water Marks.
The Blackwell Durham Tobacco Com
pany-who in North Carolina is not proud
of it?
The organ ization and equipment Of Trim
ity College, as THE CHRONICLE happens to
know, is better now than at any period in
it's history for doing Its noble work.
The North Carolina Home Insurance
Company, organized by North Carolinians
with North Carolina money and managed
| by North Carolina business men who invest
their money at home, is an institution
whereof our people have shown their pride
by giving it their patronage.
/ In THE CHRONICLES column of educa-
| tOnal advertisements those foremost edu-
Gators Of either sex in North Carolina,
/ BINGHAM the HORNERS (bOth at Oxford
and at Henderson,, the MISSES Nash u
Miss KOLIOCK, make announcements OF the
beginning Of their Spring sessions.
One Of the first firms that foreshadowed
the commercial greatness Of Raleigh and help
ed to make it by branching out in special
| line Of trade was the hardware house OF
| T. H. Briggs & Sons, which all over North
Carolina is known as an honorable and
prominent part Of our mercantile activity.
The UPSHUR GUANO COMPANY, of Nor.
folk, has been awarded eight gold medals
at recent State Fairs. 1t makes exhibits
everywhere and is known to all our people,
thanks largely to the genial Capt r. B.
| Saunders, who needs no Introduction or
commentator to the people of North Car
olina. This company publishes a very
proud record ia advertising columns.
One Of the most metropolitan establish
ments is any line Of trade that mark the
difference in the little capital town of a
few years ago and the commercial centre OF
the present is the dry goods emporium OF
Messrs. w. III. & r. S. Tucker q Co.
which under its new management continues
to follow in the broad progressive way
marked out by its founders.