Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-07-04
son,c Interesting Statistics.

The second volume of the Government
"blue book" otherwise known as the
official register OF the United States, which
contains full list of the officers and en-
ployees OF the l'ostotiice Department and
the postal service, has just made its ap-
poarance. This book is compiled every
second year, the idea being to furnish to
each Congress complete list OF tho DILL
GERS and employees of the Government IN
all its branches, with the salary PAID,
State from which employed, &c. The first
volume made its appearance some months
ago, early in the session. lt contained
the names of all persons III the employ OF
the various departments, except those OF
the Postoilice Department. The second
volume contains nearly 1000 pages, M
Guiding, beside the names Of officers ana
employees of the Department in Wash
ington, the names OF all mail contractors,
postoilicc clerks and agents OF the various
railroads, all Of those employed III the
mail messenger service and railway mail
service, al letter carriers and clerks IN
postofiiceS and ali postmastcrs. The list
of postmasters diSclOsos some interesting
facts. There are, in round numbers, about
80, coo poStmastcrs in the United States,
whose salaries run from IS, 600 per annum
TO nine cents. The individual receiving
the largest salary in this capacity is tho
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$1,000, the same as that OF the Postmaster
General himself. The smallest salary paid
appears to be that paid to ii. Il. Forrest,
postmaster at Rcdale, Pitt county, y. c.,
whose salary, according to this register,
WAS nine cents last year. POstmastefs
below 4 certain grade, it will be under
stood, are paid according to the number
OF stamps cancelled ut their Offices. For
merly they were paid according to the
number of stamps sold, but this system
WAS not found to be satisfactory, some OF
the postmasters making business OF SELL
ing stamps in order to get their percent
ages. Now they are paid by the number
Of stamps Cancelled, receiving the full
value up to the first $50, and certain
proportion after reaching that sum. Out
of the $4,000 postmasters i'll the United
States there are 1000, according to the
register, whose salaries are less than $40
each. But it Is not to be understood that
these persons devote their entire time and
attention to the duties Of postmaster for
this sum. These arc places where post
offices are located ia country stores or at
private houses, and are kept either rs an
accommodation to the ncighborhood or
with the idea that their keeping brings
some additional trade to the proprietor OF
the store or other establishment where
they are kept. III Ohio there are % offices
where tho salary is less than $40 per an
mum, in Pennsylvania 80, in West Fir-
ginia III, in Wisconsin 80, in Minnesota
lG, in Illinois %, Missouri o., Florida 20,
Tennessee 81, Iowa 80, Kentucky 133,
Alabama 100, Georgia 149, North Carolina
$40. or those postmastcrs whose salaries
were less than one dollar, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Pennsylvania have one
each, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Ken
lucky, Wisconsin and Minnesota have two
each, while North Carolina has no
less than dozen who get less than one
dollar year.