Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-17
THE POSTAL SERVICE

ITS GENERAL CONDITION
The affairs OF the postal service re et
by the report Of the postmaster eensn,
will be laid before you. Tho posta n
whose rates of gain upon the rising pnsd
Of 1882 and 1888, outstTfpped the i1rz
expenses Of our growing service. wa
by the reduction In the rate OF Letter y
which took eeo9s with the beginning Of
Der In the latter year, and II diminlshetA
the two past fiscal years ~, Ig0.000. n
portion of s. 270,O0O Ia 1854, 10 81
1855. The natural growth and desssf
have meantime increased expenditufe, ~
in a deficiency in the revenue 70 ref q
! penses of the department Of S5.25a00t
yes- 1884, aud -, 1873, 900 in the last hS&
The anticipated and natural reyiyE
revenue has been oppressed and re'ars1
the unfavorabIe business condition ~ tss
try, of which the postal service Is y
calendar. The gratifying fact Is showa
ever, hY the report, that our re athla
perity IL marked BY q gain OF
revenue OF the Ia ter half OF the last VI
the corresponding period Of the preeelhs
The change in tho weight OF nrst-clss
which may be carried for a single rzse
age. from q half o anoe to an ounce anlNM
ductiou hy one-hatt OF the rate o. 49,
postage, which. under recent leelsia.Da
va. tHc cuTVSHt yCaa, VA. $3.50 .ha
the augmentation OF recelpts Wiz m.s I'M
have been expected 10 such q degree ta
scale OF expense may gain upon lne fswna
cause an increased deicieney 70 pe 800
close. Yet, after no long period o. feAss
prosperity, by proper econuns u y s-
W anticipated that oven sHe p,s n
rates, now as favorable as any - tss
wlil DC adequate 70 sustain = ~ ne pCsd
ice. Inc operation anu sne 80 and
BENEFIT OF u PEorLh a
aud the method by when they pss :
OF this useful arm OF their psVns ,rnJrssa
~ De Just Impartial, - VI sssSiurS
them than the economical ta,sn,nx
the e they PROVIDE iot is - tSs
\ due Improvement OF us s1Ins.s -
may enjoy the hlshest ~ u,yynia
attention has been dirocteu 70 sne snl,s "A
waste or extravaganza ana gooa 80 &c
from the report to have airesus wv
plished, ,s q
approve the recommendation " ~ "a
master general 70 reduce the ohss san etgss
tic money orders OF 10 and lGss n.IsraHy
y cents. Tina change WI nj syxa I'D
those OF our beoplr who most o. "a ssou
selves Of this instrumentality. bnt 70 mi
element of cheapness IL OF me srs,ss "
lance. With this reduction tne 49, TN
still remain self supporting. Ins saaip
system has been extended 70 hins rsg ,atf
cities during the year, .orasnAa 4
conveniences. Experience mas s,,tbf tnsd
those who enjoy its dement's anu !, her connun
ment OF its facilities is due 70 oiuI IL sheser
TO which IL Is added. In the cieIes he
been established. taken toge.ne, NE br nd
postage, 1t exceeds It's malnten m sys,s3
vi ,30e,0 o0 The limit TO wheh nssriy roe
now confined by law has been n,srslshf
and the reasons given JUSTIFY
Is proposed. ~,rYox
~ ANtpDHl ~ n
II was decided with my spproocdssi
sufficient examination. 70 ~ ,nslIs unif
contract for carving our foreinn mn 's.t cguc4
additional authority given nv tn ,s,e ppfI
Tie amount limited was inadeahs,ss M 40 !
within the purview OF b lsw Aayc ben !