New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-02
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Mr.. Villas MAKES HE ANNUAL REPORT.
. LONG DISCUSSION OF TIE QUESTION OF THE
.PORyATION or FnREIGN MAiL-.

long DISCUSSION OF TIE QUESTION OF THE
IMPORTATION or Foreign MALL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Postmaster-Gene
William r. Was issued the annual report "f Ma De-
r,,ot for the fiscal year ending June 80 1850 That
IA r. sns witnessed three persons az the hcad OF
the administration OF the Department. 1t was. when the
80. h.,.n under the charge of tie Hon Walter q
Gresham, who resigned this Oilicc the 24th day OF
septenbcr l5Sl umc the duties oil Secretary OF
the Treasury To him succeeded tho Hon. Frank Hattoh
VIII siYice Postmaster General! commenced on Tue
l4n day OF October. 1881 and terminated upon the ae
ceutaucc OF lbs esguaJn tue 7tn OF NJ rch Last al
winch date by virtue OF your commission, took the
office The exposition OF the tIansdctionS oi the year
uust Therefore part derived from the
books and records %Aich imposes the r'Sk OF ieSS
satisfactory presentation OF the affairs in which hsu
no part than my distinguished predecessors would nave
given for FISK iesseaod by their aoio "u
n.inist ration and faithful records
.The iuaucial summary of the year shows d consul
erb increase In ue deficiency OF the postal revenues
to sustain the OF tno post service Ibs "ehcichcy
has now attained 10 large figure. ana III VIII contribute
TO AN understanding OF the cass Tor IT'S existence ana
OF The manner which they nave operated THEIR Objects
10 state the general exuiot OF past year i'll contrast
with similar showIuEs of the two preceding years
statements from the Auditors Onitc and the FINANCE
Dl,,iv are then given. the surplus. June 80
1855 to have been 81 ,033233 Il the deficiency June
80 1854 80, 2IG.9jl IL and tho deficiency, June 80
1855 OtrtIy estn.ue,D Ss3Sl,37l Al. THIS Is
due continues Mr.. Villas urS To tho decrease Ol thr
revenues which amounts total only To S29i7 SIS IS
and secondly, increase OF the cXpcn lures t~thc
xieul of ST 9J5 so Df which $6Ol2 80 10 nave been
fl the cash disbursements and r42i5i7 81 IN the cost
OF transportation upon the Pacific TaiiuuS Chrly Tue
decrease Of has resulted fron tue diminish
ment IN of letter postage from three 10 Two
cents upon the ha fOnuce the unit OF weight
1, a.. flan ..f nkaa a 1
has arisen principally from the natural increase of
mails to lie carried and the natural extension OF the
service although other causes have cOntribued some
thing to both effects"
Examining IN detail the operations of the various
divisions of tGs Department, Mr. Villas reports that
"2O2l offices were newly established and $50 dscOn-
tnurd during year, leaving AT ITS close the ioth
number 10 be 81 252, OF wnich 2.233 Presidential
and 1903 fourth class. BOth Establishments ana
appointment were considerably loss III number than
durug the preceding year. More new offices wore Gre
ated southern States than in other Section as
WAS the c.,sU during The hc.Orc; aud II Is interest
ing to that OF these Virginia required more than
any other otateiO0. iu every state aud Territory the
number cf post Oifres increased, save only IA
Nevada ia which dis on,inuances exceeded new estab
lislDenls. The number al appointments OF pOsnastcr>
during lEr year IL .203, by 2635 than daring
the preceding. The decrease al>cs from tho fac,
that comparatively few offices established or
appointments InaIe during the incumUency OF
Pustmaster-G rucrai HattOn, who left IL TO
the incoming administration 10 iii vacancies 10
the uumbcr two thousand and upward uccdrIlns dur
ING his period OF rvICr. The nuWhrr of removals
during The year Vas Sl0 exceeding ny ~ bus made
III the preceding twelve months The Vacancies cas ID
by dealh were Az; less 10, 10. The CHrIier-de.Nery
service continued CT with popular fdyOr. aud
Ell somewhat executed uuIiug the period reVOr cd
Nineteen CitIts-JamcStOwn. LOCh Tort. NcwburS and
Saratoga oprioss m New-Yorx; lIrocklon ANT Fitch
burg, III II hC-etis; NOiwICh and Waterbury, IL
COnueeilcul; Eau CLAIRE and La Crosse. IN Wisconsin;
Decatur aud El-i, III luOlsi fuil worm. IN lexis,
Lawrence, in kInSls RllcigI IN North Carolina; san
Jose, Ia California: DALAI III Missouri Sioux IIy III
Iowa; and Salt Lake lily, n the Icrritor! OF Utah
have been addcd the number OF those Yhich enjoy
this congcncucc making the total number at the years
snd us"
DOMESTIC TRANSPORrATION.
Attention arrested" says SIR Villas. "by the fact
that not only does the number of miles OF railroad
vice yearly Increase. bat, Uud,r the operation of the
present law the average OF pay per mile also
tinuaiiy uud strongly Increases. thus: