Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-09

A Great Deal OF Iasornation IA a
Little Space.
stsms Reisnng ~ fhs Fo.t-onles Deg@Fs-
.sssaf ~ faterest 60 sae ssensFaaI ksaaz@r
-kixufes sil.s - inz tbe fzasasnsitg
81 Ets Operatives.


The eosf ~ ialaad lr.snsgertatioa ass
year vas 81. 80. ll7.
There ars 5.atzy rad say Past-o1iee clerks
ia ths serFIce.
The aoslsl cards sold in this eoaafry lass
year numbered - sls -
Tie naahsr II f9arth -ciass packages r.
ported lost lasl year ~as i-4is
Thsre are Sc persens engaged IA the
Pcse-oisics Department. 20 Wasaiaston-
The nunber ~ F9st-0iiics clerks Ia me
Uai5sd States Is placed ~ ..saj.
There ~srs 3. .l53 Post-oflcss established
last year and .6al were diseontlaaet
There we're 4os pOstmasters who died
last year While there were 10 Who were
suspended
The nanafer Of postal notes issued last
year ~as 2oss, -57, ano-nting Ia money TO
S54lI,s92.4S
There we're I.450, ,5es. is1 ordinary post
ags stamps sold last year, the value Of
which vas t2o01lfit-
The free delivery system is now IN oper-
atioa ia Ia c.ties ia the United States en-
ployias , Nd carriers
The total number Of postmasters Who
were appolnted last year by the President
and Postmaster General Was l4sse@-
The total number OF letters sent % for
eign countries last year Was - 32o.0lf,
while the number received was 2s,i0i,o:iD-
The total number OF postofices fiied by
appofntnent OF the President Is 2,a-3,
which is an increase Of 80 over last year.
The total uuniber OF postofices in the
United States. June s,, 1sS4. was 50,0is,
which Is al increase OF 2.l54 over the year
before.
The Government sold l47 ,0O0 plain
stamped envelopes last year, while the
number Of return request envelopes footed
up - 5l5.510.
The number OF newspaper wrappers sold
10 the public last year was 45. 40, $50, the
income from which amounted TO S545,-
Cs7.26
Tho total number OF persons connected
with the Postal Department in the United
States is s2,232 Quite respectable
army.
There were 80 arrests made last year
for oaenses asainst the United States
mails, while the convictions numbered f39.
Complaints were received last year Of
the loss Of 2o.S77 ordinary letters, Of
which l4,64l were said 20 have contained
inc osares.
There are II. 10 star routes for the
transportation OF the mails, aggregating
2.C - miles. The steamboat routes num-
Der IL, and aSgre sate 1891 miles.
The total expenditure OF the Post office
neparrmeut during the last fiscal year
amour ed 60 SO, -, 90) %, or -, 0C6, $50,
more al is receipts
The registered letters sent through the
malls last year numbered s.9tS 3SS, while
the registered parcels OF the third and
fourth class numbered l,005,S6J
The total weight of the mails dispatched
70 foreign countries last year was 2,6s9, SOL
pounds or this amount 495, SO pounds
were OF letters and postal cards.
The pos "a ge on local matter at theseveral
Post offices tn the United States last year
aggregated Sf,s71, ,tstS7, which was an in
srease OF SIT, 7lj.0j over the year previ-
)us.
I The amount of money realized from
sales of articles sent to the Dead Letter
Ofices or which no owners could be found
was sl,9I5.f& They were disposed OF AT
auction.
Of the dead letters received at the Dead
Letter Office last year, 1885, contained
money; ~. -Cl contained drafts or money
)rders. 81, so contained receipts; S4,0Sc
contained postage stamps, and 3S,3iS con-
aimed photographs
There are 6.3i0 money order offices Ia the
United States, which = an Increase of -.
over las; year Tle.r transactions amount
sd TO $i22. l2i col SS ia domestic money or.
iers issued, AMI Sl2i ,9si ,0S- 50 in domesti,
ters paid.
The number Of letters and parcels sem
through the registered mails last year wa,
n. .-465t5. The amount OF registry fees
collected was <35s. .459.3), which was al
increase OF sS0.J0J.6J over the year pre-
vi0us.
The registered letters sent through th'
mails last year numbered s,0oS,3,s, while
the registered parcels of the taird anC
fourth class numbered .005,st,j.
The actually ascertained losses in th.
Registry Department last year was jl6, ol
one in every =. 80 letters and parcels reg
istered. This Is smaller PROF ortion o.
loss than in any previous year.
The entire nunber OF letters and article.
OF every descr iption received az the Deae
Letter Ofice last year vas 4, 75i.S13, being
an inereass Of little more than per cent
over the year previous