The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-12-17

have so satisfactorily limited the growth
OF expenditure that the total deficiency.
in fact, fell below that of 1885,
and at this time the increase Of revenue is in
gaining ratio over the increase of cost, lemon
strating tie sufiiciency Of the present rates of
postage ultimately to sustain the service. This
is the more pleasing because our people ENJOY
now both cheaper postage proportionately to
distances, and yaster and more costly service,
than any other upon the globe. Retrenchment
has been effected in the cost of supplies: some
expenditures unwarranted by law have ceased,
and the OUTLAWS for mail carriage have been SUBJ
jected to beneficial scrutiny. At the close of the
last fiscal year the expense OF transportation on
star routes stood at an annual rate Of cost less
by over 1850, 600 than at the close OF the previous
year, and and mail service at nearly
5000, 900 less. The service has been in the mean
time enlarged and extended by the establish
ment of new offices, increase of routes of carri-
age, expansion of carrier delivery convenieuces,
and additions to the railway mail facilities in
accordance with the growing extgencies OF the
country and the long established policy of the
government. The postmaster general calls at
tentlon TO the existing law for compromising
method may be devised which will p.oye more
just to the carriers and beneficial TO the gov
eminent; and the snbjec5 appears worthy of
your early consideration.
OCEAN SERVICE.
The differences which arose during the year
with certain of the ocean steamship companies
the policy OF the government apr we'd by. con-
gress In the postal appropriation at its last ses-
sion; and the department now enjoys the Mt
most service afforded by all vessels which sail
from our ports upon either ocean. A serv-
ice generally adequate to the needs of
our intercourse. Petitions have, however,
been presented to the department. by nu-
merons merchants and manufacturers for
the establishment OF a direct service to
the Argentine Republic, and for semi-monthly
dispatches to the empire of Brazil: and the OBJ
ject is commended TO your consideration. 1t is
an obvious duty to provide the means of postal
communication which our commerce requires,
and, with prudent forecast Of results, the wise
extension of it may lead TO stimulated inter-
course and become the harbinger OF profitable
traffic which will open new avenues
for the disposition of the products
of our industry. The circumstances Of the
countries at the far south of our continent are
such as to invite our enterprise and afford the
promise of sufficient advantages 60 justify an
unusual effort to bring about the closer relations
which greater freedom of communication would
tend 20 establish. / suggest that as distin-
gufshed from a grant or subsidy for the mere
benefit Of any line of trade or travel, whatever
OUTLAY NAV be required to secure additional
postal services necessary and proper, and not
otherwise attainable should, be regarded as
within the limit of legitimate compensation for
such service. The extension of the free delivery
service, as suggested by the postmaster general,
has heretofore received my sanction, and 1T Is
to be hoped u suitable enactment may soon be
agreed upon. The request for an appropriation
sufficient to enable the general inspection of
fourth-class Offices has my appreciation. 1 re-
new my approval Of the recommendation of the
postmaster general that another assistant be
provided for the postofice Department., aud /
invite your attention to the several other rec
concentrations in his report.