River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-09
POSTAL SERVICE.
Afrairs Of this Departments in Very
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Afairs Of thts Department in Very
satisfactory tUHoiriun.
The nEairs Of ID, postal service show
marked EHd grataying improvement dur
inz The pz-t year A particular account OF
it's transactions aid con- itiuu iS gwen In the
repOrV q the postmaster general which vi
be laid before yOl. The reduction OF the
rate 81 letter postage in 1883 render
ing the petal revenues inadequate
10 hGstnla the expenditure and
business ssPrcs-ion sIso contributing
re~aHeo IN a. Excess OF cost for the n-cni
year enc 4 J.bs 80, 1855, Of eight aud one
third ms ss- Of dollars al additional check
Epoz receipts ~ duuoiiug the MEASURE OF
We ght in rating rca.ed correspondence. and
diminishing ole half the charge for Dewsps
per carnage imposed bv trgls alton.
WAR tooK effect with the beginning Of the
past Escal year. while the constant demSnd OF
car y Trito-iAl development and growing
population for the txten-ion and iucTrase OF
mail 10, iliIieS and machinery necessities
steady annual advance IN outlay. and the care
ful estimate Of the year upon the rates o. ex-
pendHa.e theR existing contemplated the ~
Ay0az8ie augmentation Of the deacieucy IN
the last h-czl year 0y nearly 81 O0OO10 The
anticipated revenue for the last year failed OF
realization by a0uut S64 tGO. but proper meas
ares OF economy have so satisfactorily limited
the --oNtB Of expenditure that the total de-
EeleHcy. IN act, Tell below that OF 1888. aud
- this time The increase OF revenue
Il in = vaMilng rsuo over the increase Of cost,
aemoHsT, sting the sufii' iency OF the present
rates Of pos,sge ultimately TO sustain the serv-
fee. Tnis 10 the mere pleasing because orr
people sRj now both cheaper postage, pro-
pOrIiOHAieiy 10 distances, and vaster aud more
costly service thsn sny other upon the globe.
ReirencAnrut has been tfTvcted iu The cost %
supplies. seme exp- n,i turts unwarrsnted bV
law have esa-ud, shd the outlays for mail car
riags nave been subjected TO beneficial s0ru-
tiny A. tue close OF the last fiscal year the
expense Of transportation on
STAB ROUTES
stood st snnual rate % cost lees by over $780,
GOO than 81 the close OF tue previous year, snd
steamboat and mali messenger service at
nearly 800 .gta Ices. The service has been
n the meantime enlarged and extended by The
establissmeBt u lev nfiCes. increase n routes
ef Catfizze. expansion Of carrier delivery con
venicuce- ana act 20. 10 the railway mail
faeintles u a-corisucs with the growing exi-
genci.s II the country. AID the long estab-
ksaed policy Of the government. The
posImaster general Gale attention TO
Ehe sxistinz law for compromising
railroads HuG 0Zf-,~.es the opinion that
method may re g. ia which viii prove more
Just TO the earri-Ts and beneficial 10 the gov
erumeBl: zad tbe subject appears worthy 81
your early toB=iI, raiion. The differences
which arose daring ne year with certain Of the
ocean steamship companies have termin-
aied By tue scquiesceuce OF sh in
the policy OF the government, approved by
abe congress IN the po-tsi appropriation a. it,
sasl s-srioR, aud the department now ENJOYS
the ufms-J service afforded by all vessels
which raH from our ports upon either ocean
3 services generally adequate to the needs Of
ogr ntsrcOurSc. Petitions have,
showsveE. been presented 10 the
department. BY numeroEs merchants
AID manufacturers Tor the establishment o. n
direct sersi.s % she t-sHl-,ae repu aiic. sud
Eor eemi nohth di-Psf tr- % toe empire OF
Brazil aud tao object i- commended 70 your
sousideraJlon Il . AZ ouviOu- duty to pro
vide tue means % 'astHl communication
which our commerce requires. and with pro
seat f0rueas1 CT re-uif- fHr wise exteu-iuu OF
nmay had 10 srinuta,u iJterrnur-e LHd rs
come NC harhiugsr % prJdtable traffic.
Which Elli open new avenues for the cispnsi-
Fon - tbe prndacts o. ou- industry. Tue
air, uu-Ianres ~ tbe Cf.-f r'es a. the Tar south
81 oar continent are "a. e. 30 invite ouren
tertfi-e sad afford The Tcaur-e Of sniicieut
advantages - iu-tty ~ uausud EFFORT
10 bring aFo4t the cio-eF
relations Which ~ Ter freedom
81 communication ,sr1'.. ..Gd 20 establish.
suggest that. a. Distinguished from grant or
Ezhsssy for the mere beuedt o: any line Of