Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-03
THE P. O. D.
Facts About the United
States Mails.
BEST SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.
The pOstmaster-Genera Annual
RepOrt-Many Recent I'm
prOvements.

associated Press DISPATCHES to the HERALD.
WASHINGTON, December 2.-The Post
master Generals S report presents concisel.
the condition and history of every divis
ion and branch of the postal service 70
fiscal year ended June 80, 1888, will
many striking comparisons with previous
years, showing remarkable expansion
of business, and large increase in ex
penditures. Folio wing are some Of the
leading statements and recommendation
of the report:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT, CURRENT YEAR.
The gross revenues for the year were
$52, 1896, ,l76; the total expenditures, in
elusive of liabilities for the year unpaid
and embracing the amount of the trans
portation of mails on the Pacific roads
were 56, ,SS5 ,403. The estimated deficiency
therefor is "a, $50, ,229. For the fiscal year
commencing July /, 1884, and ending
$42, $50, ,S43. and the cash deficiency was
$6,973,944 The deficiency for 1886 was
$7,166, ,594 in 1887, $4, ,297 ,23S.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 80, 1890.
To the amount of the ordinary postal
revenues for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1889, $51 1896, ,S59, add 8 per cent for
increase ago, I'D, and this gives the
estimated amount of the ordinary postal
revenue for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1889, $56, ,567 $40. The amount of
the estimated revenues from the money
order business are $S25, 900. The total
estimated gross receipts for the year end
ing June 80, 1889, are $57 1892 $40.
The amount appropriated for this year
is $50 $50 ,233, or an excess over the
amount of revenues, estimated above, of
$3,447 ,557, which will be drawn from the
general treasury should the total amount
appropriated be needed.
FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 80, 1890.
The estimated amount Of ordinary
postal revenues for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1889, is $56 567 $40. To this
add 9 per cent. for increase ($5 ,091 ,0SD
and gives this estimated amount
of ordinary revenues for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1890,
$6l ,65S, 65S. The amount of estimated
revenues from the money order business
is $S50,000. The total estimated gross
receipts for the year ending June 80,
1890, are $62,509,65S. The probable
amount Of expenditures to be made in
carrying on the business of the postal
service for the year ending June 80. 1890,
as shown by the estimates submitted
to the Secretary of the Treasury, is $65,-
Sl2,073 The deficiency to be supplied
from the general treasury is therefore
$3,303, Ala.
PosToFFICEs AND POsTMASTERs.
The total number of Postoffices is ST.
376, an increase over 1885 Of 6, 124. The
number of Postmasters appointed during
the year ending June 30, 1888, was II ,2SS,
of which 1921 were upon resignation and
commissions expired; 1924 upon re-
movals; $50 to fiji vacancies by death,
and 1854 on the establishment OF new
pOstolfices.
One thousand six hundred and forty-fve
PostofIices were discontinued during the
year, and the names and sites of l ,493
were changed, retaining the incumbents.
The adjustment of July /, 1888, estab-
lished ~ offices in the first class, 497 in
the secoud class, and 1906 in the third
class, msking total of Presidential Of
fees at the date last named OF 2 502, The
grofs receipts which accrued at the Presi-
Dental Offices for the four quarters ended
March 81, 1888, amounted to $3S ,598, 1887,
an increase OF $685. 1926 as compared
with the adjustment of July l, 1887.
EXPANSION OF SERVICE AND BUSINESS.
There has been an increase OF 1922 800
in the amount required for the salaries
OF Presidential postmasters, over the
amount required for 1887.
In the railway mail service, an in
crease OF about II 600 miles is shown as
against the previous years estimated
increase of 5000 miles. There is an i'll
crease OF 1907, 1899 in the number of
miles travelled per annum, and de-
crease of 72 per cent in the rate of cost
per mile travelled, and an increase of
3 so per cent in the average number of
trips per week.
The total volume of business in the
money order division for the year is up
ward $143 900 900, and shows a net profit
to the Government of about $4,000.
The volume of ordinary mail matter
has largely increased, and it is estimated
that the revenue OF the number OF pieces
handled during the past year, would
have been without q reduction OF the
postage, upwards of $70,000,000.
The business OF the registration divis
ion Increased during the year 81 per
cent. over that of the previous year.
The free delivery service was, during
the last fiscal year, extended to 1859 ad-
dition places, under the act of January
3, 1887, making total of 1858 free dehv-
cry cites. The number of carriers was
increased from $3.50 to G, 346.
INCREASED EFFICIENCY.
Carefully prepared statistics are sub
m;tted in every branch of the service,
demonstrating, the report says, increased
efficiency over previous years, and which
may be summarized as follows:
ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS.
During the year 791 persons, officials
and employees of the Department, and
others, were arrested for various offenses
against the postal laws and regulations
The number includes 80 postmasters, e
assistant postmasters, 32 postoffice
clerks, 81 railway postal clerks, "a letter
carriers, 15 mail carriers, 9 other EN-.
ployees, 1875 for burglaries of postoffices,
and $50 others for various ofenses, sub.
ject to the jurisdiction of the courts o
the United States. Forty-nine burglars
and twenty-three other offenders were
arrested, whose cases were subject to the
jurisdiction OF the State courts. One
hundred and seventy.o of these OF
tenders were convicted, 35 acquitted Of
discharged, and $40 are awaiting trial.
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