Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-01
A MARKED INCREASE.
Our r. 0. Money Order Business
Grows a Third in Three Years.
OVER s4OOO,OOO FOR LAST YEAR.
Marvellous Extent of the System and Some
Novel Features.
LADY TELLERs DON'T LOSE A DOLLAR

At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
fiscal year in the Money Order Department
Of the Pittsburg P ostofice came to an end.
During the year the Pittsburg Office did a
business of over s4, 600, 900, sending to and
receiving money from almost every quarter
of the globe. 1t was marvellous growth of
business, and, to certain extent, is q
barometer of the prosperity Of the city.
Below will be found the most Interesting
details from the report of the business done:
Domestic money orders issued since June so,
1888, S329S9 85; paid S797, ,S75 81. Postal notes
issued. s44,267 50; paid, s79.S52 o3. British
money ord issued, s4s775 l6; paid, sll l6l 20;
German, issued. s2s.s24 p; paid. s20U9e II
Italian, issued, sl90OS 90; paid. only SOS IL To-
tai receipts for the year, including money
orders and postal notes issued. cash and drafts
from.other Offices CO, sos, l52 S9) and fees from
the business of the Office s2002645 90. Total
disbursements, including money orders and
notes paid out and remittances to Philadelphia
Isl, ,O79 .265), s2OO2645 90.
The Southside stations account 70 the
year balances at $50, ,051 8s. including $685.
S74 55 on money orders issued, and
Sc, 022 70 on money orders paid. The East
End stations footing for the year is $780,
2SO,35, embracing S23, 100 06 in money or
ders issued. Station B, Lawrenceville,
S21, ,827 13; money orders issued, $19, ,S39 81.
The total net receipts of the Pittsburg
Money Order Department for the year end
ing June 80, 1889. including stations, was
S4, O82, ,626 60. The total business for the
year ending June 80, 1886, was IS, 07o, ,297 "a.
Sc IN nf =
1928 66, or 80 per cent. {
Probably no other feature of the public
business of this country has such extensive
ramifcations, or has grown so fast in public
favor, as the money order business of the
Postofice Department. The figures are
amazing, interesting and instructive, and
especially so with regard to the information
al features.
REACHING EVERYWHERE.
The remote corners of the world have been
invaded by this system, and the transmits
sion of money so jealously guarded that the
thieves of the world have abandoned the
money-order system as the one human
scheme that battles the craftiest of their
tribe. The money-order mayiget lost in the
Azores or thrown into the Atlantic or Pacific
Ocean, or become-ice bound in Norway, or
be torn to shreds in Singapore or Malacca;
but it is still worth its face, and must be
duplicated at the paying Office upon the de-
mand Of the payee and without proof of loss.
The checks and guards against imposition
are such that no questions are asked except
the date of the issue for reference, and the
amount and the number Of the order, or the
names of the parties in interest.
Twenty-Five foreign countries have now a
complete and direct exchange system with
this country, with an indirect exchange
with almost every spot on the map of the
nations.
THE PROFITS AT HOME.
The domestic features of the system show
that for every 81 in orders sent to other
cities of the country we get back about
81 so, and that while we send to Philadel.
phia over 81 ,0O0, 900 from the surplus, we
got 81. 500, 900 from the country Offices in
return.
the last year more than 81, ,000, 900, without
the loss of a dollar, and reaching out over
the world to conditions and races of people
that we can know but little about, is
handled and conducted in the Pittsburg
Office by five ladies. Miss Steel is superin.
tendent of the division, assisted by Misses
Diehl Heinle and O'Brien, while Mrs.
Hammet issues the certificates of credit.
The growth of business at the recently es-
tablished stations on Southside and in Law.
renceville shows that the necessity that ex.
listed for their establishment and their value
to the people of these localities. The East
Liberty station, although the oldest by
many years and surrounded by large and
wealthy class OF people. has lost Its rank in
point OF business, and is now second on the
list, with Station B forging to the 'front.'
ready almost to dispute for second place.