, 1890-12-04
THE POSTAL SERVICE
Annual Report of the Post.
master General.
A BUSINESS-LlKE DOCUMENT
Mail Routes Extended Over 2,Ooo.-
900 Miles-Revenues for the
Year over $50, 100000.

,,,. A.. 90 ,,,
''', L., h,. n post-
~ ~n," ~, s,nept port
sho"S 'nN, ~ vs. - s' V-Vo'VVo
w was ea i,,sa.;,s ", n''u''s' G.
',1p'' ,'h, 49,, 80 ,I,a 80" moro
fov ,nn nno ,,.n, so,.od l., iu"eu
'',' ,',,,.a,,s a,d sooo 600 "peo
| e' 'N'oPs y, N'.''i.. -" ''r
van u.s. 80. - ill.,, ,,, u,,,
a. Wv Iai go -, " 90 ''aSe w
o'I'' H.e .i. 1Hoo,0VV
, ,i'.o' VI '"''"''' ''' ''aBe
''v'' r, . ..,,,,,o, ,,a
A. ano oo6 -, 80. 80, "'oS'
Fo'oVo 400 n,,,, ,,a.,er9
n'"V's o - foss.,' , 80 "'ore
."a', si,,,,"d ~ "' ,,o, ,ha no,i,in,s ~ oeo"
e''aV,'isN '.' 'f VI '''u-
'n.''t''.s' oo,,,,, ...,-
Huo s'"''o" .mI.', a' 'n',i c. ,,' evts'eo'
."'."'y po'aV pa,,oss ,,ara hea, e,,,a,,'y a,'ely
"nu oI"s' ." - e'0"''' VA
'enueu rt uu''ns ,"' 'iTn 80, .,.,
i"e o,' o'"' oap,' Wv, 10 ''S' S'u'seu
over o'oOV'oVO mus, az" i"''ioau h'iie-
age over III, l,opO,uOo miles,
| The work OF the dead letter Office has
| been greatly reduced during the wear.
Touching on the postal telepronh
schono tho nos,mastsr general sa,,s,G'
| 'e~ ~ - - !, -. e S '''
swi''est mai Is ho' ias. enough III 'hese
days Tor all needs Oh commerce and
| special correspondence. In one form or
| another the public imperatively demand
cheaper tol.sraphy. and the postal do
nortn,en, can s,,nniv II at Iess cn., ,i,a,,
p''' '"'e''' o"n 9"ppiy ~ "' ..'' 1os' 'nah
any eorPo'aNon un'oSs 'ne lat'er mas
rent, light, iuel carriers and clerks free.
The plan proposed for postal telegraph
| involves no outlay of money, no an
noin,ment of clerks and no financial
,,,i6,i,, II, ia surelv en,;,l,d 30 ,ai.
'' w '"''
| cons'uerauon'
| Under the head, New plans for postal
savings bank" the report recommends
| the postotiice department be authorized
| ,ho as,.Lisbran, ,f ,,os,oI aa,,i-'
s,,i,,t,
paihs' u'uoi lesu'a''o"S ,o'i'uia'ou oy
| the postmaster sehefal, tnese TO be To-
Gated in states having no other laws rcgu-
| lating savings banks, and in any other
state unon tho petition of IA considerabia
,r,,hor oT rosit.n,a of any ona IoooIi,,,
I " -'-. - "' - 'oe"A''y,
hhu ny nioro nu'iieiously man one
postoihoe ior ese,y VA thties Vi area
| the interest Iuto 10 oo nHcu oy tne secre-
tary OF tue treasury ut ths peBlhhlhs OF
each scar anu pe one'nnli oi per cent
less 'hah the average Tate Paid deposit
ors py the private banks az postal say
! lnes recel'eu Withhn stats shah DO
plnGeu on uepost WIN ha.'onat oanNs
W 'lu' state, u. suen I''eIes' ns tne sec
| retsry vi the treasury Pfescrluesi sueh
ueposlts 70 oe ueciaIeu Preierreu o'aiuis.
ioiOnIHs 'uo NM lo.'eIy ne', tne
report says the Presiueht mas alaeu the
aepartlnen.i ahu py Beherni apptoyaI
| % 'ue Puoi'S ~ IaiEv seNohueu is
cno,ts W nlaAe .no new iaH nv elevtlVe
lug Ieport SHOWS lf,o'- Posthl"slers
removed curing 'ne past Two years, ana
| <noso appointed curing the same time.
lhe Postulas'cr eeneIh' noPes way
may De olear 10 connect the executive
uePat!theh', aenate anu mousse win 'he
Nashlhs'on Ppsto'n.e oy pn'uhauc
sysI'' uhu 'nat " may lhen ue eN
enuou '1ia'iohs anu pos.oiiloes oI
,arset o,te'' ,,,,, u mo,tiu espeo'ay iIAo
soe tue Pnuuluhe y s'cm MoIhinb
ppeieos.y III caso "".u '"o "o''u
,Ma,t M was III pfos,ess, so tne pVst', SN-
nlult 'nere "ou'u Ie"iiy Sho" 'h's hiBh
s ", VIC ..,..,.,. .
@ AVS, mmv'es ng'ieaoo' o,o
Wy, nas spems'.e oul'ulnss lol post
Vano oes, n.iu say 'uat to nhoSe ou' oi
soo idn'gu I ioot, sa'e ,oa a'la ~ aIil Pc lor
p1A pusiness, ,h INTO Slooooo Du,Iaing,
Wneis 'he Ja,'lor n'ohc ee.s more s"Iaty
t s"S i 'Ao lo'ipei p'uVe, NA'
ny oe Jus''"ea v" any ousihcss P'Ih-
.,., .-- ,...
nrSaiuihR teHueon @ postage tue post
t,,' ,n1ei eaI ,t say ~ PNrt nnW ia
non 600 n, sr,',,' ,aDs ,,. 20 .,ea gan VI
ooogVo s. ,r'.' I,t Ie'.of % postage, nv antso
prom, WIN ,ne annual asi'Slt 'i SIo (WHICH
lasl eur ailio',''eu lo %, 'oo'ooOh Is a'I
swallowed up by losses on other classes
~ ordis,rih,',t", d ] s,d Sa,i1i dI ,vs' '""' 'o''