Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-02
A POSTAL INCREASE.
How the Business of the Local Office
Has Expanded in One Year.
WHATBECOMES OF AMERICAN GOLD
1t is Sent in Wholesale Fashion to Sus-
tain Needy, Foreigners.
EVERY BRANCH MAKES GOOD SHOWING

The fiscal year just closed has shown
very large increase in the business of the
Pittsb urg postofice. The gross receipts
| from the sale of stamps, envelopes, etc., and
| box rents amounted to S525, O01 75, being
an increase OF $63, 42O 81 over the preceding
year.
In the mailing division there were dis
tributed 29,S79, 500 letters, 597, $50 of them
being in transit and redistributed here.
This was an increase of 1888, 400 letters;
Is, 1881, 100 papers were distributed, 1,271,-
974 being second-class matter, newspapers
and periodicals mailed by publishers and
news agents. This class shows a large increase.
| The total pieces of mail handled in this
division amounted to 4S76O.690. an increase of
3,l125l4 over the preceding year.
In the city division there are 104 carriers en-
ployed, being an increase of 10 during the year,
making 29y delivery trips and 33e collections
| day. Just H,003 registered letters, lf.Sl37I7
letters, 2, 2,4s6So2 postal cards. and Sl65 Sl7 pa
| pers were delivered by carriers. Collections
amounted to 10, ,ll355S letters, 295l, ,2S6 postal
cards, and 90l, 46s newspapers and packages, or
5.4s6, 646 pieces were handled by carriers. an
average of 34l, 2lS per carrier.
THE LOCAL WORK.
The postage of local matter mailed in the
city for city delivery amounted to $3.50, 346 81,
while the carrier service cost $50 1856 35 leaving
a net profit on the local service of s4l. 100 OF:
a l55 $50 letters and 6.505944 papers were re-
oeived from other offices for city delivery and
1900 l52 letters and postal cards and 49, 0S4 pa
pers were mailed in the city for city delivery;
6692 $50 letters and ISIS, 202 papers were deltv-
cred through lock boxes. Every item shows a
large increase over the preceding year.
A comparison of the amount of money sent
out Of this country by foreigners through the
Pittsburg postoffce money order division is in
teresting in connection with the immigration
question now receiving so much attention. To
Great Britain there was sent SIS, 056 09 and
IS. 1858 95 received from that country: S33 302 A
was sent to Germany, and SIG. 095 received back
from Italy only 1886 II, and most of the Italian
money is sent to Italy through their Italian
banking institutions iu all large cities.
SOME OTHER EXAMPLES.
10 Sweden were sent s5 648 a and received in
return orders for IS a. The Norwegians,sent
to Norway 81, $50 As of American gold and re-
ceived from Norway S. The Danes sent home
Danish money; Sl3S. l55 "a was sent to foreign
countries and but $50, S16 81 received from over
the borders, and the bulk of that was from
Canada, Great Britain and Germany.
In the money order department there was q
large increase In every item. The orders
issued for the year amounted to S34S, 1876 Sc;
postal notes, SAG 1928 Sc. The money orders paid
were SSl2 6l0 Sc and the postal notes paid footed
up $50. III 80. In the East Liberty Office the
money orders for the year were S27,9l6 09 and
the postal notes amounted to 1873 q. In
every department of the postal service in this
ofnce there Is good increase.