Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-04
WINDOWS COMING REPORT.
syuop,ts OF What the Forthcoming Report
at The Secretary of the National
Treasury VIII Show.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s.-The forth
coming report Of the secretary Of the
treasury viii contain several tabulated
statements showing rs near as posi-
kinds Of money III circulation among
The people of the several different
rsrloG. from 1870 TO the present time.
from these tables II is shown that during
the twenty years from October !, 1870,
10 October l, 1890, the total increase OF
circulation was over 1927 600 900, max
iHE AL increase per month of So 1882 336
an iucreHse per capita in 1870, being
SO ~ ana in 1890. S23. 90. During the
last ten wears the average
monthly increase was So. $50 90,
$40 Increase per capita Of 50 50. For the
,uri01 of nineteen months from March
4. lS-@, to oct ODER !, 1890, the aggre-
gaze increase OF circulation among peo-
pie was SOB SEQ ,Sl3, making an average
monthly increase OF 81 $40 ,35S, an in
,rru-e per capita of about Sl.5D, while
the period from March 4, 1885, TO Octo-
Ter /, 1856, the aggregate decrease in
circulation was S2l $50. 1913, an average
monthly decrease OF 81, $50 100
making total difference in favor
nI tAv last nineteen months of over
'f ,oI' 600 per month. Fer the period
Of three months from July to October
1890, the aggregate Increase in GcIual
Us" among the people was Sos, 35f. S39,
ruukiuE mn average monthly increase
fncp March I, 1889, which is mainly due
Che present policy of keeping the sur
rIu, as low rs possible 10y the purchase
pud redemption of bonds, thereby saw
ing Interest aud restoring the tendency
t0 rircElation, while large decrease in
nirrulntIon for the corresponding period
from March /, 1855, 30 October / 1886 was
.ue 20 the opposite policy.
u the postal revenue arising from letter
'0>ial could be put aside from its proper
use, millions OF letterwrIterS cf This
'0u"try might quickly be permitted TO
,ujov reduced taxation on Ietterwriters'
'n point Of this fact there is clear
gu.u of nearly $40 900, GOO from
letter postage. This large profit
rs IN the annual deficit (Which last year
amounted u S5G. 80 300 appropriated
uaI OF the general treasury is all swal-
lrwel up by losses on other classes OF
uuIl matter carried mt less than cost
% distribution hul HAul!lue. IneTe
n"ei be no conjecture as TO the principal
..rm Of cost CA trying TO drop TO
.le cent rate. The amount re-
r"jyri from letter postage last
vehr was something over $3.50 600 900.
.aIs sum would be cut exactly in half,
aud Wa would therefore get but little
over Slg ,Oao, 900.
The deficiency for The current year ia
iaelY TO he 81. $50 GOO, which would
make total deficiency of SIS. 800, eco
md more. This large deficiency under
the oue-cent rate would be reduced;
first, 10y natural increase of business;
second, Ly stimulus of low rate OF
postage, aud third, by completion Of
irnling legislation to collect proper
lnstage from sample copies (so-oglled)
81 newspapers and from paper-cove-ed
looks.
The most Formidable item presented
t.r consideration is the SIS, 900, 600 worth
of postal work performed annually with
on; pay for the executive departments.
Il each OF the departments had paid its
hostage the revenue of this department
would have been S., 900, 200 more an
Aualiy than now.