The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-23
sTArE rosrorFrcns.


Representative Wtison's Urgent Roquekt
for nefteF Serslce.
WASHINGTON CIrx, dan. le-~The post
masler-general has not heard the last al
the question Of larger allowances for the
posioiEsoes At Seastie. Spokane Fails aud
Tacoma Representative Wilson devoted
a day or tive 10 locking up the records and
making computations. end then sent .
summary 10 First Assistant Garrison who.
IS acting postmaster general, had refused
the request Mr. Wilson Says:
KskeFnne 70 your letter IL Deceinher ~ IN
which yea compare tho INCREASES and Per cent?
ages q Increases Of the receipts and allowances
lag clerks at spokane Falls seattle and Tacoma,
Nash.. with those OF New York city. | desire so
say that do not deem such comparison aialr
one. While there nFs ilo three cities similar In
size Ia the country taat have shown the snfaes
marvellous growth and haslness activity. sek
there are some pcstofisces ssth which oompar~
ison Wouid be mere pertinent
Figures from sha poStmaSf0r.k kenerAl&
annual reports are then given tn show that
ia thirty-Six cities taknn 40 random. with
populations ranging from 20.u0 TO 1900
Inhabitants. the average ger cens of clerk
hire 10 gross receipts Is 1877. The average
per cena. in the three cities Of The new
state Of Washington under discussion il
but les per cent, and this n also shown by
figures taken from the same rapork MR.
Wilson then continues:
A mere glance &C the above win show thss so<
the issE fiscal year the Washington 0fFlcns had
bntlitGle more than oneshaif the average per
cent given % the ether thirty Offices named.
While ~ a matter Of fact There arc no conditions
surrounding any uf these cflena that wnu41
cause Them g siemsnd higher PED cent than
thu Washington Offices.
Ths present administration shaali not only -
above the eapabllity Of pefpetuaiing the fniua-
tiee Of the last one tovafd seattle. Hpokhn9
Falls and Tacoma. but that inIuatiea should n1t
be permitted % be uscd IA basis ~ percentages.
Dir. Wilson then produces more hEures
to show the gross receipts, the amount -
clerk hire as the average rhtz and ~ the
present rates, In the three ciEiea OF Wexn>
ington and continues.
Ii VIII ha clearly seen from the above that Ia
We take the least amounts that by all ruios of
common fairness tho allowabcse f1F tho ltxt
nseai year should have been. insfead o1 fakfi1R
what the rate eaa on any given day thaf tas
psreesinge oi increase Of the present AlioHance
for cleFz hire 81 seattle II ISL insies SO =
a. shown IN yonr table, that az 64okane KA17{
weula be Asl inssena "a lsKe xti tsak " f1uen.n2
I9e tNateAd " nD4.a s z., s'
Now lee us revert 10 that peculiar cornpsrix,n
Of oar offices with the Kreas Office af New fcrk
city. The asafage per cent Of Increase ~ re-
eeiph oi The Washfaston Offices. a. shown ii
gonf liable ls fsaa 10 and nefioa frn1n which
the present receipts a. kaw York would be ia
increase of iaAa per cent. would carry pa hN1k
70 Il tsme whnn that Office had t2Sea s07 reSzipla
& year. How much earlier than 1879 that would
have beeng sm unable 10 learn, bat the posl~
master generals report Cor that year shows
reeesrts "a June %. 1879. ~ t7ea4 ae8 ana an
amount for ofee expenses OF ssls. Ia or n "A pef
cent. II "a comparison of the present allowances
as New York asad what Il was when the receipts
wese 81 SOS. .soT could be made with the praznns
allowances At our oliees. aud what they shoald
hsys been for and during the iast aseai year.
that contrast would be neither formidable uof
startling
Let me call your attention 10 another nolumn
n tie auditors report. viz, shat hhowing epcr
cent OF EXPENSES 70 gross raeeipfA That column
shuss that of s0s FREQ delivery 0ffscus bnl Axtacl
show smaller per cent than seattle ana tea=
of them are in government haiidIuKs. having 70
expense for rent Hut two oflicas hayo smaller
psr cent tsaan SPOKANE fafles ard one ci
them Il ia a government building. The p1inf "A
Tacoma which has tho smallest per cent ef ex-
penaa in Gie united ataics AL 0F this amphs.
sizes tha after ifadeaaacy Of Iesiner allowances.
Sow. what insist IL that thu present allowances
should ha based On TIE nesiness of the eurntns
year. lI q growing city 40 other sfsfnkn hi es
ali just. The percentages Of increases Of the o.
ce year issa 0ger Isas were Al ft,llnwas seattle,
IA. spokane Falls. ha4 and Tacoma VIZ
These percentages slso# that we ara now III ailo
naiEdie a fiscal year that win show h,ssi-
ness al seattle Of tsa0so, at spokane Fails q
tss "a and at Tacoma Of gf.Dlz, and the car
sent sud Lass qaasteEt win show egen larger q.
eelpta. Tweuty per aent fwhinh IL little above
ths average. far basow many "a tie thifty.atx
Offices Slows abogeJ woaid gfve fDE this fiscal
yeAr 1880 81 seattle. nearly Ns.n00 81 Tacoma
ard s. GO Al sgokaae Faiis.
There f.. therefore. Mr.. Wilson nrges.
ample room 20 grant far more than the
postmassesa ARE requesting.
Il ass aud urge be conclades, "that
the department grant now, for and during
this year. enough allowance to pay sufa-
eIs1st elerka ample salaries for transactEre
thEs years business, and tha. Il WitI NOS.
Is il has too often heretofore. walt untsI
next year. when the business shall have
doubled, 10 baas an allowances ON this
years business"
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