The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-29
Summary of the Annual Re
port Of John Wanamaker.
LARGE INCREASE IN RECEIPTS.
Bogus Newspaper and Paper Covered
Books Travel too Cheaply.
saoesss q tAe Anti-Lottery Law-Postal
Telegraph and Government Savings
Banks-Feasibility Of Penny Postage
Discusssd-Pneumasic Transit

Nfxv - 1sn r<r&ek nata
general in MA annual report show that dur,nr
the psst year over s20o 600 vsa aav 4 an noetai
card contracss The csrds thonch An farior -
Arst were ouicklv hrongnt m =, tha ,ecuired
stsndard. Four hundred thons.nd dolars wse
saved in stamped envelope contracts and so00
90 on certain m All carving contracts AZ the
aame time mail routes I. " han ertsndad cver
almost 2Ooo0Oo miles Of railway. steamship ana
atase linsa The rross revenue il nearlv s5. oo1
O0o larger than ever befora Almoef coo nav
p0atof6ces mora than in anv ono vesr hefo,s
havs been esrahlfsha6 rron retitions ~ corn.
mn sitiee. The sub-station and stann Agencies
service. railway postofa q servfoe. free deiverv
ana other marlers have hsen greatly ertanded
during the yesr. star routs mil.aee haa heen
increesed over aO00. 600 n lea. and the Yailroad
mileage over IL 0O00oo. The work Of the dad
lette, of1ca hss heen sy.aslv ,sfirca1 dr,irc tta
yesr. ->-'',- ,-'---''' -
Touohins an the noatal telesranh scbamel tha
postmaster eenarsl ~: .sThe sviftart mn Is
mt fast enough IN theea Aavs for All she raede
one form a. another rhe publie imperarivelv de-
msud cheaner telsprauhy. ana The post.l de-
nartment An sunplv 4 ~ leee cors than anv
q rnoraftan nnlasa the latter has rent li0ht
fue. carriers ana n rks free Tha Mar nrn
poeedl fOr the noeral telesranh fnvolves no ont.
Law 81 money No snnnintmert of clarks no
enancial ahiiisv' Il q srrelv entitled to fair
consideration.
Under the head "a New plan for postal Saw.
ines Rsnksn the renort rrcommands tnat TIA
Dnstof,ce denarsment - arthorizas fo e,fshlish
postal savinss banks under regulations formu.
Is tea bv the postr ssrer eeoersl rbeae 10 be To-
cated in et.tas hsving M lawr raoulatinc ssv.
Of cDns,derable numher Of residen,a Of any
one localitv hu. mt more mn mernuslv than one
nostnfiee for everv tan miles of area the intsr.
est rste to be fxed bv the aecretsrv Of the treas
ury 4 tho becinnine 81 eaoh wear. and 70 be
one half Of per cent less thsn the everase rate
paid depos,tors bv private bankers An the
postal savinea received within : state shau Be
PLACED on denosit with National hauRs In
that atate On annlicati ON In such amonnt ana
Il auch irtereat 3 the secretsrv az the tyeaaurv
nresc,ihes snch deno.its to ha dsclsrad nra.
ferred claima
Topchine the snti-lotterv act. the renort sava
the nress has aided the dena. .tmenr nv verv
general approval. and the pubiio at laree sef
ondad ia efYorts 10 MAKE the new Law efEactive
The report shows that - m o72 n rostm s.tars we're
removrd durfnv the rsar two vesr. ana as ean
weve .nnotntad drrin~ the same time
The poatm aster general honss thst : vav NAV
be soon clear to CONNIE the execntive denart-
Washineton CITY poatofice by the pneuma tic
system. and that it nav tuen be extended to the
snb.st.tions ana nostofRcea ~ the 1arve cities
He vould eenecinllv like TO see the. .nneu NJ stic
avstem vorrtns nerfectlv in chica6 when the
Worldsa fniria In nrosress n, tnat thu poetal az
hfblt -thme vouid really show thia hfrh deyel-
onmant a the service
IA favors wherever neanficahla. one-storv
inexpenstye buiidings for uostofaces. and says
that 10 move ont Of 4 $500 rented room. ne
md annie for postal businees. into : sioo o0D
buildinr where the tanitor Alone ees more
saiary than the rent of the former place, cannot
81 iustifled on any busineaa princinle
Reeardinr reduced POSTAGE the postmaster
saueral savs in part: sIn point Of fact. there Il
clear gain OF nearly SsooO0.ooo fiom letter