The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-12-12
ANNUAL REPORT
Of the PoStmaSter-General Is
Very Interesting.
He Claims That the Lottery Business is
Driven From the Mails.
Recommendation Are Mnde That WiO
bo of Popular Yaiue-Spoclal Dellv-
cry Has Incrcased One-Tblrd
During the Last Year.

WARRINGTON, Dec. 4 4--Postmaster-
Gen. Wanamnker's report was given
TO the press Thursday, attracting
more popular interest than that OF any
other cabinet officer. The postmaster
general claims in his report that the
lottery business has been practically
driven from the mails Figures are ad-
duced to chow how thoroughly the law
has been enforced From the time the
law went into effect up to October %
last there were, Mr.. Wanamaler claims,
202 arrests 653 indictments, 115 pases
out on bail, SO convictions. There
have been 30 arrests and 57S indict-
ments since July 1. 1.-THE dispropor-
ton of trial and Convictions to the num-
Der of arrests and indictments" says
Mr.. Wanamaker, "are due to the usual
delays of the law and not to any lack
of Judgment in making arrests" Tho
postmaster general recommends this
year the adoption of the telephone as
we'll as the telegraph to the postal sys-
tenn, showing that it is not only the
constitutional privilege, but the duty
of congress to utilize all the means of
modern science for quicl1ening the
transmission of intelligence. "A
year from next March the tele-
phone patent expires, and unless
congress acts promptly t. authorize its
adoption for communication among the
people it requires no stretch of the i'm
agination to believe that the next two
years one immense syndicate will unite
and control all the hundreds of tele-
phone plants of the country as the tele-
graph is now controlled, or the two will
be united, and then for the next twenty
years the most astute attorneys will bo
legitimetely earning their salaries in
dignantly opposing the so-called at
tacks of future postmaster generals up
on defenseless vested rights"
The postmaster general recommends
letter Oox ut every door; the passage
of law extending free delivery to
towns over 5000. He says special de-
livery has increased one-third in the
last year. A new plan for postal saw
ings is suggested this year. 1t favors
the issuance of non-negotiable certih-
Gates of postal deposit ranging from $40
to 800, bearing interest at one
half cent a month on the
The money deposited in school or mu-
nicipal bonds at the will of the secretary
| of the treasury. The abolition OF ooN
rents in small delivery Offices is recon-
mended. Mr.. Wanamaker says that
the country is not ready for one-c cent.
postage yet At present the postmas-
ter general believes that 1t would mean
a loss of revenue of S31, 900. 900. which,
allowing for credit, would be reduced
to deficiency of $11, 100000. The re-
duction of special delivery tolls from
twelve to six cents is recommended.
| Mr.. Wanamaker will ask postmas-
ters every where to fly the stars and
stripes.
During the last year there were S1s
cars wrecked in the railway mail serv-
ice, IS clerks killed and 6s seriously in
jured. The increase in the number of
casualties suggests to the postmaster
general the necessity of providing a
fund for the benefit of the families of
clerks killed in the service and sti-
pend for disabled clerks.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Postmaster-
Gen. Wanamaker, in his annual report
issued Thursday, describes the pneu-
matic-tube system of Berlin and Lon.
don, and strongly recommends their
adoption in this country. He insists
that they would pay, and records sew
eral attempts at beginning such ser.
vice A wonderful canceling machine,
which prevents the delay of letters in
the post offices in stamping, has been
employed and still mare wonderful
automatic electric stamper is in pro-
cess of examination.