Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-12-17
OPERATION OF THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Marked Efficiency of All departments
ReCommen dAtions.

ReComme ndations.
IN the report of the postmaster general some
lU! gratifying results are exhibited and many
"WermcntS OF the service suggested. perusal
4" 'hcTrport gives abundant evidence that the
Supervision and direction of the postal system
"Nt Teen characterized by an intelligent ana
wNcrNti"uS desire to improve the service
'uV revenues OF the department. show an IN
WgNr OF over 100000 while the estimate Tor
mtl'ar I@95 shows surplus of receipts over
Expenditures
Ocean mail poSt-otllces have been established
UJGnihe Steamers of the North German Lloyd
"n" hamburg lines, saving, by the distribution
W. SnipboNrd frOm,twO to fourteen hours time
" Wt uelNery OF mail at the port OF entry ana
t"yu much more than this in the delivery at
Interior places. Sothoroughly has this system,
~I"ltd 10y Germany and the United states,
HWynHtd Its usefulness that it cannot be long
"U'e Is Installed upon all the great ocean
anil carrying steamships.
hLSh' thousand miles of new postal service
am oeen established upon the railroads, the car
T@'noUuon toSub-statlons i'll the great cities
,,, oeen Increased about II per cent, while the
E''AHEe OF errors i'll distribution has, during
"g past year, been reduced over one-halt An
WI,nWmllon was given by the last Congress
W. Ue purpose Of making some experiments IN
n.y. "ehIrry III the smaller cities and towns
~" results of these experiments nave
rg" SO satisfactory that the postmaster
~u''aI recommends, and | concur in the rec
""''uAtlon that the free delivery system De
Tn"hce extended to towns of 5000 population.
,, ' discussion of the inadequate hcllltles eX-
m"Uv" under our present system to rural COM
ri'"lI'cN' ana his suggestions with view 10
J., ~ 'USNe communities fuller participation
~! .oe benefits of the postal service are worthy
~ (oUt careful consideration. 1t is not just
n ", Ioe farmer, who receives his mail AZ
Wv NA"oollng town, should not only be compelled
r w W4u To the postotice for it, but 10 pay
.,N'u'Fahle rent for Il box III which to place II,
A." wall MS turn at general delivery WIN.
E", Nhl,o the city resident has his mali
n6"S!' 10 ms door. 1t is stated that over Oh
t,, "'EhborhoodS are, under the present sys-
", OVAL receiving mail at post offices where money
nn"vtN and postal notes are not issued. The
iNvuSoh OF this system to these communities
or% p'''ally desirable. as the patrons OF such
o4nNN are not possessed of the other lacliitleS
,rS'NN IN more populous communities tor the
IEN"l'>Slon of small sums of money.
""NS III message to the preceding Con-
TttT, expressed my views rs to modlneu use
service N'"tA 'N ooNnee'ioAA '''Al
Q ISh pursuance of the ocean mail law OF NJ arch
WINS ana after Il most careful study OF the
Sb;, SUBJECT and frequent conferences Wlth
verii "MIttS, boards OF trade, ana others, ae-
pr,,s'hehtS were issued by the postmaster
ira ',"1 lor htty-three lines Of ocean mail Serv'
,,HS-ten 10 Great Britain and the Continent
a rll"Il sever to South America, three TO China
lsbnj' P"'l' Tour to Australia ana the racine
Nry,|N' seven TO the West Indies, ana Two 70
hjdyt ~ is not, of course, eNpecteu lhtl
TINT ~. VII these lines would be received. or
ior VT ICE upon them all would be contracted
10 s,n ~ was Intended in furtherance OF the ACT,
iDcIn4t,V as many new lines us possible, While
noHuIng IN the list most or all of the foreign
hnnot WV occupied by American ships. ii WAS
tu ma CN'l a me to England, ana perhaPs one
law NloNuent, would be secured: but the OUT
H"''eG 10 equip such hines wholly Win