Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-04
or Postmaster. General Wanamalser;
The "'stal Deficit Dis.
appearing.
rHE PNEUMATIC rUBG sYsrCM
CcoMMENpEo.
Abolition Of BoX.rents, one Cent Post
age, frco Transport of News
paper, Etc.


monument Recommending Manyg
Important Reforms

\ oo'unieni Recommending tianyg
Important Reforms
WAsil1NGrON, Dec. 3.--rhe annual
report n Postmaster General Waun.
maker IL very lengthy. n shows that,
In spite OF The fact that over $1,000, 900
worth Of lottery revenue was lost last
year, the postal deficit Ui s1.OOO,Oln IL
surely disappearing provided the same
rate of rcveuue aud EXPENSES obtains
until July !, 1903.
The extension ~ tho merit system Of
promotion In the larger p0stoiiices aud
railway mall service, has begun. Much
n expected from 10.
Referring 10 tho lottery matter. the
pu,tmastrr general sAys the dlsnrnuur.
ton o.. trials anu convictions ~ the
number o. arrests aud indictments I.
accounted for hv the uauri delays Of
Tho law ANA net ~ my lack Of iudg-
ucnt on the part Oi the inspector. lie
ir'efH o. iht Acilou OF certain express
companies Ia carrying lottery mails,
nnd pys he shall report on this Iuvs.
ton 20 tho attorney general, with
View ~ obtaining y dvcision upon tho
constitutional question involved sinor
The prohibition of
qi1E LDuisIANA LOTTERY MAfie,
foreign lottery ClmlAuies have noaght
10 make capital cut NJ the TACT, under
the suppOstiOu that foreign. mai,r
would not b. sub to q llk. tur.
veiilaucc with Tue domestic. aud great
" Increased ihelr mailing u tllculafS,
exc. III" department l. now -lfug.
Cling with thiH problem, aui tue evil
IL decreasing.
The Postmaster. General rscounls She
successes OF tho sra post ~ it quick
oning She Incoming u f1ruign mails
received ut New York, nun recon.
meuie tho employment NJ post.
oilicr steam tug Tor New York hafbor.
1hu Po'tms-inr.Grutial fouevs his
accommodation 'ui "a diyiBion 81 the
country into postal district.
MArnmakef recommends this yrnr
tho adoption 90 The telephone u- well
~ the telegraph, 10 the I0sial system.
showing that Il II not Uuly tie con-
siiiutiounl privilege, hut tile duty OF
Congress 10 ulillsaail means NJ nah.
efn science for quickcnirg iiir trans.
mission u intelligence. He argue a.
muc' length on the point, auu cnui-
! hats tins arguments against It. lie de.
! tails his struggle with the Western
Z Union, etc. Wauamhkcr believe O. n
l i1ll parcels post, but dUvt uut f.com-
mend II nj present. lie urges iiin
abolition % pcrrOnnlvi urctyships OF
Z pO-tmaHlerr, as they are too frequently
under obligations which damage the
s,rNicr. hr proposes 10 extend the
money order system everywhere.
II appears that nearly s,nl0 miles o.;
additional railway pustoiiice service
has heen established. Special n,lrn.
ton sgiven 10 the Pacific shtc,in
recognizing the Old route, to meet tho
rapidly changing cvnirn Ofbusineas
and population.
Nauamhgcf describes
the ~ gUMArIC !urr sYsrru
~ p,,iiu and I.,ul.n ani .,,,.,,i,
,econ,,nspjs iheiy aaN,,i,n H. ~.
cnunItv
H. i4sisis tbnt tb,v vo,id NM, ,,I
fecotIs several a,t,nIt.,s M nr~innir.,
such a service. Much spacels irv.tpI
to the question OF uiai free delivery,
which has been on ttinl la .puy ak
communities with surprisingly sfsti-
Tying F'sulir In tile increase ~ receipts.
Tho sufvi'e was mote than supporting.
Numcr u9 Arguments are adduCru why
tho service should he enlarged and
recommendation made Tor the passage
Of Ae bill providing Tor Zee delivery
In towns OF u population between jllD
and 10000.
The special delivery service in cities
has Increased THIS year oue-thiri over
the average Tor the past i've years.
Speaking o. the postal accomm0da.
Tons through the country, tile post
mnstet-grncfal says: The plan % put
ting up extensive public buildings in
certain place, and leaving other ineri-
toriouu towns without any IL nOta good
one. The Investigations " the year
udiuco plenty VI good reasons why it
would ne n useful, economical ami
patriotic thug 20 hulld generally
| email public buildinaH Tor p0nlUilices.
The poslmastcf-gcneral strong.
ly Tor system oi postal savlugs, roit-
Grating hls plan Of last year and adj
ding % u more.
quF rtps UNDER TIE POSTAL Atp Acr
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u,iii Rave ~ sronJ no., IL 49, .i',
r,iilinne for now sl,ins ~, ~. iira -
the Argentiue Republic, n accented.
will require nearly three millions foT
three now ships. Furtuightly services
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