The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-12-04
THE COUNTRY'S MAIL
Annual Report of Postmaster
General Wanamaker.
POOR FACILITIES FOR NEW YORK
Recommendation for Extending the Free
Delivery and Money Order System.

Problem of Mail Transmissiou by Pneu-
matte Tubes-one-C Cent Letter Postage,
Three Cent Telephone Messages and
One-Cent kilograms Soon to Come
Third and Fourth Glass Matter Should
be Consolidated.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The annual re-
port of Postmaster General Wanna
maker was submitted to the President
yesterday.
In discussing the problem of trans
mission of mails by pnuematic tubes,
Mr.. Wanuamaker reviews the develop
ment or the system in Berlin, Paris,
London, Vienna and Liverpool. "The
most pressing need of the pnuematic
system in this country" Mr.. Wanna
maker says, 'fs doubtless in New York
and Brooklyn" but he doubts whether
the Western Union 'would not oppose,
In and out of Congress, any proposition
for a government tubular post which
they might fancy would interfere with
their vested rights.
Preliminaries have been decided upon
for testing system in Philade lphia,
| and plans are under consideration for
mended that $780, 900 be appropriated,
and that experiments be made in New
York and Washington, and in connec-
tion with the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
The Postmaster General earnestly
urges the need of new postollice in
| New York. He says; '"Io turn the
present first floor of the postoflice into
! the chief sub-station to serve all parts
of the town south of Canal or Houston
streets is all that can be done properly
with the old building. A high one
story building, with gallery, some
where up town. would speed the dis
tribution of most of the mails.
"A proposition just received" he
says, ''offers to connect the New York
and Brooklyn Offices with tubes at a
cost ranging from SS5, 900 to $780, 900.
81 try never to forget the country "
Mr.. Wanamaker continues, and he re-
peats his recommendations for extend
system.
Mr.. Wanamaker approves the sugges-
tions of the United States delegates to
the Vienna Postal Union to provide for
a limited indemnity for the loss of
registered matter and to establish a
uniform charge for registered letters.
From postmasters at county seats,
who, at Mr.. Waunamaker's request,
visited the various offices In their re-
spective counties, it is learned that only
l, O66 offices are unsatisfactory to their
patrons and but l, 250 are used as loung-
ing places. There are 4, 9l4 postmasters
who do not understand the postal laws
and regulations
Mr.. WannamalHer urges at length the
union of the telegraph and telephone
with the postal system, and declares
that one-cent letter postage, three-cent
telephone messages and ten-cent tele-
graph messages are all near possibili
ties.
Postmasters bonds as a rule, the re-
port says are too high and the Govern
ment should accept only surety com
panies as bondsmeu, and such bonds
should be paid for by the government,
and not by the Postmaster.
A consolidation of third and fourth
class matter is recommended
The gross revenue for the year ending
June 80 was 500, 931, 1856, and the total
expenditures and Liabilities amounted
to S12, 069, ia, leaving a deficiency OF
mose than $4,000, 600 The revenu,
showed an increase of more than . per
cent. over that of the preceding year,
and the estimated deficiency for the
present year is less than 81, 900, 0OO
The total number OF Offices is 81, 329
an increase of 1898, and nearly 800,
miles Of additional railway service have
been established.