Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-04
THE COUNTRIES MAIL
Annual Report of Postmaster
 General Wanamaker.
POOR FACILITIES FOR NEW YORK
Recommendations for Extending ths Free
 Delivery and Money Order System

Problem of Mail Transmission by Pneu- matic Tubes-One-Cent Letter Postage, Three Cent Telephone Messages and One-Cent Telegrams Soon to Come Third and Fourth Class 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. Wannamaker reviews the develop ment or the system in Berlin, Paris, London, Vienna and Liverpool. 1.-The most pressing need of the pnuematic system in this country" MT. Wauna- maker says, 'is doubtless in New York and Brook lyn," but he doubts whether the Western Union E'would not oppose, in and out of Congress, any proposi iti on for 8 government tubular post whi 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 St. Louis and Chicago. It is recom- mended that $100, 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 a new postotlice in New York. He says: "To turn the present first floor of the postoGice 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.
 IA proposition just received" he says, "offers to connect the New York | and Brooklyn offices with tubes at a cost ranging from $S5, 900 to $15O, 900.
 ''I try never to forget the country, | Mir. Wanamaker continues, and he re- | beats his recommendations for extend l ing the free delivery and money order l system
 1 Mr. Wanamaker approves the sugges | tions of the United States delegates t. i the Vienna Postal Union to provide fo a limited indemnity for the loss o | registered matter and to establish uniform charge for registered letters. From postmasters at county seats | who at MT. Wannamaker' s request 1 visited the various offices in their re | spective counties, it is learned that onl. 1 l, O66 offices are unsatisfactory to thei patrons and but l, 25O are used as loung ing places. There are i, 614 postmaster who do not understand the postal law and regulations.
 Mir. Wanuamaker urges at length tn union of the telegraph and telephon with the postal system, and declare that one-cent letter postage, three-cen telephone messages and ten-cent tele graph messages all near possibili | ties.
 Postmasters' bonds as 8 rule, the re port says, are too high, and the Govern ment should accept only surety com
 panies as bondsmen,, and such bond
 should be paid for by the government
 and not by the Postmaster.
 A consolidation of third and fourt
 class matter is recommended.
 The gross revenue for the year endin
 June 30 was $65, 931, 7S5 and the tots l expenditures and liabilities amounte ] to 72.O69, IA, leaving a deficiency f more than $6,OO0,O0O. The revenl r showed an in crease of moro than $ be
 cent over that of the preceding veal I and the estimated deficiency for tn I present year is less than $4, 1000, 0Ol
 The total number of offices is 64, B
 an increase of 1928, and nearly S,0l
 miles of additional railway service hay
 been established.