The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-12-11

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POSTAL MATTERS.
Gratifying Results EszhIbitsd-sugEestIon
OF the Postmaster-GeneFai-O Mail [
serviSa-Esu-
IN the report OF the poBtmaster- genera
some gratifying results are exhibited GuI I
many bet.erments Of thc service sug rested !
A peruall OF the report gives abuud dant .
C,vi -lencs that the superv isIon an direction /
Of the postal system have been character |
zed by Intelligent and conscientious desire /
TO improve the service The revenues OF !
dVe millions of dollars, while the esttma |
for th- year 1888, shows a surplus OF receipts !
over expenditure
Iishel upon the Etsl meTs OF the EOTth Ger ]
man Lloyd and Hamburg lines. saving. by /
the distribution on shipboard, from two to
fourteen hours time In the delivery OF mail
az the port Of entry aad often much more
thsu this ia the delivery at Interior places
So thoroughly has this system. iuitIat by
Germany and the United States, Svilencud
its usefulness that it can not be longer bo-
fore it Is in tailed upon al the great ocean
mail carrying steamships
ENTEEDIEG FR@E DELIVERY.
Eight thousand mites Of new postal ser
vice have been established upon railroads.
the car distribution TO sub stations in the
great cities has been increased about Y per
crnL, while the P Q 'centHBe OF errors In us
tributiou has. during the past year, been re-
duNC d over one hntI' An Eppt OPT ration " -7
given by the last congress Tor me purpose
of making some experiments In free dellV-
cry In the smaller cities and towns Eno re
suits of these experiments have been satl7
factory that the postma-ter- general recon-
mends, and concur in the recommends
tion, that the free delivery system be at once
extended TO towns OF 8, 90 population His
discussIou OF the inadequate facilities eN-
tended under our present system 70 rural
communities and his suggestions with
view to give these communities a fuller par
ticipatlon Ia the benefits Of the postal ser
! vice are worthy OF your careful consldera-
! tiuu. IL is not just that tine farmer who
| receives his mail 1t the neighbortng
! town should not only be Compelled
/ TO send 20 the post om.s Tor II, but 10 pay
! considerable rent for a box in which TO place
/ 1t or walt his time at a general dc VERY " IN
| dow while the city resident mas MS Hlall
| brought to his door. It is stated that over
! SI,0OJ ne tghborhOOds, are, under the present
] system, receiving mail ut post ohces WheTe
/ money orders anI postal notes are NOS Is
/ sued. The extension OF this system 10 these
/ communities is especially desirable. as the
patrons Of such offices are not possessed OF
| tho o:her facHItiss offere ia more Dopulous
| cOIninuu tiles fOF the transmission OF suia'i
POSTAL IELEoRAPH
! have. In message TO she preceding con
use Of the telegraph In connection with the
OCEAN MAIL SUBSIDY.
| In pursuance OF the ocean mali faW OF
| March r, 1891. and after a most careful study
| Of the whole subject ana frequent confer
ences with sh p owners, boards OF trade and
! others. advertisements were issued by the
/ postmaster general for hfty- three lines Of
ocean mail service, ten to Great Britain and
the continent. twenty seven to South AtEeri-
| ca, three TO Clins and Japan, four to Aus
| tralta and The PaCiic Islands, seven to the
| West Indies ami two to Mexico. It was not,
| OF course, expected bids from all these lines
| would be received OF that service upon them
ala would be contracted for It was Intended
/ in fuTtherunce of the act 20 secure as many
I new lines possible, while including in the
list most OF all OF the foreign lines now Oc
l cupicu by American ships It was hopeI
that a line TO England and perhaps one 60
the continent would be securedi but the out
lay required to equip such lines wholly " tn
new sE ps of the drst class and the difficulty
of esta blishing new lines In comp titiou with
/ those already establish do TERED bidders
! whose Interest had been enlisted. II is
/ hoped that p way may vet be found OF over
| coming difficulties. The Brazilian Steam
| ship Co, by reason of a mis- alCulat ion as TO
the speed OF its vessels, was not able to bid
! under the terms OF the advertisements The
! policy of the department was to secure from
| the establish lines an improved service as
| a condition OF giving to them the benefits Of
| the law. This in all in >tances has been az
/ tanned. The posJmnstpr-gene cstfmntDz
l that an expenditure In American ship yares
. enable the bidders to construct she ships
called for by the service which they have
! accepted
I do not think there Is any reason for dis
: courHEement or for any turniUE back from
{ the policy OF Jh-s legislation. Indeed, @
good beginning has been made. sud, thJ
subject IS further comsid rcd and understood
J by capitalists an shipping people, new
! lines viii be ready 20 meet future proposals
and wo may date from thc passage OF tht'
law the revival Of American shipping inter
ests ana the recovery OF a fair share OF th'
5 carry ing trade Of tho world We were re
e ceiv ng Tor foreign postage nearly tyFo IN ~
70 ions OF dollars under the old syst sm and thi
I outlay for ocean m all service did not exec
] 500, o. per annum Il IS estimated by th'
T pO5tmaster- general that, u all the contract
e ! proposed are completed. It VIII require
Z s2t7, So for this year, In addition to the ap
2 preparation for sea and inland postage al
e re dy In the estimatea, and tnat for the ueZ
e hseaI year, ending june 81. 1893. there wOulS
3 probably be needed about s55O.u-0