The sun., 1892-12-06
6o-62 West 23d St
w4y4M4KEn,s rosr or1cE REPORT.
Summary of AchIe yements In the PRst-lIis
Ideal Of the Service In the Future.

Summary Of Acbieye en,ents In the Pnat-IIIs
Ideal OF the Service In the Future.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Postma stsr- General
Wanamaker summarizes the results achieved
By his department as follows:
Five million dollars added to the gross rev.
enuc. tho deficit reduced nearly n million.
money order offices increased two-thirds. or
from 1000 TO 1G.GS9: eighty-two citios sup
piled with free delivery. 2.10O new Offices es-
tablshed. 26J Offices advanced to tho Presi-
dental grade. 11.7I5.OUO miles Of additional
service, 1850 new mail routes established.
embracing $500 miles Of new service: ocean
mail service eStcndeL. and pneumatic tube
service introduced.
In the last four years 5.Ool now mail routes
have bccn established. traversing 2o.6o0
miles: the number of Post Offices has grown
by over $500 the number Of money order
Onlces over T. 700. and the number OF free de-
livery Offices has almost doubled. The new
foreign mails service contracted for applies to
eleven lines. comprising. when completed.
vice contracted for frequent enough and quick
enough to comply with the terms agreed upon.
postal districts. Mr.. Wanamaker says its
adoption ran only be a question Of time.
Zach di,tTic, would be nut in in eharE. Of pos
srectors OF the defartment should assist thesa
Supervisors as they might % needed. Then
me ment He.n nj diseon'inuance ] II Post oices. Tie
establishment Of stations appointments and
in routes, the putting on and the taking OF Of
service. the right Interpretation of the regu.
lntions. irregularities. and in general. tho
be superintended personally by the district
supervisors. with tho assistance Of tho regu-
iistrict. who would feel. as never before. that
their efforts on behalf of adequate facilities
and economical q and ,;l enterprsinE management
The district supervisors could act under
rules without re ference to the department at
would te the counseors OF the department.
the general means Of communication with it;
sRoua a' be tss As.p' tho
aetaary to whom the supervisors n9d shonld re re-
would come directly in touch with the postal
in touch with the peopl. served.
!, The first objection to such denarturs is
tina, Is saa the sS list i. BY
tesimul compared with tho savings which
would actually result from this closer supervi-
the civil list would be countsrbalanced many
times oyer by the consolidation Of the force.
and BY the better performance of tho work by
New buildings and a pneumatic or an cleo.
trica service Of some kind Is strenuously I'D
can be no adequate relief without the applici-
tlon OF lncso NeI nous. INC VoStdl teleGFapn
and postal telephone are. OF course. strenu-
ously advocated as formerly.
On the ne.cent postage question Mr.. Wana-
maker says:
The present letter rate pays actually double the cost
and by tins serves MS protective rate To tho
pres. husines, for periodicals ai looks and cargyink
advertising sheets cent poLRd that III point
Of d, ns. se nothing more than Susne,s % n @ nI.
carried AZ loss Of six cents lOEn but II interfercs
na'e!Iali with the business Of the express and ra.
ROAD companies. which properly carriers .. heavy
packages anu freight
Sonethin. to take the place OF fractional
currency for t he remittance OF small sums. Ee
says. IL very desirable. iio urges the issue ot
Il money postal card OF denominations of 10
cents, % cents. 30 tents. anu ~. and OF tho
form OF the presen. small card and exactly
similar to tho ordinary posta! card sn The ad-
dress side. and on the reverse side an order on
the Postmaster Of tho city addressed for u
fixed sum. payable on tho signature OF the
payes named in the address,. The report
closes with tho following:
Ny ideal for tho American postal ker2cs Is system
thos. grouped around central Offices aud under thor.
ough SUPERVISION. ny Tins means az east twenty
thousand offices could be abandoned that produce
nothing to- the crrar'in.nt. In ne place ol every
might lr rGt an automatic sIAmp.srl.ing machine and
alo,tIr box +" receive mail. With ,,. money saved
cry by mounted carriers bicycles ana s.ar route and
messenger contractors 10 gradually strrsd the FREQ
should be reduced three and the rat. OF post tho
world over to one cent for rnch half ounce. would
indemnify to the extent OF $40 for every lost regis
tered letter. The organization OF tho department
should be permanent except in the 'ase OF
General and the Fourth Assistant. and would add
three new orheers Deputy to be
70 be stationed at Snn Francisco and Comproier. TO
be stationed at the department in Washington