The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-12-07
UNCLE SANS MAILS.
Postal Affairs Reviewed by Four Depart
mental Chiefs. New Postoffices
Increasing Fast.

The annual report Of Il. C. Fowler, Acting
mates the amount needed for the next fiscal
year at s23, 265 o. an increase Of t1, ,l10, 600
The report shows that at the end of the fis-
cal year 1892 there were 5Gs free delivery
offices with a carrier force of l0,T3T men, an
increase Of COZ.
The total number of money order Offices
In operation June 80, 1891, is shown 10 have
been 1000. Two thousand and twenty
.bfee additional offices of this kind we're ~.
,abished durlng the year following, while
at ~ places the money order business was
disco: tnued. On June 30 there were. there
lore, M operation l,U69 money order offices.
Since the latter date 1870 names have heen
aided 10 the lis. Of offices trans C n, Il, me :
tc money order business, while az ten post.
offices that business has been discontinued,
leaving at the present time 10, $50 authorized
TO issue and puy domestic money oruers ard
osial notes. The increase of l,HD made
during the last fiscal year in the number Il
money order offices, was by lar the largest
effected III any one year III the history of
20 tai money order system. At the close OF
the year ended June 30 1892, there were in
opera,ion III sinai, offices authorized under
The act OF 1887 TO ISSUE pos,ai notes but not
To pay them.
ihe number of postal notes issued during
the year was 7,Uoo,OiO, Of the total value o.
ell ,SJ5 TG1; the number Ot note paid ana re-
paid amounted TO sll,s1l, ,3O3; the gross
amout of lees received from the public in
Guiding fees received for duplicates of in
valid notes was S2l ,Sj6. A comparison OF
.he above with the postal noe transactions
oi the previous year shows an increase Of
e. AZ ur 3Gj per cent In the gross amount
oI fees fecrive,i.
The annual report of Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Ruthbone shows that
the number OF establishments OF new post.
offices during the past year was i,l05, q
greater numUer than any previous year ex-
cejt 1890. when it was i2T. The net in
crease of pos offices over the year ended
june 80, 1851 was y, $50, an! the year closed
with G7, llg AS the whole number of Io,t.
offices in the United States. The greatest
increase ia amy State wns in Georgia-2.0
Texas WAS next with 2ll and Pennsylvania
followed with 2Jl. The greatest number OF
posioiiiccs IN any one state ID 4 49, III Fem
sylvnnia.
Major RathbOne suggests the Revised
Statutes be So amended as to make the
mailing Of ''grsen goods" circulars and lit
trinure II continuous Uiense from the point
OF mailing To the place OF destination, SO that
II prosecution will lie at either point. the
same in effect ms is embodied in the TOrren,
lottery act.
The annual report of u. 2. Leibhardi, su.
perntcndent OF the Dead Letter Bureau,
shows that there were $500 TSS domestic
mailable letters received, q decrease of 7l.1T5
H. compare with the previous year. There
were 81. ,G,S domestic unmailable letters re.
ueived, OF which HDt COntaii ed unmalable
articles, 90. iiJ were held Tor postage. 1884
we're misdirected 32.Gl2 were wholly with
Out address anu 1867 were Of q mistellane
uus character.
The annual report of Chief Postuiiice In
spec,or Wheeler shows hat the to.al mum
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