Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-12-14
POSTAL, AFFAIRS.
There Will BE Big Deficiency In
This Dem rtinent.


The rerort Of the postmaster general con-
tains a detailed statement OF the operations
NJ tho nostoffice department. during the Last
..o,, vear and much ut.rnsting information
toucbipc this important branch Of the pub
iic service The business Of the mails indi-
rotes with absolute certainty the condition
ne tho business Of the country, ana depItS-
sion in financial affairs inevitably ana
,,uiclly reduces the postal revenues. mat
there YVES larger discrepancy man usual
nn,w.t1 the p,.stotfice receipts and ryptHdi-
tnrps is tile expected :nd unavoidable re-
.,ult oe tie distressing Strinscacy which has
prevailed throughout the country during
,ouch Of The time GOV .red by the postmaster
generals report AT da.c wheh pctter
fines were anticipated it was estimated by
hjs predecessors that the deficiency on TIE
2mb loy OF June 1893. would be but little
nrcr 81, UOOD. 1t amounted, however, to
more than So, DOO,OUls AT the same time,
and nrdcr the influence. Of like anticipations,
Estimates were made for the current fiscal
year ending June 10, 1884, which exhibited
$50 1l5Il: but now, in view OF the actual
rereiut:; and expenditures during That part
Of the current fiscal year already explred,
the present postmaster genera! cstil,'a 20
Will be deficiency OF nearly $o,VI5VO;
The pestotice receipts for the last nscai
vrnr amounted to $40 S9G.0o3.lo anu us eA-
pcnditures TO $sl ~, iV4.W NJ L M s seiv
decreased, il less matter was carried Tree
through the mails, an item of which u up
ward OF 800 tons Of seeds anu gram lron
the agricultural department.
Free Delivery Extension Opposed.
Tho total number Of postotficcs in the
,,niIe,, states on the Goth day Of June,
1ssr; was Is, 4U3, an increase OF l,2si over
t tbe' preceding year Of these, 3,3Gg were
presidential, an increase in that Class OF
POI oyer the a rreee w.r yI during the
n ,,nar ~ those already existing, making q
Total OF Go cities and towns provided WIN
free delivery June 30. leJ]. Ninety.tnTee
ntbcr cites and towns are now entitled
~ this service under the law, but It has
nor been accorded them on account or n
sutficie,it funds to meet the expense VI us
esIao am decidedly OF the opinion that the
,rovsions Of the present law permit as
ip,au.rai an Introduction OF this feature OF
mail service as is necessary or !uslinahe,
and that 1t ought not 1h, TO are now Gesie
s ,aaaT The expense Of free delivery for
t na.e1 3iscal wear ending June 80, 1894, Will
be than sl19q ,6ers an r f be- e eon
la aant increase in this item OF expenditure.
I ssany were 8,OO1 additions to the domestic
la aenv order Offices during the last nsca4
wear, being the largest; ,hc nf the s1s,am
The total number 1a0e w 81 5 Isl ia. UTILIZED u ''
1ucrease In Business.
,,r. wore IL. 500. 10 money orders issued
Inei ,hase offices. being an increase over
from fro ,r reesd year OF 1.24O290, and the
t the es those orders amounted rt to 81 s1I q
sso ,ssnsa during Sl tSs Sssf pss
Iher not ~s amounting to s12,0O3, o76. %.
tal n9,ss the year i9s international money
or5er Offices were added to those lS9 already
1s.s s ls fetal rs e en- sse5a
ton o. sIn money orders issued during the
felnat IA. .i.Ns5 '!i99 an increase over the
SsessceainE year q 1ssIs and t ns y az
rs y sesssa r,,s,sj,er of orders paid was
ssSSSsi1 an Increase orer the preceding year