The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-14

REVENUE .Sp OUTLAY.


The report q the posimaster-general pre-
SCENTS a comprehensive statement Of the opera
lions Of the post ONCE department for the last
fiscal year. The -ece ipts OF the department
during the year amounted To $500. s-yos and
the expenditures 10 So "a 4isI5 The transac
tion> u the postal service Indicate with
the business OF the country. Inas-
much. therefore. as business complica-
tions continued TO exist throughout
the last year TO az unforeseen extent II Is not
surprising that the deficiency Of revenues 10
meet the expenditures Of the post once de-
partment. which was estimated In advance At
about $4,000. should be exceeded by nearly
81 .Isorn The asccrrained revenues OF the
last year. which we're the basis Of calculation
for the current year. being less than estimated
the deficiency for the current year Will be cor
re~pondingly greater though the postmaster
general states that the latest indications n re
50 favorable that he confidently predicts an
increase Of At least : per cent. In the revenues
Of the current year over those Of the last year.
INCREASED EXPENDITURES
The expenditures increase steadily and nee
e~>arily with the growth and needs Of the coun-
any wear depending upon the volume OF re-
ceipts-
The postmaster-rencral states that this de-
ficiency Is unnecessary. and might be ohriated
at once IL the law reg iilaiints rates upon mail
matter Of the second class " "a modified The
rate received FOR the transmission 81 this sec
ond-class matf-riS one cent per pound while
the cost ~ such transmission 10 the govern
ment j. eight times that amount. In the gen
eral terms Of the law this rate
covers news papers and periodicals.. The
extensions ~ the meaning OF these
terms from tine 70 time have admitted to tho
privileges INTENDED for legitimate newspapers
tions and created abuses the cost OF which
amount In the aggregate 70 the total deficiency
OF the post of-ice department
DISTRIBUTION or THE MAILS.
The total number Of pos, Offices in the United
States on the 3Oth day Of June. 1894. was q. -os
an Increase OF t08 over the preceding year.
OF these 3.iSs were presidential. an Increase
in that class Of A. over the preceding year Six
hundred and ten cities md towns arc provided
with free delivery. Ninety-three other cities
and towns entitled 10 this service under { be
Of insufficient funds. The expense % free de-
livery for the current fiscal yess viii be more
than sie.9s.DD and under existiM legislation
this item OF expenditure Is subject TO constant
Increase. The estimated cost u rural free de-
livery generally Is so very large that II ought
not 70 be considered in the present condition OF
( affairs.
MONEY ORDER OFFICES.
During the year $40 additional domestic
money order Offices were established The to-
4 tai number Of these Offices at the close OF the
orders issued during the year. being "A n Increase
over tho preceding year Of sts-3o6. The value d
these orders amounted to sISS, ~. an in
Z crease OF sii .2l7.lE-3-
There were also ISSUED during the year pos
tai notes amounting TO si. 64s % -. Durtnl
the year .l- International money order ofiice'
ing a total Of 2625 such Offices in operation
Jsne 20. 1924 The number Of international
/ money orders issued during the year was gf7
So decrease in number OF 1876. and theii
I value was si3.Tse. f55. 81. a decrease in amcun
Of e. SO - -. The number Of orders paid wa
3si $50 an increase over the preceding year %
90 gG3. and their value was $3.50 f13 -. an in
crease OF Al -.sSiis.o5 From the foregoinG
statements IL appears that the total issue o
money orders and postal notes for the yca
amounted TO sls5 .s35 1895.
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The number ~ letters ard PACKAGES mailes
during the year for special delivery was ~.
1890 The special delivery stamps used up
on these letters and packages amounted Z
s3f3 s57. The. messengers fees paid for thei
delivery amounted 10 s.6i ens.. 20. leaving q bal
ance In favor of the government OF ss-s4-I3O.
THE POSTAL UNION.
The report also contains u valuable contribu
tion 10 the history Of the universal pOsta
union. an arrangement which amounts prac
tically to the establ. ~hment Of one postal ~vs
TEN for the entire civilized world special at
tention is ii rccfed To this subject az this time
in view Of the fact that the next congress q
the union Will meet ia Washington ia ~ an,
II Is hoped that TINE y action will he taken II
the direction Of pcrteciing prepara 10
that event.