The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-12-01


the year ending June 20. 1881 He
briefly outlines the policy Of the de-
partDeDt in the following:
I'm general would recommend that
the first and most Important thing 10
be done Is 30 revise the law 81 30 Sec
o5d class matter 40 8z 10 place thu
postoffiee department. Immediately up
on seig-=tlsraiuing basis.
''second-AvoId expensive expert
ments Ike tbs postal telegraph. rural
free delivery. etc
'Third-DevelOp the postal service on
existing lines OF administration. viz.
Extend free delivery IN cities that
now enjoy IL
.Aceoyi st to tOyvTss already entitled
TO IT under the law
Quicken railroad transportation
'-Four7h-IteTiss- and reclassEfy Or
sauizatiGn Of The railway mail s.-vic.
and reclasiisy clerks IN p1sS0ffices-
'-F'l'th-Erovids for district super
vision Of all postal Affairs BY appoint
merr OF expert postal officials from
classified service, n recommended in
ETY. LasF annual report"
Mr. Bi-se.iI hrHt discusses the etse 7
Of the continued depression upon the
postal revenues. and says:
when adverse business conditions
prevail an ordinary business establish
uleut may overcome them In part by
economies Of management and re-
rrenchmeut IN expenditures Not 90
however, with the I-OStOffice sssrab-
lksfInert Of the government II can
not and should not stop 10 consider
little economies Its duties and OBJ
legations 10 the public become al once
intensified and enlarged"
The revenue for tine year was s11.-
0-0.4T9; expenditures. ssi tn .4Is
leaving q deficit Of sg-2i2 49,. The e>4-
Inmates for tine current year ending
June 10, 1885, are: Revenue sls .f2T =
74s; expenditures, ssri,:zf8.;s-J; de-
ticieucy sJ.TBl. T37. The estimates sub
mit1ed TO the secretary Of the treasury
for the next fiscal year are: Revenue
ssG.y07 .4OT: expenditures. sol, DJs,. 22s3
deficiency. 81. IJ1 SIG
This annual deficiency. the post
master general says. could be overcome
by the increase. 0f postal rates. but he
dOeS not believe this advisable. Econ
Omy has been p-acficed. but never
thele1ss great care has been taken that
II should not affect the efficiency OF the
service
The economies have consisted main
~ in ralertinz contracts for mail trans
portation. and in the cost and amount
Of supplies, also 10 she abrOeaiion %
seven Of the eleven steamship subsidy
contracts. which will mean total aav-
ing in the ten years Of the contracts
life of si4lf31 ~.
One Of the most important and IL
icEeailus features Of Mr.. B.saelrs r.
port Is lis discussion Of s4cond-claes
matter. In his last report he referred
To the great dispTOI,Drrivn TO the
growth u s1scoud-ciasa mail matter, Ife
has made q thorough investigation dur
ing the gear upon which he says:
The effect 81 all This upon my mind
Is q conviction that LiIe statutes and
The prs,'.tIsn's upon which the bust
ness nov fes'fs are defective; that they
cnhOdy the only great abuse mt prses-
ent existing IN the Iarftal SERVER and
that a. this business - growing al!
the time. come remedy should BE- ap-
piled"
He gives figures for the past sig
years showing tina; In 1888 fhe wsignt
Of s.-7Ond-class matter carried war 49,
Dpp,DOJ POUNDS and 10 1888 IL was
2.JG,OCO,OOO, During the year 1881
there war carried f5I ,GiJ.OJc pounds
Of mall matter 81 which Zt3.DpD. D1G
POUNDS was second class matter, Ghs
total cost being $40. 2TT 81, an aver.
age OF $ cents pound. Returns from
pDstnasters show that the amount up
on which postage. at the rate Of ous
cent pr pound was paid. was III $40.
go pounds. the remaining $3.50, fesl
pounds being matter carried free ia
the county Of publication. The cost Of
carrying the s..eDnd-ciass matter was
800, 52O.g 800, while at the rate Of On.
cent a pound the collections were g.
J37.OJo, and ssCD.fOD special local
rates 10 carrier c-..sas, leaving net
loss 70 the government Of s1GsJ71,fsJD
After giving these figures the post.
master general cDntinueas
'-IhEs calculation applies 10 trans
pDrtatIOn alone. The separate cost u
distribution and delivery I Win not at
tempt TO estimate, bIt any one can 80"
that ihOs.. items Of expenditure would
largely swell the i1e+s
81 do not advocate a change Of rates
nov upon legitimate newspapers and
periodical magazines. Ny purpose =
TO urge 5fse Withdrawals Of the postage
rates from the large cities and the
pretended periodicals that are now i'm.
properly enjoying them.
1.-THE most cOnapiG1Eous class Of tf,eae
peSD14csfis are Wi4at are nov general
~ known a. serial paper covered books
They are IN no sense serial, however,
except 10 name. Besng usually given
BONE such general designation AZ The
friress.de Ferries" '%Tne Detective Ii
bfary." on aOIne other title Of like
character. They are nothing but books
pure and simple and many Of them
very trashy books at that, each ono
distinct 10 itself, the series never BE-
ing devoted 10 anything IN particular
having fev subssribers and with no
real sub8eTiptlOn price.
"aDother ciass of publications noa
enjoyibg the IOw postage accorded 70
s4cond-ciass matter " what has got
to be known az the House Organ be
ing simply paper 81 pamphlet dey0t-