Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-12


clerks In .rosseifce. siaiooo,o rent
~ Anu hight FIRST ana oond-cIas.,
ssvy.VvV miscellaneous, incldentalS ana
i ~. FIRST and yetond-c,ass pose
on'e. $4,000; ADVERTISING. flrst and
postotnces, SIS 900. rsu.al
OF mach.nes, $4,000.
~. Jones says that owing 10 the
appropriation. the work OF the
., .sS uetiNery system has ben curtalied.
aHtie nave been no now Offices iutde
tree delivery during the year. rlere
mas Lfen d slight Increase IN the nam
PER OF eerliers. There has been q set
uymsnt q many overtime claims ,f
carriers during the year. MIR Jon
e9taolnns az heartily as he ii1 last
year the experimental free delivery
tried by his Predecessor. lie estimates
Tor tho free delivery service for tho
next year l2.S2i.eS5, an increase ~
Ao-'b9s for the current year. The esti-
mate for supplies at the postoiiice de-
partment Is titL5Qo. q dtcreaso OF SAL
600 from the present year. Ths money
order business shows that $50 offices
were constituted money order onlcbs
during the year. The amount OF or
dels issued was SiSS. 7as5Ga, amount
PAID, SlSsia0, 2g9; receipts, I,kl2,dSs. eN-
pensea, S5s6,7aT. The Issue OF postal
notes was Si2Gi9.e9l; postal notea paid
Sl26H,Sii. The postal notes nave neVct
been discontinued by act Of congress
The amount Of International money
orders issued was $i9da54ai; FOR iEn
issues paid, sG,56si 93. or the opera
lions OF the dead letter Office, no
says; The Number OF pieces 81 original
dead mail matter received during the
year for treatment was 7l0i.Oii, a de-
crease % 2a,9s8 pieces frOm the pre-
codlng year. instead of an annual In
crcnse Of this clasa OF matter. which
in 1928, amounted 70 M5,Si1 Taese
figures show a difference IN favor OF
tho last year over the preceding one
OF $40 $50 and indicate larger degree
OF efficiency on the part OF the general
postal service. IL 10 believed also mat
this decrease IS attributable IN pnrt
to the efforts OF this Office 20 Insure
u more speedy return OF unclaimed
mail matter to the senders 10y post
masters without the unnecessary
delay by having IL sent TO the dead
letter office for treatment
'4li touluun 10 oie regular duties OF
the onlce an efficient and competent
force OF clerks for Ills division has been
detailed for the past six months m pre-
pairing street directory OF all the
streets. avenues, etc, IN the principal
cities of the United States for use In
this division and all free delivery post
Offices which Will be OF considerable
assistance In forwarding TO It's proper
mildircctcd and inegibly add
dressed mail matter This work is now
in the hands Of the pylntcr and Will
soon be ready for deposition to all free
delivery pustulices.
1t Is gratifying 10 note the amount OF
work done and the increased efficiency
in the delivery OF mail matter from this
uillcc during the past fiscal year, The
number of parcels and letters delivered,
was 2216,09S "A Euin OF 2672i0 pieces,
the highest percentage IN delivery of
mall matter yet attained by the dead
letter Office and this has been accom-
pllshed without nny Increase ot the
force OF clerks.
or the letters and parcels opened ana
recorded, 1851 contained money
amounting 20 S8S,2j5; 2Og0 contained
drafts and money orders etc, with a
face value OF si,051.2GS; 4i7O contained
postal notes valued at S5SgS. i02l4 con-
tnlned paid notes, receipts, LEGAL and
and other papers OF miscellaneous
character. 8lS9 contained Photographic;
lii.SGs contained postage stamps, ai-
A52 contained articles OF merchandise,
books. etc. 1000 contained manuscript
ana h9lb.t4o We're without separate IN
closures and were returned to the writ
era whom practicable, otherwise des-
troyed without record. There were re-
sored to the owners iS0sS letters contain
ing Ss9OT1. 1880 containing drafts
notes, money orders etc. with face
value Of s9j6,o79: 4.09a postal note let
tcrs, value 5000; S6,O76 containing mis-.
ccllanoous papers, 28.ill containing
merchandise. books. etc. 27,i37 contain
ing Photographic; iiO,fi0 containing pos
tage stamps; 5Q7 containing manuscript.
and l.Ssb,S26 without separate inclos-
urca OF value. the remainder being
either not returnable or In process or
restoration.
There were received at the dead let.
ter office 31i,3gQ pieces % unll from for
eign countries aud returned TO foreign
countries, Gi2oel MIR, Jones says that
go vigorously have the provisions VI
the act of congress- been enforced 10
prevent the mails from being used FOR
fraudulent purposes that green goods
men do not now undertake To receive
replies through the malls but use the
telegraph entirely. There are now re-
corded IN the department aGil fictitious
names and addresses adopted by these
green goods Hwlndlern, not one OF whom
il receiving letters by mail which are
addressed to the names given on tho cir
culars.