Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-11-29
posTOFFICE REVENUES INCREASE
The Free Business Done by the DepaT
ment for Other Branches.


The Free Business Done by the Depart
ment for Other Branches.
Washington, Nov. 24.-Postmaster
General Wilson has made his first an
nual report to the president.
The receipts of the postoffice depart
ment for the year ending June 80, 1895,
were s76171, 900, and the expenditures
$S6,790,172.
1t Is gratifying, says the report, that
a large portion of the deficiency oc-
Cured in the first quarter and that
revenues are increasing with returning
prosperity.
Mr.. Wilson estimates the revenue for
the year ending June So 1895, at $780,
1920, and the expenditures at s94,S17,-
900, the difference to be made up by
congressional appropriations.
Speaking of the deficiency Mr.. Wilson
says: 1.-THE regular annual deficiency
in the revenues of the postal service,
emphasized as it appears to be by the
unusual amount of the deficiencies for
the past two years, may call forth COM
ment from those who believe the post
office department should be self-sustain-
ing. But 1t should be remembered that
the free business done by this depart
ments of the government, If paid for at
regular or cost rates, would more than
wipe out it's deficiencies"
The postmaster general refers to the
growth of the free delivery service and
says:
IT believe 1t is good policy for con-
gress and for this department to foster
the extension of this service by ju-
ri i,r6i
ministration."
mail matter, Mr.. Wilson says: II can
add little to the reasons given by Post
master General Bissell and Postmaster
General Wannamaker for amendments
to the law as to second class matter i'm
peratively needed to save the postal
service from enormous abuses and con-
sequent enormous loss of revenues
which no regulations of the department
nor watchfulness of it's officers can
guard against. respectfully and earn
estly recommend to congress a careful
scrutiny into this abuse and such rem
edial legislation as shall be necessary
and effective for its correction"
Upon another feature of second class
matter, the postmaster general says
1.-THE volume Of second class matter
passing through the mails increases
rapidly and has reached such proper.
lions as to seriously retard the distrib.
ution of mails in the larger postoffices
and railroad postoffices. The depart.
| ment, through Its local reports, has
| repeatedly urged publishers to separate
| their publications by states and routes
| where the quantity for any one state
| or territory Is sufficient to justify 1t
| before sending them to the mailing of
| fees, and has endeavored to show then
| that their own interests would be sub
served thereby"
Postmaster General Wilson says thu
civil service rules should be extended
wherever practicable. He says: 9TH,
magnitude and multiplicity of its bust
ness operations, the perfection of ser
| vice, which the people are learning t.
demand and expect of it, and the pal
pable truth that such operations car
| be carried on and such perfect servic'
| rendered only by men trained and ex
pert, all these and many other reason
call for such stability of tenure a
alone can command or beget the requis
lite training. skill and enthusiasm. TIL
question of extending civil servic
methods to the selection of fourth elias
postmasters has naturally received m,
attention since have been at the hea'
of this department. But I do not I'm
myself able to make. as yet. any spe
cific recommendations on this impor
tant subject in the line of Legislation
which has been proposed"