The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-21

Certainly no indication Of an increase or
decrease in the business and population
OF city could be accepted with greater
reliance than the report OF the postoffice
department According TO such evidence
Seattle is forging ahead steadily. A uni
form Increase 81 postofrice business is
shown in ali departments in the quantity
of mail handled. stamps and stamped en-
yeiopes sold and money orders issued and
paid. Ia one case, at least. the advance is
remarkable and easily to be appreciated.
The holiday quarter. when an unusual
number Of Letters and packages passes
through the mails. is generally the best
quarter Of the year. but according to re-
port of Postmaster Gilbert s. Meem. for
the first five months OF ISs7 ending June
], the holiday business OF 1886 has been
ecitpsed by the first quarter OF 1857
The sale Of stamps has perceptibly i'm
proved. Last month there were 20 so two
cent stamps sold from the stamp window
of the local postofYice. This does not in
clude the stamps OF various other denon-
nations. from ] cent up. but represents
only the actual sale of two-cenp stamps.
Two hundred thousand stamps of these
little engravinSs represent an expenditure
OF ss,ovo in cash. Including stamps OF
other values and stamped envelopes. the
total sales for May amounted 20 50.
as against ST. 2e5 IS in May, 1856 an in
crease OF xJ5s %.
Possibly the sGrest test of the financial
feeling in the city. as judged from the re-
port OF Postmaster Meem. is to be found
I'm that portion dealing with the issuing
and redeeming OF money orders. domestic
ard iuternS tional. In all cases the balance
Hes with Seattle. as the following figures
Will demonstrated In the first five months
OF 1871 there were issued fs. 327 domestic or
ders, aggresating sl29. $3.50. the fees being
k1S.i II. This was an increase over the first
five months of 1850 By 1853 orders; increase
Ia value. 81 81. 81. and in fees. Sll5.0-. Do
nestle orders paid here felt the same pro-
portionate increase. For 1897 there were
- 10 domestic orders paid, aggregatng
s2z7.9i7.2o witls ie7 repaid. aggregating
g. 5t6. @ an increase of i,31z. SIS. SIS and
sl.s2s. 30 respectively. over 1895.
In 1897 there was received. In deposits
from other offices. Sfs3. o53. and there was
RENTED TO the New York office. s3i. go.
For 1885 the corresponding amounts were
$500 and $3.50.
In the issuance OF international orders.
which would carry money out Of the ooun-
try. there has been a decrease. In the first
five months of 1897 there We're issued ia
international money orders. 81 ,s2z.a ~, with
fees of 500 For 1886 there were It's or
ders issued. So. eis, Is. fees szii.so. The in
ternationai orders paid. which represent
foreign money coming into the country.
1897 there were 1.i4i international orders
paid and five repaid aggregating SIG, o7.
against 1895 international orders paid in
1896 and four repaid. Aggregating slb, 166 81.
In the grand total Is shown the fun ex-
tent of the growth of business for the
local office during the first five months
OF 1891 There has been altogether re-
ceived in cash $5si .os3.ea. and paid out
500 $50 IS leaving q balance on the credit
side of 81 sai II. During the corresponding
period Of 1896 the balance was on the debit
side. the cash paid out exceeding that re-
ceived by N.74i49
As showing the amount OF mail matter
received. dispersed and in transit during
the nrst four months of 1897. the following
figures are given: In January. 1854
pouches and a63e sacks. February, 1855
pouches and a.010 sacks, March. ASS
pouches and a@os sacks. April 3a5i
pouches and 2 ers sacks grand total. 10. 39l
pouches and y 323 sacks.