The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-20
UNCLE SAN. THE FosTasS.


Revenue
ofaee Department.
WASHINGTON. Oct. fs.-The annual
rarort ~ Cen. Jchn Msrritt. th!Td assist
ant postmaster general Ter re Tsar ena-
lnx June 10 1857. sh0Ns. Ordinary postal
revenue. sSI as. Isl. TeceiEss from oFalAaaf
money order business. kss&sts rsEen9@
from al sources So aeSs. ss2 actual sxpend-
fsures. including t-s5ss4 On scccu9g q prs
vtous years cat excluding &latas%9 Ter
transporting mails ovsr -afssoized Faetksc
railroads. Ah@o outstanding Liabilities, were
ia o.. ~. sescsency n isss. SLtil.s.s. ID
Issx ~ lz7. CESS. loss by bad debts. SO. 80
TIE t1sai number q postal cards lsSaasd
Vas 81 es 81 Tire weigh q seeond class
matter sent Ia the mails during TIE year.
ngs including free matter wtea;a county
Of publication. w8s 30 s.. ~ pounds. pa7s.-
age collected thersoa. T-fA.5sl. EsStm4f-
tnx thas Is GER cenE. Of az seconG eitss
mai Is sent free or postage Eishin eo'ln-
ties II publication. the total weight 81 me
yarsn9 elass matter mailed r. estimated az
over ISIS - sers.
TIE srranges1enss for the HiaEafacsEre
- ssz-rss BY TIE eursaa 81 enzrayinE AID
frfn ing expires June y. ls@s aad 5sa-
Merritt recommends that the pQEtnfraee de-
nartment have - own engraving snt
vrfntfuz plaut for thfs purpose. ard ets-
trfau;s Stamps airecE 20 poatEuas7frs. lie
recon uss1sfs ne diseo1t.uWancf y EeWspa-
ner ana periodical stamps and fGar pre-
PAYMENT * faa on al nan natter % re-
CURED.
Tas annual report % ". :. saaIisnheFssr.
sscond assistant postmaster general sho%s
appropriations Tor mail trans5sorta tlon =
he current fiscal rear. 1l,s4I-e@a' vr2ha-
be daac3eney Sos ~, estimated expend4-
ture. &C.. 81 ~ Waseh - s. - - more tha1
last year TIE a9slu1sts fer tHe ascal year
go a 81 ga an lucreaHe er ti.i9~ 81
This Includes steamboat service. tf18sti
snaM rress4n ger servies, So sssf. trHEaa0T-
tasfar By unecmafEe t1bes or othsr similar
~ervfce as 10, and wagon ssTvics. Ssgf-'ssi,
railroad traasporsasssa. - - ESQ., electric
ard cable car service Sfz1 -. tnsrs beinE
20 arsIscaeons on ale fsr new servtce q
tals character The Anag4ns Ettnhsl1 FROM
fhs Pacific raErosfs On eeegznt - trtnz-
r,sr+atier Ia 8 flza21 Last year raeFe was
aaIv one pneumatic poazral guae - spera-
-ssr RI ere ec1utrg. fHat t0 Paiiada p1aR-
STAGE then foaE more contracts naFs Been
executed n PHILADELPHIA. New York. E1a-
son ans hesweea New York and Brootlyn
Mr Shagsaaerger ssgs these tuaes can
he raass 70 carry sacenf. tHird an1 fotfta
class matter - weH as 1rsts and ansci-
aa.er s Eraas snvlex ln tl-n AID ir@Tek e.
il business from thls xysfa1-
Nc estimate ter faAt Gakh service = sl86-
relt,s4 - 8. - ~aset 1haf sss service n
general viii be bec,sr = RE sp@ctsi 1Aesfzy
apprspr.atsga e alscanstn 1e3
Tna rep0re axes Al Important position
"A % .ewEca ser urau ard a rian - nrAas
rhe sronta or shert aaGIs essset tae long
rn1s
TIE summary - al classes = service Fl
5reraz loa Jana ~ lass. "a Sc Faiaws Ssa-
SAP - Routes. g 81 ieag.a - rpstss. 60
~ rsGrs. anrual rste = @xgeHeltsir
- ssz 80. aur-. - = an4@s sra s~e3ss rer
a~rgr1 Gsa EG -. rasa e eamt rar sus
srassied. 11sG csnts. rate q cost Fer wtae
x lenrth. g1s = average aGmseT 90 sr.gs
ger wE s@L
For shs STAR nan service me esssnss. a yer
-ae Hacal yea eaGE1E J8re 81 1ea ~
3 - go Lass year fasFe wGs a. iaeresss
- z - - nflss q trave3 2a al4F sezVi@a,
80 ssseaEi&l - r4r8l sstTs