Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-11-03
TIE. POSTAL SERVICE.
Facts REGARDING Trnnsportation Of
& Mails Taken from Second Assts-
tant POstmasterG Generals Report.

Washington Oct 81 The I'm mense work
OF Transporting Sthe mails throughout the
United States 3 deaf with in the annual
report of Second, Assistant Postmaster
General William S. S. Suallenberger, which
has been made sublic. The main feature
| of the report is G vigorous arrangement of
existing star route Methods - Mr. Shall
lenberger refers to the present system of
speculative bidding for. slar routes as ..dis-
creditable to the government. -
The report shows the number of mail
routes at the close of the year was 1895;
total mileage 4S0,461. an6 averaging. on
each route nine trfpsper week. There were
434.332.691 miles travelled on these routes.
costing almost s107 per mile of length each,
or almost $12 per mile travele''. The total
annual rate of expenditure for both routes
within the Unt.ed States and in the foreign
mail service was $53.G ,454. .7s7- a.. T.
The report .cmmends the use Of pneu-
matte tubes, but ?oices regret tl-at in some
cases the tubes are not f'lllyiutilized. This
service in Boston is especially cited as OPP
Grating q hours daily AID carrying all the
first-class mail The New York postmas-
ter. however, takes the positio..gtha 1t has
not been possible to maxi such reductions
In the regular nil wagon trips as il was
thought would result from instituting tube
service. ~ r '&.f 49,. sa.tF&s5}t=
The expenditure to railroads for mail
transportation. so far as shown by ac-
counts stated TO September 80, was $50. 49,
ooS, duu lAG CStludte lOT TdllrOdu trans.
portation for the fiscal wear ending June
30. 1900 Is $33,27S, 000. "A deficiency Of nearly
100000 in this fiscal year for transporta-
ton is probable .s.. co.. q ... -...-s.g- o..
Concerning TIE railway mail service, the
report shows there were l.268 miles of trav-
cling post offices. and recommends ton is
made for Redistribution of the service,
legislation requiring newspaper publish
ers to- make primary St paration of their
papers and periodicals icr mailing. requir-
ing postal clerks to wear badge instead
of the present. equation cap and for gen.
eral establishment Of postal stations In
railroad depots. b. y =. '5 y'Et Yt}PrE'
For ocean mail transportation In the next
fiscal year $2,154, 900 is estimated Over H.
100000 letters and POST cards have been
distributed in transit in our International
sea post offices and only 1900 errors were
reported Negotiations are now pending
looking to securing reciprocal benefits from
Great Britain in the way of SEA post Of
flee on the Cunard and White Star lines Id
the, near future. These two English lines
carry very '-~ge amount Of mail and
will extensively profit by separa ton OF mail
in transit and the consequent early dis
patch and delivery of mail by the harbor
boat service at : ew York !,-,.- ...-, .
Mr. Shallenberger submits estimates for
his entire service of $56, S4t 900 for mex: year
and says the estimated expenditures the
present year will be $54,2b,73S. Special rec
ognition is given to the courage and faith
fulness of The postal clerks and other Of
ficials who during the yellow fever epidemic
In the south remained It their posts.