Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-11-22
FIGURES THAT TALK
Twenty-four Months Post.
office Business Compared.
TWO YEARS INCREASE
the Quarter DUST Gone. "A Con.
scrvatiye Estimate o: This
Years Rusinets.

There is no surer criterion by which
to judge Il city's general progress along
all lines than by the growth of it's pos
tai business. When the receipts of a
city's post office are neither increasing
nor decreasing. it may be set down as
Il tact that the city is standing still
When receipts increase the increase in
The city'S business and population is
commensurate
Consequently. figures relating to post
ONCE business are significant, and some
Information in connection with the last
years receipts at the Newport News
Office will be interesting
For the purpose of comparison a
statement is given of the business done
in this office during the fiscal year end
ing June 80 1897.
For that year the total receipts were
sS3,G1S.4I. this result being obtained by
the addition of the following figures:
Gross revenue by sale of stamps.
stamped paper. etc. s1612S.OS.
Domestic money orders issued $780,
1924.
Fees on same. s4563G IF
Foreign money orders, s1S,745.97.
Fees on same. S21oS2.
Total money order business for that
year. SG9G
Domestic and foreign money orders
paid and repaid, s10,S69.S2
Registered pieces. APT
This is the business for one year.
The business for the next fiscal year
that ending June so, 1898. reveals a very
considerable increase along al. lines as
will be seen by the perusal of the fol-
lowing figures. which We're obtained
from Postmaster Read yesterday:
domestic money orders issued. sG3 :
526.03 ..I5
Fees on same, s53919.
Foreign money orders. S20,G24.65
Fees on same. $23694. 1M
Total money order business for this
year, $S4 927S1
Increase in money order business
$15, 24934
Receipts from stamp sales, box rents
etc. $50. 80
Increase in this department., s402S Is
Registered pieces, 1870
Increase over former year S43.
Domestic and international money or
ders paid and repaid $50, 422.31
Increase over former year. $9,552.59
Total business of office for year end
ing June 80, 1898, s105 .os4.04.
increase over previous year, S19.-
405.57.
The figures for the first quarter OF
the present fiscal year are even more
significant. and show u still more rapid
increase. They are as follows:
Domestic money orders issued from
July !, to September 30, a2,5392s
Fees for same, $219.4S. ..,
1nterna tunal money orders for same
period Ss,769.29.
Fees for same, S41.15. ia.
Total money order business for this
quarter, S26569.20.
Domestic and international money
orders paid and repaid from July to
September so, S7,GS7.29.
Receipts from stamps. box rents, ETC.
for quarter ending September 80, &c.
1921
Registered pieces for this Quarter
1,514.
The total money order and stamp
business for this first quarter of the
fiscal year was S32,GS15I .D.
suppose that there is no further in
crease in the business during the COM
ing nine months. and this gives an
estimated fiscal years business for
1895 80 of $130126.2S, or an increase over
last year of $25.642. "a &c..
But the business is going ahead SO
rapidly that the increase will proba-
bly, double that amount.
n. he money order depository was es-
as RelarJune LIST, 1898. The deposits
time to time 20 trtvz.s" 25S co.
~ and additions to the service e'' thn ~,
asst . assarv by the rapid growth OF rne ~ ~
II, .ass II is probable that the One !,
ola viii be still further Increase mo =, -,
lad Mar future. and also. perhaps. ''''' 49,
ooh her Of carriers g.. $685.