The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-11
A Kansas Way of Doing Ii.

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General the official who
controls portion postal which the
masses OF the people Kansan General Brstow has
just his report which given
the morning report is too long
reprinted any newspaper interesting
points be summarized The report shows that there
the year 1850 postofces in the
United States; 8S16 presidential
The net increase number of posoces for the fiscal
year was 2.54S.
The state having the largest number presidential
postofices York $780, by Pennsylvania
with 2s4, Illinois with 257. Ohio
having presidential post
offices Wyoming and Nevada with eight each, Utah with
Arizona eleven Delaware, Territory
New Mexico with twelve each.
The states having the greatest
postoices rank follows: Pennsylvania heads the
Ash New York next with 1894 Virginia with 1921
Ohio with S,175, and North Carolina with 2.S9S
The having number fourth-class
postoces rising follows 135
Delaware 100, Nevada 49, Arizona $780, Wyoming 29S.
very interesting table the report showing the
postmastes by In this
table Massachusetts showing an average com
pensation posasers Of $685. 81 per
followed by Rhode Island. $685. Connecticut
s2S3fS
The showing the smallest average compensation for
her postmasers North Carolina ~ 1.-The
scale rising with Tennessee, SS6OS second Alabama
s92. "a third
The fourth-olass postoflce posofce Of the masses
The great Of the American people paronzs these
Offices and the average compensation Of fourthcass post
masters shows quite clearly the which
used by the OF people respective states
Another interesting amount ex
pended capita in the by the people of
the various In stands first
with the expenditure per capita in the use Of the
mails New York second expanding ser: of Col
umbia third S2l6 fourth s1s3 Connecticut ffta
$50 The ranking are South Car
DINA, So capita; Mississippi $o34 Alabama 50 50:
Arkansas So.57; North Carolina,
The appointments made during the fiscal
year 25653
The report that a large number Of
inspectors detailed apprehend depredators upon SOL
ders mail charge stations established for the
purpose OF distributing o soldiers.
Another interesting the report is the postal
facilities for Alaska Inspectors detailed 10 reorganize
the mail service in rs territory. resulted in the es-
Establishment Of line OF postoces Canadian Dor
ders the Behng OF about two thousand
miles and many other needed Improvements were made in
the mail service Alaska upon the Recommendation of
these inspectors.
a number Of recommendations are made by the Fourth
Assistant Postmaster which are worthy of at+,
being severer penalty be provided for en-,
poyes the may found gutv % en,bazzq
destroying newspaper mail
Another recommendation is that more stringent statutes
be enacted covering the transmission gren goods and
obscene through mails and thai a sr,aci.r
stamped envelope q superior material denomination
cents. be adopted Of The present system Of
is;eng letters Many losses the because al
the quality Of the watch the are en-
closed strong envelope Of OF Ten cents as
registered envelope IS the rerst
stamp.
also recommended tha; all money order Offices be
inspected annually which radical extension OF The
inspection system and would doubtless great advaatg
10 service.
The brief and comprehensive reyisw q the