The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-06
POSTAL sERvrcr
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-. "u. americans Were y Ss !
IN restoring peaceful ccs, sss n
Derby rule and civil pross.
Porto Rico and, SO far a. s,s.,' 7 !! q
the Philippines, the rehs Al r,as'sai
, postal service has been a .,s' s
important part of the wors aaa
necessary nc. s to provide mail i.e,,,,,l' I.
ior our forces Of occupatIo. ''''s
native population. To me,t y, ~ y
ment has involved substantial IS NJ
ton. The existing systems ~ 800 =
mentary, defective and in..,
new and comprehensive os.eQos,s "
10 De created. American , sssanstle {
have been assigned IA -. nnH ~
su NV, positions while S S'asss
peen cnieiiy employed In msss \
nody Of the force. In wort s y
plan, the merit rule has hss ss y
and faithfully applied. Oseu nla
The appointment OF dirso,.. \
posts of Cuba was given Ia ~ ssadlI
na s,.. neen chief postoffce iu, ~, \
assistant postmaster genera, . ~ n
united large experience win ~ "
i've capacity. For the postms..nal.
Havanna,the range of skilled 4. u y
men was scanned and the Sho ~ y. ~
one who had been twen,v wv n \
service as deputy postmaster ~
yer OF large city. This nt,r.',
erned and determined the selss ss.ps i
American officials sent mo, MN =
but to Porto Rico and the ph yns =
they were instructed to annir y y. T.
practicable in the emplo,n..n.
natives as minor postmasters and i.
The postal system in Cuha NV NJ =
manning under the general sn,s.s
the postmaster general, was nsS s.
tally independent. Ii WAS ~ y
should not be burden unon y y
service OF the United States ars ~
was made that any deficit IN Il. Y
revenue should be charge upoa 4. ..
eral revenues of the island Tbouss \
Rico and the Philippines hold i NJ
relation to the United States $500.
venience of administration n. a.. :.
ciple of analogous system hss ~
tended to them. The deyelopment !
service in all of the islands n,
rapid and successful. 1t has mors, =
ward on American lines with n. n
cry. money order and reglstefd ,,,.
and has given the people mai NM
far greater and more reliable tbl.
they have ever before enjoyed. i /
not only vital agency q Indus,
social and business but an impor.,~
fluence in diffusing a Just undent,sa
of the true spirit and character al h
lean administration.
DOMESTIC SERVICE
The domestic postal service rou
extraordinary rapidity. The eYps.seu
and the revenues will each exceed N
100000 during the current year M
nately, since the revival Of pru,orI
times, the revenues have grown !,
faster than the expenditures and Ia,
every indication that short p,riol
witness the obliteraticr Of The III
deficit.
In this connection, the report 4
general embodies 4 sa.,r
of some evils which have grown %
side of the contemplation Of the IL
the treatment of some classes Of mail
ter which wrongly exercise tho phli
OF the pound rate and shows that II
matter had been properly. classified
had paid the ratio which N, should
paid. instead of a postal deficit ior
last fiscal year OF s6,6lO,O0o, there ID
have been on one basis surplus 81 q
637 go, and on another s5.7ssGk
reform thus suggested. In the uplsAs
the postmaster general, would 1N
put the postal service at once % ~
basis but would permit q
and valuable Improvements and | M
mend the subject to the considaaia
the congress.