Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-12-13

business .,..i...,.as...,. ', '2e,,'2.se
Total rsyeipts l.on ;4Il
sources Observation-Disclosures lo2, 81, 5Ip 70
Total eApcnditlsse far the
year 80 l',-"'''9
isxness or ex,spn,,iturts
's' i''i''s .''is 'f'i'iess''p
r3s' .his s,ateneht II WI he oa-
500, 't''is ,Hs f'Nc.iuss haNe now
-, 'iit iieli'l'ea hiisliol hi.tfk also
,,isi' \ ,si's slls eSl~hSi1ufesS Wee over
tN iniii'"'s q cate. tnaii Tor the PIE
Nioss ilae5a seaf' 't5e Geiieil iei rae
q ~ ~ 49,, 49, ~ '''' S,.9Se''sS 70.
60 80 s'is''i t'isS' oi wy ''FeNio1s
s''.i.
~ '''''"N,'ls Us aa es'aiila'" Oh inc
s''''' en- .Nl,si,Sii''sIss on '4s pos
"a, va. ~ , 's" Mi''ei' uas pesh ,fahss'l't
80 - az. Az - Nis.fi.s oi we treasury
'V' VIZ iis''fsl Nesti ti:siiis 1si.s ~ i2V-'
'fo.a. postal revenue for 1850. .$e.,35i SIC. CO
-Aln az per ce.it for estimated
, ~ ,eai Year c."i.s June -, =,
''''"'sa.e'
Estimated revenue for 1901. .slle, os,l72.c1
Add 6 per cent. for estimated
Increase Year ending June %,
i"- '.'''. ....'''..s's.st e,tolS.o,oa
,,simatoa ,ovo,,,a ~, ,o,, en-, 90 c,, 90
I.stinated exnnnit,, f I,,, ~ ". 81. :, - w,
-
Deficiency for 1902, oalimatedS 4.sslso,. 90
The postal service In the new islam
i possSsSiosia on ING United states
,bano1 1',, ,'i,,'', advanced ana
hhral Hei1very Extensions
The extraordinary extension OF rural
free delivery during tho past two
Years has proved TO hc the most sali-
ent, significant and far-reachjng faa-
ture of postal deyelopment in recent
times.
The immediate and direct rcsulta ara
clearly apparent. II stimulates social
and business correspondence and so
swells the postal receipts. Its intro
dnction is invariably Followed by u
large Increase i'm The circulation of the
press and OF periodical literature. The
farm is mus Drought into direct daily
colltact WIN lhe currents and move
menus OH the business world. a more
acSufate hiloWledse OF ruling markets
ana varying prices ~ d!tfused. and the
prou'leef. WIN ms quicker commune
s ..1.'l "''u iafser lllfoiinatlon, is
~ $500 oii q suler 1ootllB. ne valne
~, ~! -, a., 'i'st' peeh SHOWN M many
,,,,lal,l 1000 ioaas ne
n,,,,t /. ,i,a 'i'.. sila.f ,llcoNe-
ea,,;,, ~ ,s,,,'.;.', IN, '..',n VI t.,e
n ,tr,f. H.,
80 e'''''''' '''Ns' '''s
10 s''N.
With all these results clearly indi-
Gated by the experiment MS th,ls Tar.
tried. rural free delivery is MAINLY },era
to stay,
We are now carrying tle nnstoH;ce 10
the door of 81 OOo0Oo ,eor,le ,,,.,sseel i,
towns and cities The t.sl, hornra me. Il.
the more complicated work nf e.,....i,,..
the postotl1ce TO the aoo,. of ,ho.,t u
Coo. 600 scattered ovor ooo ono s,u,.,r,,
miles of TERRITORY ne ,n..rnituda i. 49,.
to be unolerestimotea I,neiand t,,.,,i,s
and Germany make rural f,.ea aeliva,.,
their postmen coine. OF, roat rnt l.,s.
land contains 50,S67 square miles.
s',ss 10y Va anu Germany zoS sSo, We
g.. :, aiisi'us covering Win rural free
us.lNefy u larger area IMAM England. all
e,lec'ea Wlthih the past two years BY
we elia ., 'he euGfeht ilscal year We
TO he served w,,at has airn.,d, ,YJ &c.,
s,,,,s,.,sa,;..I'. nc. .iaN a'ieaos peei
aHtidiiS accomplished is certainly
Capable of siNfold expansion.
ON the LIST of July. 1899. there wore s9l
,,-it,.;.. ~ g., ~ o''ei .'eioti.
'iie i,so'ai seat. uiiaef an appro-
rilation OF S45O0O0. this number was ill.,
the appropriation of S1.75O 600 benar,a.
available and ON tba5 1s,h az N,,,a,,,,,.,,.
2G1i routes had been located and es
tablished, 61.s79 miles in assreg;.ye
length. covering G.. sa2 square miles di.
vided among forty.fou,. states and for
,sti.