Evening star., 1900-06-14
PosTMAsTERss SALARIES
INCREASE OF BUSINESS SHOWN IN
THE ANNUAL READJUsTMENT.
Higher Salaries to BE Given 1914
POstmasters-Chang In Mary
land and Virginia.

The annual readjustment Of postmasters
salaries, just completed in the Office of the
| first assistant postmaster general. shows
that the wonderful increase in the busi-
| ness at offices of the presidential class
| shown last year has been ecipsed this
| year. making the present year. In that re-
| spect, the banner year in the history of the
| postal service.
| The presidential offices now number 4,21O
| an increase of 256 ever last year and S6S
| over 1894. an Increase Of nearly 26 per cent
| in seven years. These 4.27O offices are di-
vided into classes as follows: Two hundred
ard seven first class 942 second class and
3,12l third class.
In the adjustment Just completed fifteen
second class offices have been advanced to
the first class. 10 third class to second
class, and 20 fourth class TO the third
class. while only one of the first class has
been relegated to the second class, seven
from the second to the third class, and
twelve from ,he third to the fourth class.
Eight Offices were discontinued during the
year and made stations of other offices.
Owing to the increased receipts at presi-
Dental offices during the year. 1914 post
masters will receive increased salaries on
July 1, the individual increases ranging
from 800 to $1,000. The latter amount will
be allowed to the postmasters at St. Paul.
Mimi. where his salary will be increased
from 81, 1000 to 5000. and Milwaukee, Wis.
which is increased from 5000 TO $4,000.
The aggregate increase to the 1914 post
masters is s2s6.1m. or 81. 300 in excess OF
the increase last year, which was s2S300
in excess of anything allowed prior to that
year
one hundred and seventy-one postmasters
will receive reduction in salary, ranging
from 800 to $500 each. The total reduc-
tionS will be S22,:DO
In 1894 694 salaries werc increased, the
increase aggreg;Ming SSO2OO while 7O1 post
.,a1 tIair lri.,l raAt nc
tai reduction bcirg $S7 800 a net loss
to postmasters of $500. This year the
net gain Is $213.SUO. AS postmasters sala-
RES are adjusted by fixed rule and de-
pend entirely on the receipts at their re-
spective Offices it will be seen. from the
above statement. that the business at
great majority of offices has largely in
creased during the year.
The average salaries of postInasters has
gradually increased each year since .S3i
That year it Sl.6S1: at present 1t IS
s1.734. The salaries of clerks in post Of
fees have not increased so uniformly. in
1884 the average s61S: the following
year it dropped to 1862. In 1896 1t went
to s87G; and IN 1897 to s692. Since 1897 it
has gradually increased until this year 1t
has reached the maximum. $S2I.
The increased appropriation for clerk
hire this year has made it possible to pro-
mote from 4.:,oo to 1000 clerks in post Of
fees. These promotions have generally
been confined to the lower grade clerks.
and have. in the majority of cases. been
limited to $1D each. About gOO additional
clerks have also been provided for from
July 1. 1900.
The following are the changes in Mary
land:
Maryland.
Westminster advanced from third to sec
ond class.
Increases-Aberdeen, $1,000 to S11O0:
Cumberland. S2.Ioo to $500: Frederick.
81. 100 to S25Oo: Pocomoke City. 81. 400 to
lSf- -In- COZ
oils. $1,000 to 81. 5NN: Denton. 81 200 to ST.
BOO: Hagerstown. $500 to 50, 100; Salisbury,
$1,000 to 81. 200: Chestertown. $1,000 to ST.
100: Emmitsburg. 81. 100 to 1920: Laurel,
81. 400 to 81 LOO Snowhill. 81 200 to 81 400.
Demonstrating Sun. 800 to S1.1OO.
The following are the changes in the Vir-
gnia post offices:
Bedford City advanced from third to sec
ond class. Fortress Monroe relegated from
second to third class.
Increases-Ashland $1,000 to S17OO;
Blacksburg. 81 900 to $1,000; Charlottesville.
5000 to 5000; Christiansburg, $1,3OO to
81 400: East Radford. 81 900 to 81 100; Fred
ericksburg, 500 to 200: Luray, 81 400
| to S1.:IDo: National Soldiers Home, 81 100 to
$1,000; Orange, S1.2OO to 81 300; South Bos-
| ton. S1.coo TO SlTpo: Waynesboro', 81 400 to
stone, S1@oo to 81, 400; Chase City. SLIGO to
Si.2on: Clifton Forge. S1.1m to S1.SO0;
Franklin. S1.2H to 81 400; Harrisonburg,
S1,SoO to S1,HU; Manassas, 81 100 to $1.2oO;
Newport News. 81. 900 to 81. 800: Roanoke,
S2.soo to S2..~: Suffolk. $1,000 to S. 100;
Bigstone Gap. Sl.Do to 81, 100; Buena VS.
ia. S1.2o0 to S1.30o; Chatham, 81 200 to ST.
| ;Do; Covington. 81. 400 to S1,6O0: Gordons-
vile. 81. 100 to s1.io0: Hot Springs, 800 to
S1.Io0; Manchester. 5000 to S2.4OO: Nor
| folk. $500 to So. 400: Smthfield. 81 200 to
s1,:00; TazeweIl. s1.2o0 to s1.aOO.
Decreases-Fortress Monroe. S22OO to ST.
| 500; Phoebus. 100 to 1000.