Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-10
THE FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE
ANIMAL REPORT OF SUPERINTEND-
ENT BROOKS.
Aggregate Cost $2.15S,O3:f-In Postal
Expenditure the United states
Ranks First of All Nations.

Captain N NJ. Brooks, superintendent of
foreign mails says in his annual report
that there were s,325.016 pounds of mail
matter dispatched by sea to foreign coun-
tries during the last fiscal year OF this
5122 4393 pounds were for TRANSATLANTIC des-
tinations, almost two and a half millions
going to Great Britain The transatlantic
mails increased 42b.S47 pounds over the
previous year. The aggregate cost of the
foreign mail service was 81. 15S,O3. 1t Is
estimated that si.31S,S4 was received by
the Post Office Department as postage on
articles exchanged with all foreign coun-
tries Captain Brooks says the rule under
which the mails for transatlantic destina-
tons were for many years assigned to the
fastest vessels available for their convey
ance has not been rigidly adhered to during
the year just closed. preference having
been given to vessels flying the flag of the
United States.
The departments record of the speed of
the steamers which carried mails for
transatlantic points last year shows that
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. in 1857
hours. made the quickest trip between New
York and London post offices. with the Lu-
cania u596 hours next. while La Cham
payne 1916 and LIE Bretagne Q995 made
the quickest trips between New York and
Paris
The parcels post mails dispatched from
the United States during the year aggre-
gated lbs. 19s, an increase Of 1882 per cent
over the previous year The report makes
strong plea for the International parcels
post service. The report says no tidings
have ever been received of the steamer
Livorno Of Sowan's Brazil line, which
sailed February q last from New York
for Rio de Janeiro with mails for Brazil.
Compared With Other Countries.
The report embraces statistics furnished
by the Universal Postal Union regarding
the postal service Of the forty-three prin-
cipal countries Of the world in 1898. 1t
shows that the United States has the larg-
est number of post offices. as well as en-
ployes and Congo the least In the pro-
portion of post offices to area and popula-
tloa Switzerland leads with one to every
four miles. the United States being six
teenth In rank In proportion to population
South Australia leads with one to every
enth. with one to every $50, and Congo last
to every 1000 OG0 The United States
ranks first and Congo last in the number
of articles of mail matter of all kinds re-
ceived by and sent to each inhabitant. The
United States. with service on 1T4.670 miles
Of railroad ard 3O2.i miles Of all other
roads. ranks first in the length of mail
routes. Siam being last The United States
also ranks first in the aggregate number of
miles annually travelled by mails. Germany
leads. with the United States fourth in
the number Of articles received and dis
patched in the interna ti0nal mails, Hungary
In parcels received and Germany in parcels
dispatched As to postal income Germany
ranks first, United States second and Great
Britain third. and in postal Expenditures the
United States ranks first, Germany second
Great Britain third. Great Britain ranks
first il amount of postal surplus and the
Ohiteo states hrst III amount of deficiency.