The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-10
Carrying MAILS By SEA
Annual REPORT OF THE FOREIGN
POSTAL SERVICE SUPER
INTENDENT
INCREASE IN FISCAL YEAR
The Trans-AtIantfc Business Alone
Gained Half Million Pounds
United States Postal Bust
ness Leads the World.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9-Capt. N. NJ
Brooks, superintendent Of foreign mails
says IN his annual report that there were
8,S25,O6 pounds of mail matter dispatched
by sea to foreign countries during the
last fiscal year. OF this, 5,722, 433 pounds
were for transatlantic destinations, al
most two and one-half millions going to
Great Britain. The transatlantic mails
increased 1884 pounds over the previous
year. The aggregate cost Of the foreign
mall service was 81 15S, 033. 1t is esti-
mated that $4,318,S04 was received by the
poStof1ce department as postage on arti-
cles exchanged with all foreign countries
Capt. Brooks says the rules under which
the mails for transatlantic destinations
were for many years assigned to the fast
est vessels available for their conveyance
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 malls for
transatlantic points last year shows that
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, In 1853. Z
hours, made the quickest trip between
the New York and London postoffice
with the Lucania, $3.50 hours next:
while La Champagne QS7.6) and La Bre-
tagne 1888 made the quickest trips be,
tween New York and Paris. The parcels
post mails dispatched from the United
States during the year aggregated 1885,
1873, an increase of 2S.52 per cent over the
previous year. The report makes a
strong plea for the interna tional parcels
post service. The report says no tidings
have ever been received of the steamer
Livorno Of Sloman's Brazil line, which
sailed Feb. q last from New York for
Rio de Janeiro with mails for Brazil
UNITED STATES LEADS.
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
largest number of postoffices as well as
employees and Congo the least. In the
proportion of postofices to area and pop
ulauon Switzerland leads with one to
every four miles, the United States being
sixteenth in rank. In proportion to pop
ulation, South Australia leads with one
to every 462 people, the United States
ranking seventh with one to every S56
people, and Congo last, one to every
100000. The United States ranks first
and Congo last in the number of articles
of mail matter of all kinds received by
and sent to each inhabitant The United
States, with service on 1859 miles of
railroad and 302, 442 miles of all other
roads, ranks first in the length of mail
routes, Slam being last. The United
States also ranks first in the aggregate
number Of miles annually travelled by
mails. Germany leads, with the United
.,tates fourth in the number of articles
received and dispatched in the interna-
tional mails, Hungary in parcels received
and Germany in parcels dispatches AS
to postal income. Germany ranks first,
United States second and Great Britain
third, and in postal expenditure the
Init Gtaf fret GNa,.
ond and Great Britain third. Great
Britain ranks first in number Of postal
surplus and the United States first in
amount of deficiency.