The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-06-23
POsIofHCEs AND PROSPERITY.
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Washington, June las--The showing
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as made
d tabulafcd statement of the readjust-s
Sment Of salaries 9 postmasters y,
very creditable, and can be construct
In no other way flanagan Indication
scf the general prosperity Of the co,iil-
try II has been repeatedly declares.
that the business of the postoftice de-
partInent is a faithful barometer y
the trade conditions of the ountry.
sgHafss report is9snmmarized by Perry =.
Heath, first assistant postmaster gem
eral in this way: s..
'sThc usual reimbursement Of post
masters salaries, just completed,
shows thnt the wonderful increase IN.
the business ut Offices of the presiden-
tial class shown last year has been
eclipsed this year making the pres
ent year in this respect the banner
year in the history of the postal ser
vice. The presidential offices howl num-
Der AFRO, an increase of ESQ over last
year and seS over 1884, an increase OF
nearly 26 per cent in seven years.
These 4,27O offices are divided into
classes, as follows: 207 first class, 92i
second class and 3,121 third class.
in the adjustment just completed
fifteen second class offices have been,
advanced to the first class; no third
class to the second class, and 275
fourth class to the third class, while
only one of the first clnss has been
relegated to the second class; seven
from the. second to thesthird class, and
twelve from the third class to the
fourth class. Eight Offices were dis
continued during the year and made
stations of other Offices.
Owing to the increased receipts at
presidential Offices during the year
creased salaries on July 1.-the indi-
siduai increases ranging from 500 TO
$1,000. The aggregate increase to the
iii excess of The increase last year,
which was S28, 800 in excess of any
thing allowed prior to that yenr.
"One hundred and seYenty-cae post
masters will receive n reduction in sal
arS ranging from 500 to $500 each.
The total reduction will he $4,000.
SIN 1894 salaries were increased,
the increase ~aggregating SS0,2OO, while
'TO1 postmasters had! their salaries re
iuced, the total reduction being $s7,-
300, o II net loss to postmasters OF
1920. This year the net gain is fS213,-
500. As postmast5rs' salaries are adj
justed by a fixed rule, and depend en-
tirely on the receipts at their respec-
tive offices, it will be seen that the
business at a majority of Offices has
largely increased daring the year. The
avearge salaries of postmasters have
gradually increased each year since
1904. That year it was 1851; at pres
ent it is $1,734. The salaries of clerks
in postoftices have not inceased so uni-
fornily. Since 1897 the average has
gradually increased until this year it
has reached the maximum, $500.
The increased appropriation for
clerk hire this year has made it posi-
BILE to promote from 4,5oo to 5000
clerks in postoffices. These promo
tons have generally been confined to
the lower grade clerks. and have in
the majority of cases been limited to
500 each. About 900 additional clerks
have been provided for from July i.
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