The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1901-12-28
REMARKABLE REVENUE,
What the Government Earns From Few
Post Offices.

Every year Or two objection has been
heard in Congress and in the rural press
regarding the appropriations of allow
anoes for new buildings and increased
postal facilities in the large cities, espe-
cially i'll Washington, New York and
Chicago. and one or two of the larger
cities" said Representative from New
York, and while some OF these obJec-
tions are sprung through jealousy others
arise from mlsapprehension Or lack OF
knowledge of the facts.
For future reference it will be worth
the while of some of my conferees and
others interested in the subject outside
of Congress to bear in mind word or
two with reference to the revenue of
post offices.
| The revenues of the service must first
be considered. New York is entitled
justly to the lions share, because this
office supplies surprising amount of
the cash that goes toward paying the
bills at the end of the fiscal year. Last
year it turned in in round numbers $lo,-
100000, and with $6,6oo,ooo for Chicago,
$4,000 from Philadelphia and $3,I85,-
900 from Boston, these four cities alone
paid by their revenues one fourth of the
entire cost of the postal service of the
country. St. Louis supplied $1,924,ooo;
Cincinnati, $I,23o,ooo; Baltimore, ST.
10000, and San Francisco, 100000.
These eight cities complete the Offices
yielding a gross revenue of 100000
and over, and contribute nearly one
third of the total revenue of the depart
ment.
The rural free delivery will have
tendency to restrain representatives
from rural districts from further acri-
monious attacks on the city deliveries
and allowances. The rural free de-
livery has caught on in manner which
has more than fulfilled the expectations
of Its advocates both in and out of the
House, and in future Congresses postal
appropriations will of necessity be much
more liberal than in the past, with re-
sultant improvement to the service and
decided benefit to the public
But the big fellows l have named
are like the generals of an army. 1t
will surprise you to learn that these
eight cities yield nearly twice as much
revenue approximately as all Of the fol-
lowing cities combined:
"Pittsburg, Pa; Cleveland, Ohio;
Buffalo, N. Y; Detroit, Mich; Kan
sas City, Mo-; Washington, D. c.; |
Minneapolis, Mimi; Milwaukee, Wis. j;
St. Paul, MINI; Louisville, KY; New
Orleans, La; Indianapolis, Ind; Ro-
chester, N. Y; Denver Col; Newark,
N. J.; Omaha, Neb.; Providence, R. l.;
Columbus, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; At
lanta. Ga; Syracuse, N Y; Albany,
N. y; Hartford. Conn. New Haven,
Conn; Jersey City, N. J.; Richmond,
Va; Los Angeles, Cal. Dayton. Ohio;
Grand Rapids, Mich; Worcester,
Mass; Memphis, Tenn; Portland,
Ore; Allegheny, Pa; Scranton, Pa;
Seattle, Wash; St. Joseph, Mo, and
Lowell, Mass
These revenues range from So23.ooo
ard 5000 600 from Pittsburs and Cleve-
land, respectively, to $4,000 from
Lowell The revenue from Washing
ton city post Office is 100000. 1t is,
consequently, hardly fair to compare the
needs of rural post office paying SIoo
a year to these offices, as some Repre-
sentatives are wont to do in Congress
ional debates, even if it does please their
constituents. ."-Woshington Star.