The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-28
Postmaster General Smith Submits
His Annual Reports.
DEFICIT WAS MATERIALLY CUT DOWN
He Gives Some Interesting Figures Con-
cernina the Question Of Second
Class Mail Matter.

I pfgu1lHc department should be source
/ " revenue. as II WAS originally established
/ for the convenience OF the people. aud con
/ ,prlcnccs arr usually expensive. no mat
ter bow useful or necessary they may BIO.
| The result has been thot the receipts Of
( bat department have hocu ain the way
from S5,goUGo TO sl0.oOoo0o annually less
/ than iis expenses From a hn1uca stand
rolat &c mas been a losing proposition Tine
past year. however has bccp n record
breaker n that he expenses wcr. less titan
/ 100000 more than the direct rocoipt".
I This hrs been accomplished iu the face
of the fact that tho expenses last year
wore nearly Ss.OOO0Oo more than ever be-
FORE in the histoN. of the government Thi,
Be- very Gathering showing, md gives our
nest that that great public convenience
may vet become sclrsustainiue. When it
daps $50 may lcoR fJr great improvements
n the service aud the reduction of postage
10 the penny basis In fact, Mr. Smith SAYS
thgt such q result would have been attained
already had NOT the service been abused
by tho privileges granted TO alleged pub.
fishers who AnEe lolded down the mails
with sc,oul.cl3ss matter. AS that s very
important question and one that must Doe
handled by congress at no distant date,
we quote whnt the postmaster general says
ua fhr subject.
ut is difficult go determine accurately
the exact ratio which lhr cost of handling
"li CARRYING the second yiHss mail hears
g." wv I-- .S'.. '' ". th- %%g,i m
,t "' I,iiygl.',li -,,"HII . L V,irig
,uHlEcd with ths -ulre proporilupalc share
~ L. "a lu,' e.'' i..'''"i ~
'7 ."iu',H Iu Jun, on 'Yl 'r't 1.,r,'',ii+',
individual pieces NJ SCI oud c'n~- uJu is
L',Al'I 'H4N 'n3. on ne u.rl. ,l"aS. Il"
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inlN l"s'.n'r U.S. 'I rep, 'sgN' ''.le '.5leG,
"'n M,lE N'u D." .~'li ..'t.
judgment hls,u upon lhg prA'liyll N9.h
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aa'l""H .n'l N.lNi'' "uHN'i'u $50 PtI yt"t.
d" answers ~ the poslmosiets range rom
w H. ''' W., ,F ~, s.'"uNu 'n,s'
yyi mem ,'.' put u,lN from ~ ItSSo 'tnI.
'nh'" ~, -i ,',t "NvL1h. '' ~ W.
Dohl ana 'uls may hr 1'tgpt'" as lLt SUI
N'HuIlNN ,Wi''l 'lh" w 'ui, lN 'It
ott,,''r g >' ult, ln 'ne i,islou
uiuu,h Nt'Ihl Us INC u'.lsi'' ii'm iu,ioI
! I'VE '"ls t..''. wv Wy, "'N ,hl''''i}'',
The ,c,6nd.rus. maiI ,,birb ,p1kns tl,r.a-
. tstt ~ @ NM Ni',u 'i''"tH
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n, ire ,u..N,I VAN oa, 'ou.'h ot Tue ,H.,
Ihs certainty unu'Lstairs i'tltr IMAM
WNN'ht"tS Aue IIut" ne Cost or l.l.- iuatlH
ioI shn aSt ,usSai ytut was .i3,114 ..,o
T ri' 'oo ,i OF mat amount Is 1855 ,.'o
. - 4,
w i,"Nins "n nc VIZ, s so. G'sl ana
III IL 10 ,ue 'tm ,,, "t -52a,,-N,
,anSed Vim mdr S Stride nG' ' s aItcn
; f.'I NH'tnt 'uu l'asl }ta. ms hc'h nrlI
~. 'n,tS Nu'' as tt'"I a. tht Nhoir amount
1, r,ri,c s'tuso cTlsi,,,''y" , nl.n
mig Of j5aG hTcai year was i2ld and AT ne
4 ,.s' lii"ltu- wy ,l''.nl f'1'' NIlH
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, p ,llii ,,,., io,yr 'Ny N99fA MN plgG,o
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yiI,,' ,.'' 'oI,ts VII -, r"u'u-. "l'
un.g E,FAtnL I."tr tN' olu.u'I ."h' Ni
crease by July l. 1902. to $500 Ihe mHi
{ ~, 't ,"t w ~"r IN ~. H'n''l,H ~
. tr''l '"vl J" lHN "l'cl 9'At'H' 'N'tP,
rors.i .criisd so.tio,s a ,, X, "'' 4.
iii,.'j r s'.!yl S, 5",,S j"N in l.i5-.' ~
mI.j,.u I',N'rl- where 'N' po'i"4''e
p "ldTTia" III. 'C',u' ,.,i..
AnE pol'N OF IItal uglNyN Us me- 4"uSo'
7u.9JN,, OF serious, aispn.' At ans nu-
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iuIpp,,',t' .,, mo nrnot l,il, n
EE "e,.,", IN uC pl"uYGu' rI, ,Ae IlatlI,ni
dcwonI b bn o, pgpmi" on Ky
uvsiHauu nave heeh detlNNrN demohsirated-
. y nv p"('1' hegNltc !o Iu'I' uN"rr inc re-
a "'ESiiA"'," u tutSicv l.0l year. mas hc"n
INV n,,J Wiln the 4,sh ~ Ut-'ye nGhi
4 1I ""N ',,n,tg"yN' ne IeIr!ptH l"I 'hE Us
oia ,,,N"i i,r,II, w t'Ht l7lAii- No. S-to'
In Il ~ , 'int ir.' MraJ S,R' ,"9'.,|.
necn somewbat extendeI as the re, renc %
tVuG,ylons nave improved Snd the need for
Ttt.iI ululHioau1h MS neeh increased
~ fN''hslon uas ChtNtu lAtEgr cost,
@u" ny 'Al'nui'IltS ua''' l"i we hIsl
ttW', PaHS1'1 thS t'rntptS tue ueu1l lol
VIZ Erdt utlhE Nln ttUuo.
3 iiin'is lue pasl hNc years tue money
yrt"'' business nus in,lGSNd 90 per crut.
$ "y Gs3a4S ,,t'lp's -"' 40 WORKING Gays
VIZ Htla.N
j nc t ,t '.leilNery system IN ctlrs now
; HCa,eS ~ 'DNv patrons ar % COST OF ~
EIlN '"Vn per ahhum' On JLY last NNt
q ,L,Wa u"I ,HWhS were 'h'iNued "a rue SNo
,'n' IN ,"hlch ar icHst Two mails per day
. were uelWtIHu ana collected 10y the lt5Sd
s ''i55'''s ruipio! ~, $50. .......
ne npmbcr N star routes at the end OF
We $s5r was 2-'t9t, WIN a total length
A., t -N,t''. WlitS. me annual traNei hecrs
sall 10 perform service on these routes
( 'luuuuieu 10 "lAut,HiI m!eS, Tor winch
- ST.u,la'lylh lr'elNed Se.A4,4lb-S6 These
W "6yN An"M an increase IN lensth or routes
q mt -''D miles IN annual travel AS, $50
q u,,'s aHu IN rate or expenditure $tl ,O3S 40,
8 or tur Acar ehdlhg june 20 1901, the
j. svm or -" - $40 was paid Tor tue trans
| porlAiloh or the mails ON the 2tlb railroad
routes ih operation throughout the United
Gt9lvS' showing am increase 81 Si5o 1850.
| IN Lhe annual rate ot expenditure.
lhe length OF domestic or Inland mat
toV5es Was increased during the year hS
uolS mlteS' or o'NtO-No miles In annual
b NW'L lhe inihl number Of such routes OF
Z wv classes AT the END OF INC hscul ycli
nehS do7dio aggregating oll.SOS miles iu
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