Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1902-12-03
POSTAL SERVICE IN 1902
Receipts Amounted to Sl2l, ,848, ,047;
Expenses, l24,785,697.
DEFICIT FOR YEAR, S2,937,64o

GeneraI-rh Estimated Deficit For tho
Year Ending June 80. 1904, sS,.12.S36
Some Benefits OF Rural Free Dcliv-
sry-Eight Hour Day For Clerks.
Washington, ID. C.-The annual re-
port OF the Postmaster General for tho
year ending June 80 last shows to;al
receipts for the year OF S121, SIS. .04T.3G.
as compared with the previous years
receipts of Sill 1,631. 1929. The cxpcn-
ditures for he year werc S12i,1SJ,-
G97-97, as compared with Si15,5JI,-
920S1 for the preceding yea.
The excess of expenditures, S2.937,-
Gt9S1, was less than the previous
years deficit hy S9S6.077.6z- The csti-
mated deficit for the year ending June
3e- 1904, is SS.2I2. .S5G-
Efforts have been made in the past
and are now h. ing made 10 better.
wherever Pos. iblc- the condition of
postal employees. the report says. This
is especially SO in the case of clerks i'll
poStotiiccs- There were upwards OF
1000 clerks promoted on July | last.
the aggregate allowance for these pro
motions hefRG about S1.:00,0O0. Fnlly
1l.O0O of these promotions We're of
clerks who received less than $1,000 per
aunum. The working hours of clerks
| r. the larger postoiliccs were also re-
dICed so as Ut to average more than
eight holrs al day The report con-
tiIueS:
Rural FREQ delivery service has he
'ctmc an established fact 1t is no
longer in the experimental stage and
undoubtedly Congress wiki continue
te Increase the appropriation FOR this
service III Ill MI The people a. The cuuil-
| tIy are reached where ii is thickly
'cnDuSh settled Su warrant il The csii-
| mates oi the department ere To the
effect thac The availa bic teEritory fSr
thhs service embraces about 1000, 900
Sqnarc mixes. or onc-third Of ia" coun-
| trytS area exclusive Of ALASKA. The
| 1l.Co0 routes noIv in operation cover
:, about one, bird of the available terri
tory Thc rapid extension OF .thc ser
vice will. of course incr.asc the deficits
during the next three wears. After i; is
completed ihe revenues Will SIuickly
4 feel The cfceJ of it's establishment. and
! whatever defcit nay tsn occnSioncd
will gradually disappear. II VIII also
| lH interesting 10 note tina ruraE free
! delivery carriers received applications
| during The pasi year FOR 6%1.3iG money
orders.
Specific instances have been brought
/
where the prompt delivering of hive
! stock quotations Indicating Il tempo
! rary Slut IL the market 10 farmers in
| tending 10 ship 10 the siockyardS hS
| cnablin" them 10 hold hack their shin
mcnts ill the markets resumed their
| normal conditions. has saved TO indi-
| Nidual cattle raiSCrs more than the
| total cost Of one years rural delivery
over the .ouics on which they lived.
The number OF domestic money or
dcrs issued was iO.4Ti.32T. amounting
to :;;1:.151 ,2Ia. The number of inter
natioual money orders ISSUED duIiu"
The year was 1.3I1.111. amounting to
%22,9T4.4T3 The number OF intelna-
tional orders paid during the year was
I.6I9 amounting 40 SJ.S21.T29. 1t
| VII! he interesting 10 note that the
amount of the foreign orders issued
was nearly four time; aS great rs the
amount paid. The fee ut present for
nm order Of SlG0 is thirty cents. aud it
Is recommended that legislation hc
passed authorizing the Department 10
reduce this fee 10 twenty-five ceuts.
''The star service discontinued during
the year ended June 80. 1902. by reason
of the establishment OF rural free d.
livery service. amounted TO S265 013"S
"Lc@iSiaiOn is needed for the Dro.u
ton Of railway postal clerks while in
the discharge of their duties This is
matter which has been fully pro
sent"d in previous annual reports.
"IaSt year the Department paid fo;.
the transportation of foreign mails The
SUM OF $2.24J. .G25.5j."
ON the subject OF the parcels post tho
report says:
From the statistics taken il aDncars
that the average weight of parcels dcs.
patched from this country TO ali coun-
tries only sii htly exceeds three ana
one-half pounds. The average weight
of parcels despatched from this coun-
try To Germany is two and two-thirds
pounds. In view of the fact that four
pounds rs limit of weight will fairly
meet the requirements of this country
the Second Assistant Postma ster-Gcn
eral recommends the tender of parcels
post conventions with England.
France, Italy and other countries of
Europe. similar TO that now in force
between this country and Germany.
with the exception thai the weight OF
parcels he limited to four pounds and
that six months notice be given to Ger
many of the desire OF this country TO
modify the existing convention so as
to reduce the weight of parcels from
eleven to four pounds"
Attention is invited to the remarks
of the Second Assistant Postmaster
General concerning the need OF n uni
versal stamp, or some substitute for IT.
which will facilitate International cor.
res pondence.
Would-Be Duelists Reconciicd.
Thomas Braniff, Jr., and Manuel Ri