The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-28
The POSTAL SERVICE IN 1902
RECEIPTS. SI?I,SSS.O4i: ENPEN.
DITIRES, Sf?4.1S5.69s.
Deficit for the Year. S3.83s .OAV- EsiI.
mated Deficit for the Year Ending
June I'd. 1904. Ss.247.sSO Some
Benefits Of Rural Free D~iiN er,

June IA. 1904. ss.247.sSO Some
Benefits Of Rural Free Deli, cry.
WASHINGTON, Nov - The annual report
OF the Postmaste r-G General for the yaar
ending June 80 last shows total receipts
for the year Of el2l SO, 047.?8, az compared
with the previous years receipts Of Siil.
63l 49,. SO The expenditures for the year
were SEATS ,6s7.07, a. compared with
tiis, 554 .02o 81 for the preceding year
The excess Of expenditures. t2,s37, 84ysi,
wac less than the previous years deficit
by SSs8,O77 1877. The est imated deficit for
the year ending June 30, 1904, il =, 242 $50
The report says that the increase in postal
revenues not only atteets the wonderful
prosperity OF the people and the activity
OF business Interests throughout the couu.
try, BIT also indicates that the extension
VI postal facilities carefully directed re-
suits sooner or later in Increased receipts
and diminished deficits
Efforts have been made IN the past and
are now being made 10 better. wherever
Possible. the condition of postal employees
the report SAYS. This il especially so in the
case of clerks in ppsi Hoes. There were
upward OF ~ 90 clerk, promoted OIL july
promot ions Icing about sl?oO,soo Fully
| II 600 Of theS. pronot ions We're of clerks
| who received less than 81 900 per annum
| The working hour, Of clerks in he larger
POST Offices were Also reduced So a. not 10
| average more han eight hours a day. The
report continues
| Rural Tree delivery service has become
! an established tact. II II 10 longer ia the
experimental stag" and undoubtedly Con-
xrcS, Nlitcon'ihue 10 in,t"s-t the appropria
tion Tor this service until ell the Isoplr of the
county, ar" rached Wh"r" II l. thlcdy
enough settled to warrant At The estimates
| OF NE department are 10 on"t that 10. avail
| able territory tor IT'S ssrvic" embraces about
| l,pO,w1 square mil.s, or onr-thrd OF the
| countrNs area eNrusN" Of Alaska The
| $50 routes nov IN operation cover 4bout
| ohr-thlTd OF tie available territory. The
| rapid extension of tie service viii, OF course,
| Increase the deficits during the next three
| years After II - completed the revenues
| viii quickly feel the effect OF IL. establish
! mci,. and whatever deficit may be occa stoned
| viii gradually disappcII. u will also br
| Interesting 10 not" that rural Tree delivery
carriers received applications during the past
| Year for e-5 D+0 money orders
| 0Sp-ciiic Instances have been brought 10 the
| attention ot the DEF ar ni"ni where the prompt
| delivery Of liN" stoCh quotations indicating
| temporary glut ia ia" market 10 farmers
| intending TO ship to the sto,kydrds, hv
enabling them to hold back their shipments
| III the markets resumed their normal con-
diiion-, has saved 10 individual cattle r.i-"rs
| NOR" than the total cost OF one wears rural
| del livery over the routes on which they lived.
| Re-ident- Of towns Of less than 1900 popu-
lalioh or $1,000 gross postal receipts have
demand. which IL based on equity aud reason
lhat Oh" space which now in,ervspe- be-
minished by extending free del very 10 towns
OF not fewer than 5000 population or not
The number OF domestic money order.
issued WIS pHt ,3:7. amounting 20 s1l3..
11l ~" The number 81 international money
| amounting 10 S.9.H,i.,' The number Of
international orders paid during the wear
was ao5.67a, amounting to ts?l,7?a " vii
| the foreign orders issued was nearly four
times as great az the amount paid The
| fee NJ present ior an order for sign j. 10 cents
| and II IL recommended that legislation be-
| passed authorizing the Department to reduce
The star service discontinued during the
wear ended Jun" ~, 1892, bv reason Of the
"sra6.hm.nt Of rural tr"' delivery service.
LEGISLATION is Needed for the projection Of
r9iiway postal clerks while in the discharge
| or Their duties THIS l. u matter which has
been fully presented Ia previous annual
Last wear the Department paid for tho
| Transportation OF foreign mails IN" sun ~
| .12j -
On the subject Of the parcels post the
report says
| From the stat -tics taken II appears that
| the avorag" weight of parcels despatched
from this country to all countries only slightly
| parcels despatched from hi, country TO
Gcrmany i. > 20 pound, ln view Of the tact
| fairly meet the requirement. Of this country,
| tho Second is'aut Postmaster -Cercrai
| recommends the tender Of parcels-post con-
ventions With England, France. Italy and
| Other countries Of Europe. similar to that now
| in force between This country and Gcrm8nv
with the cSceIt ion that tile weight of pprccla
| be limited to four pounds and that six mont h.
notice be given to Germany OF he desire Of
this country TO modify tho existing conven-
ion tn r.,It h., xsn i.,ht
from II TO pounds
Attention i invited 10 the remarks OF the
! some substitute for Il, which viii facilitate
international correspondence
The report says that the magazines
which have sought the benefit or he second
| class rate of one cent pound, which is
| intended only for daily and weekly news
papers, should not bo carried for less than
| four cents a pound A recommendation
il made also that Identical pieces OF printed
matter or small merchandise in large guam
titles should be received without the
| necessity of afIixing stamp to each piece
! The Post mas,e r-Gcneral adds.
| | recommend that negotiations DO under
| taken with Great Britain, Germany and
France for the purpose of modifying the
| rates of postage, believing that correspond
| encc would be stimulated to such extent that
J within very short time II would result in
/ an increase in the int rrchanse OF communi-
| cations, which would bring greater returns
| than obtain from the present rate such a
result followed the reduction in the domest 10
| rates OF postage
| New designs covering the entire series
OF adhesiv. and embossed stemrs, az. in
| hey viii he ready for issue during the COM
| ing winter stamp Of the thirt, cn-c ent
denomination is provided for, /, viii bear
| the portrait of the late President Harrison
| u has also been determined to place tn. por.
trait Of Martha Washington on the eight.
cent stamp,