The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-25
GET MORE MONEY.
Washington Postmasters Are Given a
Raise In Salaries.

Washington, D. C.-Only six or eight
states in the Union showed as large
gain in postoffice receipts during
the last fiscal year as the state OF
Washington. Several days ago par
tial list of the increases in salaries OF
postmasters in Washington, as re-
suit of the increased postOffice bust
ness. was published in these dis
patches. Since that time the postoffice
department has completed the annual
REIMBURSEMENT Of postmasters salaries
in the several states, the increases to
take effect at III beginning of the fis
cal year on Jul T.
The Seattle pos office will receive
$4,000 instead Of $500 year as the
result of the read justment based on
the amount of business transacted in
the office Exactly the same increase
in salary, and to the same amount
(3700) is to be paid to the postmaster
at Portland, Or. In all, the salaries
of thirty -four pOstmasters in the
state of Washington are increased and
one decreased In Oregon, twenty
nine postmasters will receive increases
in salary. There are fifty-three presi-
Dental offices in Washington and thir-
ty-nine in Oregon.
Index of Prosperity.
There has been a great increase in
the postal business during the last
month throughout the Pacific coast
and Rocky mountain region. The
largest percentage Of increase, accord
ing to the readjustment Of salaries,
was in Idaho. In Washington the per-
centage Of increase in salaries of
pOstmaSters averages about per cent.
in Oregon about per cent. and in
California about I per cent. OF the
whole number of presidential Offices
in Washington, "a per cent. share in
the increased pOstmaSterS' salaries.
The postal receipts are always regard
ed as an accurate index OF general
prosperity in business.
The present salaries of the thirty
four pOstmasters in the state OF Wash
ingtOn whose pay will be increased on
July / aggregate $4,000 a year. The
increases will give those pOstmasters
$6l 300 in salaries next year. In Ore
Conn the increase in the aggregate is
from $44.600 to $4,000.
Increases In Detail.
In detail, the increases in the state
of Washington are as follows: Seattle
$4,000 to $1,000: WhatcOm. $4,000 70
$1,000; Bremerton. $1,000 to $500; Gar
field, $1100 to $1,000; Castle Rock.
$1,000 to s1100; Kent, $1,000 to $4,000;
Aberdeen. $4,000 to $4,000; Arlington,
s11OO to $1,000; Blaine, $1400 to $1,000
Centralia. $1,000 TO $500: Cheney,
$1,000 to $1,000 Colville, $500 to $1,000
Elma. S1100 TO $1,000; GOldendale.
1920 to S140O; Mount Vernon, $1,000
to $1,000; Pomeroy, $1400 to $500;
Puvallup. $1,000 to S1400; Sedro- Wool
lev. $1,000 to $500; Spokane, $4,000 to
$4,000: Waitsburg, $1,000 to $14OO; Viii
bur $500 to $1,000; Anacortes, $l4OO
to $500; Ballard. $500 to $1,000;
Buckley. s11O0 to S1200; Chehalis,
$500 to $500; Colfax, $1,000 to $4,000;
Davenport, $1,000 TO $1,000; Everett
$4,000 to S27O0; Hoquiam, $500 to
1900: North Yakima. $4,000 to S2iGO;
Port Townsend, $500 to $500; Ritz
vile. $1,000 to $500; Snohomish, $1,000
to $500: Sprague, $1,000 to s14O0;
Wenatchee. $500 to $500.
During the year the offices at Castle
Rock. Garfield and Marysville have
| been raised to the presidential class
on account of greatly increased re-
| ceipts.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.