The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-31
Registry business.

Registry Business.
Received for delivery during the
month of December, up to and includ-
ing the 2Sth inst. 1904, LAO par
cells. Same period 1903, 1,125 par
cels,-increase, 2S5.
Number of registered articles des-
patched in December, 1904, up to and
including the 2sth, was S55, while
for the same period. 1908. only 603
were despatched,-an increase of
'252, or nearly so per cent.
The largest number of articles reg
istered in one day last year was on
the 23rd day of December, being IFS,
while the largest number this year
was 1879, on the 22nd of this month.
Special Delivery Business.
The number of pieces for special
delivery arriving in the Office during
December. 1904, up to and including
the 2sth. was S39, for the same pc
riod last year, 800, an increase of
80.
The number of pieces delivered on
Christmas Eve this year was S5, and
last year IA.
The number of pieces delivered on
Christmas day this year was AZ, last
year II.
Money Order Business.
The number of money orders paid
in December. including the 2Sth,
1904, was 1913, and the same period
last year, 1888, an increase of S75.
The number of orders issued in
December, including the 2sth, 1904,
1,222, and for the same period last
year it was 1,217, showing an in
crease of only 5.
Sale of Stamps.
The receipts from the sale of
stamps for December to the 2Sth,
1904, were $4,5S5. The receipts
from the sale of stamps for Decem-
Der to the 2Sth, 1908, were $500,
an increase of $4,000.
The same increase was noticeable
in the number of ordinary packages
received and despatched
Many New Houses Built.
A count by the carriers during the
first six months of the year showed a
total of $50 new houses within the
carrier limits. 1t is very conserva-
tive to estimate that since July list,
at least $50 more have been built,
making total of 500 houses within
the delivery limits of the letter car
riers. Estimating that at least 200
were built outside of the carrier lin
its, we have a total of 700 new hous-
es put up within the city during the
past twelve months.
How TO Send yaIuables.
The postoffice authorizes would
like for the public to remember one
thing about sending valuable matter
through the mails. Many people do 1
1t by special delivery stamp, which
affords them no protection. Instead |
they Ehould register valuable letters
and packages. which costs only 8 |
cents, two cents less than a special
delivery stamp.
II is not known how people got the
idea into their heads that special de-
livery stamps insured the safe deliv-
cry of letter or package. II does
not, but only insures its prompt de-
livery when il reaches its destination,
while a registered letter can always
he traced back should 1t be lost or
stolen.
Dishonest persons handling mail.
of which there are fortunately few,
have learned to let the registered
letters alone. and take the ones with
special delivery stamps instead, as
they have ascertained that more val
liable things are sent this way than
by the only safe way--registered let
ter or package.-and they run little
or no risk in taking the special deliv-
cry goods.
The dry -four of honesty will keep
other peoples dough from sticking