Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-15
RURAL DELIVERY
Approximately 225 Routes Now
in Operation in ver-
mont.
MORE APPLICATIONS MADE
Adverse Action on ~ PetitiOns--A To-
tai of 0,eOs,s.4 Pieces Delivered
and La, o3f Pieces Collected on
the Vermont Routes dur
Past Fiscal Ycnr.
MORE APPLICATIONS MADE

Assistant PostmaStcr-G General BrlStOW
has compiled some instructive informa-
ton regarding the rural free delivery
postal service in Vermont; also regard
ing the fourth class postoffices in the
state He shows especially the growth
Of the rural service and also something
about the cost of tho service. His list
of States where the county service of
rural delivery has been installed shoW
that Maine and Connecticut arc the
only favored States of this class in
New England. Each Of those States has
but one county ervicc, whereas Indiana
has 50 county services; Illinois, 10;
Iowa, :; Georgia, 8; Delaware, >, New
York, 10, Tennessee, 10, Wisconsin, 12;
and so on. The installation of the
county service has now been discon-
tinued.
The number OF rural routes in opera
ton IN Vermont June 80 last was PIP,
as against 127 routes at the same
date of the previous fiscal year. There
have been 294 applications for rural
delivery in Vermont. since the Install
lation OF the service began i've years
ago. by June so last So Of those cases
had been acted upon adversely and
others We're pending. Tho total NUM-
Der of rural routes at the present date
in Vermont is approximately 225, a few
having been established since June 80.
The record of pieces of mail dcliver-
cd during tho last fiscal year on the
212 Vermont rural routes has been
made up by Mr.. BrsloN. 1t makes n
total of G,6o3374 pieces, as follows: A.
lot {
333,131 postals, 3,6sS.02S papers. 500. -
GO circulars, ana 1928 packages.
The average number of routes in YER
mont for the year was ISL and the
average delivery per month on each
route is shown to have been: register
ed letters or packages, .; letters and
postal cards. $50; newspapers and cir
guitars, 1888; making the average to-
tai delivery per month per route.
2942 pieces
Taking the othcr end Of the work.
the amount of mail collected. the re-
cords SHOW that tho total collected on
Nermonts 212 routes during the last
fiscal year was 1.441.631 pieces of all
Kinds carrying stamps OF the aggregate
value Of S2S,09S.50. These pieces col
lccted We're: $3.50 registered letters
and packages, 1,l97,S74 ordinary let
5s4 circulars oos.o a,- f"Psis So
tai salary naid ~ ,,,d 800 "e ~
vernon, a,,,i,', ~ - 90 o'r'' c'S III
s11o,2sG.55. ''' was
The average collections per month n,r
route IN Vermont for the last fiscal year
were registered letters and packages.
591 ordinary letters and postal cards n
newspapers, circulars and packages
making Il total average Of mail collected
per route per month 81. The avcror.
amount Of postage paid on this mail VS.
sl2.52 and the average pay of tho carrier
handling it $i962
The estimated total postage on mail
matter delivered rn Vcrnynt's rural
routes during the fiscal voar was so
ll2,32 from these sources; $40 20 rron,
registered letters or packages at 10 ce,ts.
s36, 30j.US from letters at cents. sam 81
from postal cards at cont. "a SIN n, ,ro,,,
newspapers at cent n pound. g. oos IN
from circulars at l cent. and IS 4>9 N fran,
packages at cents.
Thus it Will be seen that figuring r.
any way, the government is generous Z,
it's appropriations for rural FREQ de,iv.,,,
for the farmers IN the statistics which
Mr.. Bristow gives no account is t,l,er
of tho cost OF transnort,up- mail ,o,I.c,o,
u io' nunuIihs man delivered on rural
, 'o"'eS'
io9 or lies
Vermont had at the close Of the last
fiscal year sos postofiices of all kinds at
winch the total postot,icc receipts were
s066.o26.H. This represented q per capita
expenditure OF Sl.9l for postal materials.
remarkable showing. Although Yer
mont ranks IL with the several States
IN the number OF It's postohices II ranks
18TH IN the per capita expenditure That
speaks especially well for the intelli-
gence OF the Vermont people. OF the 6QS
postoihces ~ are OF the presidential class
announcer remarkable showing for Vermont
ranks 42nd IN population among tho
states ana thlrd In the number of pres,-
oehtiHs postotiioes ~ compared with
popuiauon'
IUe average compensation pnd TO
fourth class postmasters in Vermont for
the year was s2Si.9L In that Particular
the state ranks the 18TH among all the
states OF the Union. Tho fourth class
pos'oinces pay no revenue to the govern
hieh' as the amount OF cancelled stamps
goes 70 the postmaster for the mainte-
nance OF MS Once.
NATIONAL, RANK FOR WINDSOR
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