Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-01-11

n domestic routes 81 a1i cszss<4 ~as
sss4s. faeir length 5os.zss miles, md
the annual trases. 4s5sfss5ss miles
Compared with 10 preceding yeaI
his ii 4 decrease ii length q routes
81 iz5z niles, bit ~ increase ~ ~
naai travel n issss.s1I miles The
expenditure s0s such service for the
LAT ascal year wss ss5.Ssf5sz5t ~
Increase 81 tf,2iz ss4sI.
Star Routes.
AL fhe cIose II Inc last fiscal rear
there were zo.si5 ssar routes. ths
Isugfh III which WAS z4s,3sf miles, The
annual travel III ~. ~ miles, and
the COT sgsif.Hsss PR mum The
contracts for The stag routes in the
,Atsd contract section. embracing The
ssates of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Mich
igan, Wisconsin. Minnesota, lows and
Msssoufs. expired june ri, 1863. and
new contracts we're made last ysaf
Tor iii III the star service 10 tnose
states Till he ioursyear term begin
nlng July i last These new contracts
covered $40 routes. aggregating az
sz4 miles hi length, and isssasssl
miles III annual travel, II N annual
expenditure III ti,27sz77o7.
Registry System.
DmiDg ~ year. z5,s5I.i7s letters
ana parcels we're registered III the
various postDiscea 81 the country OF
thls number. 2Jsi.s2J we're tree regis
lraslonA, anI Il, IA, 55s xers paid
gistrskisnE. nj which u7siifszi
i'll rexsstry fees 4 collected
This represents an Increase q
z7sf,zip D pald registrations. II
.eof pafea Win I'LL prsc1Jing year, and
I'D Increase of szzD,sss.sV III Tie
amount collected h rsgiasry fees Iha
Increase ID It'll number u paid resi
ssfatl0ng fiji TIL past year II atora
than balf i million greater than the
Increase of any previous geaf
of NH reported ioasss of registered
matter which Nefe investigated mr.
ink ihe yeaf fsepsery sas found III
III impeasfbln Iii I'LL easfN ct tiess
case. no involved oiieial matter ex
riuMysiy. III practically ~ tnpney
value. isa4ing ass II TIN number q
losses sustained BIZ ths ppuiic. II
she eaas III registered matter inalle'i
III thk publle the fate Of loss Vas
thefe iii esery 57.5gs piece
Taking into consideration the official
mail matter registered free. ~ well
ii The matter registered for the pub
he. the rate Of Ibss WAS ] III every
1919 pieces.
The total number of claims fof linn
tied indemnity certified for payment
during the year vas afs, amounting
u s3,0sl0 The aggregate value q
he lost matter ID theae 100 cases was
1886.
During the year city letter carriers
accepted for registration 37s.16I pieces
mail matter. Nh Increase d ei,227
,yer tho preceding year. The average
81 pleces accepted for regis
ration by carriers ut each o. the
,os2 city free delivery Offices o. the
during The year was 1917.
There were registered BY rural chi.
riers dnring The year, al, 099 letters
and parcels. Or more than twice the
number registered BY rural carriers
he preceding year.
Issue o. Postage Stamps, Etc.
Tho total number III ordinary. spe
ciai delivery, and postagedue STAMPS,
postal cards. ana stamped envelopes
ID poatmastera during ttie fScal
year ancladlng s.s2s, 2ip stamp
buols) Was I .gSf 592 oa5. iii increase
OYER the previous yenr IL aT3. 2T5 a0s
pieces. % ieob pcf rent vain" tiza.
iao,l7spi. an Increase uf sl6.Tslgty
Il. III I'M per cent.
Books 81 Stamps.
Iie demand for stamps ii hook
continues very large, the III
n tiio number issued last year
bling 2,13b,aG6 books. IL Is 81 pr
cont over the previous year The Il
cont each III which these hooks arc
sold over the value II The stamps con
therein pail The coN III man
llfactafe anil ii addition has yielded
4 profit u ~sisi.tstea 10 tho depart
ment % the total number II stamp
books IaFucd atnrn stamps were arat
ppt III this fofm Id 1900.