The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-15
Annual Report of Postmaster
General Robert j. Wynne
Made Public.
POSTAL REVENUES INCREASED.
The Exchange of Money Orders With
Foreign Countries Has Been
Simplified and Cheapened.
Economy and Strict Accountability
Have Been Enforced in All
Branches Of the Service,
Says the Report.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The annual
report of Postmaster General Robert
j. Wynne was made public Sunday. 1t
records year of most successful ad.
ministration.
Postal revenues have increased. Sal.
utary changes in the classification of
the mails have been carried out great
ly TO the benefit of the service.
Amendments to regulations facilitat.
ing the handling of mercantile pack.
ages in bulk nave been put into effect
At home and abroad postal facilities
have been extended. Exchange Of
money orders with foreign countries
has been simpliied and cheapened
Parcels-post conventions were extend.
cd to European countries as an expert
ment with Germany five years ago
Tney have been extended to Japan and
the British colony of Hong Kong to
meet changes of trade conditions in
the far east; also to Norway.
Economy and strict accountability
have been enforced in all branches Of
the service While the so.called de.
felt of SS,779. i92--that is to say, the
excess of expenditures over receipts
is greater by $4,2t9,447 than for the
fiscal year 1908 II must be borne in
mind that the expenditure authorized
for the extension and maintenance of
the rural free delivery service during
the past fiscal year was $i,9O2, 237
greater than the preceding year
For facility of reference the chief
recommendation contained in this re-
port requiring action Of congress to
give them effect are here summarized
That proper legislation be enacted
to acquire the title of block No. 324
in the city of Washington, for the pur-
pose of erecting an annex to the post
Office department building.
An amendment TO existing law so as
to provide for the termination of Off
cal bonds of post office officials.
That third and fourth class mail
matter be consolidated at the rate of
postage now paid on third class mail
NATTER cent for each ounces.
That consideration be given to the
recommendation that congress fix
rate of 3 cents per pound, or any frac-
tional part thereof, on packages not
exceeding ; pounds mailed at The dis
tHbutiug post Office Of any rural free
delivery route for delivery 20 patron
on said route. This TO apply only to
packages deposited at tho local post
Office for delivery toPatruus on routes
cmanating from that office, and not 60
r7il transmitted from one Office 20 an
other
THAT the interstate commerce law
be amended 10 prohibit telegraph and
express companies, or any OF their en-
ployes, from aiding and ahetting in
the greoH-euods or lottery swindles or
any other scheme carried on partly
by mail and partly by common carrier,
IN violation Of the postal Jaws.
That the Office of the assistant at
torney general for the post Office de-
partment be made presidential, and
the salary attached thereto increased
10 $4,000 per annum
That the appropriation OF $4,000
provided for the publication OF the
opinions of the assistant attorney gen
eral for the post Office department, be
increased to $4,000.
That congress consider the proprie-
ty Of granting an annuity to railway
post office clerks who are permanently
disabled in the line of duty.
To provide penalties for the sending
of dangerous or destructive objects or
matter in the mails.
That penalty be provided for the use
of seunterfeit postmarking stamps for
the improper certiication Of pension
vouchers or for any other purpose.
That the establishment or mainte.
nance of private letter boxes without
authorization of the post Office depart
mont be prohibited.