Arizona republican., 1906-10-21
MONEY ORDER BUSINESS
 A VARS EXPANSION
Growth of 1t In Phoenix and Vicinity. An Indication of the Territory's Commercial Growth.

Here are some more postoffice fig
 ures, and the reader is informed in the outset that they are not gwen speci- ! ally as an anti-jointure argument but | merely to show the prosperity and growth of the Phoenix postoffice. Nev- | erthe!ess, any showing of postoffice | figures that can be honestly and fully i made, is of necessity an argument { against jOmture. These figures per i tain entirely to the money order busi-
 ness and are a comparison between the 1 year July l, 1904 to July 1 1905 and the year July l 1905 to July l. 1906 The total amount of business trans acted last year was Ss72. .235.S1. as | against $7O3, 526.99 during the previous
 year, or an increase of $l69, ,708.82. This | postoffice is the depository for a nub- Der of offices in central Arizona so it | includes not only the Phoenix business ! but the surplus founds from these of l fees. above what they paid out on
 money orders. But the increase is very i largely that of Phoenix, will be
 seen by the figures giving the Phoenix ! business exclusively
 The aggregated figures show the handling of q vast amount Of money in the course of a year. This, however, should not be any inducement to bur glars to raid the Phoenix postoffice for | it does it's business mainly through the i banks and keeps its deposits well up
 to date, so mo large amount of money | is left scattered around to tempt the ! criminally inclined. Furthermore, near
 ly all the depository money from out i side points comes in the form of drafts so they would be poor property for a robber to have anyway. STATEMENT OF BUSINESS 19O5 l There were issued at the I Phoenix pOstoffice 17. .566 dO- ! mestic money orders. l amounting to S147.364.01. i 364 international money or l ders amounting to $S.092.13,
 and fees on same $1.174.55,
 or total of ............... SI56. .6SO6s There were paid during the same period 14.5O9 domestic money orders amounting to ] $211, ,259.75; 6S international | money orders amounting to
 s2.O84.55. a total of ........ 218.2s4.3O | Received on deposits from other postoffices .......... 1SS, ,S6O.0O
 Reunited 10 larger deposi- | tories .......- ..........-... 135, 10000 ] Transferred to postal acc'nt. 1,9OO.0O ] Transferred from postal acct 7,142.QO 1 Total amount of business
 transacted .......... ...... s7O3. .52699 STATEMENT OF BUSINESS 1906. There were issued at the | Phoenix postoffice ,6SS do- mestic money orders, amounting to S16O 145.75; | 456 international money or 1 ders amounting to $11,- 94S.51; fees on same ST. ] 263.33 or a total Of ....... $173, 357.50 There were paid during the i same period Is, 155 dOmes- tic money orders amount ing to S24O 149.5O; S5 international money orders, 1 amounting to $1994.72; a to-
 tai of ....................... $244142.22
 Received on deposit from | other pOstOffices .......... 254.718.OO Reunited to larger deposi-
 tories ........ ...... -. 1sO, 8OO.Oo
 account ............ ........ 8,7S1.OO l Transferred to postal acct 437.O0
 Total amount of business
 transacted ............ ..... sS72, ,2S5.S1 | Net increase of business dur l ing last year ...........-.. S169, ,7O8.S2 | By comparing the items per | taining to Phoenix business alone, it is seen that the in
 crease last year was ...... s4G574.32 Another interesting item of general l information is that the amount of money orders paid in Phoenix far sur | passes that of any other Arizona town. This is accounted for by the large
 number Of winter visitors who come
 here and by the expanding commercial
 business of the city, filling orders from
 nearby towns. Bisbee however, does the largest business in the way of money order receipts; that is, the 1 largest amount of money sent away. 1 This is accounted for by the fact that | so many men are employed in the | mines there who send money to their | families elsewhere, reversing the con ] dtions that obtain in Phoenix. ! Baseball fans will soon be shutting I up.-PhiIadeIphia Record.
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