Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-10
GREAT GROWTH
Of POSTAL
BUSINESS
YEARS RECEIPTS SHOW AN
INCREASE OF St2,083, 72C
First Assistant PoStmaster
General Reports Over Seven
Thousand Presidential Offices
in Operation July /, 1909.
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IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel
Washington. Jan. As q business
institution. the postoffice department.
next 10 the United states treasury. is
the greatest of the government. Ac-
cordine - figures Submitted by
| Charles r. Grandfield. first assistant
postmaster general, for the fiscal
wear ended June a0th. 1909. made
public today ia his annual report, the
gross revenue 1T the postal service
| reached the enormous total OF z2n3,-
| 5b9.353, an increase 81 Si2.0Ss.T 40. or
s. 81 per cent. over the preceding
| year. There were 1.20e presidential
postoffices on July 4. 1903. or this
number 3sN were first-class, an in
crease Of IA. 1907 were second class,
an Increase OF ii2. ana 5.09T were
| third class, an Increase Of 800. The
total increase in the number OF presi-
dental Offlges WIS 356. There were
t3444 p0storficts established during
the year and z.094 were discontinued
leaving "a total OF s0.144 postoffices in
! operation on Tune 30. 1903 During
the year f,636 postmasters were APP
pointed nj presidential offices. At
fourth class offices g.16l postmasters
were appointed
Concerning the routine of his
bureau. Mr.. Brandfield says;
THE annual ratio Of expenditure
for the salaries og presidential post
masters on July j. 1903, was as fol-
lows;
First class. 81 .4Os. 500 second class,
St.0ls.lO0. third class, s7.34i,S00.
making "A total OF &12.sg5.So0-
AZ the close OF the fiscal year there
were 1875 assistant postmasters At
first and second class offices, an in
crease OF 1i6, The number Of clerks
AT first and Second class offices in
creased from 4S,220 20 1880. II the
carrier force AT city delivery offices
from 26,352 20 27.G20, being a net in-
ertase of LILO clerks and i,26S car
riers.
"The retention 81 fourth class post
| masters during satisfactory service
has become tho established practice
OF the department, and the policy OF
recommending the rcappvintment OF
| presidential pcstrntsters. who have
| proved efficient, has been followed
consistently. with highly beneficial re-
suits
'ft ~ recommended that the law he
70 amended AS TO provide for the ad-
vanctmenf OF an office OF the fourth
class 10 the presidential rlnss wheneN-
ler the compensation Of the pOstmast-
ar amounts ta $1,000 for four success
sigr anarters. The offices that would
ba affected by such q change IN the
statute are mainly those located az
summer and winter resorts where q
inrg, business equivalent 20 that Of q
| presidential office. is transacted our
ing enc or two quarters.
I'm e number of cases al rapidly
growing offices The salary of the as
/ slstant postmaster IS actually less than
that allowed the principal clerks, due
to the operation Of the law governing
the promotion of clerks me carriers
land the fnct tina the appropriation for
assistant postmasters Tor me eurrsh'
fiscal year does not provide an ade-
aNnte number of positions IN certain
grades. There should be a minimum
and maXimum salary for assistant
-postfnasters fixed by law and sutil-
cieut latitude allowed in the appropri-
alton uet to prevent this anomalous
condition.
In some sections Of the country es-
p~cciaily in tho mining regions OF the
west. Ia has boon difficult to make
lappointmtnts To- the clerical and carr
| fi,r forces at the initial salary pre-
aeglhttl iN h4&. NAnns IN All Hines 81
.l-rmploNmtnt are high in these com
munitirs. and the entrance salary oi
s60p. fixed by the act ot March =
t90I. Is not sufficient TO mdnc'
iFumprtpml mon te rutet the postal ser
lNiee. oven with the assurance ot am
lHual promotion To meet such emerg'
oucles NJ has been necessary in s3m'
Instances 10 grant uuStmastera an al'
lluNVamtc Tor the tmples ment 81 cttlk'
ANA carriers at the rate of 80 cent
an hour. ana in others % make ALLOW
%anres from the appropriation icy an.
usuat conditions
Va rs roaligca TINT Is was not IN
lteufpc that THESE appropriations
lsh.ufN bt used tn that manner I'm