The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-10
REVENUE INCREASED
S12,O83,72O LAST YEAR
Gross Revenue Of Postal Ser.
vice Reached the Grand Total
Of s2O3,562,383
(By Associated Press.)

washington. ID. G.. Jan. lU. AS
a business institution, the postolice
department. next to the United States
treasury, Is the greatest in the gov
ernment. According to figures sub
mitted by Charles p Grandfield
first assistant postmaster general
for the fiscal year ended June 30.
1903, made public today IN his an
nual report, the gross .evenue Of the
postal service reached the enormous
total of $203, 562,3S3, an increase OF
$12,0S3720, or 6.3l per cent, over
the preceding year There We're 1902
presidential postoflices on July |,
1909. OF this number 39S were first
class, an increase of a. | 1,707 were
second class. an increase of 112; and
5,097 were third class an increase OF
230. The total increase in the num-
Der of presidential offices was 1856
There We're l,444 postoilices estab
lished during the year and 1904 were
discontinued. leaving total Of co.,
144 postofiices IN operation on June
30 1909. iDuting the year | 1926 post
masters We're appointed at presiden-
tial Offices. At fourth class offices
9,l6l postmasters were appointed.
Concerning the routine Of his bu-
reau, DR.. Grandfield says:
Expenditure for Salaries.
"The annual rate OF expenditure
for the salaries of presidential post.
masters on July |, 1909, was as fol
lows First class 81 l,40S,600; second
class $4.012 400; third class $7.344.
500; making total of $12,765,SO0.
AT the close of the fiscal year there
were 1878 assistant postmasters a.
first and second class offices, an IN.
at first and second class offices in
creased from 1920 TO 29,930. and
the carrier force at city delivery Of
fees from 26,352 TO 27,620. being a
net increase of 1,716 clerks and 1,26S
carriers.
THE retention of fourth class post
masters during satisfactory service
has become the established practice
Of the department, and the policy of
recommending the reappointment of
presidential postmasters, who have
proved efficient. has been followed
consistently with highly beneficial
! results.
1T is recommended that The law be
/ so amended as to provide for The I'D
yancement of an Office of the fourth
class TO the presidential class when.
ever the compensation of the post
master amounts 10 $1,000 and the
gross annual receipts to $1,000 for
four successive quarters The offices
that would be affected by such u
change in the statute are mainly
those located al summer and winter
resorts where large business, equiv
alent TO that of a presidential office
is transacted during one or two quar-
ters
Injustice to Assistant Postmasters.
''ln a number of cases AT rapidly
growing Offices the salary OF the as
sistant postmaster Is actually less
than that allowed The principal
clerks due TO the operation of the
law governing the promotion OF clerks
and carriers and the fact that the
appropriation for assistant postmast
ers for the current fiscal year does
not provide an adequate number ol
positions In certain grades. There
should be maximum and minimum
salary for assistant postmasters fixed
by law and sufficient latitude allowed
in the appropriation act to preven
this anomalous condition
In some sections of the country
especially in the mining regions o
the West, Il has been difficult K
make appointments 10 The clerica
and carrier forces at the initial sal
airy prescribed by law Wages In al
lines Of employment are high II
!. these communities. and the entrance
salary Of 500. fixed by the act 0
March 2, 1907, is not sufficient to In
d,ice competent men TO enter TN
postal service, even with the assuf
i ance OF annual promotion To NEE
such emergencies II has been neces
sarv In some Instances 10 grant post
masters an allowance for the employ
I. ment 81 clerks and carriers at tn
! rate OF 30 cents an hour. and IN 9th
! ers 10 make allowances fsom the aT
propriatton Tor unusual conditions.
Z Il islreaIized that II was not In
Z tended thai these appropriation
should ~ used In that manner. bu
the deparfmen has been compelled I
n ksal.ts s.sli allowances In order I
keep the posiofilce manned with con
Z petenf ernpl0yes.
Bf. 0randfleld makes strong q
n kumtnt IN favor Of 80 days annus
lesve for clerks and carriers IN nrl