The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-31

efficiency his department has attained
in the matter of the delivery and dis
patch of the mails which has hcen
source of benefit TO the public--now
enjoying service excelled in no city
of the country and equaled by few of
the same size.
What the Figures show.
A tabulated report of the years bust
ness. prepared by Cashier Marriott,
follows:
Receipts for year ended
December 81, 1a10.......$ 651,24o %
Receipts for year ended
December 81, 1909 631,711 30
Increase ............,s 25,5a7 %
Postal funds received from
other postmasters through
out the state for past
year ......#.......... Sn5,io2 %
Amount deposited with
United States Treasurer
for past r...-.....t. ''l'ofb A.
Amount paid rural carriers
throughout the state for
the past year....,...,.. Soi,io= 20
N' for past s' Year ........., 1o2,ol1 SO
Amount paid subclerks for
past year .-........-.- l'zso ~
Amount paid regular car
rfers for past year... SLID 20
Amount paid suhcarriers
for past year ,.'...'I... i'-ol aV
Money Order Business.
Exclusive of Stations.)
Numhe of domestic orders
,n,omnt .....S $4,000 90
80 . 1897 90
Number of international
orders issued during oo
,monnt ..... $1,000 90
80 80 49I 90
Amount of surplus money
! order funds received
from other postmastcrs
| for year ................. l'Voo'"f- w
Amount RENTED by this
! office to designated de- -
pository during the year 2o,soo w
Registry business.
Number of pieces (ail
classes) presented for
registration at main OIL
| fee and stations upon
| which postage was pre-
paid by stamps affixed,
| during past year. 'f't'e
Number of pieces can
classes) received at this
| Office for local delivery
! during year ............ lSo'-Vo
To Take in Manchester.
These figures do not include the bust
ness of the post-oftice of South Rich
mond which is under the direction of
Postmaster T. FL. Smith, where large
business is done on account of hand
ling the mail of the numerous. manu-
featuring concerns there.
! This office Will come under the SUI
pervision OF Postmaster Allan after
March l, 1911, though 1t will continue
in charge of Postmaster Smith who
| will be retained as assistant postmas-
ter under civil service classification
Men Who Do the Work.
In Richmond post-oftice division
there are thirty-one employees, under
the direction of Elmo S. Redwood. In
/ the money order division there arc five
employees. under the direction of SUI
/ perintendent Frederick w. Kunker
! Superintendent w. Ross Southwark
directs ten men in the registry divi-
sion. In the mailing division there are
/ thirty -four men. under the supervision
of John j. Fitzgerald.
| The finances of the post-office are
cared for by Cashier William McKin
Marriott, assisted by Minor b. Rat
4 cliffe Mrs. Vara II. Winston, Thomas
Il ~. Olphln ana IhOmaS 81. oCOnnOr, y +
The executive work Is carried on ii
\ the Offices of Postmaster Allan ant
Assistant Postmaster !. w. Fuller, whr
arc aided b, James +. Pendleton ant
Edward l.. Field.
q Other heads of departments include
Pcachy G. Harrison and Ct. Roddy Ten
ser, stamp clerks. Luther T. Matthews
general business clerk; Hay T. Thorn
ton, superintendent of Station A. Johr
NJ. Gordon, superintendent of Station
b; Edgar Childrey. superintendent o
carriers; Benjamin W. Russell, "helc
for postage clerk, and Robert +
Richie. Mike" clerk.
To handle the overflow of mails there
are two lettered stations--A and b
and twenty numbered stations. Fou
clerks and twenty-five carriers are 10
Gated at station A, and at station B
three clerks and fourteen carriers ar,
employed.
Eleven mounted carriers are now II
Z use, while four laborers are also EN-
ployed at the main office. Forty -fr
railway postal clerks, under Chic
Clerk It. p. Elam are paid at tni
ofIca