The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-10
HEAVY: INCREASE !.
IN P;I,Ql|, | !, BUSINESS
OFFICES lLAE 80, 1909 ;shlDMseaEn
; !. 6ats4-REv ENuEs WAS
4, II :. sos, ,562,3s3.
TO-. RETAIN GOOD men
is settled. Policy Of Departn,ent--Dif.
ficuft te Get Clerks and Car
riers in Weet-Reeeipts
Increased 6.31 Per Cent.

Washington, Jan. 9.--As a business
institution, the postoffice department
next to the United States treasury,
is the greatest in the government. Ac'
cording to figures submitted by
Charles, P. Grandileld, first assistant
postmaster general for the fiscal
year ended June 30th, 1909 made
public today in his annual report, the
gross revenue Of the postal service
reached the enormous total Of $203,.
5G2.3S3, an increase OF S12,0S3.720, or
G.3l per cent over the preceding year
There were 1909 presidential post
offices on July j, 1903. OF this mum
ber 398 were first class, an increase
of IA, 1,707 we're second class, an in
crease of ll2, and 5,o97 were third
class, an increase of $40. The total
increase in the number of presidential
offices was 356 There were 1,44l
postoffices established during the
year and 2,004 were discontinued
leaving a total Of G0,l44 pOstoffices in
operation on June 80, 1909. During
the year G2G postmasters were ap-
pointed at presidential offices. AT
fourth class offices 9,16l postmasters
We're appointed.
Concerning the routine Of his bu-
reau, Mr. Grandtleld says:
THE annual rate Of expediture for
the salaries of presidential postmast-
ers on July /, 1909, was as follows.
First class, St40S,G00; second class,
s4,012,400; third class, $7,344,S00;
making a total Of s12765S00,'
At the close of the fiscal year there
were 1878 assistant postfiasters al
first and second class offices, an in
crease of li6. The number Of. clerks
at first and second" class offices in.
creased from 28,220 to 29,930 and the
carrier force at city delivery Offices
from 2G,352, to 2162o being net
increase of 1,710 clerks and / PCS car
riers, fa
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 re-
suits.
1T is recommended that. the law
be SO amended as to provide for the
advancement of an office Of the fourth
class TO the presidential class when,
ever the compensation OF the post,
master amounts to 81 ,009 and the
gross annual receipts to 81 900 for
four successive quarters. The Offices
that would be affected by such a
change in the statute are mainly
those located at summer and winter
resorts where large business
equivalent to that Of a presidential
office, is transacted during one or two
quarters
'Tn 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 GOV.
erning the promotion of clerks ana
carriers and the fact that the appro
priation for assistant postmasterS fol
the current fiscal year does not pro
vide an adequate number of positions
in certain grades There should be
q maximum and minimum salary foI
assistant postmasters fixed by law an
sufficient latitude allowed in the ar
preparation act to prevent thie
anomalous condition.
In some sections OF the country
especially in the mining regions o.
the west, it has been difficult to make
appointments. to the clerical and car
rier forces at the initial salary pre-
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