The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-07-25
ORANCEBURG POST0FFICE
IN FINE CONDITION UNDER POST
MASTER WEBSTER.

Row Has Rural Routes, City Deliv.
cry, Night Clerk and Postal Bank.
Increase Of Ten Years.
The growth Of the Orangeburg
most Office, in all Of its various de-
partments, has been steady and re-
sveals interesting figures. The ser
vice at the local post office Is ex-
cellent and 1t Is mainly due to the
untiring efforts and constant super
vision of Allie D. Webster, Orange
burgs efficient postmaster.
Ten years ago, in addition to the
postmaster's salary, there was an al
lowance Of S47O for local clerk hire
provided by the department In Wash
ington. At the present time the Of
flee employs e. total of 1S men, each
one of whom are now upon the ros-
ter rolls Of the post office depart
ment. In addition to the post mas
ter. there are six clerks employed In
the office, one of whom has been
assigned to- all night duty. This
night clerk service being necessary
by reason Of the tremendous increase
of mail handled at the local post
Office. At present there is no pas
senger train passing Orangeburg on
either the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road or Southern railway that does
not bring mail to and carry mail
from this Office.
Instead of one rural mail carrier
ten years ago, four additional routes
have since been established, diverg-
ing out in all directions. These car
riers, with the exception of two,
handle over 5000 pieces of mail
each month, and the average monthly
sale of stamps by each carrier to
their patrons amounts to more than
$40 per month. The number OF
families served by these five rural
mail carriers within their districts
are 6S7 and q total Of 2,4OO peo-
pie.
On June 1st, 1907, a city mail de-
livery service was installed, the work
of which was to be performed by
three letter carriers. Within two
weeks after the service was inaugu-
rated it was fully demonstrated that
the work was too great for perform
ance by three carriers. An addition
al carrier was Immediately granted
the Office and at the present time
four carriers deliver on an average
each month of over $4,000 pieces
of mail within the city and collect
fherefrom an average each month OF
over 1900 pieces. The area cover
ed by the city mail delivery service
is estimated as little less than
three square miles, the carriers serV-
ing a population Of little more
than $500 people. Each of the car
riers deliver daily an average of ~
i-2 pounds Of mail in each of their
respective districts, and make an
average Of 21S stops each day.
The money order business of the
local post office three years ago
amounted IN actual figures to S74,-
s125,729.I2 and the Office Is at pres
lhe money order business reached
S12s,729.12 and the Office Is pres
ent doing a money order business Of
over s160,0o0.
AS to the registry business, the in.
crease Is very marked, the office haV-
i1g dispatched for the year ending
June 80, 1907, 944 pieces, while at
present the rambler of registers dis
patched is over 5000 per year. a
similar increase in the volume OF
business is also shown in the num-
ber of registers received and han
died in trans. through the local Of
fee.
The Orangeburg post office force
handled, by actual count, during the
month of May Of this year 2S6,225
pieces of mail, Of which amount
134,3S0 pieces were received at this
Office and 151,S45 pieces dispatched.
The postal receipts of the local
post Office and increase during the
past ten years is shown in the fol-
lowing table:
Year. Amount. Increase.
1900. 49,. ..S7,527.15
1901. >. 7,603.42 S346.27
1902. 7,970.5S 367.16
1903. .. S,211.55 340.97
1904. .9,1O7.56 1861
1905. .1O,5O2.67 1,305.11
1906. .11,774.75 1,272.08
1907. .12,495.2S 720.53
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