The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-09
GENERAL esANDFiELn,s REPORT

GENERAL eaANpFiELo's REPORT
The report Of Hon. c. P. Grand
field. first assistant postmaster gen
eral, for the year ended June SO. last
Just made public. makes fine show
ing for the branch of the postoffcs
ssta hiishment under his charge Tbs
report Is also noteworthy because q
the number OF practical suggestions Il
contains looking TO the hettermsnt q
the postal service.
Among a wealth of interesting de
tails It appears that on June 50. 1911
there were in operation In the United
States IS. 33I postofnces of all classes
and for the first time in twenty eight
years they were operated at q profit
The gross revenues OF the service fol
the fiscal year amounted to sas1T Sss.
$3.50 and the expenditures 10 ss37s
42,S266s. leaving q postal Surplus oi
s2fs.11s.i2, after dsducsing s11,sTS. 81
on account OF loss OF postal funds ~
fire and burglary. For the fiscal year
ended June 81. 1910, the increase in
receipts amounted to s2p. 566. "a -,
or IeIa per cent, while for ths last
fiscal rear the Increase was SIS. SAL.
1855. or only SIS per ceEt. far be
low the average rate OF Increase saE
the past decade Notwithstanding
therefore, that the increase in receipts
vas below normal the gross revenues
OF the department more than sauziei
the expenditures and the postal ser
vice is now seIfsusezinirg FOR the
arst time since 1883 In two Esars he
enormous deficit Of 1880 .Glda has
been turned into surplus
During the year the number Of
clerks al Grst-elass Offices Increased
from sI,ss5 to see-sls. aud the carrier
force at city eeiivery Offices from IS
rs to sS.f5s. being . net Increase e
4s4 clerks ard 49, carriers The AZ
gregate salaries Of additional clerks
appointed during the fiscal vear
amounted To approximately sssGs sflsl-
and at me carriers 70 sI5lrs si'a The
CITY deliver seryiee vas extended 70
ffty-ons Offices, for whsch - carriers
at an expense OF $3.50 were aEEaw-
ed. and at the close ot the Gscsas rear
there were IN operation t.5sst ei1v 81
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