Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-05
LOCAL P. 0. SHOWS a
 A BIG INCREASE
POSTM ASTER F. C. FURTH MAKES HIS FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDING
 JUNE go, 1912.
Gives Hints to Public That Will In- crease the Efficiency of the Ser Yice-Eyery Department
 Shows Big Increase.

shows Big lilcreaSe.
 That Pipe Bluff is rapidly growing may be dra Wn from the annual report Of the Pine Bluff postsffice for the year ending June 30, 1912, recently compiled by Postmaster F.. c. Furth.
 Every department in Uncle Sans station in this city shows a healthy i Increase and in the; report Postmas- ter Furth gives many hints to the gen. eral public that will be of assistance to him in maintaining the efficiency of the service. The report follows:
 Receipts for fiscal year ending June 30 1912 from all sources, such as sale of stamps, pose2l cards en- velopes, stamp books, box rents, sec 1 ond class postage, etc, S3l, ,379.S6; for fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, S49,325.6S: increase, $2,053. Is.
 Receipts for quarter ending June 90, 1912, $11 ,S6S.25 same quarter end ing June 30, 1911, $11,259.5S; increase S6O6,67.
 Money Order Business.
 Money orders issued, 1912, 21,769; amount, $139,6720S. Money orders is- sued, 1911, 1S,S43; amount, s125,- 349.16. Increase of 2917, amounting to $14,32292
 Fees on money orders issued, 1912, i $1,21l.94; fees on money orders is- sued, 1911, $1,19019; increase. $24.75.
 Mercy orders paid, 1912, 33,75S, amounting to s156, ,420.54 Money or ders paid, 1911, 31,311; amoun;in to $141 ,923.11 increase Of 2,447; amount | $14 ,4S7 43
 Surplus funds received from other offices, 1912, $55,6650O; 1911, s47,- 360,00; increase, $8, ,305
 Remitt@ to depository P. M. LitJle Rock, Ak, 1912, $47,15200; 1911, $41, ,20o.00; increase, $6,952O0. There were received at this office during this fiscal year 6,S23 special delivery letters of which 172 failed delivery, owing to insuffic eat aa- dress given, amount paid for this service, s545.s4.
 Salaries paid by me to employees connected with this office during the year. $32,3651S.
 12,965 registered letters and parcels were received fer patrons of th's office and I am pleased to state with out the. loss of one.
 l again, in this connection invite patrons of respective routes to en- courage carriers to take registers at their doors and each carrier must at all mes be fully prepared to issue ,tae required receipt to sender the only request made is that registers given to carriers must be fully pre- pared in advance with sufficient pos tage and name slld address of sender, they will also refuse to take letters for registration which contains sil- yer coins.
 l also ask that patrons on resi- denee routes provide themselves with lletter bok'ss for delivery of mail, thereby assisting this ffice in quicker delivery of mail, saving the carrier many a step aIld thewby losing time. When you consider that each carrier has 70 make from 4 to 800 stops on each trip, losing time in going to and from each residence front door, you may realize that if you provide with small delivery box on your gate, how much sooner you sooner your neihbor would get his mail. or if inconvenient I ask that attention be paid to tse carriers whis- tie and meet him half way. Perfect service can only be given to patrons of any office, if the public at large who receives the benefit of free de- livery, assists in the smsll matters as above stated.
 Believing strongly that by uni form courtesy and accommodation to patrons of this office by postal em- ployes of whatever rank, success can be obtained. I would appreciate any report from the public where this needed characteristic sas been violat- ed by them, and such reports will have my personal attention.
 Yours for stiu hefter sarvice.