The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-19
Governments Biggest Business
Concern Now Run On Mod
orn Basis.
PENNY POSTAGE POSSIBLE
Economy and EhloIsnoy In Admlnls.
tration Under Hitchcock Make
Cheaper Postage Ratss lmmi-
nsnt-PoiIoles Should es
. Continued.

No branch Of the public service
comes closer to the people than the
postonics department In this depart
ment the Taft adn4inistration has 40.
complished results which have rem.
dered this service more Sficient than
1t any other time in the history Of the
country.
In thorough accord with the policy
Of economy and efficiency of the Taft
administration, Postmaster General
Frank H. Hitchcock has put an end to
the annual deficit in tho postofice de-.
partment and made possible the seri.
Gus consideration Of further reforms
and improvements. not the least i'm.
portant Of which II the imminent pos
sibility Of penny postage. Many 9th.
or reforms that have the support Of
President TAFT viii be inaugurated
this year. Another term Of the Taft
Administration would place this $780,.
100000 business institution complete
" on business basis.
At the beginning Of tho present i'd
ministration the postal service was in
arrears to the extent Of $17.479.770.47,
which was decidedly the largest Do
nett on record. Last year the reve-
nues exceeded the expenditures BY
$21s.11S.12.
The vipins out Of tn. d.ncit Ia.
been accomplished without any cur
tailment bf facilities. On the con.
trary. there has been established STA
new postonacss. delivery by carrier
has been provided in 1856 additional
cities. and 1.516 new rural routes. a.
gregating 6o.67s miles. have been au-
thorised. Meanwhile the force Of pos
tai employees has been increased by
more than 5000. and last year the
total amount expended for salaries
was approximately $4,000 900 greater
than two years ago. The average an.
nual salary has besn increased from
1853 to 1857 for rural carriers, from
1918 to $1.0s1 for post once clerks,
from $1.o11 to S1.os4 for city letter
carriers. and from 91.163. to 31.1s3 for
railway postal clerks. Thus . marked
extension Of the postal service and
increased compensation for it, en-,
ployss have gone hand In hand with Q
vanishing dsnoit
pestal Banks Great success.
BY persistent effort the present Re-
publican administration secured the
passage on June 1S. 1919. Of the act
creating the postal savings systsm,
which ID now In operation at prae
ucally al the 1900 presidential post
omcss. Preparations are being made
Tor its extension to 10000 fourth
class postofncss. It 10 confidently
anticipated that the deposits at the
close Of the present FISCAL year win
aggregate $4,000. 900. and that the In
come OF the system will be suf1oient
to pay all operating expenses.
Under President Taft the postoh1os
department has engaged In an aggrss
s've crusade against the fraudulent
use Of the malls. Last year the In
spsotors Investigated many cases In.
Jolving the sale Of worthless stock IN
Imaginary mining companies. and 9th.
Or fictitious concerns. There were a.
together SO indictments and 1Sl con.
viotions with but twelve acquittais
The other cases are pending. The con.
v'cted swindlers had defrauded the
people Of many millions Of dollars. Al
great number OF similar concerns
nave gone out Of business owing b
tine rigid enforcement Of the lAV.