Evening journal., 1913-04-14
PROFITS OF
CITY P. @. AT
HIGH FIGURES
Increase Of $4,000 Alone in
Stamp Sales for the
Last Quarter
50 PER CENT
INCREASE IS SHOWN

Postmaster NJ Howard Jester has
completed his report of the business
done at the local postofiice during
the quarter ending March 81 and it
shows big increase over the cor
responding period Of last year. In
the quarter stamps and stamped
supplies we're sold to the value of
S76,64s96 and in the corresponding
quarter last year the sales aggre-
gated but S659l5SS. The increase
is more than $4,000 and is very grat-
flying to Postmaster Jester whose
business management of the postof-
fee, aided by his assistant, Leroy
w Hickman, has been the source of
much favorable comment.
The postmaster's Office has COM
piled some interesting figures in
connection with the report The
profits of the Office was about sixty
per cent OF the gross receipts. The
cost Of collection for the quarter was
S2.S9 for each man, woman and child
in Wilmington, based on a popula-
tion of 100000, while the cost of dis
tribution and delivery was S115
Der capita.
Postmaster Jester says tho gross
receipts would be much larger IL the
railroads, express companies and
one telephone company bought their
stamps and stamped supplies in VIII
mington These companies receive
stamps from their main Offices on
requisition. This, no doubt, makes
less bookkeeping for the corporations
at the home Office. but does not in
crease the business of the local
postofiice. The mail from these com
panies is practically handled without
cost here, as the stamps are pur-
chased elsewhere and in cities where
the posimaster's salary is fixed
In Wilmington the salary of the
postmaster is based on the receipts
of the postofice. The cost of collec-
tion and distribution also would be
decreased with the sale of more
stamps.
The quarterly report follows:
Revenue.
Stamps and stamp supplies. quarter
ended March 81, 1918, S7664SS6;
quarter ended March 81. 1912, $685.
945.SS; Increase, $40. .702.4S
Second class Quarter ended
March 81. 1918. s54o1f; quarter end
ed March 81, 1912, S521.17; increase.
S1S97.
Third and fourth class-ouarter
ended March 81. 1913. S3.077S6: quar-
ter ended March 81, 1912, S3054.61;
increase, S23.25.
Waste paper-Quarter ended March
81, 1913, S1S54; quarter ended March
81, 1912 s62494: increase. S516.
Box rents-Quarter ended March 81
1913. S63010 quarter ended March
81, 1872 s62494; increase, S516.
Total revenue quarter ended March
81 1913, Ss0.915.oO; total quarter
ended March 81. 1912, s7O,157.0S; total
increase, s10,75792.
Expenses.
Salary Of postmaster-Quarter end
ed March 81, 1918 5000; quarter end
ed March 81 1912. 5000
Special messengers Quarter ended
March 81. 1913. s560.04; quarter end
ed March 81, 1912, s5134s; increase,
si656
Clerks-Qusrter ended March 81.
1913. S11,Ss1.S7; quarter ended March
81, 1912, slO,Os9s4; increase. ST.
2920S.
Carriers-Quarter ended March 81
1913, Sl6.S7411; quarter ended March
81. 1912, S15.27S.77; increase. ST.
60034
Cancelling machine-Quarter ended
March 81, 1913, S75.40; quarter ended
March 81, 1912. S76.S0; decrease. 81 80
Miscellaneous expenses - Quarter
ended March 81, 1918. Splits; quarter
ended March 81, 1912, S2400; de-
crease. S225.
Total expenses - Quarter ended
March 81, 1913, s29,s1317; quarter
ended March 81. 1912. S26.S77s to-
tai increase, s2,o3S.9S; total decrease.
1855; net increase OF expenses.
S2.935.2g.
Revenue for twelve months ending
March 81. 1913. S2s94S %; expenses.
s115.63S.S4; profit sf73.S50Ss.