Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-01-15

Big Gain Shown in Receipts al
Local Office
TOTAL BUSINESS Si79, ,388.63
Healthy Growth Of Business Done at
Local Office Shows a Big
Increase over 1912.

Many Of the exchanges at this
time of the year contain articles
showing how much the post office
receipts have increased and conse-
-quently how the importanue Of the
city itself has increased, all going
to show a. prosperous, healthy bust
ness community Nearly all the com
munites can show some increase in.
postal receipts MarshfieId reports
an increase Of $1,423.48 over 1912.
Marshideld papers assert that this
shows a healthy growth But com
pare cur postal receipts for the
years 1912 and 1913 and you Will be
surprised at the wonderful increase.
The postal authorities take the stamp
receipts as a basis OF business
done. This includes stamps, postal
cards and stamped envelopes.
Through the courtesy of Postmaste
Nash We are able to submit the
following taken from the official rec
ords at the post office:
Stamp receipts for 1912 We're $21,-
861 AZ and for 1913. S31, ,78O.62, which
gives US an increase of $9,919.l5, -or
almost 80 per cent.
The following summary of the
money order business done at the
local office makes interesting read
ing:
Total number Of domestic or
ders issued was. ..13,574
Total number OF International
money orders issued was 1856
The total number OF domestic
money orders paid was. @17,o17
Total number of international
money orders paid was. ..1IO17
The total number of money orders
passing through the local office
whether issued or paid amounts to
3O,9O1.
Total amount in money of
domestic money orders is
sued was. ..$74. $780, 65
Fees on the above. i. 7l6I4
Total amount of internation-
al money orders issued
was. 1921. "a
Fees on international orders 1850
Total amount of domestic
money orders paid sas, 77754.07
Total amount OF internation-,
-.....--- I'd .,,,.. y,-,s, 80
The total money order business
transacated through the local post
office amounted to $147,60S.01 in 1913
The grand total of business done,
taking the money order busine S
and the stamp business together
was, and leaving out the postal saw
fngs department was:
Money order business. .$147 G0S.01
Stamp business. O.. =. o., 3LISO.62
A grand total Of. . SITS, ,3SS. 63
It would seem that with an in
crease of nearly 80 per cent in hte
stamp business done that this city
is entitled TO federal building. With
the positive information and COM
parisons with previous years busi
ness before them, the citizens should
make it their business to see that
Grand Rapids is placed on the list OF
cities which are entitled TO federal
building and to see also, that Grand
Rapids gets the building.
Postmaster Nash stated to Re
porter representative this morning
that he was expecting TO receive in
structions any day to put on another
carrier in the city and two more
on the rural routes.
The report of w. f. Esch, of Lodi
inspector for the postotfice depart
ment. has been received at the looa
office. The report is upon the II
regularities OF the office and con
taius the one significant word
none.
A change viii be made in the hou
of the money order window, begir
ming Feb. L. After that date tn
money order window viii be closes
At p. m.