Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-12-15
BURLES0N MAKES
ANNUAL REPORT
BELIEVES DEPARTMENT Il oN
PAYING BASIS AND WILL
SHOW SURPLUS
MAKES MANY SUGGESTIONS
Parcel Post Ia, Vastly Increased
BusineSs of POstnfiicc~ Dur
inc Year and still
Growing

Ty ha.o-ia.-i rur
WASHINGTON. u G.. pa li--
Asserting that Cor the I'D time
since H. organization BY Benjamin
Franklin. "a, Post Ofiicc Dopor'-
ments is on self-sustaining basis
Postmaster General Burleson su'-
mittsd TO President Wilson sunday
his annual report Il records en"F-
nous growth IN the department
business because OF the parcels post
and postal savings bank divisions ana
recommends a program OF postal le-
rislntlon To- increase the scope OF ihe
department. activities.
Mr.. Burleson features his ropo'J
with an estimate that "a surplus ~
S3.5Gs,5i5, the second Of his adm:n-
istration. will be shown for the us
cal year OF l9li when all claims
and charges have been met ON th't
showing he bases his declaration ihat
the Department "has been secureF
placed upon o seli-sustaining basit
1T is safe to Say. the report ad1''
stbat unless Unusual conditions
should arise. resulting IN abnormal
depression of business. there rs no
danger OF recurring deficiencies.
The legislative program reco"i-
mended is as follows as 10 iis most
important features
Farly action toward government
ownership Of telegram ana te''-
phone lines aud Immediate takirs
over Of these systems M Hawai-
Alaska. and Porto Rico. Transfer
of the Alaska cattle from War t9
postofficc department control
Substitution Of contract taf
route" syNem for salaricd rural cor
rier service 20 eliminate $ip.oho,-
o0O annual loss on rural delivers.
PostoffiCe cooperation with sta''
governments IN road building whore
improvements insure better post"
service
Raising maximum balance accepts
BILE a. pcsial lauhs from 5000 -
Se.uOO interest payments fo We liufi
eo d. 81 soc flomsel,i 81 nlnia.
5eposit limit restriction.
Aerial mail service, where top
eraphy warrants, and extension 0i
motor truck and automobile sorNi
IN view of recent successful 'Np''.
meni
passapt ty Senator o' urnd'ue t.I
providing space raas ui compensA-
lion for r1ilror g. ON mo.l carrie.
ipstead pf weight uHsis.
Pending rh1r5e Zoo rural dcli''.'
.v.tom. computation of carriers sdi-
aries ON basis Of fc-yices perform
cd. dcrcudeni on bn'F of mail car.
rIel. 90 stimulate business
RndInstr ont ol Dostmaslcrs s"'
aries ou hae OF changes bon br"
ness rou1'cd lu, Co parcel post de-.
velopucut
Ra. ing of second class rafes "'
notifications other than upR-p"p'r"
ISSUED once week from one to i"|
cents "a pound
GRANTING thr department l'rN
Jurisdiction oyOr selection ui ...'
and designs .or postal building
Of the parcel post during the l.
wear fbe report save
Rapid growth Of tho parcel 90.
VASTLY Increased postal business
during tIr year The Department %
field of serNc, has eN, rdod $50 70
phenomenal mtc 20 De- ,till rNpan
rs Notwithstanding thc decrease
ut ulfrylrost rates authorized Ifn.
upr, Z. iHIf. economies ol admin
Igratiun he.r Kept eypou. within
fHp revenues
Oi tUp dpIgrtmrui financial 'o
dt.nn tine report HN..
.Thc postal revenue f.r '''
au.orufel to f2N7.Hai. .lt..bl. au loo
,rua., over the precadIrs wear "'
shNtlr less than - rcr rent. Hs COM
rarsI tItI g corresponding iurrrl-.
OF SLIGHTLY more than eight per cove
for fHIs. The audited sNr"n 'fHr.
for tho vca- amounted 20 sts'.-i '.
7c1 Is. aul flp adjusted losses d1'
% fire brfeis~F efr 20 sf4..".. i'
TIL. a.fo.s cf audited revenue. Owe.
audited eere1sDs anI loses Al. fuors
for, $3.50 lfa0-
.Th.s ardHe1 ar-nlus io'- un'
hoeeyo- rrU-cse"t fHe actual nu7"
ciaI results for tHr year ~ iu.o.
80. comrari-D1 ol rmouut- iHlf lr
NOT 90 par'r r"f1r rthie if d0.
no. .ue'g'. ohlIgstious Which SCR
r,rreU lrf pot IaI within oh.
wear while BE- does include some uHH
merls on Account ot 0oiir.'.Hu r
curraf .u prior raar-.
8 'atewrrt follows ~ revenue
ara .,rerrrs bnsrf nnou tIe reuo-'
Cd r.rerrr. aut frr r-'m f'l rr
uru-.s rf fho er-r.rn fH~ fNHf tH
ana ,.. report ldd.
.Ou thi- la.is fHr revenue rH
tE, n-ral fsag 0burF 'ure 3d. 'FI
sro found to errCrl 1v i..sG'.'<
tho r..er-Ds fDr naiuteuaurr frr
ing ODD. same parnl while 'H
rrn0rrfanfrf rsfrhllshe. rHrffDH0
boz tho Trf cha. fhr .r~yisH &. H.
economically afUiuIs stored H Wu.
80 srrnr n miHI trai of thn COZ
veuitH.s end benefit provided fH
rrhnr rrirr r"ef lr secured Irrra
rer-iyr of enc fruueis ort'sy "a
UnIrs|
s.-u'rf for fhr r"rr Ir.
1.raf fH..GrI sHnsfant'ai in auour
raras.ariIr roIressIfs rl aurr.r
urfrrf fIr-tmerf 0f revenue and ff
IHr..nfufa m-fn rrs.IIIe N. ff1rf
n.e afnIiL trail0n COMPARE
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