Arizona republican., 1915-12-22
HOW WAR HURT
P. D. BUSINESS
Report of Third Assistant
P. NJ. General Dockely
Shows, However, Return
ing Tide Of Prosperity by
Use of Mails

The European war gave postal re-
ceipts a severe backset. according to
the annual report OF Hon. A. NJ. Dock
cry, third assistant postmaster gen
erai. 1t is shown that postal receipts
increased yearly for the fiscal years
1910 to 1914. inclusive. at an average
of about "a per cent. Actual postal
surpluses of $500, 600 for the fiscal
year 1913 and $3.5OO.O0O for 1914 We're
covered into the treasury.
Rumblings of the impending conflict
in Europe were heard in July, 1914,
and postal receipts. the urerring Their
mometer OF business conditions and
! barometer COR coming events. as Gov
| ernor Dockery forcefully STYLES them,
! began TO fan. \ veritable slump oc-
CURED in August, the first month OF
the war, and sharp declines in re
ceipts followed monthly until Novem-
| Der, when they reached he point of
! lowest depression. Then the tide
turned. Poise was regained and bust
ness began to adjust itself TO existing
conditions. Postal receipts responded
! quickly and have been climbing mp
ever since in step with increasing
| prosperity and commercial activity
! throughout the country.
|
| ended June 80. 1915. are shown to
! have been $2S7.24S.165 y, or about
one-quarter of l per cent less than
in the preceding year. Expenditures
We're seas 546. 02G.42. Adding S35.-
447.S2 for losses due to fires. bur
| glaries etc. a deficit for the year Of
/ $11, 333 30S.97 is shown by audited ac-
counts.
The growth of the postal savings
system for the year Is shown to have
been the largest in its history. both
in number of depositors and amount
deposited. on June 80. 1915, there
We're 525.414 depositors having to their
credit So 6S4. res. an increase of about
$4,000 individual depositors and over
$50, 10000 i'm deposits. Depositors
born outside OF the United States own
just short Of = per cent of all the
deposits. Approximately 10000 de-
lpositors have $500 accounts and un-
der the law as it now stands no more
can be accepted from them. and Of
this number more than $4,000 are for
eign born.
The money order service felt the de-
moralizing effects Of the war along
with :he general postal receipts and
the international business necessarily
continues To suffer. The domestic
money order business. however. re-
spondcd quickly 70 improving condi-
lions until the quarter ended June 30,
1915, showed a substantial increase
over the corresponding period in
1919. There were 1OS127,S6S money
orders issued during the year for
$716.911,20S.46.
| Payment of domestic money orders
at any money order office in the
United States, irrespective of the Of
flee on which drawn procedure in
stalled July !. 1914-is shown to have
been highly approved by the public
and to have contributed materially tC
the usefulness of the system.
Nearly 55,OOO,O00 pieces Of mail were
registered. insured or sent "collect-on-
delivery during the wear. marked
increase over the preceding year
More than 100000 parcels We're in
sured in addition to about 100000
packages that were sent "coIlect-on-
delivery" which automatically in
cludes insurance, n gain of 81 pei
cent over 1914.