Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
OMAHA POSTOFFTCE
SHOWS BIG GAINS
Increase Taken to Indicate a Gen
eral Condition Of Prosperity
in This Section.
RECEIPTS SHOW AN INCREASE
Parcel Post Business Has Doubled
During the Last Year and the
Money order Division
Alone shows a Loss.

Alone shows n Loss.
Big gains in practically all departments
Of the Omaha postoffice during the year
Just closed are shown by q report OF the
years business prepared by Postmaster
John c. Wharton. Stamp sales and other
postal receipts totalling u,Se1,e64.eo, sn
increase of over sss,0O0. and a total parcel
post business of 1,si4.OOO packages during
the year. are the most notable features
of the report.
Every month in the last year showed en-
average gain OF about $500 in stamp
sales and postal receipts over the cor
responding month of 1913.
"As MANY other first class postoffices
have marked time or even fallen behind
previous records during the year just
closed says Postmaster Wharton.
Omaha should be especially proud OF its
postotfice record"
Money Goes 10 Denver
Explaining the slight decrease in the
total business OF the money order divi-
sion OF the pcstoffice. the postmaster
points out that since April 1. the money
order office at Rock Springs. Wyo>, has
sent its remittanoes to the Denver In
stead OF the Omaha postoffice This
transfer alone has cut about NScoo per
month from the remittances received
here. or s675,Ooo since April L The latter
sum would have much more than wiped
out the decrease in total money order
business for the year.
The registry division decrease Is ac-
counted for by the growth Of the parcel
post system, many packages now being
81 ufh
formerly they were sent by registered
mail.
Total figures for the parcel post busi-
ness in 1918 are not available for com
parison with those of the year Just closed,
but superintendent Of Mails Meuand
estimates that the increase for the last
year has been about 100 per cent, a won
derful gain that indicates the popularity
OF the parcel post system.
Gain in Receipts.
Following is the detailed statement OF
the business of the Omaha postoffice
in 1914 as compared with that Of 1913
CASHIERS DIVISION.
Sale OF stamps and postal re- 49, -, =,
ceipts for 1914 ~, SSl, ,664 u
sale OF stamps and postal re-
ceipts for 1913 ...........,...'.' 1'5zo'1Oo0
Increase ............s B.4Oss
salaries paid rural letter carriers
of Nebraska, 19t4. Sl'zs'' 90 y
saiar,Ss of Nsbpsska psid isis '..... 1ISS 2ss 8;
1ncrsass ....................s $3.50
Salaries paid railway mail clerks ara 20, n
slIa n r,ss 1sas Maid raiiway mail clerks
in 1913 ...................''..''''' 4Vo'Sl"L
Increase ........................ss s521s
salaries paid local employees in 49,. -. A
Salaries paid local employees in 40 80 :,
1913 .''''..''...''.''''''''''' 1S0,''
,,.,.... ........s s 7aSs5.s .
PARCEL POST.
Number of packages dispatched ,.o "a
during 1914 49,: ...:...........,t....;'''l '''l'loV'VV
Number of packages received "a. "A
during 1914 ,............-s''s'''.''' o0AVV
ro,., 81, ,si4Oo
Insured Parcel. Post 1914; 80,
Number of pieces accepted. -. - SASL
Total declared value Of same. .s2So, n4-S
Number of insured parcels de- - 80
livered .........-.....,.........'' H'so
Collect on Delivery Parcel Post
Pieces accepted and dispatched =. g, ~
Amount to be collected on above .sBs, ISS Z
Parcels delivered, .-s...-..,...:..'' S'l0
Amount remitted by money
orders to senders of above. so, 2iS I
MONEY ORDER DIVISION.
Year 1914 Number. Amount
orders issued .........' 'lS,ys5 N'SiS s 80 9 9
orders paid .......... .4l9,76z ~. SSo ?
Remittances received. 1854 b,S4S,40os
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. oSzz'6Sdi j
Year 1913 Number. Amount
orders issued .......!, 1870 $l.Ss99lco
orders paid ...-:,, 4asyOt 4z9o'9Ss 90 Z :
Remittances received, SS,6Ss o,o4S'oSo'O
rota, 81, ,l02, ,SSS s
pccrease for 1914 ...........,.....s s2I9, ,s6i. 7
REGISTRY DIVISION;
r9isees resistered ..... .108, 1872 1DO, 3s
Pieces delivered .........., .dvl ,I5l dlo,ds
Handled in transit......,...SI5'05 SS4'ss