New Britain herald., 1915-12-13
)STALSERVICE
 RD HIT BY WAR
! General Burleson Es-
 Cost at S21,oOo,ooo
|ecial to the Herald

ecial to the Herald.)
 lon, Dec. 13.-In his an
 upon postal administra-
 the fiscal year 1915, Post
 neral Burleson announces
 of $11,333,3OS.97, caused
 opean war and large in
 expenditures which were
 under the law. The cost
 r to tho postal service IS
 ht $21,000,0oo.
 Imaster General states that
 f service was placed above
 eration and that. notwith-
 he adverse revenue condi-
 hy exnansion and improve
 |ostal facilities have con-
 oWever, he shows that the
 uld have amounted to au
 0O,o 900 but for the reorgan-
 various branches of the Png modern business lines lore the war started and
 during the disturbed period.
 total deficit, MT. Burleson's demonstrates that all but
 6 was the result of the Pf salaries of postal employ additional railway mail pay by law. .'
 Postal Finances.
 Far ending June 30, 1915. [bnermal one. Surpluses ef and S3, ,500,000 were report overed into the Treasury for
 years 1913 and 1914, re- :, showing that the postal ad been put on 9 self-sus- asis after Q long period tf recurring dcfcite. Had nor itions prevailed third sue lrDfus would have been paid treasury for the fiscal year lock to business the world owing the outbreak of the war caused g large loss of For this reason, and ,ertain large increases in pos- lditures were mandatory un- law, there is an audited de- the fiscal year 1915 of $11,- z. This deficiency has been
 under normal conditions ,cent postal experiences.
 venues for the fiscal year ounted to 2S7,24S,165.27 g. of 0.23 per cent. under the year as, compared with an of 7:99 per cent. for 1914 3. There was expended dur ear, for maintainance of the i298, 546,0 ,026.42, an increase per cent. over the preceding compared was an increase of
 cent. for 1914 over 1913. est of these increases of 1915 SC of the fiscal year 1914 } following: Clerks salaries, SOY; City delivery, Carriers $1,720,677.33; Railway Mail $1,S44SS3.13; Rural Service, salaries, $2,377,434,- or railroad transportation of 1900, 5o6.9 ,a-sEs-4.-@
 Railway Mail Pay.
 e question of increased pay -ilways for the transportation lails, the Postmaster General stice to the railways. the ce Department, and the pub- a matter of increasing neces- there be enacted as soon icable the proposed legisla- ,mmended by the Post Office ert authorizing the change ight basis to the space basis ing compensation. to the rail
 carrying the mails, and Fro. beraI and adequate rates ot lsure providing fon, this was ated in the postal appropria.
 of last session, but owins ilure of the appropriation bill ,as postponed until this ses.
 Parcel Post.
 -hstanding the adverse busi. 1ditions resulting from tht
 year just ended records de md gratifying growth of tho ost. In operation less thal ars, this service has becom. oortstion agency of greates ice. The latest count, iron i to 18th 1915, shows tha 90 parcel were mailed iron largest office on which thu amounted to $1,85G,602.92
 total weight aggregated Al, pounds.
 eduction of the insurance fc, el post packages on Januar,
 greatly stimulated and me ,rtant need. Tho nurnbcr o insured exceeded the mos .ic expectations. During tn ar IS 100000 parcels were in ln increase of 34.7S per cen D preceding year.
 Rural Delivery Service.
 Ie funds appropriated for th lance Of rural delivery durin al year 1915 there is an ex balance of $3,150,O00. Tn m of operating expenses wa ossible by the elimination ( ton of travel and unnecessar ss, by rural carriers and u