The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-12
WAR GIVES POST OFFICE
AN $11,333,3O8 DEFICIT
Postmaster General Burleson's Report Says Conflict
Added $21, 900, 900 Burden-Parcel Post a
Success-Bank Feature Grows.

ear 1915 of $li.333.3OS.01. This. de-
fciency has been exceeded under normal
conditions within recent postal expert
ence.
Notwithstanding the adverse business
conditions resulting from the war, the
year Just ended records desirable and
gratifying growth of the parcel post.
In operation less than three years. this
service has become n transportation
agency OF the greatest Importance. sta
tistics indicate that the postal service liz
now handling 1000. 900 900 parcels an
nually. While a still greater volume Ia
anticipated during the coming Christmas
period and the service no doubt will be
taxed to It's utmost. no sifiicuity IL antic.
ipated, as p~reparatice' have already
been made to handle 20 traffic without
delay.
. the 1.ili full railway post office
cars In use and IN reserve at the end OF
the fiscal year. ~ per cent. were either
OF all steel or steel urderframe construc-
tion.
. the funds appropriated for the
maintenance OF rural delivery during the
fiscal year 1915 there liz AN un~expended
balance Of approximately $1,000
The appropriation for the. fiscal year
1916 OF $4,000. 900 made available by
The Joint resolution of Congress Is more
than ample. and the Department has re-
duced It's estimate for the fiscal year 1917
to $500. 900. This estimate provides
for large additional charges recently
placed against the rural delivery, In
Guiding $1,000. 900 for contemplated new
service during the current fiscal year
and sl.35o.o0o for increased pay to rural
carriers. az directed by Congress at It's
last session. and also allows $1,000 for
new service 10 be established in the fis-
cal year 1917.
New service established under the
present Administrators provides rural
delivery for fully 1000. 900 additional
patrons. 1t is estimated that service
to be established during the current
fiscal year and during the coming fis-
cal year will reach at least 1000, 600
more. About 5000 new routes and
extensions have been established b.
: this administration
The success of the revision OF rural
routes thus far made and OF the AUTO
mobile service In the large majority Of
localities where 1t has been introduced
| has been fully demonstrated Wherever
\ the automobile service has been estsh-
lished and given a fair working trial
IT Is furnishing equal or bette faciu-
| ties than before. '
The returns from the operation OF
the postal savings system for the fiscal
year 1915 show that the increase in
business both in number o. depositors
! and amount deposited was larger than
! for any previous year during which
the system has been Ia existence.
On June 80, 1913. the number OF de-
positcr~ was 525.414-a gain for the
, year of 136.?o3. or $50 per cent. The
amount on deposit TO their credit was
ss5.6si. ,0s-a gain for the year OF
S22.2i0.i31. or 81 per cent, Tic in
, crease in business in a number OF cities
I was phenomenal. In New York city. tine
deposits increased 1924 per cent IN
Rrooki.n. y. Y, 1872 per cent. IN
bridgeport. Conn. 1883 per cent in
Paterson. y. j., 1871 per cent Ia Jer-
sey city, y. =. Eel rer cent. IN De-
trolt. Mich. ~ per cent. In twelve
other offices havin.; large deposits the
increases ranged from 90 to loo per cent.
The number OF enterprises oa re.'
from the mails during the year amounted
TO 1000 >