Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-02
Receipts Of the Richmond post. of1,ce


Saturday passed tho 100000 mark. a
feat which no other city OF Richmond's
size and population has been able TO
accomplish. While the exact figures
were not available yesterday, the re-
ports being incomplete. Postmaster Hay
T. Thornton announced that the total
receipts for the year slightly exceeded
100000. Official figures will probab-
ly be announced tonight. when a re-
port OF Saturdays business will be re-
ceived from the cashier OF the local
Office.
It was impossible to complete the re-
port because OF the fact that the figures
must include the business until mid
night Saturday. That hour marked tho
end OF June and Of the fiscal year, for
which two distinct reports. requiring
considerable work. must be made. The
gain OF the Richmond post Office In the
year 1851 was slightly more than
$4,000 as compared with the previous
twelve months. and was on a par with
the growth OF the local Office during
the past few years.
HAS STEADILY CLIMBED
FOR PAST SIX YEARS
Steadily for the last six years the
postal business here-which means the
sale OF stamps, box rents and other
items. but not including money order
receipts-has been climbing. The In
crease has not been heavy in any one
year. but has been substantial. In 1911
the receipts totaled $7S3.269. while to-
day. just hYe years later. the total is
slightly In excess OF 100000. The
gain. however. during the past three
years has been the greatest. each year
showing substantial increases over the
previous twelve months.
The passing OF the $1,000 900 marlS
In postal receipts in Richmond means
much for this city. Postma ster Thorn
tontrsaid yesterday, not only in the
publicity that will be given il in the
various publications of the postal ser
vice. but In the greater consideration
shown Richmond by the Post. once De-
partment For several years the local
ONCE has been classcd with other Of
noes whose receipts were between $500.
600 and 100000. but with the passage
OF inc larger amount increased facili-
ties Tor handling the mail Will be given
Richmond's postal receipts of 81. 600.
600 compare with last years figures OF
si'4eo.ooo for Atlanta. $l.373OOO for
New Orleans. $l.231.00o for Dallas. sse4.-
GOO for Memphis. $500. 900 for Nashville.
s6o6.ooo for Houston. $4,000 for Jack
sonViile and $659.000 for Birmingham
JUNE RECEIPTS ALSO
SET NEW RECORD
The receipts for the first eleven
months of the fiscal year amounted TO
s9o2. 965.0S. and June receipts exceed
ed the sum of s97.131.9I, bringing the
total to above s1.00o.000 and setting q
new record. The receipts In juno like
wise established new record in Rich
mond for a single month. The previous
banner month had been last December,
A.
Money order business is not included
in the receipts. Money orders amount
ing 10 100000 or more were issued
here last year. The State OF Virginia
issued money orders amounting to Sll,-
e51.511. the largest in the entire South
Richmond is the depository for all
post -ofnces OF the State, which sent
their receipts, including money-order,
postal savings and actual sales, here
Tor Bookkeeping. AS an evidence Of
now business Is increasing throughout
the State, the total deposited here in
May. 1917, amounted to sS7,7S122, while
that OF May OF last year amounted to
$7s.421.29.
Thore are about $50 employees OF
the Richmond post-office, Including
rural carriers and special messengers
Rural carriers throughout the state.
numbering. including substitutes. an
proximately 1900. are paid through the
Richmond office. checks being made out
here and mailed. The entire pay roll
OF the post-ofiice is approximately
SA1o'ooV u AioutHt or nearly S11,SU0,OOO
a year.
Announcement was made Saturday.
however. by Postmaster Thornton that
number OF the clerks in the post
ONCE had been granted increases In
their salaries ranging from 500 to
$500 per annum. which will material
ly increase the pay roll of the Office
All laborers also received advances
Of $50 for the fiscal year, which be-
gan yesterday. The salary OF the post
master remains stationary. however
and lie not affected by the increased
receipts OF the local Office.
While no figures for the fiscal year
ending Saturday were available yes
terday, Virginia. in 1916, not only lea
In domestic money orders. but wrested
the lead from two other State and
made the largest gain Of any state in
the South. The figures for the two
years follow:
1915. 1915.
Virginia .......$ 9.693,622 $11,637,511
North Caro-. 7,786,7s4 7.765,Ss0
South Caro-. 4.61S.1S7 5.4s3,926
Georgia s.s74,665 11.o65.754
Florida ........ 7951042 7739751