The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1920-01-21
LOCAL POSTAL BUSINESS
IS VERY RAPIDLY (EtYIAG
FalIon's Growth Shown BY Postmas-
ter G. w. Likes Last Report Has
Been Rapid

Fallon's postal business was yeIg
rapid growing during the year 1919.
This Is shown conclusively by Pos
master G. w. Likes report GOVERN
the twelve-month period ending De-
cember 31st. This compilation has
formed the chief task devolving up
ON Mr.. Likes during late days. The
total receipts for the year 1919 were
$12,083.ss, as compared to Sill
377.68 for the preceding year. In
considering these figures it must be
remembered that the stamp sales
form by far the greater part of the
total receipts and during the entira
year of 1918 three cent postage was
In effect, while the two-cent letter
rate went into effect on July Is,
1919. To be exact stamps of a We
ue of $1O,5O1.96 were sold during
1918 as compared to stamp sales a s.
gregating $11,191.7S during the re-
Gently concluded year.
nc numUtT VI inOhCy oiatA1
sued by the Fallon Office in 1913
were $3.50; in 1919, 10,069. TIE
number of registered parcels dis
patched in 1918 was 2,O7S as COM
pared to $3.50 in 1919. The mum
ber of insured packages leaving the
local Office during 1918 was 1881 as
compared to 1853 in 1919. During
1919 4O4,9O2 letters were stamped
in the Fallon office, addressed to out
side points and for the first Is days
of this month the count showed that
Fallon people had sent out 24,9S6
letters.
Thus there has been an Increase
In the volume of registered mail
handled by the Fallon Office of more
than so per cent over the preceding
year. The increase in parcel post
volume has increased within the
same period about 40 per cent, ac-
cording to Postmaster Likes, who
also states that war savings stamp
and postal saving transactions have
shown a decrease, due doubtless TO
the conclusion of war activities.
Postmaster Likes lately added q
nest of 100 lock boxes to the Office
equipment. making total of $40
boxes available for Fallon postal pa
truus and the growing demand for
this extra provision is manifest When
II is said that of the additional lot
OF boxes but a half dozen remain
untaken. Mr.. Likes Is certain that
these half dozen will be rented IN ad-
vance of the expiration of this week
and that he will have to install an
other 100 box nest within the very
near future. Just 20 years ago now
when the 1900 government census
was taken the entire population Of
Churchill county was slightly in eX-
cess of 500 and now it will not bs
long before there will be this NUM-
Der of post Office boxes in the Fallon
post Office. Who is there possessed
of the powers of seer who will tell
us what to expect within the New
lands project In the way of growth
and development within the next 20
years?
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Manufacturing and New Indus
tries: J. W. Flood, L. E. Cline, F.
B. Headley.
Lands. Irrigation and Agriculture:
s. J. Rogers, W. A. Harmon, W. A.
Keddie, j. F.. Richardson.
Mines and Mining: A. F. Branch.
w. ID. Moody. w. H. Caldwell
Ways and Means: L. w Crehore,
e. H. Hursh. c. NJ Way
Laws and Legislation; G. ]. Ken-
ny. A. l.. Haight. G. d. Ernst.
Membership: e. II. Hursh. j. b
Laveaga, N. Jesch, w. A. Dexter, S
H. Fort.
Public Improvements: G. w.
Likes. J. c. Jones, L. W. crehore.
Railway and Transportation ".
A. Keddie, H. Kent, F. NJ. Wight
man.
Advertising, Promotion and Sta
tistics: d. E. Williams, e. L. Biug-
ham. w. X. Davis.
Good Roads: |. Fl. Kent. W. A..
Keddie, c. w. Foote, w. II. VIII
liams.
Social and Public Entertainment:
p. Fl. Hursh, J. c. Jones, II. Bellin-
ger. c. NJ. Way, l. II. Kent, L. w.
Crehore.
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