Evening journal., 1923-01-31
p. o. DEFICIT BEING ELIMINATED

klUyHE financial affairs the postal system the
United States healthy and hourishing not
thstanding the discussion recently has
taken place among technical bookkeepers with regard
the best form of preparing financial statements OF
Postoffee Department" is the assertion made by
First Assistant Postmaster-General John H. Bartlett
Furthermore, Mr. Bartlett backs up his assertion by cit
the Posofce Department accom- plished in
the of economy under its present administration.
As citizen Of this country knows Mr.. Bart
adds, "the cost everything he purchases has
assembled in price. He paying for his food for
his clothing and his rent but the his postage
has remained the same. He pays two for send
letter. he pays for postal card and he
pays the former rate for dispatchng his parcel
post packages"
In viwe OF the fact that H. H. Biuany Of Delaware.
is the Fourth Assistant Postmaster and play
ing an important part in the work wiping out the
postal deficit, what Mr. Bartlett says especially
estng and pleasing to the people OF state.
Mr. Bartlett calls to the fact that not hav-
ing raised its rates postage thereby added to the
load OF already overburdened people and not being
able to realize increased from source
Postofhce Department had its annual expenses en-
hanced by hundred million dollars within the
last three years This brought about by acts
OF Congress raising the pay postal workers
throughout the country that they could successfully
combat the high cost OF living.
sssoooOoo TO the annual pay roll the Postohce De-
partment The act OF November s, 1919, added as
100000 The Reclasecation Act OF 1920 put on
additional s41OOO,OOO the yearly expenditures
making total addition the regular expenses of the
Postoice Department for the year, 1921. OF S11O.-
100000 and for the year 1929. OF s114oOOo0O. Just
the present administration Of the postal system,
has been able this problem created by tremen-
dope in its disbursements without any
responding raise in its postage and actually
solve IT is nothing less than miracle
stI It IS shown. the amazing have been
obtained. Two years ago the Of the Postonce
Department amounted a total OF 1857 100000 Last
year the postal deficit s60.O0O.OOO During the
year confidently expect to reduce It to $780,
900 and by the end of the ensuing year to com
pletey wipe It out OF existence And how has this
been attained2 It mas been accomplished through a
economical and busness-lilSe admnistra-
ton Last year. the OF se,25OOOO alone y
in negotiating new for the manufacture Of
stamped envelopes; s1,27s,OOO saivaged through
purchase of supplies various descriptions; ST.
100000 or In the release of 74O employees
in the Department at Washington; 81 100000 or
in the reorganization OF postofiees the
country s7s5OoO in the railroad transportation
S5OoooO in the mail equipment shops by the
zation Of equipment s275OoO the purchase Il
vehicles and accessories.
This is the way the present administration OF the
Posofee Department is handling the postal finances
people OF the United States, BY cutting down
the annual expenses by eliminating and extrava
gance by releasing superfuous employees. by insisting
upon business management of larger postofhces by
making advantageous contracts supplies and equip
1nent The Postmaster-General is gradually reducing
the traditional deficit OF the Postohhce Department
until the end of the fiscal 1924 It win have
been totally discounted with probability OF
plus on the side OF the ledger: And he doing
it in the face huge in the payroll at
the old postage rate OF two cents for letter mail
one cent postal cards and low charge for parcel
post.
That is showing Of administration business ability
and economy that very close to the heart and
the understanding American people and that will
serve to strengthen nightly favorable public regard
for the Harding administration.
TAKES LESS TO FEED LESS