Evening star., 1939-06-05
May Postal Receipts
In Capital Disclose
Notable Advance
Five-Month Summary
Shows $235,433 Gain
Over 1888 Period

Shows $235,4 Gain
Over 1888 Period
By EDWARD C. STONE.
For the 10th consecutive month
receipts at the city post Office in
May were far ahead of the corre-
spending month year ago, 1t was
learned today, the report carrying
with it the implication of steadily
improving business in Washington.
The May increase also helped to
keep revenues for the first five
months of this year substantially
ahead of the corresponding months
in 1888
May receipts at the city post office
totaled s633, 1885 in comparison
with $3.50, ,l833 "a in May, 1888, gain
of $50 ,985.21 or 9.13 per cent This
was one of the largest monthly in
creases on record at the local Office.
In the first five months of 1889
postal receipts at the Washington
Office amounted to S3,207 $50 against
$2,972, ,220 in the same months in
1888, or an increase in revenues so
far this year of s235, ,433.
While the calendar year improve
ment in the five months is impress
sive, the same is true of the first II
months of the Governments fiscal
year With only one more month
to go, the yearly total in postal re-
ceipts will be notably above the
VIZ
Revenues at the city post Office to
date in 1889 compare as follows
win the corresponding months in
1898:
1899. 1898.
January ---- 1852 1890 s5S2, 1859. 90
February - 577684O0 547,277OO
March ------ ,391O0 637,e45OO
April --- 66423100 624 $4,000
May -------- 63316855 580,18334
Today's report follows the sum-
mary of Washington bank clear
ings for May which amounted to
S96 1895 ,S0922. a pickup of s6,646,-
33869 over May 1888.
Bell System Stations Gaining.
Running counter to the general
trend Of business in May, station
gains by the Bell System showed
an acceleration in the rate of I'M
provement which has been expert
enced so far this year.
With an increase of $1,000 tele-
phones on the lines, American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. System last
month recorded the second largest
gain this year. In March there were
81 450 new connections.
The May additions brought the
volume of new stations for the first
five months to 355.050 contrasted
with 153,200 in the comparable 1888
period,
In April, this year, the system
added 667oo phones, February g.
300 and January $500
The monthly gains of the Chesa-
peake g. Potomac Telephone Co.
have added materially to the Bell
System totals.
Delegates Off to Grand Rapids.
Members of Washington Chapter.
American Institute of Banking, after
entertaining the Richmond delega-
ton yesterday, left the Capital late
in the afternoon for Grand Rapids,
Mich. where the annual national
convention opened today. In the
Capital delegation we're:
Francis E. Robey, Edward M.
Blaiklock, Kenneth Birgfeld, Walton
L. Sanderson I. j. Roberts. George
M. RowZee, j. Earle McGeary, Ro-
land T. Carr. G.. Elmer Flather and
Neal w. Wells.
One of the biggest events of the
convention, to the Washington dele
gates. will be the national public
speaking contest tonight, which in
wolves $1l00 in prizes. One of the
contestants is Roland T. Carr of
Riggs, who plans to make a des-
perate attempt to capture first hon
ors. something he failed to do in
the national contest year ago.
City Bank Bowlers HOnored.
Attended by the executive officers.
directors and entire personnel the
City Bank gave testimonial dinner
dance at the Carlton Hotel Satur-
day night in honor of the banks
bowling team, which won the Joshua
Carr Trophy in the District of Co.
lumbia Bankers Association Duck
pin League.
Presentation Of the trophy by
James R. Hayden, jr., captain of
the team, to Clarence F. Burton.
president of the bank, ended 20
years of competition between the
many teams of the Bankers Bowling
League.
When the league was organized
In 1919 Joshua Carr presented the
teams with trophy to be retired
only after three consecutive pen
nants in league play, and for 20
years pinmen have been seeking to
own it. The City Bank now claims
the honor Of winning the cup for
the third consecutive season.
Members of the victorious team
were James R. Hayden, jr.; William
B. Mehlei', jr: Arthur L. Deuter-
man, John A. Hummer, j. Carl Will
liams and T. Ellsworth Meyer. To
each member of the winning team
Mr.. Burton presented a bronze stat
uette of bowling figure with the
individuals name inscribed.
To Mr.. Mehler, past president of
the league, Mr.. Burton presented
new trophy to be known as the Clar-
ence F. Burton Trophy which will
be awarded to the future victorious
team of the league under the same
terms of the Joshua Carr Trophy.
Exchange Trading Light.
Capital Transit stock sold at 15A
on the Washington Stock Exchange
today, off quarter of point from
the high mark of the year reached
last week. The volume was light,
only 10 shares changing hands. The
market closed with 15A bid and
none offered for less than Is. The
stock is now selling at more than