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Show Tho growth of tho, postal business of this country is something wonderful.. Notwithstanding tYie constant extension ex-tension and Improvement of the service serv-ice the revenues have Increased every year. Thd reciepts for, 1902" were nearly near-ly three times what they 'were In 1882 having Increased In 'round numbers from $42,000,000, to 9121,000,000, during dur-ing the 20 years. The receipts for 1002 were $10,000,000, larger than for the proceeding year. Tho deficiency last year was $2,200,000, tho smallest amount of any year since 1883. Speaking Speak-ing of postal matters recalls the question ques-tion of local free delivery. The only thing that stands In tho way now Is the trifling matter of numbering a few houses, perhaps CO all told, and this should bo looked Into by the city olll-cals olll-cals at once. The jam witnessed at tho post otllce every Sunday should convince ovcry citizen that local free delivery Is a very desirable thing. |