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Show P0ST0FF1GE 118 : EXCELLENT SHOWING Rapid Growth Evidenced by Annual Report to Washington. PARCEL POST BIG HELP . i I , . MaLter Going Out Is Largely Large-ly in Excess of That Coming In. The annual report of Postmaster Noble Warrurn for tho flaoal year ending June : S'j, 11(14, which has Just been forwarded to ' i the department at WafihinKton, shows a decided increase In the amount of business busi-ness done, as compared with the same period for the year ending Juno 30, 1013. TIiIh increase of business Is particularly particular-ly apparent tn the amount, of packaKes received and dispatched In the parcel punt ; . nervine. For the year ending June 30, 1614, the report Known tl;at thwro were 276,416 , . pieces of ordinary packages received by parcel post, and 2.,743 pieces dlMpatohfid ; from this office. The poai-age on the ; packages dl.spat.-hed amounted to $604. 42. i Jn tlie name period if the preceding year . t here were 1 7f),ujy packages received, and 1 !' 311,32 pieces dlspatchd. The regUtered- . Insured service of the parcel post was . , not begun until January 31, 1113, and ' , frnm that time until June 30 of the same J year thure was diKpatchod from the local postofilce SlcdJ pieces of mail matter with i a drrlured value of J106.670.26. During! I the yeur end i ilk June 30, 1014, there were I , )4,T.ijr plcceH of mail sent by registered- Insured parcel post with a declared value I of j-i;o.2i.v;y. The ( O. L. service of the parcel post . wiia not Instituted until this year, and during the time It has been in effect i 1C, 177 pieces have been dispa tched from tliis office, and 320$ pieces received, with ',' a total of $19,928.11 to he collected and ; ' returned to the sender of the package. 1 The money that Is received on these paok- 1 ; ages Is returned through the money or der department. A regular money order Is iHSued and returned through ordinary mall to the sender, a nd the government roll ec ts the usual money order fee. This 1 Hcrvlce has also greatly Increased the "business of the local money order depart-' depart-' i nit-nt and has added considerably to the ' revenue. '; The huslness is growing each week, and 1 i j (Postmaster Warrum and his assistants i fel that the enormous Increase In the I business of tills branch of the postoffloe .: department is the best argument possi- ! Me In favor of the parcel post. |