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Show i iibe OF BUSINESS HI POSTOFFICE Assistant. Postmaster Reviews Re-views the Year's Work and Makes Suggestions as to the Future. A g-eneral increase of AO per cent in the service of the. local portvW.ce has led attaches at-taches to wonder how orx h will be before be-fore the facilities of-the office, now taxed aWiost to capacity, will suffice for the needn of the pervie. The heaviest increase in-crease of several hundred per cent lias been in the parcel post service, while the y Increase, in receipts for stamps liaa heen 20 per err, t. Tlif total inrrf-u.se in receipts re-ceipts from n II sources ha s heen about ?"'U.0O(l. crowding- the total receipts t,o the jT'Cijoo mark. The department that lias not shown an increase o' service in keeping with other departments is the money order department. depart-ment. Tin's is attributed to the dia continuance of t he custom among foreigners for-eigners to a great extent since the war begfin of sending munt-y to the old world In- 1 his mean?. The inre so of postal fsvIhrs deposits from to $73,621 jr.iight have been outdone, in the opinion of those familiar wit h the word-: of this brnnch of the service, were it not for the deposit limitation of $500. ' . Conditions Are ReviewetL", The vast Increase of work that the ivnT-'-ased service of th1 local , office has ;. Med lias heen met by the local, force in a suirii of eff u-iem y horn of excellent excel-lent organization and a loyalty that; is :i universal with the attaches of the offire as it is sinking in its wholehearted whole-hearted Quality. In ;i I'ennw of the progress and changes wrought in the past yar. T3. A. Pritchard, assistant postmas-i postmas-i . outlined the situation recently as follows: ' in all the experience of the postof-!Ve postof-!Ve department the Inst three years have probably brought into existence nior1 features that have increased ruhH'''. interest and developed improvement im-provement than i-i all the time previous previ-ous lo that period. Many phos?s and conditions have had their va i tons inline noes. From i : jc point -f public interest, 1 life postal savings bank and the parcel post have been pi'c-eminent. These two nervi.-e extensions have touched the 9 people on their economic side. They have had their vital effect in the everyday life of the people. Since these phas hrtve been added to posta 1 activities, the post office depart de-part mem lias nmre nearly lliled the demand for that service to which, the common wealths felt they were en- titled. In t lis development of changes in ! mot had and system, the spirit of con- 1 t rot now existent in. the postofrlce de-. de-. P -i rt mi" nt is one of- advancement. Though many tilings are to be desired ii ud Ri;cnmp!ish-'d in the conduct of the postal business, one under Us In-iluencr:' In-iluencr:' can feel that the present al-tenipt al-tenipt is to build on sound business principle's and to develop a system of fificjeivy that will give to the, people, jull valu-a for even cent of expenditure. expendi-ture. Obstacles Referred To. There are many obstacles to the efficient ef-ficient conduct of Hip. postofliee pai tnifmt under thet present arrane-nif arrane-nif uts; chief among 'these is the longdistance long-distance manam.'ment from Washington, Washing-ton, f . C. The highest results will never bo obtained unt!l the couniry is divided into districts, In charge of . competent and experienced men, whoso management will be direct and immediate. , All these Influences have had," their effect on the conditions tn the local postoffico; every effort bavins been made to live up to the expeditions of t lie patrons of the ' office' In the greatly multiplied service, and. at the same time to carry into effort" the general scheme of the department in the matter. of economy and. efficiency. That thee results have been accomplished ac-complished to such a marked degree is due to the united effort of all employees, em-ployees, '. who have partaken of the spirit .of 'the purpose, and through their Industry have produced such admirable ad-mirable -results. The general increase in business of ' the local postofiice has reached close ro 60 per cent. The Increases vary from 30 per cent In the stamp sales to 300 per cent In the volume of parcel par-cel post business. The parcel post lias, ho doubt been the one problem which has been before the officials of ' .-Jhe postoffice department for solu-"'. solu-"'. tion. For, from the very beginning1, ' -A-', it leaped Into such magnitude, ne-, ne-, 'ond all expectation and calculation, that, there was no opportunity to de-"'.'VI. de-"'.'VI. velnrj a. sstrrn gradually. , v Tli"Uth no data is accumulated oa -' ordinary parcel post packagep. the In- ured ouigolng parcels Increased .from i". S , 1 ; 1" in H'M to Sii,0tX in 1 ft 15 ; insured par' els delivered in KUo were .55.000. compared with o4.3f'f Jn imi; O. O. P. parcels mailed in lfl. w-erA AS.untt to ?i.0iil in lf14, and C O. T). parcels delivered in 1ST " were $000 tn 4:titi In IflW, thn amount uol 1 ec t ed I it 1 0 1 ."i being 5? 000 t a 2o,M1.74 in 1014. " k t Steady Increase Shown. The postal receipts for the past ye.rr have shov. 1 a steady increase and this is most jelcotne,' becau.se on the basis of Income ;re.nll Improve-jictit.s Improve-jictit.s and advancement mode in the ptistiit scn-lco. 1 .". P tamps. Excess. ?n, das-. 1t nimr. . f .$!(.. PS S s 2": '.ml tiunr. I.iUT.'iO L'l V' ' S OK : :h-d ipiar. . ia4.;W2.4t J-Koij s":T(V-t I tli .piar. ."0. Tn0.no L'U.Oit S.5ini.')0 Totals: !'" '. . . . Jss;.Tlf:.4?. i:i?.o; fx?, :- i:'ii . .. i.i'i.o: 4(1.03 i lot(5 1 Thouan tills ip.:rcaso has heen a ' substantial on. no Increase in force ha;i hern .W-psary. m tnc. th- regular regu-lar cloriciil cinplajs have been rc-.bud rc-.bud li, 4 per ec,., y, t H:p increase ins been better t.iKoK ,.:!,v' of ii:iin CVer .Moie. by th.- rV of ?mxijiiry help at -och )nli.n1s rind bv l i ra nu'ennMit of l-ihor and iy im n-as. d results in the 'll'!."idtrl. - The efficient oprr;ctiMii of pngrof fl.-on i.as prnb.iMy ni.uic lis licqinntnif during dur-ing the past year and rhe results hnve how n to a limited extent what may oe expected from sclent iilo management. manage-ment. Tn the postal s:ivin-s bank tl'.e fol-Wnin; fol-Wnin; data win indicate the lntc.est the public lias taken tn this branch of the pn.stal yervjee: 101 . 1014. Account opened to date 2.0Si 2. ::; Total amount deposit eri , SsT.':' $S4.o:i;i . Tmai amount witiuhawn M."o to.i'fiO Total now on dviosit... T;.i'Jl Tiie restric;ion of f.inn as the max-iuruii max-iuruii deposit has worked to the dis-:id dis-:id vantage of I he postal savings sys-icni sys-icni M'rd In the deposit. us. Tiie d-poitors d-poitors would he increased t wo fold a nd deposits would Increase 400 to '"W per cent if the present regulations Wert made more libera!. 1; If the monthly limit of $ioo wore m- movi'd. I'm: maxiimun raised from SoOi) :".("''', witii int. rc-M ;aab)e seiui-annually. seiui-annually. and thirty days' notice for withdrawals over $f.00, the conditions would mo ro nearly meet the needs t'nr which the service was established, and private banks and general circulation circu-lation would profit to such an extent that opposition would be disarmed. Not Keeping Pace. The money order business has not shown an increase in keeping with the other branches, as the European war has necessitated the suspension of money order transactions with many foreign countries. The magnitude of the mnnev order htiFinesF, however, is shown by the following data: No. Amount. Domestic money orders issued... 9-1.52 $ T9fi.0.5 . Sii Tnt'national money orders issued... 7,435 14?, 305.5.') Domestic money orders paid IW,.P0 l,TSo,S16.94 Int'na.tional money orders paid I'o.S 23,639.7-1 K em It tan ces received fmm depOsit-ina depOsit-ina postmasters. $3,S.S.103.47. ' . TJib record for paid money orders in the history of the local oir'lco was on November 19 of this year, when $ll.bM:P8 was paid out. The record days for remittances from postmostevs were April 16 S-7 -SV-'.SS: October IS. ??,!90.i0. and Ma'v 23. $ri;.l!i5.04. The ret'tstered mail has likewise shown the jreneral increase in volume : thai, has been indicntcd in the other".'' branches. The following' figure -will orri t-laHS. Box rents. Tot. l:M. i.i;s.ts ? .i.V-tr. ii?.(.rn." l:? j.tih.is 1.047 . in 131.171 :r o.itHS.ni l.sati.Ts is o?7 2, .V'0 .00 -1 .9y: . -'0 - ls'tJS7 . 72 ?1 2.12. ?1 R 7. 751. Sr. ' 5oSP.n0S.SH .'2. -1 i.). os.s.-.'i.o X ti. Oiu.20 $ .129.0 $ .Ofi rive the comparison rfween 117 and mi- in,.- jf.14 - rristrtprd 77,564 " 7:'V ripens in'oivoiT for Jc- 1 Ft'y ,'.S7.ti4n i" 7S? Pi "yes hH lulled in transit . -12.1 77 4l.;:l '1 r- li;lst yi-nj- s,ion SiVoraI in- nnvailoiw which pruh.-,!lv inrh'raie the tendencv of the lievel.'.pnieut .if j.os!:,i artivity. Cluef amons" ihese are in-itallation in-itallation of a belt tmnvcvnr for drnn letters, provhlinc insrant transnoiia-lim: transnoiia-lim: of letters Horn Die ,nici- rlunes to the "famine" tables. The establishment establish-ment ot motor ; ar-'fl post .lolhery, anil the Maniiar!.iz;ition of ail i-,ors-or.iwii vt'hii-lcs-. Previntisly enr-rinr enr-rinr riiDHi his own rype of vehicle, which varieu t'r-Mn a "broiiqhn m" to n "one-hoss shay."' out now ah watonji a;c of tne same t l1'1 and co!'r ao-corulm? ao-corulm? to standiiiM ;ierv laid down by the piistntfice ofi'tiiii?;. The Clnintnia hnsitie?;, 0f j o ;ias ben bevoni.i all oi:i!piv!:vi?n.ii, and ;d renini have ben hroken fhiy ;i::er hiy in evcrv bran-,!i or tbt x-rU K :i at no previous pe' io,; has m,. h iv-nit;. bon obtaiue ir: hauijlinK t Ik- I ou):t v business. It has b-i-n a test of t?w, sytf in and u:-; nod v. !n-h u.-ve Ini-MMi: ir tl'p p;tsi tw.i vo:i:-. ai..l !iu; results are mo:.- ;!;;mi ;i",.nf ,.f the ! i ix-iency ol' i h-- " f'tkin u"c-the u"c-the auiitini.M i-al i.-n ot' io.-:il ui'i'i'.'. |