Show PROSPERITY OF 1 CITY MY REFLECTED CIE CLEARLY BY POSTAL RECEIPTS CIPIS One Ouo of ot the best indications of a cit city's e steady growth is the gain in shown from year ear to year eor in tho the stamp sales of ot tim tho postoffice ee Postmaster A. A L. L Thomas to today ay gave out ont a a. table showing the tho total amount of ot the sales in stamp stamps postcards and stamped tamped envelopes for lust lURt month as compared with October 19 1912 2 The total business dons done in these departments last month shows a n. gain of ot 1606 per cent cont over tho the amount realized realized real real- from th the tho total sales ales tho the same month last year Whilo a big increase is shown In Jn sales of stamps envelopes and ond postcards post post- I cards the largest gain in i is in in tho sale sate of stamps Tho The avera average e daily sales for last month wore The stamp sales for last month amounted to 32 as compared with br for lor October 1912 an increase of The card sales for last month were 1805 1303 as ai against 1020 for October 1912 1012 a gain of The rhe sales of stamped envelopes cn last I month amounted to as compared corn com II I pared with for P 1012 1912 a n. gain of 2695 Tho total amount of all sales last month was as against for tor October last last year an on aggregate increase of |