Show a V THE LETTER DEAD OFFICE A Decrease In the Amount of Receipts the theLast Last Year The annual report of the letter dead oilIer office shows that during the fiscal year 90 1850 the receipts of the office were some pieces being an Increase of pieces or 5 per cent over the preceding year Dur- Dur 1890 1800 01 91 while It appeared appealed from estimates of the quantity of matter dispatched In the mails that there was an en Increase In letters alone of over the Increase to tho letter dead office was but pieces or per cent During the year Just closed although the general volume of bu business iness and operations of the service have approached 8 S per cent In excess ex cx- cess of the previous usual and ordinarily ordinarily or or- expected Increase has not only dl appeared ap- ap peered but the gratifying fact appears that there was a decrease of over or nearly the letter dead office The work of the office has been brought up to date |