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Show j I . S . HEAD LETTER OFFICE i ' " During a period of twelve months ,21.000,(100 letters and 803,000 put-jeels put-jeels went to the dead letter office. I Over ion, ono letters are mulled yearly year-ly in perfectly blank envelopes. It costs I'ncle Sam $2,000,000 annually annual-ly to bother with 200,000,000 pieces ol inisd ii ected mail. The Government collects nearly $100,0110 a year for return of mall that binds in the dead letter office. Last ymr the dei,il letter office had no How o the ownership of $55,000 in rush and $ 1 2,000 In pontage -temps found jn betters. Incidentally I 1 3.(1(1(1.01111 in c.hex ks. drafts and In j money onl'-i :- failed to rem h thosn j I o w bom s -nt . I Now you know where- "the letter thai never came" probably went to. |