| Show POSTAL BU SINESS BUSINESS record for year shows healthy increase over preceding periods washington As a business institution the post postoffice office department next to the united states treasury is the greatest in the government according to figures submitted by charles P granfield first assistant postmaster ge general for the fiscal year ended june go 30 1909 in ande ade public saturday in ills his linnual report the gross revenue of the postal service reached the enormous total of an increase of 0 or per cent tover lover the preceding year there were presidential post offices on july 1 iyub of this number were first class an increase of 14 1707 were second class an increase of 1121 and were third class an increase of the total increase in the number of presidential offices was there were vere 1444 post offices established during the year and 2004 were discon linued leaving a total of post offices in operation on june 30 1909 during the year 1626 postmasters were appon appointed ted at presidential offles ato at fourth class offices post cantors nan Man tors were appointed |
