| Show OGDEN'S POST POSTAL At RECEIPTS SHOW V CONTINUED GAIN CAIN Postmaster Gamer Garner Re- Re Reviews Re Reviews views Progress of N Na NaS Nation's Na- Na a- a at aHon's t S tiou's tion's Business Ogden's postal receipts have In- In Increased Increased In Increased creased until those of ot December 1926 nearly equalled those for forthe tile the entire year o of 1902 Such Is the statement of Postmaster Rufus Garner who has complied compiled a brief brier review regarding postal pos progress In the United States Equally Interesting Is the post post- postmaster's postmaster's postmaster's masters master's statement that airmail service was first considered in 1822 The following Is the tho re- re review review re review view by Postmaster Garner Post road rOld servi servie y was as conduct conduct- conducted conducted ed In a very crude manner In North America up to about 1638 and for lor the tho following 20 years Its development was very slow How How- However ever In 1658 1653 postal service was wall established In the province o of Vir- Vir Virginia Vir Virginia ginia and about four years later latera a 0 monthly service was WM established between New York rork and Boston The real starting point o of pos poe postal postal tal service In America dates from the appointment ot Benjamin Franklin as deputy postmaster general from 1753 to 1774 Owing to his patriotic colonl colonial I activities and opposition o of the British par par- parliament parliament ment IID-ment the postal service became disorganized About 1793 1795 It was WS reorganized and operated in a amore amore amore more satisfactory manner and Its development from that time forth was marvelous As a comparison during Benjamin Franklins Franklin's ad- ad adminIstration ad administration ministration the gross grosa postal re- re re receipts were per annum md the gross expenditures were wore In eXCeSS o of the tho receipts which has been the case In ln in each succeeding postal administration until the present time lime with varying deficits each year o of from 40 In rank frank franklin's has lins day dav to receipts o of disbursements o of deficit o of approximately In the present admin administration admin During Benjamin administration as post post- postmaster postmaster mast master r general his bis annual payroll for his 75 postmasters was about per year POSTAL ORGANIZATION ORG The postal organization Is con con- constituted constituted constituted as follows general first second second- third And fourth assistant postmaster gen sen Each ED-ch assistant has s several bureaus under his Ills supervision lon In brief allowances as-allowances as allowances for tor all alt post post- postoffice post office oUke expenditures complaints and adjustment of ot service s transportation transportation tion lion and adjustment of railway mall mail service finance and audit audit- auditing tag audit ing purchases ana and sUI supplies pies etc are divided Into tour classes First-class First when receipts reach and up second class from to 40 third class closs from 1500 1500 to fourth class up to 1500 About 75 per cent of all post post- post offices s are fourth class and are arc under civil service They receive no salary but are given a fixed percentage o of postage cancellation originating at their offices The Theother Theother Theother other three classes o of postmasters re receive elve a salary b based on the amount o of business done at their respective offices About 1847 this country begun the use of postage stamps Stamped envelopes came Into use useIn usein useIn In 1852 Special delivery was In- In Inaugurated in inaugurated in 1885 Rural Dural delivery was given Its Hs first trial about 1896 Air mail mall as we all aU know Is an Innovation o of the past few tew years and shortens the delivery of o mall mail mallIn mailin mallin In most cases at least one hat the time o of other means o of transportation transportation tation and bids Lids fair to bo be the principal means of quick trans transportation In the future LARGEST L BUSINESS The postal department Is the largest single business Institution In the world It employee over employee and disburses the stupendous sum Bum o of annually a The rural carriers each day Continued on Page Three OGDEN S POSTAL RECEIPTS SHOY CONTINUED GAIN d from from page On One total distance of 11 B S n-S travel a B O mittS miles and ana servo people Stir Str star routes route have ve bv been established mal to cover territory that 1 Is 19 not provided with railroads ds and lackIng other transportation fa facilities ta- ta facilities Over O those Over those routes practically practically 3 every commodity Is carried some Instances cement to complete Irrigation projects project and bricks to erect meeting houses and ond In such instances at a loss Joss to the gov- gov government gov government In some sections ot of our country a great part of the cropS raised Is tran transported ported to market by parcel post poet Parcel post was wa u- u es established bed on a commercial basis buls time the th limit In 1912 Before Detore this thil limit of at weight for tor each ellch parcel was tour four pounds This weight W wee 8 Increased to 11 pounds the then 20 pounds and then Increased to 60 50 pounds In all zones zone beyond the third zone zono and 70 pounds up to and Including the tho third zone The Ilze limit for tor anyone any one parcel pO Is Sol 84 Inches J measuring me the greatest length and breadth combined The postage rates ratu rate on parcel post mat md matter matter ter ler are an by the pound according to distance or zone The air sir malt mall has haJ ha long been contemplated as s shown shon by an edt edt- edi edl editorial f which In Free man Journal published at NorL Nor Nor- or- or L Pa In 1822 cont 1 the statement of ot Postmaster Gen clan General eral McLean as follows It bl be possible to carry mail mall by the use ot of o flying ships referring to tc the very Ingenious flying machine invented In by one James Bennett Dennett of of Philadelphia Pa by which we conceive the tho malls mails to bo be trans transported ported with more celerity and their arrival at the places of des des- desIgn des dess designation Ign ignation be much more certain than Is the case cue at t present Re- Re ReI Re Referring I ferring to the present air mall mail I service with Its It many complicated zoning rates to various parts part of our country will bo be annulled on January 31 1927 and ami i February 1 there will be bo a single I lInt flat rate ot of o lOc for each one one- one halt halt ounce or traction fraction of ot nn an ounce au nOlI First class matter Includes written matter motter In this we e have bave letters postal cards postcards andall and andall all matter wholly or partly In writing whether sealed scaled or un unsealed un- un unsealed sealed except manuscript COpy accompanying proof sheets cor corrected cor- cor corrected proof sheets and such written matter as ns Is permitted bylaw by bylaw bylaw law to be bo placed upon matter ot of other classes Matter sealed or otherwise closed against Inspection Inspection tion ion Is also aleo ot of the first class Rates natee of postage on letters and other written matter 2 cents tor for each ounce or fraction thereof on pea pea- pos postal tal tat cards 1 cent each On post postcards postcards cuds cards private malting cards size eize of of government gO postal card and ond bearing either written or printed I message the rate of ot postage Is 2 cents cents each ench When oversize cards are arc used having printed thereon the words post poet card or private mailing card they are nt at 2 cents each except when they exceed one ounce In weight In which case casi letter rates apply Ad- Ad Advertising Advertising Ad Advertising cards wholly In print are thIrd class matter and take the rate rata of ot 1 1 cents tor for each ench ounce or fraction thereof NEWSPAPER RATES nATES Second class matter Includes newspapers and perIodical bear bear- bearIng bearing ing notice of ot entry as second class matter The rate on such matter when sent unsealed by the pub pub- public public lic Uc that Is by other than the tho pub pub- publishers publishers lishers Is 2 cents for each 2 ounces or fraction traction thereof up to toS S 8 ounces and parcel post rates on parcels above 8 ounces Third class matter Includes circulars books catalogues and other printed matter not having the nature of at personal corr's corres Rate ot of postage on such matter Is 1 cents for tor each two ounces except books and catalogues having more than 24 pages and not exceeding 8 S ounces In weight may go for tor 1 cent for each two ounces Parcels over S 8 ounces take ko parcel post rat rates Fourth class claM which includes parcel post and domestic third and fourth cIa class mail mall may be In- In Insured In ta Insured against loss rifling fining or dam dam- damage age up to a value of ot for tor II a small mall fee tee It may also be sent C 0 O D and the tha fee tea charged for that service also covers the In- In insurance In Insurance feature In conclusion will state when the present postmaster ter came Into the service In 1902 the entire pOSe pos postal tal receipts for tor that year ear at the Ogden Utah wore were slightly greater than the one month of ot December D ember 1926 |
