Show POST OFFICE BUSINESS SHOWS INCREASE FOR FOIL YEAR A comparison of oe business done by tile the local post office during the yea which ended march 31 with thi th previous year reveals a substantial increase it was disclosed today by postmaster mitchell money order business increased more than eleven thousand dollars while the number of orders issued was in excess of the number issued the previous year total sales of stamps envelopes etc and box teat rent collections increased from Gl to or the number of 0 registered insured and C 0 D letters and packages increased from 2117 to 2507 or there was a decrease from 1114 to or in the number of registered ered insured and C 0 D items mailed from this office during the latter year this decrease the only one reflected by the comparison is due in fit large part to a change in method in the office itself by which remittances from the postmaster to the salt lake city office are now sent by check as ordinary mall mail instead of currency in registered letter as they used to be the C 0 D business which originates in this office has always been negligible only 11 parcels being sent from this office C 0 D during the past year the total money order busi business nesb from this office tor for the year just ended was sent out in money orders as compared with sent out in orders elders the previous year |