| Show U S POSTAL DEPART department MIENT DOES RECORD BUSINESS by hubert work postmaster general tho the year 1922 has struck the highest note in the history ot of the postal service of the united states ten years ago the postal receipts were approximately in 1922 they totaled or practically double the receipts of 0 1921 and this enormous sum Is the largest amount of money ever taken in by the american postal system or any other postal system in the world the gain in receipts over 1921 was and the per capita revenue which was in 1921 jumped to in 1922 but while the revenue of the postoffice Post office department has made these tremendous B gains in the last twelve months expenditures have been actually cut down the expenses being reduced from in round numbers in 1921 to in 1922 in almost every branch ot of administration of postal pontal affairs during the year has been attained increasing receipts with decreasing expenditures the sale of stamps and stamped paper attained a now new pinnacle of as aa compared with in 1921 an increase of registered collect on delivery and insurance fees brought revenue of in 1922 and in 1921 a gain of the cost of the railroad mail transportation por tation service sor vice one of the big items of expense of the department was cut from in 1921 to in 1922 and the expense of operating the air mall mail service was reduced from in 1921 to in 1922 one of the particularly gratifying features of the financial situation of the post office system during 1922 is that the savings effected have not been at the expense of salaries of postmasters and other postal employees who have been automatically promoted in accordance cor dance with the statutes As a consequence no saving from this source has been recorded some exceptional accomplishments I 1 slim ants have been effected during the past past year in increasing the service to the public of the nation the number of rural routes has been increased from in 1921 to in 1922 thereby adding new routes supplying thousands of inhabitants ot of rural communities with daily mail facilities in additon addition letter carriers have been employed for the extension of city delivery service in cities throughout the country while 2326 additional postoffice post ottice office clerks and other postal employed emp loyes have been placed on the pay roll to handle the tremendous quantities of maii mail that have flooded the system the now year is pregnant with greater achievements the existence of a high morale among postal workers combined with the widespread prevalence of loyalty to the trust imposed in in them by their government give renewed assurance that the biggest business organization in the world will grow even bigger during the year of 1923 I 1 I 1 |
