Show UNCLE SAMS SAM'S BUSINESS GRO GROWING WiNG IN SAL SALT T LAKE INCREASES SHOWN DOWN LNE LINE postal Savings Bank Makes Remarkable Record as a Federal Innovation RECEIPTS SHOW ADVANCE Salt Bait Lake Much Better Beter Than Tha Holds Its Is Own Ow in the Postal Department Department De De- De- De Receipts ITH on one or two minor W WITH every department of ot the theSal Salt Sal Lake postoffice shows a n decided Increase both In tho the volume of ot business and In receipts over oer the previous previous pre pro year ca caThe The postal business 1 IB Is an a unfailing reflection of oC trade conditions and the continued increase is ls a n source of ot great satisfaction Not ot on only I do the receipts show a n marked advance over 1910 but the they also reveal recal a gain In the Increase made In ln that year ear over 1309 This year the total increase in receipts up to date and estimated for tor the balance of ot the caleri calendar ar year Is as compared compared com corn pared with wih an Increase of ot or ora ora ora a gain in the relative increase of ot 2 Two new postal stations have have be been n established during the year eor to handle the business efficiently making a total o of twenty-nine twenty stations in all al Four clerks have hae been added to the operating force but the number of carriers has remained the same B By the addition additon of ot the four tour new appointments appointments appoint appoint- ments and the increase e In salary salar to clerks the payroll parol has been raised 13 SOO for th the year 3 The greatest feature in the local postal postal pOI pOI- pos pos- tal service during this year ear has been the Inauguration of the savings bank department Apartment This was started on Au August August Au gust S. S From the first this feature feature met with popular r approval and the tho business bustness bust busi n ness s continued to increase steadily On November 20 22 people had taken a ad ad- ad vantage of ot Uncle Sams Sam's banking privileges with deposits amounting to Il 6 p- p wih I 61 making an average in savings o of Altogether 60 for each 9 has lias been on deposit but part of ot It has been boon withdrawn On January 1 tho the depositors of ot the postal savings 8 system are arc given the privilege of ot exchanging ex eX- chan changing part or all al of ot their deposits for Cor United States registered or coupon bonds In denominations of ot 20 00 and 00 and it is I expected that a largo large I portion of the present savings will wil be withdrawn for that purpose X New Ne- W lotoff to the The erection of the addition additon postoffice building has hae been progressing progress progress- ing rapidly the exterior being boing already finished and the addition additon Is expected to be ready for occupancy by Juno 1 1 1912 Tho The need for more mon room has been appreciated ted for tor a long time and with the Increase fo of ot the regular re ular business bust busi ness and the establishment of ot the savIngs savings sayings sav say ings department this fact tact has hns become decidedly pronounced One of ot the tho items of ot decrease in the postal business Is a source of ot much gratification That is 1 in the number and nd amount of ot international mone money orders Issued the number being 2 2458 GS and the tho amount le s than thon the previous ous year ear The torel foreigners ners of ot southern Europe and elsewhere who formerly sent practically fd their entire earnings s back to the old countr country entre are evidently e becoming Americanized There Is also a slight decrease in the international money or orders paid poid There Thero were fiftysix fiftysix fifty fifty- ff- ff the six sL less lees orders order paid decreasing amount b by 1102 74 The advance In the domestic money orders Issued was as almost phenomenal There were more orders Issued making the increase more than per percent percent cent cent- Thu meant an Increase in the amount cent sent ent out of cf The gain gainin aln in fees from this c source is Th There re war more domestic money orders paid making an increase In amount of ot 89 While the advance ad In the number Ie letters and parcels of ot registered mall mail parcel mal leters this year Is la not great It 1 Is considerably considerably consider consider- geat ably greater than the tho year ear 1909 This Is due geater to the tact th the registry business for 1910 was RS exceptionally registered lar large e and because delayed mall mail for tor the holiday season of 1909 wa was not mal received for tor dc delivery Very until January of ot 1910 while toe tic registered re mall mail mal forthe for tor forthe the holiday hoUda season of ot 1910 wa was re received re- re and delivered during December 1910 l t Tables Table The following are tables showing th the amount mount and volume of ot business done In the various departments of ot the lo local local lo- lo cal te postoffice with Ith comparative figures figures figures fig fig- ures of ot last year and the respective Increases and decreases and the to totAl totals totals to- to tAl J for tor the year ea en ending D December n 31 II 1919 1910 and arid estimated registry 1 for the j year yea ar ending December 31 o 1511 1910 1911 Inc lee at lt stations and end branches branch 1 0 J UI SW tC Places ces forwarded and sed lud returned to J I Eli U Ir received for Cor delivery 3 II W SU gil SUH 8 2 n. n k deliveries s at t the main office e 43 I H Desk A k k dIrl deliveries at and ot nd 3 S r deliveries at st lt the main office 9 4 S 1651 1851 PI Pieces c d at main office and AM station 18 3 9 til 76 s iesi s 9 6 Pieces in 10 transit Decrease Statement I of ot mon money or order t badu busiest of r the te I Bait aIt Ls Lake tk City Ot Utah Uth for tk the l. l year ea nd nd- nd Inc Ine December 31 31 1911 leo Ho Amount Fee Domestic money mony orders order IMO I 80 I H 6 4 International mone money oren or orders criers en Issued 98 Domestic mou moner eion orders orden paid S International money orders oren p paid 14 m 15 5 received from depositing postmasters of ot money en m 1 order lends fends lISTS 1ST 11 4 f- f POTA RECEIPTS RP I g L a i u 1 e 1110 2 E j g H r 3 c 8 l e I s lU I s siv mS Second quarter m 44 1 Wms losio IB P Third quarter qUarter 6 4 40 0 l irS II 2193 16 11 7 quarter quater 2430 73 3 ms Total 1 I 1911 11 I I I I 1 I 1 I 1 I r 3 74 Second con quarter OO 2 1 1341 13 1 quarter 2 quarter 58 Tid Fourth quarter 2600 o 20 1300 lorol 1910 1 1 MrM 2 33 H 8 9 IUa I 1802 2900 I SALT LAKE POSTOFFICE I L i r f 1 d' d l |