Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1886 — POSTOFFICE AFFAIRS. [ARTICLE]

POSTOFFICE AFFAIRS.

Some Interesting Statistics—Resigua* tiens and Removals for the Year —New Offices Created. [Washington special.] The following table shows the casualties among Postmasters in several States during the year ending June 30 lad: INIs Ch I ■ o2;° 2 I ~ ! • *5 States. rs g j rs © b 7 | « £ * ® a 5 S s a 2 *» a £ Q fc Dakota 187 157 c| 80 Illinois 382 098 20 41 Indiana 441 531 20 23 lowa 319 407 20| 25 Knnsas 460 291 151 107 Ml iliigan 282 398 loj 41 Minnesota 166 11 61 13 Nebraska 205! 143 7| 74 New York 473 1,122 40i 58 Ohio 451 915 29 38 Pennsylvania 656 1,003 41 li 7 Wisconsin 179 2:38 22 *0 *Decrease. The following are some of the figures for the country at large: Sf . S §1 X p »-« P r “» o A Posolices established during the year 2,121 3,482 1,361 Pcstotlices discontinued 886 1,120 234 Net increase over previous year 1,235 2,262 1,127 Whole number of pcstofflce*. 51,252 53,014 2,362 Number tillod by a[ point-j ment of too President.... 2,233 2,265 32 No. fillod by appointment of the Postmaster General. 49,019 51,349 2,320 Appointments made daring the year— On resignation and commission expired 6,204 9,112 2,908 On removals and suspensions 810 9,576 8,756 On desths of Postmasters... 412 587 175 On establishment of new po3toliices 212 3,462 1,361 Total.. 9,547 22,747 13,2C0 Of the newly established postoffices the six New England States had 51, with 1 discontinuance. The five Middle States and the Dislrict of Columbia had 261 establishments and no discontinuances. The twelve Southern States and Indian Territory had 1,444 new offices; the Pacific slope 114 and 8 discontinued; the remaining States aud Territories of the West and Noidiwest 523 new establishments and 23 offici s discontinued. The largest number of new offices were necessary in the State of Virginia. During the last fiscal year they were 127. The entire number of Presidential offices is 2,265, an increase of 32 during the year. Of these the largest numbers are in New York, 216; Illinois, 182; Pennsylvania, 158; Ohio, 133; Massachusetts aud lowa, 121 each. The total number of money-order offices at the close of the year was 7,356, an increase of 227 over the previous year. Of these Illinois holds the large st number, 590; lowa is next with 522; New York, 496; Ohio, 468; Pennsylvania, 402; Michigan, 344; Kansas, 342; Indiana, 315; Missouri, 213; Wisconsin, 271. The greatest increase in any State was 25 in Kansas.