Will Stay In The First Class

WILL STAY IN

THE FIRST CLASS

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ANN ARBOR POSTOFFICE IN-

CREASING ITS BUSINESS

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In the Past Three Months the Rural

Mail Carriers Have Delivered

70,182 Pieces

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The records at the Ann Arbor post

office shows that the handsome gains

made by the office during the months

of October and November, which were

noted in these columns, were continued

during December. The receipts at the

stamp window for that month were

$4,220.10, as against $3,006.02 for the

corresponding month of last year, a

gain of $314.09.

The receipts for the quarter ending

Dec. 31. were $1,652,72 in excess of the

same quarter last year.

The registry business for the half-

year shows 2,555 letters and parcels

received for transmission, while for

the same time last year there were but

1,900, a gain of 655. Those received

for delivery numbered 3,823 as against

3,111 for the same period last year, an

advance of 712. thus showing that the

people of this city received 1,268 more

registered letters and parcels than

they sent away

The figures for the special delivery

indicate that 2,029 pieces of

mail matter were delivered to Ann

Arbor patrons, while there were but

1,675 for the same quarter of 1900, an

increase of 372, while those sent out

from this office Increased 161 in number.

The money order business has been

no laggard in the enterprise. During

December 2, 883 orders were paid,

mounting to $22.502.41, and 1.496 or-

ders were issued. amounting to $8,

137.73.  It will be seen that Ann Arbor

people received during that month;

14,424.O0 more than they sent away

That showing is certainly favorable to

our city. for although some of it no

doubt found its way into the tills

of the Hawks & Angus people. the merch-

ents of Detroit, and other outsiders,

yet the great bulk of it remained in

Ann Arbor.

The figures for the month of Decem-

ber last year were 1.267 orders Issued,

amounting to $6,603.82, and 2,600 orders paid,

aggregating $19,854.2.  A

fine increase, it will be noted.

The money order business for the

entire quarter closing Dec. 31, 1901,

has the unequalled record for the office

of 4,002 orders issued, representing

$21,769.73, and 8,701 orders paid.

amounting to $70.309.96. These figures

Indicate that Uncle Sam is doing quite

a handsome little business in this line

in Ann Arbor.

The rural carriers going out from

this office, have during the past three

months delivered 70,182 pieces of mail

matter, and collected 8.820 for trans-

mission. These figures show a hand-

some increase for the two carriers who

were on duty for the corresponding

quarter last year. Routes 3 and 4 had

not then be (sic) established.

It is estimated that during the ten

days including Christmas and New

Year's there were upwards of 3,100

packages, ordinary and registered, de-

livered from the postoffice, and there

were nearly as many dispatched. As

it is not the rule to deliver ordinary

packages, except on districts covered

by the mounted carriers, the fact that

their holiday packages were promptly

delivered is a favor that the patrons

of the office certainly appreciate.