The Postal Revenue Awards 



The follow ing- matter, furnished by The Press Publishing Association, is self 

 explanatory' : 



1121,848,047.26 is the total revenue of the Post Office Department for the fiscal 



year ending June 30th, 1902, as is shown by the following telegram from the Post- 

 master General : 



Detroit, Mich., Oct. 21, 1902. Washington, D. C, Oct. 21, 1902. 



Hon. H. C. Payne, Postmaster General, Press Publishing Association, 



Washington, D. C. Detroit, Mich. 



Are total revenues of Postal Depart- Replying to your telegram your figures 



ment for fiscal year, 1902, |121,848,047.26? are correct. 



Please answer. H. C. Payne, 



Press Publishing Association. Postmaster General. 



On receiving the above telegram, Mr. Henry Otis, an expert accountant, who had 

 been previously appointed by the Committee on Awards, consisting of Hon. Wm. C. 

 May bury, JNIayor of Detroit, the Hon. Jos. W. Donovan, Judge of the Wayne County- 

 Circuit Court, and the Rev. Chas. L. Arnold, Pastor of St. Peter's Episcopal Church 

 of Detroit, commenced the work of choosing the winning numbers from the estimates 

 which he had previously tabulated according to millions, thousands and hundreds. 

 The following is Mr. Otis' report : 



Detroit, Mich., Oct. 25, 1902. 



Press Publishing Association, Detroit, Mich. : 



Gentlemen — Having been appointed by the Committee chosen by your Associ- 

 ation to award the prizes in your recent Postal Revenue Contest, to tabulate the esti- 

 mates and ascertain who should receive the prizes in that contest, I herewith submit a 

 list of persons whose estimates show that they are entitled to the prizes and in the 

 order named. Respectfully submitted. 



Henry Otis. 



Press Publishing Association, Detroit, Mich.: Oct. 25, 1902. ^ 



Gentlemen — The undersigned Committee, being satisfied that the list of esti- 

 mates submitted by Mr. Otis is correct, hereby award the prizes in accordance with 

 said list and in the order therein named. Wm. C. Maybury, 



Jos. W. Donovan, 

 Chas, L. Arnold. 



Committe on Awards. 



The First Special Prize for the nearest correct |1,000.00. April 28— E. L. Franey, Farnam, Neb., 

 estimate of the total revenue of Post Office De- Certificate No. 99634, Series E ; Estimate, 121 ,848,- 

 partment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, 046. 



received before April 1st : Ty^e Third Special Prize for the nearest correct 



$1,000.00. March 23— John H. Latture, Winches- estimate of the total revenue of Post Office Depart- 



ter, Tenn., Certificate No. 20115, Series D; Esti- ment for fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, received 



mate 121,847,997. between May 1st and June 1st : 



The Second Special Prize for the nearest correct $700.00. May 9— A. M. Allen, Newtown, Mo., 



estimate of the total revenue of Post Office Depart- Certificate No. 31688, Series F ; Estimate, 121,848,- 



ment for fiscal j ear ending June 30, 1902, received 056. 



between April 1st and May 1st: 



First Prize, $5,000.00. E. Farquhar, To- Sixth Prize, $200.00. Edith Roe, Detroit, 



ronto, Ont., 9 Wilton Crest. . . . 77737G 121,848,047 Mich., 59 W. High 63842H 121,848,023 



Second Prize, $2,000.00. E. L. Franev, Seventh Prize, $100.00. R. L. Knabb, St. 



Farnam, Neb 99634E 121,848,046 Louis, Mo., 3945 Cleveland Av.,76375H 121,848,006 



Third Prize, $1,000.00. Frank P. Horn, Eighth Prize, $75.00. P. LaDue, Sagi- 



Easton, Pa., 914 Butler St 93103H 121,848,041 naw.E.S., Mich, 516 Norman St. 43046H 121,848,001 



Fourth Prize, $500.00. A.M. Allen, New- Ninth Prize, $50.00. Mrs. J. Capper, 



town. Mo., Sullivan Co 31688F 121,848,056 Chandlersville, Ohio, R. F. D. No. 3 



Fifth Prize, $300.00. C. B. Johnson, 90774F 121,848,000 



Palo, Mich 50171H 121,848,064 Tenth Prize, $25.00. John H. Latture, 



Winchester, Tenn 20115D 121,847.997 



In addition, ten prizes of $15 each, 142 prizes of $5 each, 160 prizes of $4 each, 180 prizes of |3 each, 

 200 prizes of $2 each, and 260 prizes of $1 each have been awarded on guesses ranging from $121,848,- 

 106 to $121,842,971. Complete list of the prize winners will be furnished on application to the Press 

 Publishing Association, Detroit, Michigan. 



