The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-07-09
Postal Economy.

The P. o. Department is economizing
with the minutest care, saving up many
precious mint drops which might other
wise be wasted. People are respectfully
requested to be more particular in direct
ing letters-and here we Join our prayers
to those of Mr.. Holt, and sincerely hope
that all our correspondents will direct a
little more correctly and legibly, for I'm
Gle Sans sake and for our own. People
are also reminded that neglect in calling
for letters causes much dead-l letter waste,
and here again is another sensible idea,
well worth a small sermon. It is the duty
of every. one to look once week at the
advertised list of letters, whether OF U. 5.
or City Dispatch offices, and see whether
there be not letter there for him or her.
There are few persons who do not recoV-
er one or two letters year by this means.
Aud those who have not boxes should
either leave their address at the Post Ot-
fee, SO as to have letters taken up by the
carrier, or else should call and inquire at
stated intervals. This is matter of much
Importance, and if every one would attend
to it they would save trouble to cor
respondents and much expense TO the De-
partment.
Finally, it is urged that no pains be
spared by those delivering letters. There
is in this country heller SHELTER careless
ness, and wholesale style OF packing on
| letters, which contrasts singularly with
the pains taking delivery of the English
post. The work, for instance, which was
for long time done and is, we believe.
still carried on by private citizen OF
| Philadelphia, in forwarding to different
firms in our principal cities misdirected
letters, might Just as we'll be done in our
post offices, nor would it cost n cent extra
to government, if an extra cent were only
charged Oh delivery. The practice of sep
arating the advertised letters from those
in the general delivery, and requiring
special inquiry to be made for them, is
discountenanced. This is also well worth
consideration. 1t will also tend to dimin-
| ish the number of dead letters.
Finally, the Department invite sugges-
tons in relation to the disposal OF dead
letters, as well as to their reduction. We
would suggest that as the most important
dead letters are those which contain
money, the best suggestion as yet made,
would be the adoption of THE MONEY Or
DER SYSTEM. By this means cash, in
stead OF lying idle in the dead letter office.
would be put in active circulation, and
the amount of dead money letters also be
materially diminished. There would DO
less stealing, and very material increase
Of Post Office business, since it is the very
general impression of the unreliability OF
the post which keeps many from using
it. We hear so much of packages lost,
and see so many advertisements OF notes
gone astray, that we all acquire little
suspicion. Now the Money Order Sys-
tenn will cure much OF this. Cannot Mr..
Holt Napoleonize it through? Can ne
not proclaim it, and then carry it out? II
would be immensely popular, and what Is
popular is generally successful, IN TINS
democratic country Of ours. lt IS only
red tape and routine which stands in the
way, worrying and tormentiDg. GIVE the
country the Money Order System, Mr.,
; Holt-wc must have tive ,ciu have 1t
; Il will make up the deficit with sur
plus. it will spara you all the spicket saw
ing. and miserable two penny economies
, which are SO foreign to your. emipently
generous nature-give us the money or.
ders. If people had them, they would
stand the threatened raise OF forty pei
|, cent. from three cents to half a dime pei
half ounce. Give US the money orders
|, Phil. Bulletin.