River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-05-02
lie Cheap Postal system.


Comparatively few men who are the
autlDrs { discoveries or inventions, or
the bri anators of reforms, live to see
the ssu}ofstheir labors. Among the
fewIhoevers wins Morse, Of the tale
gra'l!c ittaste rat sF.5ahR -
where s another benefactor, still at
stbadvalceC age or seventy eight, who,
Rfolthe list t n years has been resting
in eiirenent, and who cannot be less
thngratfied as he watches what has
gpwn oul of a pamphlet published by
hbnin 1887, nearly forty years ago.
Sr Rowland Hill Cat that date plain
MHll) became known as the pam
pllteer advocate ofs"penny postage"
disadvantage OF reduction. of rates
lay been largely shared in his eoun-
ty. No doubt 1.-THE not very remote
fatre the benefits of cheap postage
svilbesstill rather increased. The Oh
pcbf this article, however, ischiefy to
sh0 what Sir Rowland Hill may con.
grallate himself upon in his own
eoutry. Hill was appointed, in 1910,
commissioner TO put in operation the
plsehe had devised and suggested.
In SAC the plan having beer got into
woling order, Mr.. Hill was appointed
onof the clerks to the Postmaster
Corral, having previously received
sutantial money testimony-$67, 900
fin the British nation; being the
amSnt of an appropriate penny sub
scrfion. In 1854 he became chief
cleI In 1860 he was knighted. In
l86 being about seventy years old, he
reshed. Upon his retirement, Par
liannt voted him 100000. He re-
ceiVl also the Albert gold medal Of
the ociety Of Arts, and the degree of
d. (L., doctor of Civil Law.
III attention of the writer of this
artie was called to the subject Just
nowby conversation with returned
traver, who, in a provision market at
Hamstead, near London, heard the
orde "Send up Sir Rowland Hills
beef, 1t seemed to one, Of the new
genettion, born, since Sir Rowland
sethe hall in notion" like an order
givero the chief butler of Pharaoh.
Sir Hwland. hives in quiet, UMPIRE
tentios wstyle, and bears his we'll
desend honors modestly. The COM
plimet OF his title was conferred for
his s@ices, and in his case is more
than IN empty sound. But figures
rendeto his sagacity and industry a
create praise then titles. In 1910 there
were 800 places in England where
letterwere received, and the average
numbr posted at each during the year
was 1000. In 1872 there were 10000
postil places. and the average num-
Der ofetteus received at each during
the yer was $4,000.
OF course a considerable proper
ton # this increase is due to
the inrese Of population, but the re-
lativencrease Of letters is greater. In
1910 te average to each head of
housaold supposed TO be capable Of
writip was about six. In 1871 il was
abontnirty. If we say education has
cause the most q. ,he increase, il may
be anwered that postal facilities slim
ulate ,ducation. The net yearly in-
come)f the British Postoffice averaged
IN the FIRST five Of the last twenty years,
S2,SO,OOO. During the last five years
Of the same term the average has been
100000. The money.order system
Aiiorcs the means Of transmission OF
$4,000, 0Q0 yearly. Its growth. If not
its ohgin, is due to penny postage
Originally established to enable the
poor 10 remit. small sums, business
men ana al classes OF people avail
themselves o. is Advantages. By the
money order system country dealers
remit their money TO the wholesale
house or mquglactory, and in many
cases reGfive Gle articles they order by
the parcel post. Still another conven-
fence Of the English Postofiice system
is National savings Mathematical
with it. Insthe past twelve years oyer
three millions OF persons hage Upened
accounts, daJontine more shan s275,
600. 900. About q million and a'half Of
persons have NOW 1csobiits open ID the
Postoflice Savings Banks. and the sum
due 70 them, including interest," ex.
ceeds 500, 600, 900.