The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-30
SPEC OR POPULATION


now COUNTRY PosrMAsrIRs TURN AN HON.
EST (!) PESNY-A NOVEL SCHEME FOR TAP
PING THE GOVERNMENT TILL.
The authorities o. the New York Post Office have
for years complained that postage the mail mat
ter transmitted through the Office has been greatly IN
oxccss of the amount OF sales of postage stamps.
Publishers and others doing large business through
the mails, and who necessarily use large amount
Of stamps. are not credited with their purchase
at The New York Post Oiiicc, and the question
naturally urises how 10 account for the fact
HERALD reporter yesterday called upon several pub
publishers OF cheap books prints, &C., for Information,
but found ,hem unwilling to discuss the subject
Enough was learned, however, to show that OF
them arc IN the habit OF taking postage stamps pay
mcnt from thor customers small towns throughout
the country.
THE MILK IN THE cocoANur.
why Is thisy" IS the inquiry. And with the aid OF
section 81 Of the Postal laws the income OF very
large number OF country postmnsters IN the following
way
shall be the box rents collected At their oc"s and
q.ssr a. @ As ~ ns @
per crntum on the next SOo T less luarer forty
a 'HsSi' the 's
uia.d Thai whe" the asEse"e annual cs
elusive OF commissions on money order business of any
shall repor. to the Postmaster General in order
that such postmaster be assigned 20 MS proper class
and his salary nxcd as heretofore provided
II will be IRON the above that IN country olces
there Is an induccmen oorcd to dispose OF as many
stamps possible What ~ the RESULT These post
masters send TO tho General Post Oco Tor fur larger
number OF stamps than the postal service OF the To-
cality requires They dispose OF their superluous
sock TO town merchants at good pront and the buy
sends them to New York 10 pay his bills Tho only
act order seeking prevent tho misuse OF postal
stamps is the t0iowing:--
The following order OF tho Postmaster General Is
published Tor tho information OF all concerncd:---
Whereas has the knowledge of the department
that certain postmasrs have engaged In the practice OF
canvassg outside the deliveries OF their respective Offices
for the sale OF postage stamps stamped nvopes.
and postal cards. with tho object nvowed
their and whereas 4,
tHned that in such sales made at dis
count In express violation OF section 3,3 OF tho Postal
chandsc are taken In payments and whereas the printed
stamped envelopes known special request cnvclopcs
which said envelopes furnished upon rcqusiion from
postmaster In the country and whereas the above
cited conduct detrimental to the financial interests OF tho
departments therefore IL IN ordered:
firsf-rhat postmasters he prohibited from soliciting
orders side the deliveries OF thcir respective Offices
postage stamps stamped envelopes newspaper wrappers
rondThat In making sales postnastcrs adhere strictly
to the rates established by law aud the Postal Reen inns
Third-That postmsstcrs he forbidden to posta &c
stamps. stamped envelopes postal
cards articles of traffic for the discharge private
F1,uth-1hat rcquston for special request enve
opcs be honoed by the department unless the party
whom tho envelopes ordered resides Is engaged
business within the delivery OF the Office OF the
| making tho requsitton.
That violation Of any OF the Of order
will DO regarded good for tho removal OF the
offender
Tho loss to tho government can hardly be estimated
and there Is strong feeling that tho law should b,
changed so as to prevent further speculation, pccu
laon, whichever may be deemed the nttcs Tor 1t