Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-11-30
One-Half Il Million of Dollars
for Postage.

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Grorge S,inscn u Co., the celebrated
Art Publishers, of Portland, Maine. un-
doubt dly ply more ,uoneyfar postage
stamps than any 9th, ,r firm In The world ;
for the last years their postay" bill has
averaged over wo* thousand dollars per
week, N .king grand agsr gate Of
over five budred and twenty thousand
dollars; this Is Mt the three -hundredth
part of all postage Of every description
cnlle.tod by the Uai;e Sta'es grvermen'
during til It 'i,n>., and in this, connection
i, must b. borne in mind thar thi c111a:
try now has owe: fifty nilior souls, and
fifty thousand po,t-offices. But the enor-
NOUS sum pail f,r postage represents
only the cost >e sen,ting the light pack l.
ges, l..tters and circulars, for large, heavy
p. kages are sent by express an freight
Messers. Stinson & Co. publish every de-
script n o! pictuycs of the better class,
and their ira le now exten Is over the en-
tire " .rd. Al a. illu >tration OF the fact
that their trade re 'che> he flrthermos:
paris Of tn earth, the following may b.
interesting: A aho:t tim since an order
for an assortment Of over three thousand
larga and expensive piclu res WIS n ceiv-
ed from Tasmania, away down under
the South P lie. Not m My years a."
Tasmania was penal colony Of E,
gland, and t. ,,>nuatiol was entirelt i
convics and ,heir keepers Since The
renewal OF the convi2ts. it has becomn a
thrifty colony: this place is 80 remote
that three months are required for al
answer to letter. Tons Of pictures are
sent to South America by Messers S,;n
son & Co., and West Africa sends to
Porlan for works Of art; they have
trade in every quarter of the globe where
civilization has gained a foothold. Com
mencing at the bnlsra, they haye work
ed their way up stsp by. step, 20 the top,
and: ::tnereby, added sthe greatest push
and enterprise, they have that so1id,
practical experience that is slways nee
essary to the b,s, result. in all ,hiag<.
They carry in stock millions Of pictures,
and are at 4 moments notice ready to
ill five cent order, OF one for thousands
Of dollars; they employ some five hun
dred artists, clerks, and workmen; their
machinery and appointments are on a
magnificent scale, anil i trade Of ten
Thousand dollars .'ay, on q ! average, j:
required ~ keep them msving lin full
blast. Their assortment OF steel plates
IS especially fine, and ranks very highin
artistic merit; many thousand dolla rs are
often spent on a single plate. They ap-
preciate the value Of printers ink, and
know how TO use tito the best advantage;
therefore they advertise lagely and .iber-
ally in The newspapers -ne yapaper adj
yertising Wa an imp ,rtant factor in
|layiag the sound found i.iens Of their
great snccess, and witlloutit, they state.
that it would haYe been utterly inpossi-
bic for them to have reachsd their pres
ent position. z< III. ..Is a5=
Blinson d Go. are striking illustra-
ton Of what can be accomplished BY
energy, industry and good Judgment.
There IS room AZ the pail honor 81.
those who fight their way up. Thisfirms
believes in standard gs,ods and low
prices, and 3on tnat principle their bust.
ness il conducted. American homes
should be made beautiful by refined and
|merlt ltoriouss works IF ait; no one has any.
sxcuss for not addiaE to their homes the.
scbarrrs Of rictures for fas works otf5
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