The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-12-22
ONE-HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR
POSTAGE.

George Stinson q Co., the celebrated
Art Publishers, OF Portland. Maine, un-
doubtedly pay more money for postage
stamps than any other firm in the world;
for the last five years their postage bill
has averaged over two thousand dollars
per week. making grand aggregate ol
oyer five hundred and twenty thousand
dollars; this is about the three hundredth
part of all postage of ever description
collected by the United States govern
ment during that time, and in this con
nection it must be borne in mind that
the country now has oyer fifty million
souls, and fifty thousand post-offices.
Bat the enormous sum paid for postage
represents only the cost of sending the
light packages, letters and circulars, for
large, heavy packages are sent by ex-
press and freight. Messrs. Stinson "
Co., publish every description of pic
lures of the better class. aud their trade
now extends over the entire world AS
an illustration of the fact that their
/ trade reaches the furthermost parts of
the earth, the following may be interest
ing: A short time since an order for an
assortment of over three thousand large
and expensive pictures was received
from Tasmania, away down under the
South Pole. Not many years ago Tas-
mania was penal colony of England,
and Its population was entirely of con-
vcts and their keepers. Since the re-
moval of the convicts, it has become n
thrifty colony; this place is so remote.
that three months are required for an
answer to a letter. Tons of pictures are
sent to South America by Messrs. Stn-
son & Co., and West Africa sends to
Portland for works of art; they have
trade in ever quarter of the globe where
civilization has gained foothold, Com
menciug at the bottom. they have worked
their way up to the top, step by step
and thereby added to the greatest pust
and enterprise, they have that solid
p practical experience that is always neces
sary to the best results, in all things
They carry in stock millions of pictures
ana are at moments notice ready to fill
a five cent order, or one for thousnnd
of dollars; they employ some five hun
5 dred artists, clerks, and workmen; thei
5 machinery and appointments are on
magnificent scale, and a trade Of tel
thousand dollars a day, on an average i
required to keep them moving in ful
, blast. Their assortment of steel plate
is especially fine, and ranks very high il
5 artistic merit; many thousands OF dollar
are often spent on single plate. The.
e appreciate the value of printers ink,an
g know how to use it to the best Rdvant
age; therefore they advertise largely AM
= literally in the newspapers ne wspape
advertising was an important factor in
LAYING the sound foundations of thei
| great success, aud without it, they stat
that it would have been utterly impos
sible for them to have reached thel
present position.
Stiuson & 90. are striking illustra
I tion of what can be accomplished b
energy, industry aud good judgment
There is room at the top'-all honor I
those who fight their way up. This firm
e believes in standard goods aud lo'
: prices. and on that principle their busi
ness is conducted. American home
shorld be made beautiful by refined an
meritorious works of art; no one ha
any excuse for not adding to tn cir hom4
>. The CHAINS of pictures. for fine works G
high art are within the reach Of all