The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-24
One Half q Million 5okDolars for
POSTAGE.

One Half q Million ofDollars for
Postage. 7:
George Stinson & Co, the selebrat-
ed Art Publishers, of Portland, Maine,
undoubtedly pay mors money for
postage stamps than anyother firm in
the world; for tho last. .fysyears their
postage bill has averaes over two
thousand dollars per wee making a
grand aggregate Of oyss IyS hundred
and twenty thousand dol this is
about the three.hund part OF all
postage of every deseti "a lleeted
by the Un1rsd st: sa s. : d.
ing that time, and in this connection
it must be borne in mind that the
country now has over fifty, million
souls, and fifty thousand post-offices.
But the enormous sum paid for post
age represents only the cost of send
ing the light packages, letters and
circulars, for large, heavy packages
are sent by express and freigt.
Messrs. Stinson L Co.. publish every
description of pictures of the better
class, and their trade now extends
over the entire world. As an Illus
tration 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 of
an assortment of over three thousand
large and expensive pictures was re.
ceived from Tasmania, away down
under the South Pole. Not many
years ago Tasmania was penal colo
ny Of England, andits population Was
entirelyof convicts and their keepers.
Since the removal OF the convicts, it
has become 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. Stinson l. Co.,
and West Africa sends to Portland
for works Of art; they have trade in
every quarter of the globe where CIV
ilization has gained 4 foothold. Com
mencing at the bottom, they have
worked their way up to the top. step
by step, and thereby, added to the
greatest push and enterprise, they
have that solid, practical experience.
that is always necessary to the best
results, in all things. They carry in
stock millions OF pictures. and are at
\ moments notice ready to fill 4 five
cent order, or one tor thousands of
dollars; they employ some FIVE hund-
red artists, clerks and workmen, their
machinery and appointments are on a
magnificent scale, and trade of ten
thousand dollars !, day, on IN average,
is required to keep them moving in
full blast. Their assortm ent of steel
plates is especially fine, and ranks very
high in artistic merit; many thous-
ands Of dollars are often spent on
single plate. They appreciate the
value of printers ink, and know how
to use tito the best advantage; there
fore they advertise largely and liber-
ally in the Observation-Disclosures
advertising was an important factor
in laying the sound foundation Of
their great success, and without it,
they state that it would have been ut
=terly impossible for them to have
reached their present position.
Stinson 4 Co., are a striking illus.
tration Of what can be accomplish By
energy. industry, and good Judgment.
There IS ..room at the top all honor
TO those who light their way mp. This
firm believes in standard goods and
low prices. and; on that principle
their busiaess Is conductad Ameri.
can honea should be made beauti full
/ by I. fined and N neritarious works Of
art; no one has any excuse for not,l-
ding q tlscirS homes the charms Of
pictarss, for fine works Of bigl, arr
are within the reach of' 'all.
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