Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-08
FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE.
How France and Germany Manage Their
Mails.

| American Architect.
Some comparisons are made by r..
denle civil between the cost and char.
acter OF the domestic postal service in
Germany and in France, which are al
| special interest to us Americans, inst
beginning, as we are, to dream of EN-
ulatlng the convenience. security. and
cheapness with which TRANSPORTATION
OF this kind is performed abroad. In
regard to simple letters, il seems that
the postage on those circulating with
IN the country is, for those weighing
less Than half an ounce, % CENTS in
Germany and 3 cents in France. tho
rates IN both cases being higher than
the rate here. With letters of more
IMAM the standard weight there is n
very great difference between the
German practice and that of other ma.
tons; thus, in Germany, a single rate
OF cents pays for the transportation of
any letter more than half an ounce
ana less than eight ounces i'm WEIGHT
"liiie an elght-ounce letter i'm France
would require to be prepaid with 81
United States with SO CENTS, worth
fostal cards cost in France 9 cents
o ond ana Ia Germany about II cents
price, have Just been introduced SANE ;nte
VIII iat u country. Postal orderi,
Snn m,Tn eosI IN France % cents for the
ona.fS,L sun are IN Germany only
oa, as much, and in the latter
a,,it,y an extra payment of | cent
e cn.rtaes lhe sender to have the money
tha r eu ny the Postman to the house of
tn eison addressed, and there paid
mon ar IN lhe same way the post
anvon orc opIgeu 10 receive money from
or3 {ohe VINO wishes to send postal
mo ~ anu give Il receipt for il, enter.
nn s az ' ns same time in book the
the order is to be sent whom
the postmaster then maLas anu
ana forwards the order raan; wy
"a species OF missive used in Gern,an'
put nowhere else, SO far no va ,any,
~ lhe express letter, which for a now'
.ra postage If cents il forward.a eA
we person addressed without nasa, W
through the postoflice of the tdw as'Ig
which he lives, messenoe AVN IN
travels on every mail train takin WI" ,h
Ietter Immediately on the arrivai - ne
rain, either by day or night ~ ne ne
mouse of the one IL Ia IT,, w tne
,e ca AS the boxes in the sio,ion 20
IRE open to receive letters mil '' ons
rair before the departure Of y ,he
ram, an express letter of tbis " L; ine
.an oe transmitted very quickly "i9a
Iespec. 10 the transmission of noro.ia n
az GERMAN postal service fpr V sns,
:" sna. .nat OF most other nations s sn,
y, yav shp h,, business is done in t nuu
,, aSSL ny the .postoflice departme sn's
' 70, weight are carried every Ten
W. - cents, including deliyery " ", tL
OF the consignee. II 49,. Is at the
on nu lmat the establishment Of s shigs
system has fnater oi 'nis
rowth Off large business. j in the
roducts, those particulariv ~ certain
=. y IL ou utter ana smoked herrinss u R DE-
y ~ now put up for this sort 80 So But
ortation In lO.pound cases o's ~ VI Trans
IMMENSE an,s numbers are se VI which r
, "r.n Germany to the cit;e. from
IKE, ~ OF herrings of the same . ~ ana
aco ssUstns'anlly forwarded from ''s nv
a't towns to the intari Inc
RIM year The number of boxas y,
or. lngs passing through the m "1ss sol OF
e . sa inan 100, 900. and it is said , was
"'hing Villages Of the coast an