Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-01-03
One-Half Million of Dollars for
Postage.

George Stinson & Co., the celebrated
Art Publishers, of Portland, Maine,
undoubtedly pay more money for post
age stamps than any other firm in the
world; for the last five years their post
age bill has averaged over two thousand
dollars per week, making grand ag-
gregate Of over five hundred and twent-
ty thousand dollars this is about the
three-hundredth part of all postage of
every description collected 10y the Unit
ed States government during 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-oIlices. But the enormous sum
paid for postage represents OILY the
cost of sending the light packages, let
ters and circulars, for large, heavy
packages are sent by express and
freight. Messrs. Stinson " Co., pub
lish every description of pictures of the
better class, and their trade extends
over the entire world. AS an illuStra-
ton of the fact that their trade reaches
the furthermost parts of the earth, the
following may he interesting a short
time since an order for an assortment
of over three thousand large and ex-
pensiYe pictures was received from Tas-
mania, away down under the South Pole.
Not many years ago Tasmania was n
penal colony of England, and its popu
lation was entirely of convicts and
their keepers. Since the removal of
the cOnvicts, it has become a thrifty
colony this place Is so remote, that
three months are required for an an
swer to letter. Tons of pictures are
sent to South America by Messrs. Stin-
son & Co., and West Africa sends to
Portland for works of art /; they have
trade in every quarter of the globe
where civilization has gained Il foot
hold. Commencing at the bottom,
they have worked their way up to the
top, step by step, and thereby, added
to the greatest push and enterprises,
they have that solid practical eXper
ience that is always necessary 10 the
best results, in all things. They carry
in stock millions Of pictures, and are
at a moments notice ready to fill five
cent order, or one for thousands Of
dollars; they employ some five hundred
artists, clerks, and workmen their
machinery and appointments are on
magnificent scale, and trade of ten
thousand dollars day, on an average,
is required to keep them moving in full
blast. Their assortment of steel plates
is especially fine, ald ranks very high
in artistic merit many thousand of
dollars are often spent on single plate.
They appreciate the value of printers
ink, and know how to use it to the best
advantage therefore they advertise
largely and literally in the newspaper
newspaper advertising was an lmpor-
tant factor in laying The sound founda-
tions of their great success, and with
out it, they state that it would have
been utterly impossible for them to
have reached their present position.
Stinson & Co., are a striking illus
tration of what can be accomplished
By energy, industry, and good Judgment.
There is ''room at the top"-all honor
to those who fight their way Up. This
firm believes in standard goods and
low prices, and on that principle their
business is conducted. American
homes should be made beautiful by re.
fined and meritorous works OF ait no
one has any excuse for not adding to
their homes the charms of pictures, for
fine works of high art are within the
reach of all.