Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-18
COMMENTS or THE PRESS
4 Strong Pubic Demand ter Fraction
81 Pager Currency.

~ 'H~rt htis HDpafAE HSHaAsNs ibr e-fpi<
gwen our position on this
matter BY leading papers ali over the
irrespective Of party, hs.
bees proof that she people
everywhere feel the need of zach neas-
ase- Every mail ia bringing CO tr sh
proofs OF this aaa We have already re-
ceiyed strong endorsements Of our p..ifioa
from leading papers in a majority of the
States, with q large Hamber more remain
ing to he heard from. One hing is very
e evident. the people mus, aad will have
slme eonssniences for the fr.asmis,ion ef
email amounts through the mails The e.
tracts teios which form only .msli portion
Of the very large nambsr Of similar sodprs-
u,ents ~e have received, show that i'sc
tio0al silver certificates stli sxsesly sfd
and fully meet the popular denaad for a
papsr fractional currency.
(Brsckton Ma. Evening Gaze'te
The need Of ffaetionsi paper earreGey
10 making iI.elf felr. Postal notes are a0l
whit batter and more expensive
tDs1isr Me Gszstie.
The kennebec journal IN krs strong
plea Tor fractional currency. Yes, suH
xhy ls the world can't We have the hand
liiils script Thsse meliycoddii po.a
nDtss All money orders are no convenient
at All for thu busy man sh9 wants 10 send
small stun through the mails Ffac
lionai currency Issued as silver csrtit ate =
would tickle the silver msn under tle NIB,
and strike us all ia the fight place.
lAlbsny N. y Evening Journal
THE kenne bee Journal Published =: Ag
su,ta. Me. gives a long hst Of good
reasons Why frset onai silver certificates
should be issued
The issue - convenient fractional
currency would BE- boon to every one who
uses the mails for the transportation OF
money. Many millions OF dollars are an
ngsiiy carried 10 small sums through the
mails; ard these sum, ma be heavy sill
yer sent at great risk or the sender musi
take time which IS equivalent To m0ae, 10
get postal note TINS note any finder
may get cashed and in order 10 get tie
cash the person 10 whom IL IL sent mus
take 1t 10 the postofiicc 10 receive It's value
10 currency and thereby loses ceriain
amount Of time.
Whenever any measure looking toward
the reissue Of paper fractional currency
hall be advanced at Washington, l. will
NEE, with popular favor every ~here
and The demand for II will Increase as the
days 20 by.
The same arguments that favor paper
certificates for gold and silver dollars may
be applied to fractional silver.
Fitchhurg Mass Evening Mail
The demand for snail paper fractional
currency is not beiBg diminished as the
days go by. The script N use not many
years ago was great convenience, for II
enabled the transmission Of small amounts
through the mail, and It is for this purpose
that the demand still continues Silver is
not CONVENIENT to send through the mails
and even the substitute OF the postal note
does not meet all the demands satisfied By
the script Of recent years. Business by
mail has nov reached such proportions
that il seems incumbent on the govern
ment 10 do i'- share In providing medium
of money lue or money representation
to use 10 this line. great deal of the
P'Nst" ~ t"'''f'" " 7''t' N""it "s
De F"'ten IT. 'h' Puoac treasury ana rae
uonhl SILVER ceruheate- issued nut this
shohiu not oe doue uo'ii 'ht sil'et coinage
mas nah its Fstue d"lttminef anu pug upon
an ECU oie OASIS. WIN SAH tne 'tahltru
Is IN si"'a'nea ana orfa'h NUMBER VI
smaller gold coins equal in weight their sum
in larger coin. But in silver this is not
:" t"r "" u'"ie' u" "V' ~eisn AZ "iuc" as
ss'lfe' "o''ar'
Boston Mass J journal
Tie suRge stiot' ~ ma ie that SILVER certii-
Gates Tor fractions OF dollar be is'uei 10
meet the demand for small sums Of money
tor trsnsmissi"n by mail II ~ clear that
the postal notes do no' meet this need.
fNevburypnrt Mass Herald
A few prudent people have saved IL, A
store of the fractional currercy issued
during the war and for some years here
after, finding il convenient shcn they nave
occasion TO send .rrall sums by mail Bot
that supply is small and is lin nsmnR
G morally hose no have such oceas n
have to buy postal note. winch make.
necessary visit 10 the post office and u
expense of three cents, AMI which then ba,
no advantage over the former fractional
currency Ibe business through the post
once Is increasing ami becoming more Ill
vfrs'n'd, and there il a growing dema' d
Tor the restoration OF paper tor these small
amounts for TRANSMISSION ny mai, and
therr IS rsa' and Rr' at want 1t 1t isnoi So
PRESSING As the de ntii Tor specie payments
"heh our whole currency Vas IN paper.
he last report OF tie postmaster general
shows now great the business IA which $
dOne through thr post ONCE aud no" RAPID
IT'S growth The -ampie business Of large
city hrms, the publishing business. and
many other klncs have used the mad- Ia
crfs"ng'y and with prom, AID eli these
require the use OF fractional currency,
ellher com or paper and silver IL net well
sHsp'ed Tor enclosure IN letter and the
postal note u announcement aud expe nsive.
he hennebec Journal which Is urging
tins measure proposes to meet the demand
oy the issue OF silver certificates for frsc
uons OF dollar. These already are the
currency for the smaller denominations OF
uo'' snu - "u' anu tueIe seems % "e
.ion. which i. ircrse,in, ,,J IA liksIv 10
mere ,se ,tilI mr. ,aniiIy IN rho fntnrs
rwste,v;Ile No \ s.u,i,e,
That tho banlv l,,,la ..scr,n, c,,,rsrcv
with which evervhodv va. 90 fsm,l,,r
twenty mr. twenty Ave- ,asrs sgo v,s g,,s,
no 90 viii Jenv Ths, il,
xoplI bs a greater convenience now v,th
increased mail ,ami,ts,css ,l,s,e c,,, no Ne,
a 70 ,,,on win ,h, ,,,.,sa., =, ,,sr,al 90.
wing throuob the ,,siis the dor,s.,I ,or a
noe ,,ishl. snd m,,lshla frscti mol c,r-ar,.v
increases.
The stronyest irfnence again., tho n,.saga
~ +. fractional c,rrency hilt n, ca.,.r,'ss
h.. hesn ,hat Of ,he ,o,orfnt .ilv.r -
%, If ,h, w r. 80, a.. a,.,.,a -
AZ chi. ,nvr ~. I,,,,,af .,,'.,.a.,.,1, ~,
small c,,,,snc, .hnnIi h, j., -, 80
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