New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1897-11-24
Postmaster. Gene ral Gary Says His
Savings Bank Scheme IS
Popular.
Has Received q Great Many Let
. tiers and sugg estions
About It.
Two Principal Ohjec tions to the
Scheme Which Have Been
Raised.

Raised.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %. Postmaster
General Gary is receiving many letters
regarding the postal savings bank prop
.osition strongly urged by him in his
annual report. Many people through ut
the country have written him NJ
menting on this projected radical ex-
tension Of the postal ser,ice, and have
submitted some suggestions calculated
IN their opinion to make the scheme
more feasible. AS whole, the CORE
spondence indicates rather general
commentator. Some well known
among the postmaster general s friends,
and who have heretofore opposed meas
ures of this character, have, in letters
just received, given a qualified endorse
ment. Postmaster General Gary expects
some legislotion by congress on this
subject, possibly at the next session.
and believes that the extensive discus
sion which has been given it through.
out the country will render material
assistance to this end.
Some Comments Answered.
In the course of an interview Mr..
Gary made an answer to some of the
comments that have been made OH the
subject. He said: II am very much
interested and not a little gratifed, at
the public criticisms as reflected by the
newspapers, Of my recommendations in
respect to postal savings repositories.
I find, Of course, that the great major
ity Of the papers are favorable to the
project, but am no less pleased with
these which have taken adverse ground.
No one disputes that the project is be.
set by good many difficulties, and it
is only by discussion full and general,
that they can be overcome and re-
moved.
"As far as I have been able to dis
cover only two objections have been
seriously urged against a postal savings
system. The first, which never fails to
turn up, is the old contention
that the government Fought not to go
into the business Of collecting and
taking care of the savings of the peo-
pie. think this is an objection which
may properly to be left to congress to
! answer The other objection is based
upon the generally admitted difficulty
of finding safe and proper methods of
putting the
Money Accommodations to Profitable Use.
81 deliberately abstained from setting
| forth "a definite plan for the disposition
of the savings, for the reason that it is
a problem which deserves in it's solu-
| ton the benefit of the widest experience
and highest wisdom. I contented my.
self for the time with outlining briefly
| a number of suggestions, repeatedly
made by my predecessors in Office, and
by others, and thereby inviting, as
believed, that critical and helpful
discussion by the public which has be.
gun already. Perhaps none of those
suggestions, nor all of them put to.
gether, will prove equal to the task Of
absorbing proftably the collections of q
I postal savings system, but I am con
WINGED that the national debt as it ex.
lists today, offers a temporary solution
of this difficulty. In the meantime,
have no doubt, safe and satisfactory
plan will be developed.
The People Want 1t.
..It is agreed on all sides that if prac
ticable postal savings system woull
be most desirable. This means grea
deal towards the success of the project
It is being demonstrated, too, daily
that the people want it; and it has beer
I, my experience that what the peopl,
want very much is usually pretty nearl,
i right and is also very likely to be real
ICED sooner or later.
4 81 have received good many letter
since the publication Of my report from
private individuals, from bankers, mer
chants, manufacturers, professional
men and others. I value thes
personal communications very highl,
and hope to get many more. The prop
ositiOn needs discussion and am con
hdent that it will bear discussion.
trust that the newspapers, which b.
the way treated my postal savings rec
concentrations handsomely, giving
full and extensive circulation. will kee
up their criticisms and that the peopl
, WILL take ~ up, tnlnk apOuV ~, VIII
about it, it and not forget t
send me the results Of their think
ing. II we all put our heads togethe
) the right plan can be devised, and tina
: is what the country wants = =
: CUT OFF NEARLY. s., 600, 600
Duluth, Gas and Water Company Seem
4 I Ready to Soil.
DULUTH, Nov. 90 fter 4 10 year,
struggle in the city council, in th
state courts and in five special elections
J, Mayor Truelson has finally triumphe
over the Duluth Gas and Water con
/, pany. He has succeeded in maxim
j the company reduce its figures frpl
Z q. 100. 600, the amount which it Origin
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