Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20

,.n- y. - = ,eHocti,n of the de-
a.as.ad h1.inass conditions which pre-
,,aiI.I al a,ar ,hn Irnited States the
aa,, L. a,orto,s of that neriod.
TLa,, L.s hner mn e~xtrovarance of
aanli,mn,. soro tbot obli~ated Inv
i, p"itan,,inr tho ininstice in
nt,,,d ta,L nnnn tho ~nostaI revenues
a,I thn n.onlo by second class mail
m~,ottor onrriaga regnlations the en-
aata,on4 h, oonrroyso f sauna measure
~ rnmedv tba yyronr similarly poiuted
ont, INV mast nostmaster generals, is
rrn,d As IN This fine no,tma,ter gen
araI yoy..
"If his were done there would be
an end IN nostpl deficits. and the
sarvir. could he ENLARGED and popular.
iz,d nv n broad extension of free de,
Iiyerv without INFRINGEMENT upon the
general resources of the government
and eventually result in the much-de-
sired reduction of letter postage to n
cent per ounce
No method Of perfect organization
of the postal service has proved more
effective than the consolidation of
post Offices. Legislative restrictions ON
its DEVELOPMENT are to be regretted
and Il repeal of the tive-miLe limit con
solidation measure in the 1896 postal
appropriation bill is recommended.
The governmental rural free deliy-
cry has been generously appreciated;
few expenditures have conferred
greater benefits in proportion, and it
has unouestionably proved Il potent
factor in attaining what should be IL
chief aim of goyernment-the granting
Of the best possible postal facilities TO
the farming class.
The renort reviews in detail the on
erations of the various branches of the
iert of postal s%ayinrs in brief follows:
N,rr million. - dollor. ~, nm
lonLtnJlv son,otod n, nonnIo who h,yn
|EttIn om9a oangIan.o i, nrdinorr 90,
,|nri,ies nrd mnnntory institutions ~.
.,,ni,.d la, nriro,o oit,,,rs H. d.,l
~7onitoI Tnttifits orrnor. ,onIJ ,o in
,nirad vii, oh,oIrto o-onfdonoa !, tive
anni,u - -, iaraS..ant :, :. H..
,a,Lon nrabahla ,hot tLa hr1I, 81 ,Lis
7nnd wnnid GnJ H. wau into tLo nh.n.
mol. a. trada and noHnoroo II ,Lo
rorornmnnt unIsr,ooL his t,st tho
service vonld undouhtedIv bp GLADLY
accented bv the neonle. Their fYith
in the government is unbopnded
rbafr little sovinrs which coma
~rotelv could hordIv ba mt ont
,t interest vonl1 omonnt in tba
,~gor,onta to q sum tb.t corld Iva in.
vnstpd in thair odvontaga II vould
tend in cuitivatn briftin q lorya class
reaIizinp the ADVANTAGE of dcnositinr
with the government. instead Of waste.
fnllv and uselesslv ~oxnending If vonld
tend to better citizenship. brine into
closer relationship thn Government
and ifs citiz,ns. and develone nrnc.
tirol and endurino n%otriotiSm This
growth of n%otriat,r sentiment and
GOOD citizenshin constitute q n~oyerfrl
~,nneal to statesmonsbin to m,l,a -
wnv for these benedcent consequences
Thc ~nronosition is nm a~cc,nnli.hod
fnet in nearly every eountrv in Eurona
in fine British danendencias IF bnth
hemispberes, and even in Hawaii.
In Great nritoi, seyen miI,io, ia
positors have inward of s,5o ooo 90, i,
savings accumulated durino RI yaors
and in 10 veors favor than IN oGn la
waiian depositors saved ~nearlv 81 nan
GOO. Deposits in Canada in ~ yoor,
exceeded 500 ono Ooo These yoct ,o
cn~mulations hovn beon mado viii IA,
least possible loss to fine covarnmont,
which unarontaa th.ir r~on,rn,ant nv
with = minimum ~ nost ~ th,a m;m
ana 80 IT., m
,honaona nas,aI - D'
oornt. IN r.rna"an aa,Fo w
L,II uhn"nN w., ~ 81
,Lina, ~. tha waa, - '"
T.. =, ntinT .HS ,anr nns'
80 N '"'' ''""o11
a,hsr sar;nn bonIs hnt ~ un WV,
"n "o"' 1nco'i
= nannonsiaa ~
;nto snn;nns aaNasitnS oauot olio
aTord ;ndasni,ap, monn sao HGu.u SUI
atanan, iao'y iot IL
w. 60 800" Iop0s,'' Vna
D n'"
Inc lnos' aggressive opponents ar
among 'ne private institutions engage
III sonne"haO sinlilar enterprises
''ousn associa'iohS Oh the larger cite
recognizes III IL FEEDER 10 til
hhahciai currents Oh the country
security ana not 'he rate OF inter
tSI, ~ IIlG primary ana cor