The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-23
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
Mr. Gary's Proposed Extension Of
Service Meets With Wide
spread APPROVAL.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Postmaster
General Gary is receiving many letters re-
garding the postal savings bank PROPOSE
ton strongly urged by him in his annual
report. Many people throughout the coun-
Try nave written him, commenting on this
projected radical extension of the postal
service. and have submitted some sueges-
tons calculated. In their opinion, to make
the scheme more feasible
AS whole the correspondence indicates
a rather general commentator. and some
well-known economists and fnauciers.
numbered among the postmaster generals
friends. who have heretofore opposed
measures Of this character have I'm letters
Just received. given a qualified indorse-
ment. Mr.. Gary expects some explana-
ton by congress on this question. possibly
at the next session. and possible discussion
OF 1t throughout the country win render
material assistance TO this end. In an in
terview with the Associated Press today.
Mr.. Gary said:
II am very much interested and not a
little gratitied. at the public criticisms as
rejected by the newspapers. OF my recon-
mendattons In respect 10 postal savings
repositories. AS far as have been able
10 discover. only two objections have heen
seriously urged against postal savings
system The first which never fails 10
turn up. is the old contention that the
government ought not TO go into the bust
ness OF collecting and taking care of the
SaNiHG~ OF the people. MINK tffiS Is an
objection which may properly be left to
congress to answer. The objection II has
ed upon the generally admitted difficulty
of finding safe and proper methods Of put
ting the money Accommodations TO profitable
Use.
Il deliberately abstalned from setting
forth definite plan for the disposition OF
the savings. for the reason that II IL
problem which deserves in its solution the
| henefst Of the widest experience and high
est wisdom. | contented myself for the
time with outlining briefly number OF
suggestions repeatedly made by nv prede-
cessors In office and by others. and there
by inviting. as I believed. that critical and
helpful discussion by the public which has
begun already. Perhaps none OF those sug-
cestions, nor all of them put together
would prove equal to the task Of absorbing
the collections of postal savings system.
! but am convinced that the nation. 81 Il
exists to-day. offers temporary solution
OF this difficulty.
a satisfactory plan will be developed IL
Is agreed on nil sides that Il practical pos
tai savings system would be most desir-
able This means great deal toward the
success Of the project Il has been dem
onstrated too daIiv that the people wan,
II. and Il has been my experience that what
the paonie want very much IS usually pref
" nearly right. and also very likely to b.
realized sooner or later.
Il trust that the newSHa nerS. which, hV
the way, treated my postal savings rec
concentrations handsomely giving Il full
and extensive circulation. will keep up their
criticisms. and that the people will take I;
up. think about Il, write about Il and not
forge; 70 send me- the results OF their
thinking. IL We ali put our heads t0gether
the right nian can h. devised and that l.
what the country wants