The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-07
STAMP
AGENCIES
Discontinued by Order of the
Agent of Postmaster
FreaSe.
LAW PASSED BY CONGRESS-
AS Rider, While Those Interested
Were Not Looking.
LAW PASSED BY CONGRESS-
STAMP AGENTS COMPLAINING.
Will Have to Garry supply, Since They
Have Accustomed Their Customers
to the PIan- 1.-The Fault
Lies with the Ad-
ministratIon.

The ten stamp agencies OF the city
established nearly three years ago
through the efforts of Postmaster John
e. Monnot, have been discontinued and
purchasers of stamps, postal cards, ETC.,
in large quantities will hereafter be
compelled to walk to the postoffice to
secure their supply. In many instaac-
es the walk will be a long one. Notices
of the discontinuance of the stations
were served by an agent of Postmaster
Frease, Saturday, July /, and was re-
ceived with surprise by the stamp
agents. The postmaster's agent called
at the various agencies aud paid the
stamp sellers their salary for the quart.
er, which amounted to &c. at the same
time informing them that Uncle Sam
had decided to centralize the stamp
business and do away with the agency
feature of the p. o. department.
Stamp agencies were held by Dur bin,
Wright s. Co.. L. H. Koch, G. w.
Koons,. M. A. Fisher, E. ]. Schlabach,
Il. J. Palm, E. G. Miller, Fred P. Sha.
nafelt, Sells provision store, and J. A.
Montgomery.
Agents were required, at all times,
to keep supply of stamps and
postal cards to the amount of S28. 8.0S
For their services each was
paid $2fper annum. By reason OF hav,
ing the stamps customers were brought
to the agents respective places of bus.
ness and all in all, it was regarded by
both patron and seller as good thing.
The good thing is gone. A half dozen
agents seen by News-Democrat repor.
ter said that they would keep small
amount Of stamps, as they had done
before being appointed special agents,
and would be willing to make small
sales to customers.
Mr.. Will Lindsay, of the Durbin &
Wright's drug store, said their sales OF
stamps run close to 1000 a year. "We
will keep few dollars worth of stamps
for the accommodation of our custom
ers, but no more than that" said Mr..
Lindsay. "Stamp buyers are kicking
already, but we can't help that"
Mr.. Louis Koch, OF the Koch phar-
macy, said: mo, sir, I'll not carry a
large stock, but will go back to the old
way OF accommodating small purchas.
ers, as we did before becoming agents.
Customers who have been running in
daily for two or three dollars worth oi
stamps are raising howl, but of course
| did not do away with the agency"
Mr.. Wenger, Of the M. A. Fisher
agency, said that their sales had run
from $5.to $40 per day.
1--WE can scarcely stop selling stamps
in large quantities" said Mr.. Wenger
''even though the salary and agency
feature has been done away with
When we told our customers of the
change, there was so much dissatisfac
tion that we have concluded to continue
carrying the same stock we did before
1t certainly is great accommodation tt
the citizens and it Is unfortunate tha
the agencies have been discontinued.
Mr.. e. j. Schlabach said that in al
probability he would continue to suppl,
his customers in large or small
quantities.
The bill which passed congress do
Ing away with the stamp agencies
which left $240 per year in Canton, i
said to have gone through as o "rider'
and was voted upon unwitingly. Blam,
Is attached to postmasters, who
by reason of neglect in keeping il
touch with the congressman of thei
respective districts, allowed a bill O
such moment to the people, generally
to be passed with no opposition. Th
administration is also blamed for pay
ing no attention to the people ant
allowing congressman to play politics.