Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-11-03
NEW STYLE MONEY ORDERS
Something About the Form shortly to Go
on Sale in Middlebury.


ing particulars concerning the new form
are therefore of present interest;
The new form is somewhat smaller
than the order now IN use. Its dimen-
sions are about those of the ordinary
bank draft. 1t has two aoiuncts-the adj
vice, or notification to be sent by the
issuing to the pay ing postmaster, is re-
production of the order through the use
of carbonized paper (the manifold pro-
cess), and receipt for the amount, to be
furnished by the Issuing postmaster TO
the remitter.
On the back of the order a separate
space has been provided for the stamps
of banks through which it may be passed
for collection.
In color the order is blue, having a
light blue ground, with fine, closely in
terlaced. tinted lines Of geometrical lathe
work, of darker shade. In the center is
an escutcheOn bearing the words, "Postal
Morey Order" IN shaded capital letters
of the same two tlnts of blue. The tint
of the order and the athe-work will
serve to prevent limitations; but, as an
additional safeguard against counter
feiting, a horizontal water-mark, COM
posed of the initials u. S. M. o., In
broad capital letters. has been wrought
into the paper on which the new forms
are printed.
Through the process mentioned (the
carbon, or manifold process) the order
and the advice are produced simultan-
eously. By the same operation the
essential particulars of name of payee,
date, amount, and place of payment, as
written in the order. are duplicated. or
reproduced, and made to appear in the
advice precisely as in the order. The
liability to mistake is thus greatly lessen
ed, and a saving of time effected. Dis
crepancies between order and ad, ice,
which. by entailiDg additional cores
pondence and causing delay in payment,
have heretofore been source of annoy
ance to the department and postmasters,
as well as to remitters and payees, are
prevented, and absolute uniformity be-
tween the order and advice insured. The
despatch of advices. which hitherto have
not been made out until after issue of
the orders, will also be accelerated.
The receipt, which is to be furnished
by the issuing postmaster to the remitter,
showing the number and date of the
order and the amount for which issued,
Is also, in the main, q reproduction, by
the carbon process, of the writing and
stamping on the order, hence must neces-
sarily agree Herewith. The adoption of
a receipt has not hitherto been practic-
able. 1t will tend to popularize the pos
tai money order, supplying more than all
else what was needed to make it, in the
satisfactory vehicle for the transmission
of small sums. Possession of the receipt
will give the remitter feeling of security.
On the back of it he may make, for his
own convenience, a memorandum of the
name and address of the person to whom
the remittance is made and the purpose
for which 1t is sent Production of the
receipts will greatly facilitate reference
to the records If it become necessary for
the remitter to make application for
duplicate order or inquiry as to whether
the original has been paid; and here
again saving of time will be affected.
In shape and size the new order Is
deemed decided Improvement over any
other FORM of money order hitherto
adopted by the department. Its dimen-
sions being about those of the ordinary
bank draft, it may be conveniently
handled when mixed with different kinds
of commercial paper. 1t is believed that
the change made in this respect will be
heartily approved by banks and business
people generally.
That the new order may win its way
to public favor by its simplicity, clear
ness and adaptablity, great care has
! been taken to give it this character by
arrangements of its parts, by avoiding
sufplusag3 in the text or wording, and
by using plain type and xcludlng what
ever would be merely ornate design.
The postal money order system. from
small beginning IN 1864, when the
number of money order posto6ices es-
! tablished in the United States was 40,
+ has grown to be one of the great indis-
pensable agencies of exchange. There
are now about 1000 such offices. The
number of domestic money orders issued
in the United States during the past year
was over 100000, amounting in value
to $4,000, 900. The system is used
most extensively for remittances from
places where bank exchange Is not SC
readily obtainable. While supple
ing facilities for intercourses between
populous centers, it has its special field
supplying means for the safe and cheaI
transmission of money where other
agencies for the purpose could not b'
successfully maintained.
In the adoption of the new form o
order the Interests and preferences o.
patrons of the system, no less thar
economy of administration, have beer
duly considered; and 1t Is therefore con