Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-03

IN tie annual report Of uhe pnztuflne
department is given an interesting 1e-
count. with a nu-zbar C. lIIuztr1ti1,is.
uf the rise and present zfafua of tla
free delivery OF nrafi to rural commun-
tiles Assistant Postmaster GaanraI
Heath saws
There has been nuthinE in the his
terry Of the postal service Of the Unit-
ed States so remarkable as the growth.
of the rural free delivery svsten.
Within the past two years. larEaly by
the aid Of the people themselves. WIN.
in appreciation of the helping haHi
which the government extHnsied 70
them. have met these advances HaIf
way. it has implanted itself 80 firmly
upon postal administration that IL can
no longer be considered in the light
Of an experiment, but has to Ba dealt
with as an established ager-v OF pro-
gress. awaiting only the action OF c0u-
grsss to determine how rapidly i'll
shall be developed
Mr.. Heath thinks chat the facts
which he sets f0rth demonstrates that
the free delivery OF mail in rural
communities can be widely extended
with great benefit to the people AID
with little cost to the rsvenUs-
THAT whenever the system has bean
has been iudiciuusIy inaugura1ei with
a sincere purpose to make il. a sFIecezs
it has been followed by these beneficial
results:
''First-Increasett postal receipts
More letters are written and raeairsd-
More newspapers and magazines are
subscribed for So marked is this ad-
aucement that quite a number OF rrIrII.
routes already pay for themselves by
the additional business they bring
'Second-Enhancsme OF the value
OF farm lands reached 1v rural freH
delivery The increase OF vaIue has
been estimated at as high as s. an
acre in srme states A moderate esTi-.
mate is from 81 to S5 an acre
''Third--A general Improvement c.
the condition Of r0ads uaTerssf Nv rllaz
rural carrier In the western states
especially the construction OF gGcd
roads has been a prerequisite TO the
as.1blIshmenr OF rural free delivery
service. IN one county in Indiana
special agent rep1rts tilaI ri1E farmer
incurred an expense OF over $1,000 r1
grade and gravel a road in Irder 70
obtain rural free delivery
'F1urth-Betrsr prices 0b1aiHsd fOr
iarm products. the pr0dusera. being
brought into daily -Guch With lie state
Of rEe marEzf5 and thus bainE suHIi-.
ed 20 taks advantage Of information
Leret1f1re uugrrainable-
.'Fffth-T0 tIeza material afivaur-
agas may be added the educational
benefits conferred by relieving the mo-.
uo5Ony Gf farm life through ready aC-.
cess TO whuIesOma literature ami the
kesping CT all uIraI rszideHIs.- me
Young peBpIe as we'll As their elders.
fuiIy informed as to the stirring
events Of the day
Even in the most favored rural dis
.rfcrs there is 10 service that an
breaches in -ssnpleIenszs ti1s HDHzs 20
house de..rsry CT the cities The re-
einieuts of the rural mail have 70 pro-
vide boxes and place them at cIuVeI-
leur places along the line Of road
-r1ve-zed BY -he rural earrIsr- 50 tdlL-
he can deposit and collect the mails If
1eed be without alighliHg frCm MS
buggy Frequently a number Of
leigahuIluod boxes ara grouped uc-
geEher like a lot of bssliyes al a cross
road corner, and the people living II
houses perhaps a mile or mI-a back
from the road watch for the daily
passing CT the carrier and come 10 TIE
cruuzrrads 10 collect or deposit their
mail
Rural free daIiyerv is HOW in 1peFa-
Jicu from GOO Distributing points
scattered amcuE 40 states ami one ter
ritury. giving service u In. III people
Il an annual cost Of 81 cents Per capIra-
Cne Missouri farmer csIicuIaLss thar
in the last Is y1zrs he Ias driven r..
JgB miles 70 lnd from his p0sE- office To-
get his mails. all OF Wneh travel is
ucv saved him by rural frsz delivery
Coughs ard colds. down 20 TIE very
burIierlaud of ccusumuri0u- weld 20
-he soothing Iealiug iuIiueHCe= 1f Dr..
W00d's Nor 9sly- Pine STrTTp-