The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-12
rosroFFIcE DEPARTMENT.
,.rrni Fres Delivery, It's Cost and
IL. Possibilities.


moss correspondence and so swells
POSTAL receipts. It's introduction IL
..y followed by a large increase
CIRCULATION OF the press and OF
literature. The farm is thus
INTO direct daily contact with the
- and movements of the business
. more accurate knowledge OF
.r markets and various prices Is dif-
- .rd the producer. with his quicker
.rIratlcu aud larger information, r.
Sod on q surer footing. The value Of
~ as mas been shown in many cases.
.ra1esa Good roads become indis-
.... r and their Improvement Is the
...rf.I condition OF the service. Tho
...-aI and measurable benefits are
srs. ana unmistakable
..s movement exercises wider
al deeper influence. IL becomes a factor
Ga. sU.l4l and economic tendencies II
,~r r Hfe The disposition TO leave
... ..m Tor the town Il a familiar 81
our past conditions But thb.
.rr.t IS chec kcd. and may be mate
hanged hy an advance which con
A many az the advantages OF the town
d. n. t4rm. Rural free delivery hrinee
.. arm within the daily range OF the
........1l and commercial activities OF
r.. alrd aud the Isolation aud monotony
nave been the bane OF agricultural
~ .. +-nslbly mitfEated II proves 10
Oh ~ tine most effective and powerful
.Atloual agencies Wherever Il Is
l lad the schools improve, ana the
... s1irt of me community feels a now
.arar The standard OF intelligence is
rssal sudghtened interest in public ar
re. 10 qulekeAed and better citizenship
naFs
$50 are now carrying the postofica 70
| ,r- ioor of 50 200 000 OF people massed in
n--s and cities. The task before us Il
rs. moro complicated work OF carrying
nostofhca 90 the the door
II shout 100000. scattered over
tan.u sQuare miles Of territory lts
magnitude IS not 70 be underestimated
| r-.art. France. and Germany make
fr. delivery, their postmen going
fao. Rut England contains 0sfl
/ .t-r Dob JOS France 294.09e. and Germany
s,a lr- are already covering with
| W delivery a larger area than England
ere 90 within the past two years 49,
end of tne current nscai year we shall
..,.- one-siNth Of the p 00oo0o 10 be
..-esf what has already been substsr-
| .H.v 4-complished Is certainly capable
..uod tApanson.
~ .ra ist Of July. lsea there were sol
delivery routes in operation. Within
f-a ar under an appropriation OF
this number was increased 20
100 tae Jet OF July. 1870 the appro-
s.rr 81 s. IN ~ became availa be aud
f ono 18TH al November 2sl4 routes had
'a.ated aLd established 81 80 miles
srtraeIte lersih. covering 81 g2 square
divided among a states and ter
and serving = popula don OF
THE number Of applications
| -.t.rr st thar date aud awaiting action
under investigation was more than
0'-reariy enough 10 double tho existing
'f-. eaand very DAY brings more The
Hdfr at Tho present fiscal wear will see
f.o. routes In operation. carrying
s NAH daily 20 tho doors ~ not less
Hn residents OF tho rural dis
arns7rs thal rural free delivery can
offended practically over tho whole
.a..'r OF an annual cost of less than
AZ the appropriation for the
rs-al year for this purpose Is
"" ar additional outlay % Si2c0o
unless unforeseen demands should
ne reI|i Substantially take tho mah
.nF 20 every door in tho lard
smef nat the cost shan not OK
a. 'fr present rate. II carrier ser1 zee
.s maintained az the existing com
'f'7n j. assures TINS limitation. with
restraint the expenditures IN
liked boundaries. while the rev
'i steadily advance. II win hard
disputed that the great result Of
frr- The postofiice TO every home. Il
Zoo ne accomplished az such COM
f'r'T email cost S. an OBJECT well
undertaking.
Tee appropriation Of tiT50,o0 for the is-
4" year beginning July !. 1907. will be 50
''e1 mat the service already existing
'-l r-ihoished during me year will con
Tr iie amouut II Is estimated that 10
'tn during the ensuing year tho SER
in operst ton al the end o. the cur
m. N.r viii require 3 Joo.0oo For new
"e noe Jess than 100000 should be
Nr7. II Is. therefore. recommended
me appropriation for rural free de-
fsrr for the fiscal year beginning july
-"l De NOD less than 10000.
,huscS IN Second-CInss Matter.
m last annual repor, pointed out
grant abuses which prevail IN con-
''.'on With second-class matter. and urg
% 100 Importance OF remedial les islation.
already indicated. this obligation &
1asized hy the broad policy just de-
ton.uE ~ extending rural delivery
shout tho country the whole net
@. which could be- paid by what
ho saved in stopping the second
fNANf~ NJ NANlf1A lN one WNlFN
"' 'I not be permitted 10 drop until tho
'a reform Is accomplished. There should
no ahatement Of tho protest or EFFORT
aga'rft the perpetuation 81 evils which
ave nsidiously grown IN through the in
st-'ls perversion 81 the laws intent IN
-'t~rrg private interests and which
-'re now become a heavy public burden
meg Elimination. while doing no injustice
anv quarter. would effect 2 saving
i-F.rr from H2000o9 20 SO 0oo 90 a year.
would relieve the way for legitimate
a advances IN every direction
iah measure OF reform naturally en-
counters the strenuous hostility Of the
'ri ri special interests. tho expense of
private business 81 now largely
a1 av the government instead OF by
rH'flves. But this sntagonism alone Il
'' CROUCH 10 defeat It. There Is oppo-
.' ~ a different character which rests
mis-ouception ana which ought 90
moved. II IL founded on a fear thas
proposed act il aimed IN part At some
t-'mate publications Of the second class.
4 ''7t its enactment would deprive
'm ~ the privileges which the existing
intends they should possess This Is
'rpete Misrepresentation. II r. not
Deb c1anRt the policy Of the pres
.tN COR 10 abridEe the privileges IL
'lisrs upon regular and Jeeltimate pub
Zone for the dissemination OF public
igence
f" only sought TO cut on the abuses
the law never contempls ed ana
nave crcpf ia through tho amhig-