Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-23

and there are a number Of other Ger
man cities which have as much as $780,
900 600 each.
In addition TO these city banks there
are private savings banks which are
to certain extent under the supervis-
ion OF the government. In these the
deposits are limited by law to 5000
marks, and the interest rate Is fixed
annually by the board Of directors. 1t
Is usually low, about per cent. In
these banks $40 can be checked out ON
any one day, but months notice must
be given for the withdrawal of more
than that sum up TO 1000 marks, an1
six months notice for larger sums.
THE GERMAN MAILS HELP THE
FARMERS.
] have written Of the modern postal
service OF Switzerland and France.
That of Germany is equally good, The
government here works for the people
and helps them do their business, The
postoiiice department forwards ali
kinds of express, including farm prod
uce and merchandise. Tn ~e are regu-
lar wagons for such work. | see them
at the stations piled high with crates
and baskets. When | came into the big
depot at Leipsig yesterday | heard
hen cackllng and a duck quacking. BY
and by rooster crowed and 1 looked
about for a farm yard In the heart OF
this city OF a half million people.
found It on the top Of the mail wagons,
each Of which was driven by postman
IN uniform. The wagons We're loaded
with crates of ducks, chickens and 9th
er fowls, one box contained two white
pigeons and another a dozen big tur-
keys, There We're postage stamps on
the back of the boxes, and | was told
that they had been sent in from the
country through the post at so much
per pound. l took a photograph Of the
wagons, their helmeted drivers laughing
as | did so.
The German states, with the eXcep-
ton Of Bavaria and Wurtemberg are in
the imperial postal service, which is
one Of the largest In Europe.
It has 100000 employees and
about $1,000 officers, 1t handles
billion copies of printed matter,
a billion postal cards and about two
billion letters every year, and il does
II at profit, Our Postohlce DEPART
ment annually runs behind. That of
Germany runs ahead. She gives q bet
ter service than We do at lower rate
and at the same time makes a piont
of S4,0OOO00 out Of It,
PNEUMATIs TUBES AS LETTER
CARRIERS.
Berlin, for instance. has a pneumatic.
tube system superior TO any quick de.
livery system Of New York BY IL tele-
grams letters and postal cards can be
sent from one part Of the city to anoth-
er more quickly than by telegraph, at
cost Of cents card or ~ cents per
letter. If you pay II cents you can have
a prepaid answer. This post Is called
the rohr or the tube, post It's officers
are distinguished by a red lamp, and
are TO be found In all parts of Berlin.
The telegraph and telephones Of Ger
many belong to the government. and
consequently their charges are lower
than ours The rate for all Germany
and Austria Hungary, is IL cents a
word, while that TO Belgium, Denmark,
Holland and Switzerland Is only q.
cents. You can send dispatch TO Eng
land, Norway or Italy for less than 4
cents per word, and to almost any place
III Europe lor less tHdn . cents.
A BOOK METROPOLIS.
have spent some time here with
Brainard II, Warner, Jr., one Of the
youngest and brightest men in our con-
sular service. He has been making an
investigation OF the book trade, and,
through him, | am able to tell you
something OF the book metropolis of Eu-
rope
Leipsg does more book handling than
any other city in the world in proper
ton to its size. II has 500 book stores
and publishing establishments. II has
almost 200 different printing houses and
about 5000 publishing firms represented
by agents 1t has book publishers
exchange and clearing house, and It's
arrangements are such that books are
sent out daily by the thousands from
here to all parts of Germany. There are
6.0O0 retail book dealers IN the empire,