The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-05-03
Eotered at the pos.ofice at Laurens,
s. G, as second class mail matter.
LAURENS, S. c., May 3, 1905.
Free Delivery ior Laurens.

Do we want it? THE ADVERTISER
believes all do. and we can get it by
work. Our Postmaster is doing all he
can to improve our mail facilities but
he needs the help and cooperation of
every citizen in the community. Free
delivery is given only to those offices
whose cash receipts reach an amount
decided on by the Department. While
the receipts at this office have shown a
steady gain for the past three years we
can increase the rate of progress by
concerted action. An increase of one
thousand dollars per mi would raise
this office to a grade above its present
class and entitle us to a better build
ing, more room and other improve
ments, but an increase of three thou
sand dollars would give us free city de-
livery and ultimately a federalbuilding,
costing not less than fifty thousand
dollars. Every man in town can help
towards this end. How? By doing any
and everything that will swell receipts.
Let every corporation, merchant, law
yer, doctor, preacher and individual
use the government stamped envel-
opes. We are in the printing business
and printing envelopes is a part of that
business and Furthermore we do not be-
lieve that the Government should enter
into competition with it's citizens in
any line of business, but what w. think
or say is not going to make it discon-
tinue the printing business and we are
willing to subordinate personal gain to
further a movement meaning so much
to the public welfare. We can still
print letter and note heads for you. AS
a matter of fact, the government sells
printed envelopes of note, letter or le-
gal size, cheaper than any stationer can
sell the same quality for%unprinted. For
$1,000 you can get 500 of the usual
size with return request printed and your
name. The stamps on these represent
$1,000 of the amount that you have to
spend anyway. Then the convenience
of always having a stamp at hand saves
tim and worry. You have to buy
stamps. This plan only means buying
a few more at a time-that's all. If a
stamped envelope is misdirected, re-
opened, or spoiled, the government re-
deems the stamp, SO you lose nothing.
Another way to swell receipts is for
our clothiers and shoe dealers, druggists
n grocers and all others who at any
tive ~~-~r+ r--r--:.:~..~ ~.I uuy svvuo
from manufacturers involving the send
ing out of printed matter bearing their
cards, to AVE the mailing lone here and
not from the home office. Suppose
they offer to circularize your trade for
you. Let them send you 500 or 1000
pieces of advertising matter, allow SIS.
or $40. for postage, if at one cent each.
You address the booklets andmail them
out from here. But some one says: 81
don't want that bother" 1t is nothing
IN addition to what you are already do
ing You have to make up and furnish
the manufacturer a mailing list. The
same work would address the envel-
opes. If we have a merchant in town
who would retard the wheels of pro-
gress and the betterment of an impor-
tant public service, because he is averse
to attaching the stamps THE ADvER-
T1sER offers here and now to do this
work for him free of charge and fur
nish a certificate from the postmaster
that so many pieces of matter have
been mailed. There is no use to hope
for free delivery as the result of politi-
cal favor or congressional influence. 1t
does not come any more until your Of
flee does the prescribed amount of
annual business. Then we will get it
without influence or favor.
Let's have it.