Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-06

from the regular postal card. The change
in texture subjects them to the same rates
as letters. but the public does not know
this, and the manufacturers have printed
on these cards a statement to the effect
that cent will carry them anywhere. In
the Washington postofice one day this
week not less than 200 Of these cards were
thrown out Of the mails because Of in
sufncient postage thereon.
Foreign Postal Laws Don't Go.
There is another class of cards very
popular today made Of leather and alum
mum. Literally hundreds OF thousands OF
these missives have been sent to the dead
letter office because the senders attempted
to have their souvenirs reach their destina-
ton with the attachment OF a 1-cent stamp
only. The English postal laws permit the
writing Of portion Of a message on the
address side OF a post card. and the stores
of nearly every city in the United States
have thousands Of these cards exposed for
sale, which are purchased with the idea
that the English law printed conspicu-'
ously thereon, applies TO the United States
postal service. Since this is not the fact,
all such cards find their way to the dead
letter ONCE, where tons of them are de-
stroyed every year.
In addition to these cases cited. number
Of popular cards are manufactured today,
which have a sort Of door in the back
Of them. which upon being opened reveals
long strip containing pictures Of public
buildings and points Of interest. These
are thick contrivances, and the manu-
facturers have printed on the face, in the
space reserved for the postage stamp,
words to the effect that cent will carry
them anywhere. The fact is, these cads,
as they are called, are mailable only as
merchandise, and when sent to foreign
countries the charge is 10 cents instead of
cent. As a consequence thousands OF
these cards find their way to the dead
letter office. It would astound people who
have no idea OF the mass of material Of
this kind, which is improperly mailed, to
see Just how much of It is thrown out
| every day in every large city in the coun-
| try The contributions from San Fran
cisco and New York to the pile of dead
matter, which comes to washington, foot
| up to literally car loads each month, and
within the past few years. or since this
postal fad started, the dead cards adj
dressed to japan alone, which have been
sent on here from San Francisco, would
be sufflcient TO paper every room In the
| White House with these souvenirs People
who desire to remember their friends with
i
OF every ten do so nowadays, should
consult the postal authorities in the city
In which they mail their missives, IL they
desire to avoid the loss OF the postage and
the original cost OF the card.
Rights of Bank Stockholders.
The United States supreme court has just
handed down decree which is of perhaps
greater interest to the national banking
by that tribunal since It was decided some
fifteen years ago in the case of the First
National bank of Buffalo that directors
need not direct. It seems that a stakeholder
in one of the national banks of Utah de.
manded the right to examine the books fol
the purpose of ascertaining whether the
officers of the bank were making proper
loans His request was denied, and h'
carried the case to the court, where tho
action of the officers OF the bank wal
originally upheld. But upon appealing tC
the supreme court that tribunal held tina
the stakeholder In the bank has RICH
to see how his money is invested. Thii
means. II It means anything, that mar
holding one share of stock in any nationa
bank can go TO that bank and find out jus
exactly who are the borrowers. 1t means
too, that a holder Of u single share in on'
Ddnkl WHO may DC a ulTeCIOT III duOlnCT
can readily ascertain just what business
the bank in which he holds one share Il
doing, and 1t is feared that the result ma!
u be detrimental, as 1t practically gives
shareholder a chance TO know the business
! OF every customer of the bank in which h
has a small interest.
steel for Railway Cars.
Henry Clay Evans, who for a year o
lV9adrA uvuQ To ,
which position he was recently succeeds
by former Postmaster General wynne, ha
returned to Chattanooga, Tenn, where h
has engaged In the manufacture OF stee
cars. Speaking Of the recent announcement
that the Pennsylvania and some of tn
: other large railroads propose to adopt stet
as the material for the manufacture o
passenger coaches, Mr.. Evans said today
ait is not generally known. but II Is
fact nevertheless that about twenty year
ago we began the construction of smal
steel cars for the sugar cane trade q
Louisiana. At first these cars were of one
ton capacity. and were built to run upo
! railroads of only two feet gauge. Gradu
ally the orders for increased sizes in thes
cars have grown until today we are build
: ing all these cars of twenty tons capacit
and OF a gauge only slightly under IN
standard. This only indicates that tn
9 southern planters are adopting moder
i methods and they have learned that tn
s larger the load hauled at one time tn
: cheaper the cost of transportation. / es
r pect that in very few years the majorit
o of the railroads in the country will abando
5 wood and confne their, rolling stock
d steel"
q TOwnsite Sales Postponed.
The secretary Of the interior, acting upo
g the suggestions OF the governor and man
3 prominent citizens of Idaho. has announce
the postponement Of sales of lots in Il
u new townsites OF Hepburn and Rupert, O
n the Minidoka project. The dates of sal
= November II and p, respectively, hay
been extensively advertised. and indication
were that a large attendance would
= present. Owing to the lateness of II
season, the possibility Of bad weather an
= the lack of accommodations for the visi
= ors, Il was deemed wise to postpone Il
= date OF sale until early ia April of nel
Y year. At that time pleasant weather ca
= be counted upon, the water will have bee
- turned into the new government canal
and more than one thousand OF the ne
settlers who have already establish,
:, themselves on the lands will be clearir
:, OF he sage brush and putting in the
crops.