Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-08-30
OUR POSTAL SERVICE
It Indicates the Growth of the Ma
TONS Prosperity.
United states Now Has Upward of
77,OOO Postmasters-How Their
Accounts Are Checked and
Audited.
Especial Washington Letter.l

VTERY soon after his retirement
Y from the senate, where he had
been a conspicuous figure for
almost 20 years, John j. ingalls,, of
Kansas, delivered a lecture in this
city in which he dwelt particularly on
the various ways Of getting on in the
world. lie compared himself with
jay Gould, the millionaire, saying;
1--WE both began life with the same ia
c%ilities, and about the same time
Gould was gifted with business in
s%tincts, and | had the gift of CAB, We
each developed our talents. Gould
has become a millionaire, and | am
u Statesman out of a job"
Stories concerning the Developments
of the lives Of successful men are al
way. interesting, and usually instruc-
tive. Not long ago Senator Mcmillan,
of Michigan, permitted the publica-
ton of the M in which he began
life in a rented house which he bought
on the installment plan; how he
bought other houses, and finally pur-
chased the entire block of ground on
which he began, and built thereon his
palace.
Nations grow as men grow. Men
md ONE gifted with the reflective
faculties enjoy reading the histories
Of the development of successful ma
tons, and from them learn valuable
lessons for the betterment and dcyel-
opment Of individuals. samson, the
strong man of Scripture, gloried in
his strength, went to excuses, and
finally fell into the hands of his enc
mics who manned and mutilated him.
The history of some ancient nation
might be taken, but everybody will
better understand the history Of the
more modern nation which compares
with Samson. Spain was n mighty ma
tion, after centuries of development.
But, like the Scriptural giant, Spain
went into excuses, and gradually be-
came a pauper nation. She fell again
and again before her enemies, until
nt last her excuses compelled the mas
terful enmity of this republic, and she
was driven from the continent which
she had disgraced.
This nation of which we are all so
proud has grown into magnificent pro-
portions, and let us all hope that
righteousness and integrity may al
ways prevail, lest we also indulge in
excuses and fall, Like the senator
quoted, we have grown up on the in
stallment plan. First we were com
paratively small, but we expanded into
Florida and the Gulf coast. Then we
we expanded by the Louisiana pur-
chase. Next by the Mexican war we
expanded to the Pacific coast. Final
ly, by the war with Spain we expand
ed into both oceans, after making Ha-
waii a part of our individuality,
All the nations grow in wealth as
they grow in population, and mer-
camille development is "A corollary of
every avenue of success. On the day
of his assassination President Nc
talked to the whole world on
this subject, while he advised his coun-
trymen how to pursue business thor
oughfares which have been opening
the recent years.
All commercial transactions Of the
present require the facilities of ma
tional and international mails. There
fore the development of the country
Is indicated by the growth of the
executive department in charge Of
that branch of the public service.
Very significant of the national
growth were the words of Postmaster