Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-17
Postofice Department to Extend
Money Order System to
Many Towns
SERVICE FOR SMALLER OFFICES
Postma.ter General Meyer Takes
steps to Meet the Needs Of the Bust
4 ness World-smaI Postal Orders
1 May Become PopuIar-Thousands Of
Offices to Get the Service.

washington, June 17.-Of the $4,000
postoffices in the country at any OF
which registery of business may be
transacted, only $4,000 Inclusive of A.
600 stations) are authorized to do
money order business. While doubling
the feasibility of extending money or
der facilities to all postoffices, Post
master General Meyer, to meet as far
as practicable the needs Of the business
public and promote it's convenience in
the transmission OF money thru the
mails today issued the following or
der:
TN furtherance of the aim Of the de-
partment to promote public conven-
,tence it has been decided to materially
extend the advantages now offered by
the postal money order system as
means OF safely transmitting money
thru the mails, by the establishment Of
money order service at many postof-
6ces not now authorized to transact
such business.
.sRAalizing the fact that there is a
demand on the part of the public for
this extension, the department expects
to be aided in carrying out Its policy
in this respect by the earnest co-opera-
tionaoft Its employees and Of postmas ters
and Fall others connected In any way
with the postal service.
power to establish money order
business at postoffices is by law vested
IN the postmaster general, who will
consider the interests Of the public in
the exercise of his discretion as to what
postoffices shall issue and pay postal
money orders. @
1T must be understood that the de-
partinent will not brook interference on
the part OF its officers or employees
with the policy above outlined and It
is enjoiaed upon all connected with the
service to use every effort to promote
the use OF postal money orders for re-
/ mittance by mail.
Failure on the part Of any postof-
ice employe to adhere to the require
ments bf this order will endanger Of
fetal position of the delinquent. Failure
to subscribe thereto on the part Of an
applicant for position as postmaster
will practically void his chance for ap-
pointment."
It is the intention Of the postma ster
general to extend money order facili-
ties in the near future to many thou
sands OF offices, his belief being that
they will be beneficial alike to the de-
partment and to the people.
Postmaster General Meyer will rec
onmend to the next congress that leg
lslation be enacted providing for the
Introduction of postal notes for sums
not exceeding $2.b0 or perhaps S., which
may be issued without the filing of q
written application or the sending Of
an advise, and be obtainable only at all
money order offices, but at many Of the
smaller postoffices, where 1t may not be
feasible to issue money orders.
Postage stamps are used largely for
remittances Of fractional amounts,
coins being unsuitable for transmission
IN sletters. and a substitute therefore,
adapted to this use, has long been de-.
Mahded. The proposed postal note is
intended to supply this want. It would
be ISSUED for smaller fee than the
money order, could be more easily pro-
cured and might be placed on sale at
thousands Off offices too small to be
made money order offices.