Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
Curious Facts IN Postal Guide
from the baltimore American.

TOW that Ambassador Bryce mas
IN commented upon a certain lack oil
originality in the naming of our
communities. perhaps some items from
the Postal Guide will be found inter-
estinr. When the federation OF the
world" toward which we seem TO De
slowly moving becomes an accom-
plished fact, it may be possible 10 nase
board which shall control sucn mat
ters for all nations, but until tnat
time there will probably be just as
much confusion and trouble from repe-
tition of names as there has peeh ln
] the past. J.. .ho
In January, 1907, there were IN tne
United States, including Aiaska any
our insula. possessions, 64,1O3 postol-
6ces located in about 1883 counties,
and running in alphabetical sequence
from Aaron, Ind, to Zwolle, La. ~ ~
1901 there were 76,945 postoffices, out
since then many have been dlscon-
tinued on account of the rural free de-
livery service. ,,..,,
To Pennsylvania belongs the distlnc-
tion of having more postoffices than any
other state in the Union, namely, 4lvz'
IT might be thought that New 1orh'
with her 1856 offices. would claim SEE
ond place upon the list, but she is out,
ranked by Virginia, with SoSs, AM anu
Kentucky. with 3002; Texas, with 2foi'
coming fifth. twenty-five states have
more than 1000 postoffices, and none none
has less than 100, Delaware having u.
and Rhode Island 1872. The District OF
Columbia takes place at the loot Oh
the column, it being credited Win olliy
one postoffice. Alaska has lle, HaWall
o5. Porto Rico So and Guam and samoa
1 and 2, respectively.
Very few of the larger cities IN tne
United States can boast or exciuslte
names. There are in different parts
of the country 2s Washingtons, 81
C,evelands. u Springfields, II Atlantas,
19 -A.banys, 12 Bostons, 10 Denvers,
Raltimorec. st. Louis, Cincinnatls,
10 Buffalos. 8 Chicagos and new
works. but only one New orleans anu
only one San Francisco. The names ol
MANY of the states, have also peeN
anpropric. ted by smaller communities
There are Ohios, none of them IN
that commonwealth; Idahos, Ore
CONS. 1 Alaska, 6 CALIFORNIA;, an AT.
zonay La; Vermont, Mo-; lndl2na' d.
Louisiana, Mo-; New YORK, IeA''
Maine, Mimi; and many others
tries ACROSS the sea failed of remem-
brance in the new world. Paris mas
10 namesakes, London IL, Edlnpurs
o Berlin 27, while the classic age mas
given us 1S Romes, 10 Athens, IL Cor
inths and as many Alexandrias. Tnere
are 2S Hollands. 2 Switzerlands, chi
mas. 2 Japans. Russias, IA Denmarhs,
England and Italy Not content
With mere counties, Illinois has a south
America, Mississippi an Australia ana
an Africa, while Worlds, Va, ana COS
mos, Okla, aspire to still wider fleids'
The names of the great men OF our
republic are not only perpetuated IN
the nurseries of the nation, but are
enduringly embodied in her geograpm-
cal nomenclature. There is no presl.
dent of the United States who has not
been remembered by loyal hearts IN
some section of the Union. our nrst
executive can claim go postoffices IN as
many states; Lincoln has ~, severai Oh
them south of Mason and DiXon's llne'
Grant has 20, Jefferson "a, Madison ~,
Monroe 25. Garfield 20. Adams ~ sew
enteen Offices bear the name OF Roose-
velt and other heroes of the Spanish
war share also in this tribute. Flfteen
postoffices are named for Dewey, Tor
schley. for Sampson. Funston ana
Rryan can each claim five. TWO states
have improved upon the orolnary
method of using great mans naIne