The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-08
THE PEOPLES SAVINGS.
Should Have Security of Govern
ment Behind Them.

ANhN DNhAhh
| again renew my recommendation
for postal savings banks. for deposit
ing savings with the security Of the
government behind them The object
Is To encourage thrift and economy IN
the wage Garner and person Of mod.
crate means Ia fourteen states the
deposits I'm savings banks as reported
10 the comptroller of the currency
amount to S3.5oO.2i5. .iO2. or 9S.I per
cent of the entire deposits. while In
the remaining thirty two states there
are only S7O,30S.5i3. or l.G per cent,
showing conclusivcly that there are
many localities In the United States
where sufficient opportunity Is not
given To the people To deposit their
savings. The result Is that money
is kept In hiding and unemployed
Ii Is believed that ln the aggregate
vast sums of money would be-
brought into circulation through the
instrumentallty of the postal saw
ings banks While there are only l.I53
savings banks reporting 10 the comp
troller. there sre more than Gl. 600
postotliccs, 10000 of which are money
order offices. Postal savings banks
are now In operation IN practically all
the great civilized countries with the
exception uf the United States
Parcel Post.
In any last annual message | com
mcndcd the postmaster generals rec
ommcndation for an extension of the
parcel post on the rural routes The
establishment of "a local parcel post
on rural routes would be- 10 the mu.
tual benefit OF the farmer and the
country >turckccpcr and II is dcSlra bic
that the routes, serving more than 10
100000 people should hc utilized to the
fullest practicable extent Au amend
mcnt WAS proposed In the senate N
the last session al the suggestion of
ia" postmaster general providing that
for the purpose of asccrtaniug the
pracll,abIuy of establishing special
local parcel post system on the rural
routes throughout the United States
the postmaster general bc authorized
ami directed tp experiment aud report
pcrmeu, 10y establishing special local
parcel post system ON rural delivery
routes In not 10 exceed four counties
In the United States for packages ~
fourth class matter originating on Il
rural ruut" or M the diStribu ing post
office for delivery hy rural carriers Il
would seem only proper that such au
experiment should Dee tried in order To
demonstrate" the practicabiity Of the
proposition. especially rs the pos,mas.
ter general estimates that the revenue
derived from the operation Of such
system ON AN the rural routes wound
amount % many million dollars
Education.
The share that the national govern
mcut should take lu the broad work or
education has not received the atteu
tIou aud the care 10 rightly deserves.
The Immediate responsibility for the
support and Improvement Of our cdu.
cationul systems aud Institutions rests
and shou'i always rest with the people
of the several states acting through
their state aud Io... governments. hut
the nation has am opportunity m cdu
catiouul work which must not be lost
ANA a duty which should no longer be
neglected
The national uurrau ot education
was established more than forty years
ago. It's purpose is to collrc, aud dir
fuse such Information "aS shall aid
the people uf rhr United States i'm the