Milford chronicle., 1910-08-12
ALE a long and bitter fight on

AAS country, congress unaIly al Its
last session passed laws providing
for the establishing ofpostal savings
banks, and it will be put into ef-
feet all over the United States
where a bank is asked for by the
people, about the close of the pres
ent year. The banks fought this
step of the national government
bitterly and only in Difference to
an overwhelming popular senti-
ment which amounted to a demand
was the law finally enacted. But
while postal savings banks are
boon to a few parts of the country,
yet the whole of the people will
feel or appreciate their need or es.
tablishing, as in states like Delaw-
are, where banking facilities are
excellent, there will be little de-
mand, if any for postal savings
banks for many years to come.
There is however a question in
which the people of Delaware are
deeply interested, and that is the
question of establishing parcel
post" delivery through the mails Of
the United States. This question ]
has been persistently fought by the
great express companies now mon
opolizing the parcel carrying bus il
mess Of this great country, and by b
which untold millions have been t
poured into their monopoly Golfers. g
In each instance when advocates b
OF parcels post have been spoken
the express companies through Il
their agents especially paid for this T
purpose have by newspaper artic- al
les craftily written, effectively "
squelched the growth Of any or la
all sentiment in favor Of this abso-
lutte necessity to the people. Their h,
stock phrase has been "parcels D,
post will ruin the business of the P
country merchant and straight c,
away the country merchant has le
set up a howl to the local congress W
man, and so far has been able TO w
hold in check any effort of the ce
common people to have a parcels
post established which would be tb
blessing not only to them, but to ha
he merchants all over this great I'll
1nion Of states. When rural de- hi
livery Of mail was established the fin
Ocal merchants all over the coun-
r.. saw disaster for them through Ho
hat great convenience, but it has he
'rOven a blessing and a great \
means of increasing business, and lea,
will be the same way with a par con
els post. 1t will be necessary to nro
ght the great express companies I
D a standstill before this benefit wal
an come to the people themselves q
u the express monopoly will not ,.;n
racefully give up their rich source r r
profits. In a recent editorial NJ,
le Transcript Of MiddletOwn Della -, -
are said: -'-'
Here in Delaware where we are 80,
reed to suffer the excessive charge -
Adams Express rates, a parcel t.on ~
'st would be glorious welcome. taS
oreigners all over the world
rough international postal treat
5, enjoy the benefits of the Par II
IS Post in the United States but liari
nericans do not From far off cam cam
pan or Australia a big, heavy zS'n
ckage can be sent through the Vanl'
lited States mail to any point the
m Ca1ifor,is 10 Nroi,,a t,- visit
b the cost to our own citizens /"
i for less than any Express the
mpany would carry 1t zoo miles. from
by Because six greedy, grab 10 all
g express corporations, aided "hic
abetted by politicians of both MI'
ties and earning as high as so seho'
cent. dividends yearly and ac- as neI
oceans Of money So w..
they have to declare so per the Mt
t. stock dividends every now sionei
then to ease their bursting cof- ninth
forbid and d
We repeat it there are Just six miles
uments against the Parcels Frede
{ iu the United States No j have
-dams Express Co. No. p the sa
Express Co. No. 3- bouru
S. Express Co. No. Amer vii
j Express Co. No. 5-Nation- this d
Express Co. No. Pacific the no
'ress Co. Thsse enormously cratic
plunderers OF the people have turned
lys had their tools in Congress and is
lth houses. ton at
We are about to nominate By t
,ressman and candidates for betwee
State Legislature, who shall tho 70
sc for us a United State Sen .praetic,
Let US catechise every man sylvani
EN- upon this question Of a Of build
is Post law and refuse to vote facilitat
ny candidate who will not will,
v declare himself in favor Of ro,o,