Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-05-27
mar Postal DEEEIr.

Ths failure Of tn posiai rsseuua
"a m@ei the postal sAG.endiiures b g
Sunless 81 perennial discussion tn
postal esfrit. lfks ghs poor. ~ hat.
always with ~ Kariouf plaas au
departures have ben sagEestHi O..
wips ID cat ID has bteu suEEeel..
that fhe extraEaganf pay 90 tle ra..
SAYS Cor carrying ths mails D. Be-
anoea nut sta congressional tass..
SIC would frank back and forth dlr
ina the msAii-welElang perioa tons of
useless publac documents for the
mere purpose II stuffins the malls
and increasing fhs raIlroad ra&e-aff
this Suggestion never Eoes Tar
h has also heen recommended ~
n least orr poslmas1er General thaI
the government hull8 and ovB the
raiiSay nail carr lnstead of paUua
The rallroad more than tht.r total
oust annually Cor the rent az fH#
cara Sat thls reeoHuendaftau uea E
received consideration % congress
Thea there Is tbe postal savings
banks proposition % which ne Sc
puhlican party Is con mitfed THE ap.
erAfion - a postal savings system
would increase the postal receipts
without q corresponding increase Boz
expenses and thus tsnd to redu.. tie
defieiI Bat the system IS against
this radical" ana aaoclaIlsfie an
dertakinF and the system cauEf.ss
has thus far stranElel postal sas.
inEs h4nk legislation
Recent disclosure 81 empress com
pang earnings add nea and import
ant arguments for parcels past a.
was Postmaster General Manamaker
who said that there aert unIt faHf
reasons why the people e8us8 nH
have . parcels post These four res
sons Werc the four blE express com
pAnieE
The Wells FarEo E1press campauE
n the flacal year 1898 earned nst.
after the payment ~ All sHpensss an
taxez. over So pr cent 81 The total
Faiss - All It's property and equip
n4ent used Ia its bushes. and Re
ceixed In aadition 81 see .oeo income
from investments ~ the nernmalaf-
81 profits h presented its shan
holdeFs Nlsh . special Christmas Z.
sidend 81 Soo pr cent. or $4,000
zee.
The American Express company
has heeu paying dividends - g.
l2 pr oent for years. ca a capitalir-
alton haH WateT and last year r.
ceiRed a. inoome - fI.I7s.0Ua from
Investments 81 Its additional arru-
aulated profits
The Adams Express company wish
a total investment ~ about g. coo E.
o9o. has. Be- reeeut years. in addition
60 hiEh regular dividends distribut-
90 additional accumulated profits IL
special ditiaends amounting to faC. F.
ooo.e and last year received from
is accumulated profits mes ST dis
tributed an income - over $1,000
zee 50 that another special dts'rI-
button dividend ~ IUH per ceut IS
about due 90 the Adams sharehoIa-
en-
TIE pertinenas 81 these facts lr
connection uifb fhe postal teas.r 81
thls Th~se earnings Represent
whai TIE public is paving pnUa.
Interests fer the transportation ~
empress freight parcels. anI alaa
uiaiiahls matter. and money traus
ported - the express cen pauIas par
~ in composition wBth the pasial e.
partmeui and probably iu eaufrarsr
ten - TIE postal LAS ~ the Uu.ts.
States
No~ tn publis has little u.s. o.
the indaRe ndent eKpross company a.
rangement TIE pebble wants rar
CTS post conducted b. TIE govern.
nent Tor the transportation ~ suaI.
ler parcels and the railroads Shout.
tr1ntsh adequate fast frsiEhf sert
Ter tae transportation of suet lars.
paroels and shipments a. reaur. aE.
Fedilion- A parcels past. establish
- On ar honest basis. uould r.s.
tht puble better service af los
faies. and yleBa reteuns a..
Souid NfEe put to- postal fer
hoHeveF, q paruels pest b. NJ ra
Yellow Poular for Puu~.,