The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-04
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From Tuesdays Daily.
Mankato's stamp famine still afflict
ed the city this morning. Local
railroad freight offices, shippers and
business men I'm various lines made
strenuous, efforts to find out who had
some internal revenue stamps, and
to buy them, IL possible. There were
two pretty fair supplies I'm the city.
one at the Northwestern freight Office
and the other at the Omaha freight
Office. The supply at the North
western. IL was estimated, would
last about one day, at the most.
That at the Omaha, 1t was thought.
would last about two days. Shippers
tried to buy stamps from both of
these offices. Some were allowed to
60 from the Omaha Office. but the
Northwestern held to every stamp.
merely stating that these we're need
ed to be used on the, bills of lading
for the shipments right at that Office
Shortage OF Stamps.
There were no stamps at the Dan
Patch or Milwaukee freight Offices.
These Offices followed the suggestion
of E. J. Lynch. internal revenue
collector at St. Paul, that traffic be
carried on as before. and that the
documents be retained and strict
account kept of them, in order that
they might be stamped afterwards.
At both the Milwaukee and Dan
Patch freight Offices. the bills of
fading were retained, together with
one-cent deposit made by the
shipper in each case. These bills OF
lading will be stamped when the
stamps can be obtained, and the
stamps must be cancelled by the
shippers I'm all cases. The railroad
people themselves are not allowed to
ton the goods will have to be de-
livered to the consignees without the
bills OF lading. Thus a great deal of
Strengthening out of accounts will
have to be done after the stamps
arrive. and it may take a long time
TO get each and every shipper o
come and cancel all the stamps on
his bill OF lading.
Supply viii Be Sent.
%. Z. Walker. agent at the local
Milwaukee freight Office. today re.
ceived a telegram from Z. G. Atkins
OF La Crosse, the Milwaukee super
intendent. TO the effect that small
supplies were being sent by the com.
pany to all Of its agents. The mes
sage also stated that in the absence
OF revenue stamps, ordinary postage
might be used on the bills of lading.
Where Mr.. Atkins obtained his au-
thority for this, nobody here seemed
to know.
In short. the local traffic has not
yet been interrupted by the want of
stamps. Whether the Omaha and
Northwestern Offices will refuse
freight shipments after their supplies
OF the proper stamps have run out,
remains to be seen. The local rep
will do whatever their
superintendent instruct them to do.
Traffic. other than railroad, seem.
ed to suffer little inconvenience from
the absence of stamps. The delay
In getting the stamps merely caused
a little more bookkeeping and some
delay In the delivery of documents.
Stamp on Mortgages.
Some who have mortgages to re-
cord have had disputes with Register
OF Deeds J. G. Fowler over his
extra charge Of 10 cents since the
new federal revenue law went into
effect. The law does not tax mort
cages, but II obliges the register
OF deeds to affix a 10 cent stamp to
his certificate. when he records this
instrument. Mr.. Fowler has had ad-
vice from the Minnesota attorney
generals office to the effect that
he had the right to charge 10
cents extra for recording the In.
strument, on account OF the re-
quirement OF this stamp on his Ger.
tificate.
Letter From Lynch.
The Mankato postoffice has re-
ceived the following letter from e.
j. Lynch, collector of internal reve.
nue.. st. Paul, Mimi, which is self.
explanatory:
Your letter OF November %. in
quiring concerning internal revenue
stamps denoting taxes imposed by
the recent revenue act, has been re.
ceived.
I'm reply you are advised that
at the present time the supply OF
these stamps which has reached my
Office is very limited. and It is I'm.
possible for the present to make
any arrangements to furnish these
stamps to local postmasters or other
persons. You will please advise the
patrons OF your Office to forward to
me their orders, accompanied by re-
mittances, for such a supply OF
stamps as will accommodate their
business. and will iii such orders
as rapidly as possible"
From Tuesdays Daily.
Holly Sheppard. minstrel man, and
known In Mankato. died suddenly
and unexpectedly nj his home In