The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-23


tween City and Country
From Fridays Daily.
Rural mail carriers arc again re-
ceiving the attention of the postal de-
partment. According TO the postal
bulletin all rural carriers will In the
future be equipped with parcel
post scale, maps. guides and furnish
ed with a supply OF insurance and {.
o. ID. tags.
The postal bulletin carries orders
that the rural carrier be instructed
TO accept parcels for insurance or
collection on delivery as they are ac-
cepted from patrons at the post Office.
The patrons of the rural routes are
to receive the same service which IL
accorded to the people who patron
ize the city postoffice. The rural car
riers will issue the coupon receipts
direct to the senders Of such parcels
at the time the articles are received.
Multitude Of Duties.
| Few people realize the multitude
of duties which the rural carrier per-
forms in the course OF the days
work According to the postal rules
and regulations, the rural carrier
must be prepared TO perform the fol-
lowing duties: Deliveries into adj
dresses. collections from boxes on
their routes of mail matter Of all
classes. serving of postoffice with
mail when such service Is authorized
and the sale of stamps and supplies.
He must receive and receipt for all
matter presented for registration, de-
liver registered mail and handle reg
istered mail matter I'm transit over his
| route.
He must take applications for
money orders, and the money there.
| for. accept parcels or insurance and
collection ON delivery, and attend TO
the transferring of mail OF former
patrons whose addresses have been
| changed To other routes. lie also
erects United States collection boxes
and performs such other duties as
may be required of him by law and
the regulations OF the postal depart.
ment.
| In addition To the duties which I'm
Gle Sam calls upon the rural carrier
, TO perform the man who takes the
news to the country has other duties
OF courtesy and obligation to per-
form.
Is Connecting Link.
He Is often the connecting link be-
tween the city and the country when
the roads are bad i'm the winter time
and he gives out the news as he
makes his rounds. lie Is usually fla
miliar with the happenings along his
route as good policeman Is with the
, life OF his beat" He tells of the
babies born and often times he Is
the first TO speak OF a death.
His appearance Is one of the i'm
portant daily events OF the day I'm
the country household, for he brings
! the mail and news OF the busy cities
and the trade markets of the world.
and often times he bears tidings of
dear ones far away, or silently de-
livers the black-boardered envelope.
A parcel post scale will now be add
cd to the equipment which this
! busy man must carry. On ID he will
weigh the parcels no receives and no
doubt baby or two for proud par
ents.
/
each morning six days OF the week
and they carry a great deal of mail.
4 The new rules in regard to the in
4 surance and c. o. ID. service will add
greatly to the volume of mail which
they carry each day.
From Fridays Daily.
Since August /. 1912, not one, state
bank In Minnesota has failed or been
placed I'm the hands OF a receiver.
/ This Is shown In the biennial report
OF the state department OF banking
/ issued today by A. III. Turrittin. state
superintendent OF banks. The report
covers the two fiscal years ending
July 81. 1914.
A remarkable growth In the num-
Der and strength of commercial
state banks Is shown In the report.
August I. 1912, there were $50 state
banks; August ], 1913. there we're
1 7s5, and July 81, 1914. there we're
1858.
| Number has Increased.
This number increased TO S91 jan
uary 1, 1915. Three trust companies
have been formed in the past two
years, making total of eight, while
the number OF savings banks. 10. has
remained the same.
| The combined strength of the state
banks of Minnesota is shown I'm to-
tai resources Of slS5.90S, 1913, De.
cember 81, 1914. as compared with
s14S, .9G0.02, October 3. 1912.
Loans and discounts increased from
sll4,sss,3s7.4s to, s14s,1Go.ss7.O4 in
4 the same time
From Fridays Daily.
81. Paul. April. 16.-The appoint.
ment OF w. J. Regan. ST. Paul. as
bank examiner for st. Paul and Min
neapolis OF the Clearing House as.
ISOLATION OF this district resulted I'm
three promotions i'm the Office of A.
HI. Turrittin. Minnesota superintend-
ent OF banks.
c.. r. Welsh. Minneapolis. Is pro-
NOTED TO state bank examiner: W.
w. Smith, Jr. Sleepy Eye, succeeds
| welsh as deputy examiner. and r. b.
Artig, Sank Rapids. win take Smiths
position.
Regan's appointment followed the
resignation OF p NJ. Kerst st. Paul.
who has been elected manager of
the 9th district federal reserve bank.
He had been with the department for
six years.
From Fridays osuv.