Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-07-27

approval when such motto governs their
administ rative acts.
Policy and Purpose of the Department.
1t has been the policy and the pur-
post of this administration to make of
the rural delivery and it's partner in
public beneIit, the parcel post, all that
its most sanguine projectors hoped to
accomplish. The Postmaster General
is deeply interested in both and has
used to the utmost the great powers of
his office and his personal influence as
well to promote in every possible way
these two great factors in our national
life. He wants the man away from the
greater advantage of commercial OPP
portunity to have an equal chance with
his more favored brother in the cities,
and gain for his industry, whatever it
may be, the fullest measure of benefit
that government can bestow. To this
end the energies of the Department
have been directed, the wisest counsels
sought, and the greatest personal at
tention given. AS important postal
centers provide an easy market for the
products of the farm and the rate of
posage is reduced by the extension of
local zones, motor delivery was estab-
lished, whereby exchange was stimu-
lated between producer and consumer,
and both alike benefited. Delivery
zones from these important centers will
be and have been, doubled; still others
established, and families tributary to
these centers thus enabled to take full
advantages of this enlarged opportunity
to market the products of their indus
try to the best advantage.
The administration expects to greatly
widen and still further improve this
public benefit and advantage until all
sections and all localities where rural
service can be made operative shall
have these conveniences afforded them
and have them generously maintained.
Petitions for service are no longer nee
essary. The recommendation of the
postmaster brings an inspector who
goes over the ground, and if service
can be made at all effective, it will at
once be given. No consideration of
administrative economy, no mere saw
ing of money by miserly methods or
parsimonious process, is to stand in the
way of any benefit which the rural
delivery can give or wise public policy
can sanction. The common people,
upon whom the burdens rest and upon
whose toll the nation IS prosperity is
built are to have their share of Gov
eminent favor in full measure returned
to them and every aid to the further
ance of legitimate enterprise and effort
secured to them by performance and
by practice.
What Rural Delivery Has Accomplished
The rural delivery is indeed boom
to the country. It's measureless ad-
vantages can not be estimated, nor
need the cost of maintenance to con-
sidered, for it has broadened the field
of industrial opportunity, touched as if
with magic power and possibilities of
human endeavor, and transformed con-
ditions to degree almost marvellous.
1t has brought the printed page, the
great educator of civilization, daily to
the home; has brought special delivery
almost to the door; has secured good
roads and maintains them by official in
terest and concern; it has attracted the
attention of the various States to this
question and obtained results; it has
made farm lands more valuable and
contributed to increased production; it
has abridged time by rapid communica-
ton; frightened all environment, and
made ordinary duh routine interesting
and attractive; it has lessened toll by
the instructive suggestions which
Government experiment and inquiry at
fords, and has made the home center
of influence and crowns domestic life
with all that makes for peace and con-
tentment.