Article July 11, 1901 Issue

Recent Developments of the United States Mail

Washington Star

"Now that every postman in the United States and all the rural free-delivery carriers are limited walking postoffices for the additional purpose of registering mail matter, I will give you a point or two of value about this, one of the most important offshoots of the people's branch of the government which are imperfectly understood, and in some communities not understood at all," said a postoffice official.

"In the first place, articles of value should not be sent through the mails unregistered. If an article is of any value at all it is worth the small fee the government demands for its safe transmission and its insurance up to the amount of ten dollars, which amount of indemnity it is proposed to increase to thirty dollars.

"One reason why the people have not registered their letters to greater extent is because a trip to the postoffice was necessary. The innovation of walking postoffices has been tried now long enough to demonstrate its success, and the people should patronize them. These additions swell the number of postoffices in the country for this purpose up to over ninety-five thousand, as there are 76,600 regular offices, over 16,400 carriers, and the remainder is made up of substations and rural free-delivery carriers. The postal service is certainly extending.

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