| Show 1 SURVEY Y MAPS NOW OBTAINABLE PROM POSTMASTERS The finest and most accurate maps of the United States are those m made de deby by the United States Geological Sur Sur- vey This Tills branch of the Government service prints more than maps a a. day or about a million a year most of ot which are sold to the public directly from Washington Book and stationery coric concerns in the larger cities of course handle t these ese maps but heretofore there has been no way in which the inhabitants of the small towns towns towns' throughout the country c could t get them except pt by sending to Wash Wash- ington Now l however postmasters In towns and villages have the permission permission permission per per- mission of t the e Post Office Depart Department ent to handle these maps When the tIie Geological Survey prints a new map It sends a sample copy to the postmasters post post- mast masters rs in the area covered with the suggestion that they tack it up in a conspicuous place where everyone everyone everyone every every- every every- one calling for mail can see it and order a small stock for tor sal sale to those who wish to buy the map This saves the purchaser the annoyance of send scud ng to the Geological Survey and waiting waiting waiting wait wait- ing until the map is received from Vash Washington and also saves the expense expense expense ex ex- pense of ot postage The postmaster himself receives a small mall commission on each map sold Many active postmasters are handl handlIng handling Ing the maps and that their fellow fellow- citizens appreciate the accommodation accommodation tion of being able to buy government maps at the post office is shown bythe by bythe the number sold in this way The re record ord of maps so sold shows that a postmaster in Minnesota 1 heads th the list so far tar having old maps th the firt month he handled them Only postmasters in regions that tha have been recently mapped have been asked aske to handle the maps but the Gol Survey willingly answers i inquiries made by other postmasters sending them a sample copy of the map that lat coders tl their eJr district if it itI it has been mapped I It Is is believed that this new plan of distributing the government ma maps s swill will benefit all concerned it will be bea a convenience to the purchasers it will bring the postmasters a small commission and it will increase the sale of the maps |
