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,SOME HALF-DOZ5 YE>S AGO1 :5 LETT] PO/AGE WAS /ILL ?REE C5TS1 ,WELLS1 ,F>GO @& ,CO4 W]E DO+ A L>GE BUS9ESS 9 C>RY+ LETT]S ?R\<\T ! ,PACIFIC ,/ATES & ,T]RITORIES4 ,!IR RATE WAS FIVE C5TS1 MORE ?AN ?REE ( :I* !Y EXP5D$1 AS ! LEGAL MONOPOLY REQUIR$1 9 ! PUR*AS+ ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES A /AMP$ 5VELOPE 9 :I* TO C>RY ! LETT] 5TRU/$ TO !IR C>E4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 ON EV]Y LETT] :I* !Y C>RI$ !Y HAD TO PAY A TAX ( MORE ?AN ?REE C5TS4 ,EXCLUSIVE ( ?IS TAX1 ,WELLS1 ,F>GO @& ,CO4 GOT LESS ?AN TWO C5TS = EA* LETT] :I* !Y C>RI$1 :ILE ! GOV]NM5T GOT ?REE C5TS = EA* LETT] :I* IT C>RI$ ITSELF1 & MORE ?AN ?REE C5TS = EA* LETT] :I* ,WELLS1 ,F>GO @& ,CO4 C>RI$4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 IT CO/ EV]Y 9DIVIDUAL FIVE C5TS TO S5D BY ,WELLS1 ,F>GO @& ,CO41 & ONLY ?REE TO S5D BY ! GOV]NM5T4 ,MOREOV]1 ! >EA COV]$ WAS ONE 9 :I* IMM5SITY ( DI/ANCE1 SP>S5ESS ( POPULATION1 & IRREGUL>ITIES ( SURFACE MADE \T-(-!-WAY PO9TS UNUSUALLY DIFFICULT ( ACCESS4 ,/ILL1 9 SPITE ( ALL !SE ADVANTAGES ON ! SIDE ( ! GOV]NM5T1 ITS PATRONAGE /EADILY DW9DL$1 :ILE ?AT ( ,WELLS1 ,F>GO @& ,CO4 AS /EADILY GREW4 ,PECUNI>ILY ?IS1 ( C\RSE1 WAS A B5EFIT TO ! GOV]NM5T4 ,BUT = ?IS V]Y REASON SU* A CONDITION ( AFFAIRS WAS ALL ! MORE MORTIFY+4 ,H5CE ! PO/MA/]-G5]AL S5T A SPECIAL COMMISSION] TO 9VE/IGATE ! MATT]4 ,HE FULFILL$ HIS DUTY & REPORT$ TO HIS SUP]IOR ?AT ,WELLS1 ,F>GO @& ,CO4 W]E COMPLY+ ) ! LAW 9 EV]Y P>TICUL>1 & W]E TAK+ AWAY ! BUS9ESS ( ! GOV]NM5T BY FURNI%+ A PROMPT] & SECUR] MAIL S]VICE1 NOT ALONE TO PR9CIPAL PO9TS1 BUT TO MORE PO9TS & REMOT] PO9TS ?AN W]E 9CLUD$ 9 ! GOV]NM5T LI/ ( PO/-(FICES47#c#c 8 #b7  

,:E!R ?IS /ATE ( ?+S /ILL CONT9UES ,I DO NOT KN[4 ,I PRESUME1 H[EV]1 ?AT IT DOES1 ?\< ! ADOPTION ( TWO-C5T PO/AGE MAY HAVE *ANG$ IT4 ,9 EI!R CASE ! FACT IS ONE ?AT TRIUMPHS OV] ALL POSSIBLE S>CASMS4 ,9 VIEW ( IT1 :AT BECOMES ( ,$ITOR ,P9NEY'S FE> ( RU9\S RATES ( PO/AGE & HIS PHILAN?ROPIC ANXIETY ON ACC\NT ( ! DWELL]S 9 ,WAYBACK & ,HUNK]T[N87#c#c 8 #c7 

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