SATURDAY, MARCH 11. 1893. Make Money.

Manawatu Herald, 11 March 1893, Page 2

SATURDAY, MARCH 11. 1893. Make Money.

Make money—such seems to be th^present Government's idea, ni.< matter how, so long as money ismade. Some months ago it "was suggested, by an ardent supporter oi theirs, that money was to be mad* in many objectionable ways, one, by selling the light to advertise on th baok of postage stamps, and lo! it i now an accomplished fact. At present these abominations have not appeared in the country, bat, like noxious weeds they will soon be here. How any one can see the advantage of using a space for ad yertising which is used to stick against another object, is surprising, but they having fceen secured we gui these objectionable inky notice:under the gummed surfaces users of stamps are supposed to lick. With great good luck the gum may only be tasted, but some advertiser, who has designed a heavy dark block for his announcement, has the knowledg.' that a portion of his advertise remains with the user, for a time, the fact being that the gum will not adhere readily to a heavily inked surtace. For this inconvenience the public are indebted to the present. Government, and everytinae they become annoyed let them remember it. This affliction is not the only one in store, as in conjunction with the stamp advertising contract, all fhe telograph forms are incl.udedAdded to this the fond paternal Government periodically fill the private letter boxes, rented at a heavy sum ppr year, with all sorts of literature referring to the Insurance Department, which has necessarily to be cleared away before the owner's box can hold his private property. We draw attention more particularly to these objectionable tricks of trade, not that they can be prevented yet awhile, but to arouse our public bodies to resist any attempt, which was suggested at the tame time as this stamp and telegraph fotin business, to disfigure our town

and country by lettiug out he, a. present sufficiently hideous, telegr vph poles, a3 advertising hoardings. '?h j fuss made about Arbor days >veI excused as bpiag a means of teaching the young idea what is beautiful and pleasing, and then, perhaps as a contrast, the Government introduce j the ab ve objectionable eyesores on their public form-'. We do not think they can do much more harm, uniess the poles are to be disfigured, but we believe the local authorities would have power to prevent thi.« being done and we hope, if oecassion requires it, that they will very strongly resist.