. Government and politics in Virginia . tions under which laborersare employed in the United States, collects a great deal ofinformation on this subject, and in many ways endeavors topromote the interests of the laboring classes. The govern-ment is especially interested in investigating the conditionsunder which children are employed in labor. THE POSTAL SERVICE. The business of carrying themails is owned and operated exclusively by the national gov-ernment. This great business of the government probably COMMERCE, FINANCE, AND INDUSTRIES 149 l)rings it in closer relations w ith the everyday li
. Government and politics in Virginia . tions under which laborersare employed in the United States, collects a great deal ofinformation on this subject, and in many ways endeavors topromote the interests of the laboring classes. The govern-ment is especially interested in investigating the conditionsunder which children are employed in labor. THE POSTAL SERVICE. The business of carrying themails is owned and operated exclusively by the national gov-ernment. This great business of the government probably COMMERCE, FINANCE, AND INDUSTRIES 149 l)rings it in closer relations w ith the everyday life of the peoplethan any of its other activities. Post offices are establishedeverywhere throughout the country, and everybody is more orless directly dependent upon the service which the governmentthus provides. The government realizes that quick and cheap postal serviceis very necessary for the progress and development of thecountry. The charges for postage have, in the course oftime, been greatly reduced. On account of their weight,. THE POST OFFICE AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA newspapers iand magazines are of course more expensive tocarry than letters; yet because these things promote thegeneral knowledge and information of the people, the govern-ment carries them at lower rates than are charged for letters,even though this policy results in a great loss. , Within recent years the postal service has been improvedin a number of important ways. The government has es- 150 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN VIRGINIA tabiishcd, for example, what are known as rural free de-liveries, so that the farmer now has his letters and newspapersbrought promptly to his gate, just as in cities mail matter isdelivered directly to the houses of the people. The govern-ment has also introduced into the mail service what is knownas the parcel post. For a long time small packages havebeen carried in the mails. The government now carries inthe parcel post any package of merchandise that is not morethan seven feet
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