New-York tribune., 1883-03-11
THE NEW POSTAL LAWS.
POSTAL NOTES REGARDED FAvoRABLf-"hAi D."
THOUGHT OF THE REDUCTION OF POSTAGE

POSTAL NOTES REGARDED FAyoRABLf-"hAi !"
ruorGUT OF THE REDUCTION OF POSTAGE
PreparatIos are being made in the Post Otnco ioi
cary ing out the changes caused Dy the new posta
laws. The rooms used oy tue % mrov;ds acconmods-
tions for the sale and payment OF the new posta a
| notes The New-York office has always lone Ino
larger part of its order business IN tne Pay Pay
mani Of orders received from smaller places ne
number OF orders Issued Is comparatively sIna,i. @
the book publishing houses, newspaper a
and husiness firms of all kinds receive many money
orders from those who wish TO have articles sent
tn conntry places Moro than half the money orders
Pearson said yesterday that the re-
onistions for the new postal notes had not yet Oeeh
made and would not be made until turther nlormai
tion was received from the department re cSliou %
ot,anton to the fact that DO revenues OF the New.
| York office arising from the sale of stamps, "ouu
probably be largely Increased IN one way aloi oIo
provisions relating TO postal notes went ihIo
eflrcr In ha. Eeen the custom for those VINO nave
occasion to send small sums OF money Dy man ~
send postage stamps, aud the amount .i
this way by merchants aud puDliSnerS W sIls e,y
ia YER, large The postal notes will be used largely
for the purposes fol which postage stamps nave
heretofore been employed, and the stamps used III
norre.nonden.e will be bOught here. There has
always peen IA largo discrepancy nc the New,, l3rk
office between the yaue OF tue stamps sou anu 'naV
OF the stamps cancelled; TINS dlscrepaucy ~ az
cor nted Tor in the way Indicated. The change TO
. cent postage for letters VIII not nave any %I!ou'
effect in the office s not thouent tnl. tme @ nih ,he
her OF letters will be largely Increased, ann Tue
MANAGEMENT of the letter malls has never Deeh u
serious problem with the Post once authoiitles.
The amount might be much increased wi.nUuI riI,uG
causing difficulty. Que inconvenience hrlslng
from the change was spoken OF ty Tosthas'eff
Pearson as affecting the clerks The assortmen OF
the letters into local and outside mails has largely
beru ACCOMPLISHED by the clerks by Watching tho
color of the stamps. Enough attention mas i Dten
nect ssary to prevent an occasional local let9' %
a IN ree-crnt stamp it from being misplaced. But
II will hereafter be necessary TO use greater care 10
prevent mistakes A.. - A.
no tn "A
Mr Pearson from DR. &. +. Macdonald, the supcrln-
tendent OF he postal money order system report
was made by Dr. Macdonald 10 Congress IN 1901
while Colonel James was Postmaster -G6neral, IN
which n plan almost exactly ike that ISceht'y
adopted was proposed. He considered tnat the cosG
10 the Government OF the new postal hotes "Ouiu
b. much less than that OF the money orders now III
use AS the clerical force necessary IN making OUT
the registers dIspatchine the advances ana iuentI-
fvinv the signatures would be saved. Half OF the
money order business has been done on SIN Ill
amounts and the reduction in the charges Tor money
orders OF the smaller amounts Will be mace mp by
rha,ging moro for amounts up 10 TlOo. ne new
law which adopted IN acc0rdanco WIN super
intendent Macdonalds suggestion makes the chargo
Tor money orders cents for amounts ot - 1u IeS'
: ceut. for orders not exceeding $50. aud proper
tomato fees for NJ 10 500. IT has 10t ben
pu,sible heretofore OBTAIN money orders for SUMS
Snnerintcndent William Plimey OF the Money
Order Department said that he expected the postal
noses to he very uopular for tho sending OF small
sums OF money. Tne SendeIs would not nave thelr
money insured by the department, 80 tbht ihefe
would los much Ies7 secntlly tuah WIN t'o nI"Uu1
orders but tho fact that the notes would be pay lDe
TO the bearer would make thea convenient IhueI
the new rites "a sum not exceeding - co"la he
sent TO any part of the country VITA absolute secur
it's for > cents. the negotiable n0Ie coum DC oo-
famed Tor cents. lie regarded the proposed sys-
tom a. the most cuuveu ent anywhere ln use
Seyen-twelfths of the money orders paid IN New
York we're Tor amounts not exceeding -. ne
bu.tues, of the , ce was principally 10 pay the
order. as comparatively iew we're bought hero.
some of the Post Oni,e officials nave not Dren IN
favor OF the reduction in letter postage 10 Is a.
guci IT, them that the popular demand IS rather Tor
Increased facilities tnan for cheaper postage Al
aud hy prr.ons " hn DO not care much whether they
are charged or cents The poorer people TO
whom the extra cent would be important do not a.
"A rnl, write nj all But all, II has been urged.
Sonld be Interested In obtaining quicker transpor-
tntion for tho mails or facilities that might 10 fur-
bishod by tue surplus revenues OF the department.