The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-08
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70 THE INAUGURATION SHOW.
.,aner Postage Appropriation
Ne" ,s,II1s-FemaIe Suffragists-The
Free DeIiyery-Theatres.
WASHINGTON, January %, 1885.
of THE HERALD. ]

:. hand the matter of providing accom-
=, ,ad.tions for persons who desire to be
-.sont at the Inauguration and who
T r;sb 70 secure quarters beforehand.
The providing of accommodations by a
a,mmittee has been undertaken for a
-;otv of reasons: Because of the GER
t,;nfy of a very large attendance; to
n-avent. as far as possible, people roam
=, about without accommodations, and
:. stop the robbery of the public by ex-
borbitant demands among those who
nay have rooms and accommodations.
This is very important committee; it
has already provided accommodations
for II 100 people; and there are still
1e147 persons to be provided for. The
c,,,,nittee has, on its books, halls and
hotels for the accommodation of 13,447
neople and vacant houses, to be fitted
m with cots, having an estimated capa-
citv of 200. On their list are also nine
di1ing rooms capable of furnishing
meals for $50 persons at prices rang
ing from 40 to 70 cents day. Applica-
lions over the %, 900 now IN, are coming
IN the committee daily. There is also
what is called 1.-The Suggestion Book, ="
a bookprovided by the chief committee,
which is open for all, and on which
every person having any suggestions to
make in connection with the Inaugural
ZION may write his idea, and will be
brought before the committee: Recent
" that semi-poet, and full crank,
Joaquin Miller, who lives here, wrote
six lines OF about the worst truck it has
been my fortune to cast a pair of daz-
cling optics upon. l do not quote them
because of a lingering regard for your
readers.
a matter of interest to all publishers
Of periodicals. and newspapers has just
been before the House committee on
postoffices, and it is to be reported upon
iavorably by the committee. AT a meet
ing of what is called the journalists OF
the west and northwest, at which the
brightest and best papers were repre-
sented, heldin Michigan December 17th,
1884, a committee was appointed to call
the attention of Congress TO the in
eoualities of the postal law bearing
upon the rate charged for newspapers
and periodicals.. The rates on. all mat
ter have been reduced, but that on news
papers still remains unchanged, and it
is held that the rates on periodicals
amounts practically to very enormous
tax. Prior to 1874 the postage was paid
by the subscriber, but this, proving a
very unsatisfactory and inefficient
method of collecting postage, 1t was so
changed by law that newspaper pub
fishers should pay it, and this was done
at time when it was impossible to ask
the subscribers for more money to meet
this change in the postal obligation.
Postage has been reduced in every other
unchanged to the publisher of news
papers and periodicals while, they claim,
many persons think newspapers should
be sent through the mails free, they do
not ask that; they simply desire re-
duction of one-half, and do not wish to
oe considered as mendicants. One o f
the lncongruities of the law is that it
permits all weekly publications TO cir
culate free through the mails in the
county where published; and, las the
majority OF weekly newspapers pub
hshed have little or no circulation out
SIDE OF the county in which they are
publlshed, the postage on circulation is
paid almost entirely by majority of
the newspaper publishers. Its further
claimed that reduction would not
only be Just, but that as all reductions
SO lar made have actually proven a
eeneht to the government in the long
run there IS no good reason to assume
mat the granting of a reduction of
postage on newspapers and periodicals
would be an exception to the rule. The
presumption is that the favorable re-
by the House.
Inc introduction of the carrier sys.
TEN OF delivery into Salt Lake City. on
March LIST, will be also of advantage to
newspapers. II will enable the Weekly
and Semi-geekly HERALD, Weekly and
neml,Weekly Ne5rS, Weekly and Semi.
weekly Tribune, Foman's Exponent
JHreatte Instructor, Contributor and other
periodicals. to be delivered to subscribers
IN the city lby the payment of the Gus.
tt9emary bulk postage) by the carriers
mus securing promptness and efficiency
service than at present.
a drop or city letter, addressed ia
some one else in the city, now requires
put one cent for each half ounce OF
!raeuon thereof. When the carrier svs-
lem Is introduced the charge will re.
nam the same if the person to whom ii
~ addressed calls at the postoffice for
me letter; out II it is to be delivered To
Sle addreSs or residence of the person
ior whom 1t is intended, the postage will
oe TWO cents, inst the same as If it were
sent to the farthermost part OF the
United States. This is a little item
worth remembering.
II would be well for those having cor
respondents to begin giving those cor
respondents the full address: that is
u me man lives on Third South Street
NE NE should tell his correspondent that h,
l TEeS at No. $40, Tor whatever it NAV be
11lrd South Street, West; or that hi
auuress Is 80 Seventh East St. South
OF Whatever it may be. 1t will ereatl'
ito a.te a correct delivery by accus
IIeolulIilg. correspondents to direct thei
M July and accurately.
me House Is working on the apprc
pItauon bills; though thew are bein
nnnIagonlzed constantly BY the Mexica
p ~ bill, which objectionable as it
~ y democrats since patched mn by til
republican Senate. nevertheless man
VI me former will swallow. rather tina
s siidI the veterans of the Mexican wa
Eau Ian get no pension at all. So far til
and Ji - 70 get action upon it have failet
along. '''ii piils are lhoflh