New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-30


-, ., tho discussion between the Post
-. conceal and Norvin Green, president OF the
western Union Telegraph Company III reedri W Wv
rrment telegraph rates. occupies seNera Pise'' a'
,b ontirc correspondence is includcl III an aPPc"N
-, thc renort The order OF OCTOBER 'o' io0'' nN'"7
inc final rate is embodied Iii ths report. anu "a'
III, hop nrnted in The Tribune. Inc fostm'sIr
rncraI asks that legislation be ehaceu VIM" WIN
80 Lin, % establish a limited post ana Telegraph
- with rcspect TO improving the foreign mai
mic. Il &c recommended that inc poS'o'oc DcPa'''
,ont no authorized make contracts WIN An'e'io"''
,oois,crd ships for the purpose oi op'''''7 '
-, all dir~,ctnns necessary. The adopuoh oi lai''o
no,Ioece system. similar in purpose 10 inc runway
hon service would he Of great advantage ne thhHs'
f., nrenarIng the foreign mails ioF lhs'aii. u'p"'"
!" ~ ru. - arrival The Department WILL as hero
toforc, use all proper no
work on Sunday. .oso,
with regard free delivery IL Is icoo
that all places of population not less ,n"n 1870 ~
with a gross yearly revenue OF @''ooo' S"'i "'''
the benefit Of such system 10000.
Tho Postmaster General believes that penny postage
-, oo,oo os a matter Of course, adding, however
u Introduced tomorrow the cutting In hal OF postage
could raduce the revenue letter postage Dy pfooaoS
:, oo1 600 We are ready for thh WHIP 'hc pre"
4o,cv exsts Penny postage should not require N
n o,no thor form TO make It's cost NUMEROUS i'o'
,ho,,. tI,, mail service are earnestly DEMANDED luz
whole system needs tightening up ana Nuh&i"s' VIZ muse
~ ,,,,rl Al that direction a year or two. ana u- 10
oacb something near a slf-sustaning basis hCce'r"N"H
and extending facilities In all directions "ou'u "i0,
Tho revenue and rapidly bring toward penny postage
The nes po,tal card Of large sire. yer! 0on 10 DC ssuei
Is almost large enough to I've called lsuer pos'a c''u
II A. as near penny postage a. we can get at present
,notbcr interesting subject is the establishing OF
nostaI saving banks. which the Postmascl-1ehoral
.,,ls sbouId he done at 10000 of the fourh-class
elcos ,vbore such facilities are most needed, extension
~ the system depending the result OF the expert
ment .,o,
source Of difficulty in the service Is the CONFUSION
IN stabbInr the dist melton between third ana ourth-
class mali matter but Mr.. Wanamaker says th'
n,ortment * not ready 10 consolidate the TWO
classes becatse of the lack OF facilities IN various
branches of the service, nor Is II ready W es'ao's"
a full parcels post service a., o,oar tho Post.
,os,nr General mentions the mailing OF BOOKS as
econdclass matter and calls attention 10 tne cSdsVn
~ Tho law by which certain publishers secure thls rat
for paper covered volumes, lssucd III CoinR i ,rhU
az hooks hut under tho semblance OF pcrodca puuH'
Ne believes that Congress should provide inc
rnedy for this abuse, and adds ~, ,, . oross
se ~ The law which could have been ihbndel %
admit the mails az cent pPun hos u psper cover
Ds , Ruttr,s hnaogy" or 'webs;ers Spelling Book
chargabe with postage az sgnt g connection with
s%y other works also brings about an unfair as
Elimination against publishers whose eohVenehhee Go @
or good taste will not al ow them 20 fesSrS
MI class Of business benefit themselves at he c
" For En- tHe YEAR the revenue has been s361 w
total and estimated expenditures 500 oo ss
rcne estimated for the year ending juno 30 lsgo
ie $50 81 2 $50 81 amount OF APPROPRIATIONS |';,
=27 sol Can estimated deficiency OF revenue 10 "
snnned from the general Treasury OF s7'lOoo'o Oo'