Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-05
rONTAL INCLINATION.

Among the features ia President
Cleveland's message TO which Congress
should give attention At an early date
II the suggested correction Of abuses
connected with handling mail matter
u the second olass-neWspa psfs
periodicals., eto. The improvem ent
nov asked for by tho President was
hrst recommended by tho postofiioe
department in 1857, but nothing has
been done In the way Of legislation.
| Prrsident Cleveland now takus the
subject up and points out that the
transmission Of second class matter
costs the government about eight times
~ much ~ 10 receives, and that tho
deficiency In the department might
be- wholly obvlatod n tue abuses com
planned OF were corrected by modify
ing the present law 40 that the postal
authorities could take the required
action. It's stated that Il the obJec-
tionsble mail, which consists chiefly
OF advertising sheets aud trashy litera.
ture, DO removed fron the second olass
list, and eithor bo made to pay tho
eight cents per pound which
would ho required II the real
Intent Of tho law could DO
applied, or be stopped all togeth,s. In
tho near future all legitimate news.
papers and periodical magazines could
be transmitted through tho mails to
subscribers free.
The report Of Postmaster General
blsaell, upon which the President
POUNDS his recommendation estimates
the time when sIoh FREQ transmission
OF legitimate papers aud periodicals
could be accomplished would be- ~
close II tho proposed reform were In.
atlluied, that one year from the time
the change Is made would te sufficient
70 inauguralo Il. The probability that
a result, no beneficial 10 the country nj
large, could be achieved No quickly
anu easily, la ittelfshould be sufficient
10 demand for the suggestion the
prompt attention Of tho law makers.
HNAaH " AahA hAh NNAANNAl hNAANAMNIMNnu
saving Of money to the government is
considered, 1t would seem folly to Ion.
ger delay the desirable action. The
postmaster generals report shows that
In 1857, whom hnt complaint
was entered, the total weight
Of second class matter handled was a
little over Ia, 100000 pounds; In 1898 |
10 WAS over 26l.OOJ,OJO p0unds-hay.
Ing more than doubled Ia ak years.
IhUso ngurvs are exclusive OF what Is
known III the Gree county matter" or
matter mailed Tres 10 subscribers living |
In tue respective counties Of publioa.
ton. The cost Of this $4,000, 900
pounds, Tor transportation alone, Jude
peldent Of the cost OF delivery, was
.-J,3-O,JOj. This p Stage received Tor
the same aggregated y3,84IOOO. Thus
10 will be seen mat, apart from the con.
alterations Of preventing the trans-
mission Of worthless or lraudulont pub.
LEGATIONS, aud OF oheapening the
delivery Of legitimate periodicals, the
government would save Ia tTansporta.
ton alone SlB,67s,OJO, on tho basis Of
tho business o 1893.
The remedy advised Is not change
Of rates, but classification that Will
prevent large list OF pretended peri.
OdicSs from improperly enjoying postal
facilities Intended only Tor legitimate
publications. Among those which on.
crOach upon the field Of these Legitimate
papers, MT. Bissell dssignages certain
serial papercover0d books, which be
alleges are serial only IN name, being
given general designation -uch as the
"Firesids seriea," tue objective
ssfies," eto.; also "house 0rgansp de-.
voted mainly 10 advertising some NOR
camille or other establishment. bogus
"lrade" publications, Sample copies,n
aud many alleged irsternAl AMI benev.
client publications which arc mere
circulars To most peopls
II will appear that the Preslienps AT.
vice to eliminate all these from the
channels intended to facilitate the
transmission OF news aud educational l