Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-26

Postmaster General w. ,. BlSsel mas
submitted TO the President MS annual
report for the year ending June 30, 1894.
He briefly outlines the policy Of the de.
partment ia the following:
"Flrst. In general, I would recon-
mend that the first and most important
thing TO De done is to revise the Iaw as
10 second class matter so as to place the
postoffce department iinmsd ately upon
a self.sustaining basis.
"Second. Avoid expensive expert
ments, ike the postal telegraph, rural
free delivery, etc.
Third. Dsve!O p the postal service
90 existing lines Of admin S-ration, VII:
Extend free delivery 10 districts that
now enjoy il. Accord it 20 towns a.
ready entitIed 10 10 under the law.
Quicken railroad transportation.
Fourth. Revise aud re-cIassify the
organization OF the railway mail service
and re-c.assiiy clerks Ia pOst0fices.
Fifth. Provide for district supervi-
sion OF all postal affairs by appointment
OF expert pOsta 0lic ais from classified
service, a. recommended IL my last an
uuaI report.
The revenue FOR the year was So
OSO. 40: expenditures, So, 324 4l4, leaY-
ins g deficiency OF S7,243, ,935. The es-
Inmates for the current year ending
June 80. 1895: Revenue, SS4, ,+27,sts; eI-
oeudituTes, Sg1 500, ass; deficiency, So
97l.737.
This annual deficiency, the Postmas-
ter Genera. says, could be overcome oy
the Increase Of postal rates, out be does
not believe this advisable. Il could De
Cancelled by q readjustment Of rates on
SecOni-cIaSs matter, a question which
be treats at considerable length 10 an
other part OF the report
Mr.. Blssel. recommends that the eI-
uerImeuta. free delivery projects should
BIZ discontinued, aud thinks that free
delivery 10 rural districts IS l0t needed
nor desired Oy tue people.
One OF tue most m pOrtant aud inter
esting features OF Mr.. Bsse.Is report
IS its discussion OF ass matter. 10 bis
last report he referred 20 ne great dis
proportion OF growth Oi sscond-ciass
NAL matter and iutima;ed tnat De did
not believe 10 was due 70 the growth OF
genuine newspapers and periodicals, 20
much as the enterprise OF merchants,
Manufacturers and Others taxing al
vantage OF the iaw 10 secure entry oi
advertising matter into this favored
c.asA He mas made a thorough Iuysii-
cation duriog the year, upon which be
says:
The eject o. tbs upon my mind is
conviction tnat the statutes aud the pre-
cedeuls upon winch the business no"
rests are defective; that they en55dy
the on = great abuse a. present existing
iu the pOstai service; aud that a. THIS
abuse Is grow az al the tine some
remedy should 0s applied
Continuing, the Postmaster Genera.
says:
= 90 not advocate . change Of rates
now upon legitimate newspapers and
periodical magazines. My purpose IS 30
urge the withdrawal " l0w postage
rates from TIE .arEe cities and the pre-
tended periodicals that are now inpro-
perry enjoying them; uOt0u.y on account
Of tre inherent prCpr.ety Oi t1ai course,
but because l an almost hOpe.ess OF ever
seeing the dnaUc.s. condition Of tue de-
vartusut properly established until I1.s
siihdrzwal i brought ABOUT
the bogus trade paper, not devoted
% the advertising Of aoy particular
house, is another illustration Of the
same abuse OF the uais
'Oi Erez. u1msut "a connection with
the zCuse / az discussing ls the CriFl-
eEs gwen 70 Lewsp papers aoJ maya
ziues-the first bsstoEa. Of which was
under tne act OF March s, Ic>5-i1
mail sample copies thereof a. TIE pound
rate of pOsj.ss.
But for rh.s TOO liberal privilege l
an inclined tsthjuz that The very few
really ilegitimA,s trade papers would
ever have been admitted 10 ,le mails a.
ssc0ud-c.sss matter"
After commenting o. ths great i1-
crease ID ths mailing OF fraieroa losur-
auca publ Icat,o1s as sec0nt-c. ass mat
Ter, au1 s1oEiaE t1s enormous Increase
OF tben s.cce the acts o. Congress a1-
hitting them. Mr.. B.sssll Suggests TIE
remedy io tns following:
III 70 os tae policy oi the Congress
70 cou-iuue the privi.sZe of secoud-c.Ass
rates 20 Ceosv0 .snt or trst7rusl SOC. e.
,.ss. tteu TIE remedy ! w0l O suggest
would De 81 amendment % TIE iAw
UuttiuE tLis rate % them, and . isZiII-
nate aewspApers sau Legitimate period
50. MAGAZINES
Il believe that one years experience
under suca Limitations With ;1e frauds
and abuses checked, E0u.1 dsDOustrzta
thzs We have already reached ibe time
aud cOcdit.ons when g. sgcn legitimate
newspapers aud pe10dica. maya. ass
nay &c lrtnsnitts1 ybrolgl TIE mails
from publishers into GGe hands Of suo-
ser oers free OF = cost
TIE Postmaster Genera believes 10
civil service II The pOstClace Depart
meat ~ ins close O. ihs fiscal year
tbs-s we're - 5I4 employees u tne clsssi-
Ted service a. Increase % l,-s0 over
Isss- WIth these z1ds1 oy recent eX-
tsu,iau orders there Wi &c : t5tz. o.
3. Sol
Mr. Bisss-l SAYS. u t1s civil ssrTiss
svsie- produced szcb SSed results Ia
lie clerical force % re department. =
: reasonable 20 i1QGirs whether so-s-
thiuE Ike i could nos os applied VIC
Advantage % tie over grades oi posI-
uSstsrS
~F5r more THAI one generation he
American DeOpIs have ben trained %
regard ths p0sA16es a. iasepAr2oie
ir5a ths varying f0rIeass OF ne tS9
great poliiieAi pzrEss. Snd In some n
STAGES. eva. s. leE,ti2sts.y f0licwlnZ
she E.eissiluk kss Of mere. .fscii0RS SithiG
> party. IT, fzi.1eg is 20 be deplors1-
TIE intslliE&es OF OR people las losE
0utgroWn n0tioa that any one Po-