The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-02
THE NEW MAIL ORDER.
Less Matter VIII BE Handled in the
New York Omre

NSA oFk oAaFt.
NEW YORK. Oct Through the en-
forcement beginning yesterday Of the or
der of the Postmaster General Of July Ie
last. the New York city postofice viii
have a decided decrease i'm the amount Of
second-ciass mail matter there handled,
ana its receipts viii Hks-y show an ap-
probable falling on Indirectly the en-
pioyment OF about 5000 persons. printers.
pressmen. stereotypers. and bOokbiuders.
Is made less Secure and large source Of
business for the paper 5ra-c is threatened
with diminutiou and possibly eventual de-
strUction.
on the other hand the Pcst0fice De
partment viii have accomplished. tempo
rarily az least, check ypOr an expensive
portion Of its service, to which for years
past IL has attributed it's annual deficit Of
several million dollars This result is ex-
pected from the enforcement OF the fol
lowing order, which became operative
yesterday:
PERIODICAL publications having the
characteristics OF books. and those the
circulation uf which are not founded on
their value as news or literary journals.
etc. viii not be admissible to the second
class; but when a publication has once
been formally admitted 10 the second
class the certificate Of entry cannot be
revoked until 50 ordered by the depart
ment. Unsold or return copies may not
be mailed by news agents at the pound
rate"
Immediate effects OF this order are 20
Increase the mailing rate from I cent TO
5 cents pound on the immense mass
OF reprints in cheap form Of popular
books issued in series as libraries" and
10 require the payment Of cents. in
place Of ! cent. per pound on magazines
returned by agents to the publishers.
New York, however puts out about 50
per cent Of the total publications I'm this
country which have been cIassed as De-
riodicals and admitted as second-cIass
matter at the I-ceut-per-pound rate. and
are excluded from that classification un-
der the present order The dozen or more
local firms engaged in this business
which Is of enormous proportions. en-
pIoy about 5000 men ana women. They
viii withdraw from the mail all Of the
business that can be handled BIZ express
or freight.
Postmaster Van Colt said that the or
der would not affect the force REQUIRED
al the local pOstOfice- The total amount
OF second-class matter handled in the
New York city postOfice during the year
1870 was 91.4s2. Is5 pounds. which paid
postage OF Ssl4,N2Lf5. Perhaps ~ per cent
OF this. having been excluded from the
second class. viii b. subject 70 postage
OF cents a pound, and only small pro-
D'Itl'A need De mailed at that rate To
maintain the revenue derived from ~
whole % per cent at ] cent q pound though
The decrease in the amount Of matter hsI1-
died VIII be considerable
Auditor Thomas a JarEi1e Of the CITY
p'sJotiice. said that the increase in bust
ness OF the ONCE FOR the quarter ended
yesterday over that ended September 3D.
lsI', was lnla per Ceur-SZZg f57.4E
FL1lshers and their representative re-
FUSED 10 De quoted. but - was learned
that their plans embrace immediate trans
Ter Of an the business possible from the
mall 70 the express companies.
The increase ia the price Of Decent
books 10 ID cents viii be- explained 10 re-
tan purchasers by paster ON each. plac-
ing the blame ON the Government depart
mt-I- No legal action 10 test the right
or the Postmaster General 20 issue such
an order is contemplated AT present.
In the present Congress and the one
Immediately preceding IL Chairman Loud,
81 tn- house committee on P0StDrIces
and Post Roads. faIhgred and forced 10
a vote a bin which had for irs object the
legislative enactment of the measures
WhICh Postmaster General Smith has
made an executive order The Loud bin
was defeated by large majorities In both
Congresses.
Among the New York firms which are
affected by the order are Street * smith
the LuptOu Publishing C0muauv. The O.
Sons, Hurst a. Co. - Appleton a. Co.
the American News Company. and Frank
Irousey. OrmOnd q. Smith Of Street &
Smith. Patrick Farrtlly. OF the American
pose the committee IN charge of the pub
fishers interests