Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-29
FOR A SURPLUS.
Plans 10 Increase Revenue OF
the Postal Service.
Would Consolidate All Third and
Fourth-Class Mail Matter.
cecood Class Rates Might Be Resu'ated''''
Cen, Postage Possibility.

,y,sninrtun. NOV. 2S.-ln ms report
"a tac postmaster general. f-o"i III
,,,ddcn third assistant poStii'aS'ei
,,a,aI recommends that third ana
.,,tb-c,ass mail matter ne cohSoli
ia. ,bat the limit of indemnity lor
,;,,,orod mail matter which snail ne
~ ha increased from so to Sloe, anu
NO.. nos+al employees be made liaple
fo, the value of the regiStcre" man
lost through their careirsSheSS'
Mir. Madden also expresses nope '.'''
during the ensuing year most Oh NV
,buses of the second-clasS man PtiNE
Iaoes may hc corrected. ana lhul'"teH
mat such Il reformation may MANI
,-,.n+ hostage Il possibility AZ II" "iN
tant date ,,
financial statement gives the t"i"i
,.c.irts of the postal service from Il"
snurces; ~ xlll .63l 1850 the t"tai en-
i, mixtures as <l,5.534.?o2.AI, ana inc ut-
t;cit caused by the excess 81 eNpehu'-
,rreS over receipts as S3.?2%,'-'. heSt
.io,rcs do not take into account 'ht
transforming of mails over me SuoSi-
ailpd Pacific railroads which nave H"t
,.,t settled their bonded accounts Win
the government.
\a,rIv 4 -un Gn0 stamp books We're
snld AT u profit To- the department oil
,..o,Iv az uoo The total value of
slammed rapcr issued during the year
is given as $loi,7Hl.aS1 About 6o"'"".-
900 postal cards were issued.
Regarding the efforts of the depart
,rent to correct the abuse Of me pound
rate privilege the report says
since the clos Of tn" fiscal year
covered by this report orders have been
issued modifying Sections 20, I'M ANA
81 Of the postal laws and regulations.
The changes in these regulations are
intended to correct the abuses OF the
second class rate by book serials and
rihlalies.' the intrusion OF pretended
newspapers and periodicals and the re-
turn of unsold copies to news agents.
The department has been actively
,,,oratinr Under these regulations since
oct. last. ana on that date the return
privilege to news agents was stopped
since that time the greater part Of the
honI, serials ami libraries and many
other publications having the chardc-
trristi,S of books hay" been excluded
from She second class. rs have also
SOM" "t III" class - pretended news
papers IN" 1T = = II 80,
hat by tho time Of the issuance oG my
next annual report the second class of
mail matter viii Il" practically fro"
from ahu5rS. AZ least "f the larger
"n"a-
Their T. 10 means If accurate. or
rvcn approximate. calculation as ia the
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mote, but th" Seo"nt-'llSN fc'"rlna' i"h
no" IN progress may make y pt"rti-
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MOI Ia f'Hm ~" 'fu'"' lh"' ~ 'h' S''t-
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p'hdHnr'S i"r SUSTAINING that rat" at
present N"uid De Snfil'ient |" support
ne rh'iir government 1T Washington:
t3at rs /" ~. would equal or nearly
"fU"l. II" appropriation for til" icgis-
iHtlN". *" utlNr ANA Judlrla! expenses
81 nc government.
h'r' Is StiIl another phdS' az the
4" huge ol ~" laws ~ Str"nd-rlaSS mat
i.r which deserves attention. 1t is now
IN its tEf"A, y. ANA this office IS max
lh- ~'fehr"Hs rfl"ttS i" prevent iis in
'''"i''. me ahuEH arises under Il con-
"llil' tl"1 ~! thr act wi July, lS4l.
Having obtained tine opinion Of the
,rr,.us.. of Tins .,ct NJ hi..b adn,iftaa 70
t
At'''i''-tl'SS rates ING puhilcahonS ~
educational institutions and fratci nal
olo,bi,ariops The d.n.,,n,au, bar cinea
i'tNNtN dlA!lS-lhn ~ me second vl3 IS
ii puhliratinns issued nv cdUcational
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private interests. AS well as Of al pub
the rurview Of that at. but carried
Ii''Ii'.l-' '',> ef'iSem"htS' ana steps
:,, - '"'i"i! IS l"SsThir
,,z,a, 80 ~ commences rates OF