Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-07-24
CHECKING MAIL ABUSES
Reforms That Hay Lead to One Cens
Letter Postage
Three Irportant Ordcr. Dc,,rrip.
'rc'"ium" Publications From
Second Glass Rates Issued.

washington. y. C.--Postmast2r-Cc en-
fral Saith has signed three orders
amending III important particulars
three poS;pl rcgula,ions affecting sec
ord-cl"rS Dan mattcr. 'rl,r GrS; order
amgnd* S,.jion 2TG. which Is The zen
'r2l definition. So rs to exclude from
the sc"ond-clasS publications which
( lavc the characteristics oF books.
ihiS amendment is in those words:
f"rlnHcal publications. herein re-
: erred 'n. are held not 20 include those
h"NinC Nhe c@aructoyietics OF books.
hdt Only such rs consist OF current
n'Ws or miSccllancouS literary matter.
or both mot excluding advcrt.slnyl.
and conforms to Tho statutory charac-
tcriStirS of seconl-c'a matter"
IN" second order amends Section
-Nl in several particulars. the rrnci-
pal ono being Thar publications. tho
subscriptions TO which are rot found
cd on their valuo q Ecvs or literary
journals. and which. hv the general
uN' oi premiums or o;hcr cCNSil"ra-
ions In the form of chances t. .-i,l
PROS. etc. to induce srhscrint:ons.
in ciiec; circulate :; apparently T.? nom
ir9l ra.". VIII he C.-yl,lol from The
second class. Thr essential naracrapll
os mis- is rs follyWs:
"Th" subscription priro mus, bc
shown hy the puh';c2tioa. ana when it
FHicirS from IL" contents. or from
~" "Nrrinsic Inducements offered in
CONF" N with ii. th"t H.. circulation
oi ih' publication Is lu, founded on lis
Na.rc aS news "r literary journal
AMI t'.It Subs 'r.rjioEs are MOI made
because Of such V.;ija, but hocauS. H.,
o-''+ IF merrh"nCita o. other cons;d-
'r",iHn result in effect in its circula-
ton mt apparently n nominal rate.
Si'A publ alton docs not come, within
th@ requirements of tho law roI. ac-
ccO;lnc" 2S Sccnnd-Vl2s5 matter"
In" th'rd order amends Section 3Ot.
6" that uusr'd copies ca socond-clnss
nuh'ica ions may not hr returned ut
lh' pound rate TO news agents or 10
publishers.
I'm explanatory statement given out
II III" Department regarding the or
dcr says: The action OF postmnstcr-
General Smith iS regarded as highly
important. IL IS evidence of the nlr-
pose Of the Department 10 administer
'Ac law rs 1t Is, strictly and properly.
Rhi tiat abuses. wherever found. viii
a. "r2dicatcd. Loose unl Indifferent
Interpretation heretofore is reSponsi-
be FOR The loss o. many millions to
thr Government. II il believed that
Nhen III" effect OF the changes Is thor.
oughly established many postal i'm
ur"ycmcltS Will follow. and onc.crnt
Iclt'" postage win be made possible"
IN Immediate effect of the orders
VIII ne to hal' from the mails ut rcyu-
ar publication Iatea al fake" puh,i-
cdi5nS AMI otlrr periodicals whose
circulation depends on various lottery
I}d pr,1c schemes. NJ legitimate
publication win ~ injured hy the new
desperation. on ne contrary. all
SUCH publications. including news
p"o = and magazines Of established
character. viii hc distinctly benefited
through ;l' practical suppression Inv
IN" Pos.o.ico Department of catch
penny periodicals. that have been sv.-
tc"ati"i!y Swilllig tho Government,
oUt % millions O.: revenue every wear
10y hlrdeH,n@ tho mails with n cl.ss of
m"tl"r which tie lawmakers never in
t'!f.od should he considered as emil
Tied to tho rate 90 s"coud-c!ass mail.