Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-04-03
NEWSPAPERS
MUST COLLECT
NO DEADIIEAD LISTS
AFTER APRIL 1, 1908
New Postal Ruling Requires That All
Papers Must Weed Out Dcllnquen,
Subscribers After April 1.--No
More Dcatihcad LISTS WIN 10 Allow
cd if Papers Are 10 Enjoy Second
Class Privileges.

new poetottAoe ruling Wnlon Ieduiros
newspapers to carry bona fidc, paid
up list OF subscribers, the ruling TAX
ing effect on Apri /;
The ordor OF the postoffioe depart
ment, issued December 4, 1907, ro-
quiring tho publishers OF newspapers,
magazines and other periodicals TO
maintain practically paid-up sub
serlption list la order TO entltle their
publications to tho privileges OF Soc
ond-class matter. has stirred up quite
good deal of apprehension on the
part OF publishers OF country newspa-
pers, whose custom Il Is TO extend un-
limited credit to many OF their sub
scribers.
These apprehensions have been call.
ed 10 tho attention OF the third asslA-
tant postmaster general. A. l.. Lawshe,
who diselaims any intention on the
part ofzShe department 10 emharrass
the publishers of Legitimate newspa-
pers or magazines or OF placing any
obstacles In tho way OF conducting
their business or interfering with II.
but says that tho primary object OF
the order In question Ii to correct two
great abuses OF the aocond-claAs mail
Ing privileges which have resulted
from the carrying of expired sub
scrlntIons for Indefinite periods and
from the old 100 per cent sample copy
prlvilegc--that is for every copy Of
the paper sent to subscriber, the
publisher under the old regulations,
was allowed TO mail sample copy
at the second-class postal rate OF one
cent per pound.
The essential feature Of the new
regulations, Mr.. Lawshe states, fix n
reasonable limit for the carrying of
expired subscriptions and reduce the
sample copy privileges to 10 per cent
OF the maillngs OF publications, In his
opinion. will not work any real hard
ships upon legitimate publishers. but,
on the contrary, viii bring many ben
eflcial results.
The postoffico department has re-
Gently completed n thorough weighing
OF all classes of mail matter transmit
ted by It, and from these wcighing5
has been able to arrive at correct
| cAtlUlhte Nt tne COdl anu EtNeuut VI
each classification OF mall
The estimate shows that 81 per cent
of all mali carried IL second-class mat
ter, and from this 67 per cent only I
per cent of the revenues of the entire
postoffice department is obtained. The
estimate shows that for transmitting
first-class mail matter-letters and
sealed articles--the department re-
celves 50 cents per pound.
For merchandise It receives Is cents
por pound. For publications not en-
titled to second-class mail privileges.
II receives cents per pound, and for
second-class matter, |. O., newspapers
and other periodical publications, II
receives cent per pound.
BY correcting the abuses which have
been growing up under the second
class matter privileges II is expected
; by the postoffice department that the
enormous loss to the government,
brought about by these abuses. will
be In large degree lessened. and the
postal service. IL not placed on self
supporting or paying basis, will be
brought near enough TO that condition
to Justify decrease In the rates OF
flrst-class postage, thus bringing great
benefits to the entire country.
The new regulations, when Issued
provided that they should go into ef-
feet on January 1, 1908; later II was
decided to postpone the date until
April l. 1908, and on this date the
department will put the regulations
into force.
Rules Are Reasonable.
The rule In reference to the renew
al of subscriptions Is as follows;
"a reasonable time will be allow
ed publishers to secure renewals oi
: subscriptions, but unless subscriptions
are expressly renewed after the. tern
for which they are paid, within the
: following periods:
Dailies, within three months.
Trl-weeklies, within six months.
Weeklles, within one year.
Semi-monthlies, within four months
Monthlles, within six months.
e Bl-monthlies, within six months.
: QuarterlIes, within six months.
i They shall not be counted in the
legitimate list of subscribers, and
: copies mailed on account thereof shal
J not be accepted for mailing at the
second~class postage rate OF one cen
! a pound, but may be mailed at the
transient second-class postage rate o.
l. one cent for each four ounces or frac
: tion thereof. prepaid by stamps afflx
ed. The right of publisher to extent
credit for subscriptions to his publ
! cation Is not denied or questioned, bu
his compliance or Noncompliance with
the regulation will be taken into con
sideration in determining whether the
: publication is entitled to transmission
3 at the second-class postage rates"
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