The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-07

operation than any similar system
abroad. Arrangements have been per-
fected SO that savings banks will be
opened in some cities and towns on
the list of January, and there will be a
gradual extension of the benefits of
the plan to the rest of the country"
1T is gratifying" says the president.
that the reduction in the postal
deficit has been accomplished without
any curtailment of postal facilities.
On the contrary. the service has been
greatly extended during the year in
all its branches"
Second.Ciass Mail.
"In my last annual message / in
vited the attention OF congress to the
inadequacy of the postal rate imposed
upon second-class mail matter in SO
far as that includes magazines. and
showed by figures prepared by experts
of the postoffice department that the
government was rendering a service
to the magazines. costing many mil
lions In excess of the compensation
paid. An answer was attempted to
this by the representatives Of the
magazines, and a reply was filed to
this answer by the postofiice depart
ment The utter inadequacy of the
answer, considered In the light of the
reply of the postofice department,
think must must appeal to any fair
minded person. Whether the answer
was all that could be said in be half of
the magazines Is another question. !
agree that the question is one of fact;
but l insist that II the fact is as the
experts of the postoffice department
show. that we are furnishing to the
owners of magazines a service worth
millions more than they pay for 1t.
then Justice requires that the rate
should be increased. The increase In
the receipts Of the department result
ing from this change may be devoted
to increasing the usefulness of the de-
partment in establishing a parcels
post and In reducing the cost of first
class postage to one cent 1t has been
said by the postmaster general that a
fair adjustment might be made under
which the advertising part Of the
magazine should be charged for at a
different and higher rate from that of
the reading matter. This would re-
lieve many useful magazines that are
not sbut them ont from Tho usa NJ the
mail. nv a nrohtht,ory r.,a
"With resnect to tho narce,s most
resnectfuIIv recormend a.. adontion
ON ali ruraI delivery routes and that
IL pounds-the international limit-be
made the limit of carriage In such
post"
'o"s" NAVY 'o
The president calls attention to GER
tain reforms urged by the secretary OF
the navy which he recommends for
adoption. and continues:
The estimates Of the navy depart
ment are $5.OO0.00O less than the ap-
preparations for the same purpose last
year. and included In this is the build
Ing program OF the same amount as
tnat submitted Tor your consideration
last year. II Is merely carrying out
the plan OF building TWO battleships
year. with rev needed auxiliary YES
seis' earnestly nope mat THIS pro-
gram Will De ADOPTED.
The secretary OF the navy has
si,en peIsohai examination 10 every
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