The Boise citizen., 1910-02-04
Just a Moment, Mr.. Taft
american Magazine. }

The President is really nisnforIed In his message OF De-
and the loss carrying newspapers and periodicals subsidy
il these millions OF dollars somehow divided up the
publishers
This true at all The business Of publishing periodicals
has been developed using the given by the just
any commercial enterprise has used the given by the railroad
and expense reoned upon the
action OF business and does appear the profits of publishers
any than the freight part the profits of the United
States Steel Company II there increase of expense this
point there be increase Of price the If there
benefit in having low mail for periodicals. the reader
gets the benefit OF that low rate.
The charged pound The President may
know that the Canada for carrying seconcass
ages OF all OF merchandise carried thousand miles
approximately the OF pound Therefore we
any than subsidy the railroads when
send by freight carload Of magazines the newsdeae
Chicago at rate OF two-tfrds OF a cent pound
Now. let's take look this subject 1t conceivable that
might be the Post Office Department prof
the dissemination OF knowledge and In fact, the loss
rural free delivery which sail but important part
Of population double the total dec OF the whole Department;
but the President intent upon economy urges
ducion of this The Post Office Department prin-
cpe moneymang taxing department The income OF the
chiefly internal revenue and
from the conduct of its departments OF service.
be managed with economy and Mr. as reference the Post Office
Department and the OF carrying printed matter prompted
by praeworty desire reduce and deficits But
think that he should be certain that he putting the blame and the
burden Of increased cost in the right place
There facts that doubtless not before the President
when he his message. For example:
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT is ONE OF
II,
THE RAILROADS. AND YET THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR CARRYING PRINTED MATTER
IN MANY INSTANCES FOUR TO TEN TIMES AS MUCH
AS THE PRIVATE SHIPPER
When for instance ship this magazine in bulk to Chicago
for newsstand distribution the rate by last freight IS Sl59o ton
by express $50 (e railroads. please only fraction
Of this the express companies the rest but the government pays
according Presidents figures 500 Note that the fast
freight will be fast enough for much postal matter and that the @
press the mail Yet in the in
given the railroad receive for the mail hauled at
least four much does for the express hauled the
road and at the time for passage
IF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT READlUSI-
ED RAILROAD RATES FOR CARRYING ALL CLASSES OF
MAIL THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT WOULD, AS
NOW CONDUCTED SHOW A SURPLUS INSTEAD OF A
DEFICIT.
This matter urged BY associations and chambers OF COM
nrce time again Convincing figures have been presented
but somewhere somehow petitions have been pgeonhoed and
nppessedor they have had effect The railroad
ence has strong We don't know where exercised or
how there be other explanation OF the gov
ens lack this 1t to the interests OF the
whole body of citizens that these raes be revised
And vet railroads would still the revised rates be able to
make the profits make matter carried tor express
companies private shippers and that such prots
ought to be sufficient and satisfactory to them.
1t seems the first place the rate to periodicals IS
not subsidy whatever deficit there that
saving by reader and the subscriber
the management OF the Post Office Department
needs thorough and that with the reasonable and
service to the people you wish hand surplus to the
treasury.
consideration that