Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-06-13
ONE CENT POSTAGE IS
URGED BY Albanian
w. A. Parker Urges Business
Men to Join in the Campaign
Now Under Way

A new and vigorous movement, of in
terest to every business man throughout
the country, is being promoted for the
reduction of letter postage from cents
to 1 cent.
Some leading business men of the
country have organized the National One
Cent Letter Postage association. with
headquarters at SOC Chamber Of Com
merce building, Cleveland, Ohio, and a
number of Atlanta business men have
affiliated with the movement Among
these is Mr.. w. A. Parker, Of the Beck
& Gregg Hardware company.
"Our association" said Mr.. Parker us
combining its efforts to securing this sin
gle reform, feeling that 1t is the all i'm
portant change needed at this time. Cleve-
land was selected as the associations
headquarters because all the active Of
ficers are Clevelanders. Mr.. Charles VIII
liam Burrows. publisher and proprietor
of one of the largest book stores in
America, is president and Mr.. George
T. Mcintosh, former head of the McIn-
tosh Hardware corporation, of Cleveland,
is secretary and treasurer. Prominent
business men in various cities through
out the United States are on the ASSOC
cations advisory board
absolutely no opposition has develop
ed against the movement for 1-cent post
age, which seems to Indicate its sound
ness in principle. The propaganda is
spreading from ocean TO ocean and BUSH
ness men are asked to get in tough with
the headquarters of the association with
view to assisting in the campaign.
Without organization business men can
protest until the crack of doom and it
will do little good United, a 1-cent rate
can soon be secured.
Here are the reasons why 1-cent letter
postage is just and reasonable and
should be granted:,
"First-Because the government is
making an enormous profit from first
class mail. In 1909 the government real
lied a profit of over $53,000.OO0 which, in
1870 it is estimated. mad increased to
about $5s,000.OOO on first class mail. 1t
lost heavily. however, on other branches
of the service.
Second Because the department is at
present receiving a revenue of about sac
per pound for letter postage, the cost of
conveying which is less than half that
sum. The profit is over Sc per cent
'.Thrd-Because first class mail is less
than IL IL per cent of the tonnage car
ried, though 1t pays over S. per cent of
the total revenue of the department
"Fourth-Because, with the entirely
fair and reasonable rate OF ] cent for the
letter weighing an ounce or less the
business man would still be contributing
an amount that would allow a profit for
the average of his letters. This reduc-
ton would cut his postage bill for each
year exactly in half
Heads of business houses VINO realize
the injustice to which they are being sub
jected in paying a double rate for letters
are urged to join the association, for uni
ty means strength.
1T costs very little to help this move
ment, and 1t looks to me that the cause
is so Just that we cannot help but win.
When we do, 1t means thousands in cash
to my firm yearly
Literature concerning the movement
will be gladly furnished by Mr.. George
T. Mcintosh, the secretary by
addressing him at SOC Chamber Of Com
merce building, Cleveland, Ohio" r