The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-02-04
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"HhH WIZ FHNfFa tN'fH'|H
IN 1910 II Wa s2O2 odI - 90. more
than > times ~ much.
The number of registered letters is,u
ed IN 1855 was u,ol3..56, IN 1910 1t
wa. I0,l5l,7 q7.
The amount OF money orders Is.
sued rose from sll;.SiS.n2l iu lssj To-
sipN, da9,637 IN 1910.
The total postal receipts rose from
sl2 $50. S44 IN lsSi to s2e4.lss.655 in
1910. an increase Of ISL. So STA.
The postage rate on sccoud.clsss mat
ter In 1855 was double what 1t j. now
During the intervening period the
weight II second class matter had IN
creased abou, 6uU. 100000 pounds.
Now We will get down , little closer
in this business aud see what has hap
pcned in the las, five wears.
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In 1906 there va, a gain in weight OF
,crnnd.class matter Of il.674.OsS pounds.
iu that wear the deficit was s~lO.il6.ppp.
In 1870; there va. a gain In weight ct
i2.dl6.a36 pounds. che deficit We. rcduc
ed 20 sd,653.gs
In 1905 there wa q los. instead 81 q
gain in weight OF second cla,. matter
ot lS.u7a,9a2 pounds the deficit went
up 10 sl6S73,2.a, on increase over the
year hcforc ui more than slu.OuU.0 uU.
In 1909 Their. Wa oulv q .ligh, gain
ln weight Of 2s,sdj. ?.3 pounds. the larg
-, ever known. aud IN. deficit dropped
! 20 sj.sIs.5s6ss
From 1905 10 1910 there were lgS.
'da.ssi pounds Increase In the weight ~
second class matter; the deficit was -.
"ss.I32.l2 L., in 1910 ,huu In 1905.
The Impression i prevalent that the
amount paid for railway transportation
wa cut down the past wear, but The
truth i this, the railroads wctr paid
ga ,dj4.jlI"'. IN" ruilwa, mail service
aud the Post Office rai service cost s.1.
pd5.2lS.Ss, o total of s6S.;lH.;33.si
which j. more hv , half million than
We. paid iu 1909. aud over si.u0u.u Uu
more than va. paid 10 1900.
u = claimed that there B.. no definite
relation between deficit. aud second.
,ls.. matter; very we'll. the foregoing
arc III" official Ggurc, let them speak
tor themselves.
co. the whole history ~ Nh" pus, .oHico
Department, neither an Increase Of .cc.
pnd cla-~ matter nor e reduction of the
postage rate. hHs ever Increased deficit.
uo matter that burden, ,c been piled
upon the service in N" way - oSt"u.
sion Of city delivery. 'hr establishment
of rural IRE" delivery. the multiplication
10 number and increase. ~ paw ~ OH
cIdls, increase ~ government IRE" mat
ter. increaseSi railroad ard other trans
p"fiatiou charges, nor an inctrHS. IN The
ob'rusiyc energies Of postal officials a.
r"ri"d against the Publishing business
II has come 20 y. generally understood
and conceded that ."rond.cliss mai'"'
originate, mail ~ the other rlu.sc.. Tn,
Postal Commission ''s,ihc. that. ~,
sane man viii DENY that second rlus.
matter D.. the imm"dini" rnus' Of great
quantities ~ fret elias. matter NJ
Madden and Mr.. Lavish. said The .um,
thing Never aid that 1T ~ known
that ,~"rord.cla,s matter &, Instrument
al In originating e large amount, ~ o'hr'
GLASSES ~ mail matter" 10 what .v.
tent This +, 80 cau M, hr determined
with eNnr'i'ude. but the official figure.
given throw a flood OF light on the sub
icc'.
There ere four GLASSES Of paid maj.
matter. fret, second third and fourth
The first comprise, Of letter aud p%os,als
N" second ~ newspapers and p"riodi.
Gals, ID" Third cirrulurs. and ~" fourth
merchandise.
How. Of Themselves, could the first.
third auH fourth class : develop faster
than no" growth Of popula'ion' Doe,
not THEN extension depend upon the
husincs. energy of the intellectual ar.
tivity of 'ro people, and IN turn Ia not
these i'Irnl very largely upon the cir.
c%ulation p' the Public Press
Will II therefore bee deemed unrcnson.
able 10 ruu"lude that of the s209 ,O6i.
$3.50 Of .tamps sold for the first, ihird.
and fourth classes # mail matter last
year. %slIno00.O00 of il originated, In.
mediat"lv. remotely and cumuln,iycly
from the -"cond class! How els" than
IN som" such way can We account for
IN" predictions development IT the post,
al business. which has ouirau population
six fold ~ more
The l,t" cnator Dolliycr ~ the Amer.
lean Periodical Association : banquet,
at the New willard Hotel. AZ Washing.
ton, q wear ago, said; - look upon ev.
cry on" ~ your advertisements rs a
travelling salesman for the industries IT
the United states.
The amazing development II the in.
d%ustries ui the country is in a large
measure due 10 second. class matter; the
great increase Of second class matter IN
due 10 the low postage rate; and the
wonderful expansion 81 the Postal cs.
Establishment il based chiefly upon the
widespread distribution If ~cwspapc
and periodicals.
The foregoing figures are respectfully
submitted; they are Official; and their
Significance can be- intCmret.d by nny