The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-09-26
MAY SOON HAVE
| CENT POSTAGE


ter by the United States Postoffice de.
partment. 1t is expected that such a
reform will be the next one attempted
| by Postmaster General Hitchcock.
and that it will meet with general
commentator at the hands of Con.
gress.
Many significant reforms have been
inaugurated in the postoffice depart
ment during the past year, resulting
in the wiping out of huge deficit and
the creating of surplus. One of far
reaching importance is the shipping
of magazines by freight instead of in
mail cars. Beginning July LIST the new
system was inaugurated and it is
proving quite successful. 1t makes it
necessary that the magazines andtrade
journals should go to press few days
earlier than formerly so that an ex-
| ira day or two may be given to their
distribution. 1t is expected, however.
that millions in money will be saved
this year through this reform alone
and that, during the closing months
of this year and the early months OF
1912. a much larger surplus will pile
up than has ever before been shown
in the entire history of the department
With such surplus available with
which to meet expenses, IT Is planned
to cut the existing rate on first class
mail matter in two, charging one cent
an ounce instead of two cents This
means that every time letter is mail
ed the cost will be cut exactly in half.
To business men and others having
postage accounts of considerable vol
ume this will mean much.
An active agitation for this reform
is being carried on by The National
One Cent Letter Postage Association
composed of prominent business men
located in every state in the Union.
1t has its location in Cleveland be-
cause the two leading officers of the
organization reside there. Mr.. Charles
VIM. Burrows, a prominent publisher,
is president of the association and Mr.
George T. Mcintosh, formerly head of
The Mcintosh Hardware Corporation
but now retired from business, is sec
tive manage of the campaign. The
work of the association Is warmly ap-
proved by President Taft and Post
master Hitchcock, and in addition
has been endorsed by every bank in
Cleveland and by leading boards of
trade, Chamber of Commerce and com
mercial organizations throughout the
country.
1t is claimed that one cent rate
can be inaugurated without difficulty
by simply readjusting rates now in
operation in the postoffice depart.
ment and letting each class pay near.
Ell the costs of its service. Full data
concerning the situation is being sent
out by the National One Cent Letter
Postage Association from its head.
quarters, 800 Chamber of Commerce
Building, Cleveland, o. The associa.
ton is preparing to wage an active
campaign at the winter session of
Congress for the passage of the ne.
cessary legislation to bring about the
required reform.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, who
has wiped out sl7,OOO,OOO deficit
and created large surplus solely by
businesslike methods in the admins
tration of his department looks for.
ward to the establishment of one
cent rate for letters as the next i'm.
portant charge in the department.
This sentiment he gave expression to
in New York recently when furnish.
ing testimony before postal commits.
sion which is investigating the ques-
ton of adjusting carrying charges for
second-class mail.
In the conduct of our postal sys-
TEN certain fundamental principles of
administration should be closely fol
lowed Mr.. Hitchcock said "The OPP
Grafton of the service should be on a
self supporting basis, maintained by
the imposition of such charges as will
yield an income equal to expenditures.
Such adjustment of postal charges as
will provide for each class of mail
matter rate equal to the cost of
handling and carriage should be made.
AT no time should the support of
the postal establishment be left to
the changes and uncertainties of gen
eral taxation. The present self,support
ing condition of the service ia made