The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-08

the attitude OF the Municipal Art Com.
mission IL carried TO its logical con-
clusion II likely to give to this city
one of the most wonderful and weird
collections OF statutes and portraits
re-clothed every year in keeping with
the changes in fashions, ever owned
by a municipality.
That a large part OF what Is now
designated as second-class mail mat
ter was at one time in the history OF
the country carried free is an inter
esting fact which has been brought
10 light here in the discussion which
is going on among the great publish
ing interests concerning the proposal
to double the rate on second-class
postage. This state OF affairs existed
some two hundred years ago and was
ended by the king because OF the
fact that he found much OF the mai.
ter printed was not In keeping with
his policies. While the conditions OBJ
tanning then are not regarded as par.
allel TO those OF today. Il is never
theless pointed out that a second
class mail rate sufficiently low TO en-
courage the general distribution OF
periodical publications Is OF ancient
ent situation there seems TO be a gen
eral feeling that a mutually accept.
able report OF the actual financial
condition OF the pOstofice Is neces-
sary for final judgment OF the propo-
sal 90 increase secOnd-class rates. At
present such n statement Is appar.
emily lacking. for while a surplus is
claimed by The postmaster general In
his report. u 81 asserted on good NJ
thOrity here that the surplus is mere
y a matter OF bookkeeping which
would vanish under the application OF
modern business systems such as is
required by the government IN the re.
ports OF large corporations The sit
uation f. further complicated by the
fact that the report 81 the committee
on postofice and post roads includes
two sets ~ figures. one OF which
shows n surplus in the operation Of
the pOstOfiice department Of $4,000
while the other shows deficit Of
t621.5a-. Railroad men. too. find
themselves handicapped. since these
hgures enter into the recommends
lions for the reduction 81 railway
mail pay on which the carriers claim
they arc already losers. asserting in
addition that these recommendations
N applied 10 al their business. would
mean bankruptcy Altogether there
seems 10 b" a general need for y 90.
luton ~ the riddle as 10 when a
deficit o. not deficit before these
questions affecting large interests
throughout the whole country can he
satisfactorily settled
Tho motor has nof set succeeded
IN making che horse rur.asIfy ir
Eew York ir spite ~ the ffff that
THIS o. no most nearly hrraefraa CIV
.n ihH country. according fp o. report
lIai compiled BOZ fhe Wnmau.s f.rarua
Tor Animals which shows chat fHaf.
ere in inIa rfr 1000 h1rr.a and that
'. low Fourteenth street thr fraTI. BE-
almost frfIr.Is made ru OF Hursr-
drawn ffhlrieH Er these frurra fF.
horse sill out numbers The auto.
though uuf D.. Huv large marlin Prom
D. financial point - view. however. tho
horse Ir already fHr In The rrar 81 ff
ie fsfiruafrf fhHf 81 4. 600 600 ia r. In.
fTll estimate ~ fhr value OF fr.
equine worksrs In the sifr ON the
other hand. if iH estimated that there
nf" NOR" fhlu 10000 automobile boz
fhr metropolitan district ff an aver
HED value ~ $500 each De- placed on
those vehicles and this ~ an ev.
lremr'y r0uarrtafive frurr their to-
inl worth fools up fo So 01n GOO. ~
NOR. fhan eIV finrra tho value r.rrr-
rfrf.d IH T1IHir However. although
ihe hnra. feel rapidly becoming a back
number from t monetary point Of