The state herald., 1912-03-01
(AL SERVICE
bH0Ws A PROFIT
Time in History, According
10 Report Of Cabinet
4 Officer.
IN RATES is FAVORED

of Commission on Second
ss Mail Mattsr-Aealn sus-
s ssts Adoption Of Parcel
- - Post system.
linston, Feb. 22.-For the frst
\ the history Of the postal serv-
department of the government
q profit for the fiscal year
June 80. 1911, according to the
report Of Postmaster General
pck transmitted to congress to-
Accompanying the document
4 e report Of the commission on
class mail matter appointed by
B bsolution OF congress on March
et year and q brief message OF
esident, In which he called at
= to the principal features Of the
ports.
] Increase seeond.c Rates.
report Of the commission on
rclass mall matter makes the
ng recommendations:
be rate Of Q cents a pound on
mailed by publishers to sub
b, to news agents. and as sam
pies. and by news agents to their
lbers or to other news agents.
he rate Of cent for each 4
for copies mailed by other
publishers and news agents: that
present transient rate.
he present free-in-county priv
fetained. but not extended.
y commission also recommended
he cent-a-copy rate for newspa-
other than weeklies and for Pc
Ills not exceeding ounces in
- and the 2-cent-a-copy rate for
lcals exceeding Q ounces in
when mailed at a city letter
ONCE for local delivery. be
bed.
Do the effect and adequacy of the
bed increase Of / cent q pound
stage the commission says:
uch an increase will not, in the
m Of the commission. bring dis
Eupon the publishers Of newspa-
shnd periodicals. or seriously IN
, with the dissemination Of use
Tvs or information. A reasonable
should be allowed. after the rate
ID. before It is put into effect
the new rate will be very far
compensating the government
V carriage and handling Of sec.
ass matter. Il will to some sx-
relieve the existing burden and
In . more equitable adjustment
kes."
b the president and the postmas-
|oneral concur In the recommenda-
and regarding the proposed In
> In newspaper postage the presi-
says: The proposed increase OF
1t . pound in the second-ciass
Dge rate. ! believe. to be most
hablc. and II sunicient time IL ai.
! before the change goes into ef-
q should work little serious IN
10 the business Of the periodical
bhers. while eQualixing. At least
measure. the burdens Of postal
1ou."
Ratss Should Be More Equal.
Immenting further on the pro
4 increase. the president says:
postal service IL now. for the
time In years. operated upon a
Dustainins basis. and In my judg.
this 10 . wise policy; but II
d not be carried out at the ex.
, Of certain classes Of mail mat
that pay revenue largely in ex-
OF their cost. Y IL not Just that
Glasses Of mail should be ex-
lantiy taxed 70 meet q deficiency
ID by other classes. the revenue
which IL much below their cost
and carriage. Where such
exist they should be re-
I'd - carly as practicable. The
ness enterprises Of the publishers
periodicals.. however. have been
up on tho basis OF tho present
nd-class rate. and therefore II
ID bo manifestly unfair to put into
sdiate effect = large increase In
ago. That newspapers and maya.
} have been potent agencies for
dissemination Of public intciii.
. and havo consequently borne q
ny part in tho development OF the
try all must admit: but II Ia like
true that tho original purpose Of
'ress In providing for thom n sub
Ion by way Of nominal postal
ges In consideration OF their
Q m mediums OF public informa-
ought not 70 prevent an increase.
Iusc they nrc now not only cduca-
II but highly profitable. There IL
warrant for tho great disparity DO
N existing postage rates on pc.
lcals and tho cost Of tho service
government performs for them.
aggregate postal revenues for the
1 year 1911 were s25T.s7p.s23.0o.
vcd mainly from tho postage col
ID on tho four classes OF mail
Ter. II In carefully estimated by
postofr,cc department that the
nuo derived from mall matter OF
first class IL approximately onc
onehaif times tho cost Of han,
: and carriage; that the returns