Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-11
HOT Fight
Being MADE
ON POSTAGE
TO SECURE ONE.CENT RATE
Many Trade Bodies are in
Favor of 1t

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chambers of commerce, boards OF
trade and national associations, as
well as thousands of business houses
have endorsed the campaign for one
cent letter postage. A bill providing
for the lower rate has been INTRODUCED
in congress and is being supported by
the National One Cent Letter Postage
association which has its headquar-
tiers at Cleveland, o.
Several score of chambers of com
merce and boards of trade have come
out in favor of the movement
Not only the commercial bodies OF
the United States, but many of the
big national associations of business
men have gone on record endorsing
the lower rate Among these import
ant organizations are the National
Hardware association, sthe National
Supply and Machinery Dealers asso-
citation, the National Dry Goods asso-
citation, the National Wholesale Lum-
Der Dealers association, the National
Grocers' association, the National Shoe
Wholesalers association, and the STATE
Grocers' associations of Illinois and
Ohio, and large number of other or
CARNATIONS
The hardware dealers of the coun-
try have expressed themselves particu-
larly strong on the subject, every state
and retail hardware association
throughout the United States as we'll
as the national retail hardware asso.
Citations and the national hardware
jobbers' association having gone on
record for cheaper postage.
In addition to the campaign being
indorse1 bv every bank in the city /
Cleveland, TIE headquarters of the as
ISOLATION and those of tn Charge cities.
the Illinois, North Carolina, TT..cco.I-
sin bankers and many other similar
organizations have come out favoring
one cent letter postage.
Scores of other miscellaneous BUSH
ress organizations in every state in
the union have had the matter pre-
ably upon it. In addition to those, sew
eral hundred business men are con-
Quoting compaigns on their own sta
tionery, urging their friends to sup
port this movement for one cent letter
postage.
The association, while seeking a
one cent rate is also strongly in favor
of better compensation for postoffice
employees, the establishment of a re-
tirement fund for aged employees both
of which reforms would result in bet
ter service for the department
Many prominent financiers and poll
ticians. as well as government off
Gals are backing the movement for
one cent letter postage These in
clude President Taft, Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock and his various assist
ants, Senator Theodore E. Burton and
Representative John W. Weeks, who
introduced the bill for one cent letter
postage in congress Vigorous efforts
are to be made to have the bill passed
| upon at as early a date as posi-
upon at as early. date as possible
Hundreds of newspapers, magazines,
trade periodicals and house organs
located in almost every county II
every state in the union have givel
/ loyal support to the movement for low
er postage by publishing articles con
corning the progress of the work
Many of these publications have come
cut editorially in favor of the moce-
ment and it is believed thta the time
is almost ripe for the lower postage
rate.
James ]. Britt, third assistant post
master general, who is in charge OF
first class mail matter carried by the
department. throughout the United
States, strongly favors the lower rat >
In my Judgment says Mr. Britt
REIMBURSEMENT of postal rates, SO
that each class of mail matter shall
pay cost of service, will make possible
not only one cent letter postage, but
also many improvements in the postaI
service"