Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-11
ONE CENT POSTAGE
 MEETS POPULAR FAVOR
FOR LOWER POSTAL RATE GETS ENDORSEMENT
 FROM ORG .NitATlGNS.
Third AssiStont Postmaster General tm0ng Those Who Have
 Approved Plan.


 Hundreds of commercial bodies, chambers of commerce. boards of trades 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 introduc- ed in congress and is being support ed by the National One Cent Letter Postage Association. which nas it's headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio.
 Several score of chambers of com mercc 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 a3'r1 endorsing the lower rate. Among these impor- tant organizations are The National Hardware Association, The National Supply X Machinery Dealers Asso-
 
 sociation, The National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association, The Ma tional Grocers' Association, The Ma tional Shoe Wholesalers Associa- ton and The State Grocers Associa- tion of Illinois and Ohio and large number of other organizations.
 The hardware ae 'trs Of tie coun- try have expressed themselves par ticp,arly strGng on the sEp.ect, every state and retail hardware association the United States, as well as the national retail hardware as- sociations and the national hardware jobbers association having gone on record for cheaper postage.
 In addition to the campaign being endorsed by every hank in the city of Cleveland, the headquarters of the association and those of the large cities, the Illinois, North Carolina, Wisconsin Bankers and many other similar associations have come out favoring one cent letter postage.
 Scores of other miscellaneous busi- ness organizations in every state in the union have had the matter pre- sented to tlem ana passed favorably upon it. In addition to this, several hundred business men are conducting campaigns on their own stationery, urging their friends to support this movement for one cent letter postage.
 The association, while seeking a one cent rate is also strongly in fla vor of better compensation for post office employees, the establishment of retirement fund for aged en- ployees both of which reforms would result in better service for the de- partment.
 Many prominent financiers and pol iticians, as well as government off, ficials are backing the movement for one cent letter postage. These in clude President Taft, Postmaster Gen. eral Hitchcock and his various as- sistants, Senator Theodore E. Bur ton, 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 possible.
 Hundreds of newspapers, magazines trade periodicals and house organs located in almost every county of ev- cry state in tnc uniCn Lave given loyal support to the movement fo1 lower postage by publishing articles concerning the progress of the work Many of these publications have come out editorially in favor of the move ment and it is believed that the time is almost ripe for the lower postage rate.
 James J. Britt, third assistant post master general who is in charge O 1 first class mail matter carried by th' department throughout the United ] States, strongly favors the lower rate
 In my judgment" says MT. Britt "a readjustment of postal rates, s' ! that each class of mail matter shal pay cost of service, will make possi ble, not only one cent letter postage 1 but also many Improvements in tn postal service.