New Britain herald., 1924-12-27
MORE PROTESTING
 ON POSTAL RATES
Publishers Claim Second Class
 Matter Is OYeT-CharBed
ALSO WANT MORE TIME

Publishing House Delegates Insist
 That If Rates Go Through As Rec
 commended, Downward Revision
 Will Be Necessary in Two Years.
 Washington, Dec. 27. -- Protests against increases in second class mall rates proposed in the administration measure to raise revenue for postal salary increases were presented to- day to the joint congressional post office committee by spokesmen for the American Newspaper Publishers association.
 Renewing 'hcir complaint against nasty consideration by congress of the post office departments cost as- certainment report on which the rate raises are predlcated. the publishers contended that the records of the department show the individuality of raising rates on second class mail matter at this time on the theory that such an advance would produce an increase in revenue.
 1912 Increases
 Pointing out that since 1912 sec- end class mail has been the only class on which congress has fn- creased rates, they contended that these advances increased the rev. enues of the department more than 125 per cent but at the same time resulted in a large increase in the volume of mails.
 The arguments for the Publishers association were presented by s. C. Thomson Of Chicago, president; John Stewart Bryan of Richmond. Va. president; J. D. Barnum of Syracuse, N. Y, chairman of the postal committee; F. H. Baker of Cleveland; M. F. Hanson of Duluth; l.. B. Pulmer and Howard Davis of New York, and Elisha Hanson, the association's Washington represent alive.
 Figures Furnished
 Figures were furnished in an ef- fort to show that the previous in- creases in second class rates had curtaied the mail circulation of daily newspapers from IS to 40 per cent, The present proposed tn- creases, representatives of the pub fishers declared. are more than dou- ble the former increases, which were spread out over a peri6d of four years, The effect, they said, would he 'trreparable' injury both to pub fishers and subscribers.
 If the advance became effective, fl is argued, congress within two years would be obliged to revise rates downward again because revenues are increasing sufficiently on the present rate structure to provide for the salary increases within that time
 Meantime, the publishers said. many publications would be forced out of the mats by the increased rates
 Reiteratnr their contention that the post oftico department improper ly charged second class mail with $29,00o.o00 for the rural free delir- cry service, they declared there was no way to cover tle loss of rural delivery except ny spreading it over the entire posta service, or else by regarding 1t aS q public policy eX- penditure.
 Attention also was directed 10 fig urcs showing that the post office de partmont has net annual loss Of SG7,00Q, 0Q0 fer special services, such as foreign mai, transit, money or der, registry special delivery insur- aDce, C. o h.. and treasury savings,
 Representau}c EamSeyor ropubh- con, Iowa. suEg~sted that congress might be wiling 10 grant more time if tho publishers would prepare program for permanent settlement of second class postal rates, MT, Thomson replied that if given time the publishers would seek 10 deter mine the costs of second class post age and prepare such a program.
 F. II. Baker president of the Cleveland Plmn DeaIer Publishing company, declared fl t'" proposed rate mcrcaees wont into effect his company would l- ta'n'I 10 extend its truck scr>Icc and dmIulsl 10 the minimum the mali sr>'~n. We expect to ps< 'r 't~ 0o$t ot delivery Of our par..~.' L' said, "hasoI cqui,guy aul Rjr5y on dc livery only r' u.G lat. ts l'"t we mus, r,ye 'm tn F. #" out accur- atcIy ,ois cost
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