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...prevent Congress from increasing rates so as to wipe out, at least partially, the second class deficit, were it not for the fact that the newspapers and magazines are run by human beings who very urgently resent any curtailment of their profits. The suggestions for raising second class postal rates have been generally confined to increases on the rates for advertising matter* on which publishers receive revenue; but the publishers are no whit appeased. Already, the press is crying aloud that it is abused, saying "the estimate of the second class deficit is too large" and "all other postal rates...
...Senator Sterling's request, Postmaster General New submitted a proposal for increasing postal rates. His proposal was designed to take only about $10,000,000 from the grumbling publishers, collecting about $66,000,000 additional from the mail-using public as a whole. Publishers at once cried out that even the increase proposed would be ruinous to many a publication. He suggested increase of rates...
...Second class postal rates are composed of two parts: A low flat rate on editorial matter; a higher rate, increasing by zones, on advertising matter. An issue of a publication is brought to a post office and weighed in bulk. The percentage of editorial and advertising matter is then calculated from a single copy. The rates are assessed in proportion and charged to the publisher...
...after another, the 35 amendments to the Underwood Bill were acted upon. Mr. Underwood intimated that he believed a mild sort of filibuster was going on in order that the opponents of his bill might gain time to rally their forces and, perhaps, in order to keep the Postal Pay Bill off the floor for a similar reason...
Post Office. No increase of parcel post rates to provide higher pay for postal employes...