Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1913 — Benny Postage is Possible In the Near Future. [ARTICLE]

Benny Postage is Possible In the Near Future.

Senator Burton, of Ohio, who has been making a canvass of congress to ascertain the sentiment toward his bill to reduce the postage rate oh first class mail to 1 cent an ounce, believes the legislative body is about ready to take this step. He points out that first class mail produces a revenue vastly in excess of the cost of service. The revenue from first class mail in the last fiscal year was approximately $162,000,006, of which more than $62,000,000 was profit to the department. Senator Burton says this indicates that 1-cent rate would enormously stimulate the growth of-this class of mail, with a reSuitant further increase of revenue therefrom. The influential democrats in the congress are nearly all committed to penny postage, and it seems pretty well understood that if nothing is done on the subject *at this session the reduction will b e made soon after the democrats come into power.