Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1909 — Another Protest Against the Unjust Competition of P. 0. Department. [ARTICLE]

Another Protest Against the Unjust Competition of P. 0. Department.

The American Envelope Manufacturer’s Association met at Buffalo last week and adopted resolutions protesting emphatically against the United States government entering into competition with its citizens and taxpayers by using the postal service for free advertising, free delivery and free printing of envelopes. During the course of the discussion it was shown that the government’s competition is playing havoc with the commercial end of the envelope trade. Already, it is said, Uncle Sam is putting out between 3,000,000 and 4,000,600 envelopes daily and the federal plant is being worked up gradually to a capacity of 6,000,000 envelopes a day. The resolutions further authorized A, the president of the association to appoint strong committees to confer with several other large national bodies which will hold conventions this summer. The committees will urge other organizations to unite in an effort to influence legislation to regulate the post office department’s competition with envelope manufacturers, printers, lithographers, paper jobbers, stationers and allied lines. Among the bodies which are said to be interested are the United Typotlfetae of America; the National Stationers’ and Manufacturing Association, American Paper Trade Association, State Editorial and Newspaper Associations, and the Inland Daily Press Association. The association adjourned to meet again in New York during s the summer.