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Baxter Springs News
Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas
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Postmaster General Smith informed the cabinet of plans to raise postage for certain periodicals from 1 to 8 cents per pound to address financial losses and boost revenues; regulations expected soon.
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Postmaster General Smith explained to the cabinet the other day that the revenues of the postal service were being kept at a point far below what they otherwise would be but for the fact that under the present classification a large class of periodicals were being handled at the rate of one cent a pound, which was a financial loss to the service. It was his purpose to modify the regulations so as to compel this class of publications to pay eight cents a pound instead of one, as now. These new regulations, it is said, will be issued soon. The postmaster general did not make it clear whether he meant all periodicals, or only those of a certain class. If the contemplated increase is to affect all magazines it will be an immense item of expense to them, as well as a big increase in the government revenues.
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new regulations to be issued soon, compelling a class of periodicals to pay eight cents a pound instead of one, increasing government revenues
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Postmaster General Smith explained to the cabinet that postal revenues are low due to handling a large class of periodicals at one cent a pound, causing financial loss. He intends to modify regulations to raise the rate to eight cents a pound for this class. It is unclear if this affects all periodicals or only a certain class; if all, it will significantly increase expenses for magazines and revenues for the government.