Show Sf SECOND CO NO ClASS ClASSI I T MAIL N Commission Will Hold First Meeting at Holland House Next October I WILL REPORT TO CONGRESS INTENTION IS TO REFORM THE SYSTEM Washington July S Henry H secretary of the commission to inquire into and report to congress its conclusions ns concerning the laws relative rel tive to second class mall mali matter today Issued an an announcement announcement announcement that the first session will be beheld beheld beheld held at the Holland House New York Oct 1 next The announcement In Ia part says The report of the postmaster general for the fiscal ti cal year ending June 30 ro 1905 1903 shows that the cost of maintaining the entire postal service for that year was ap approximately approximately approximately proximately and that the rev revenue revenue ernie from all aU sources was wa approximately Yielded Small Revenue matter constituted ap approximately approxImately approximately proximately of the matter handled willIe it yielded but r about of the revenue derived from postage Not Kot only has the postal revenue suffered by reason of the undue expansion of ot this class of matter as compared with other classes but in dealing with the matter itself the postal lOstal service Is hampered at every stel step by dif differences differences dl and perplexities of administration tion The system as a whole the report says lacks uniformity and is confusing to pub publisher publisher publisher lisher and official alike Object of the Inquiry The report says sa s the inquiry will be es especially especially directed towards determining whether the revenue from the second class mail matter should not be made commensurate with the actual cost of the service rendered in handling it if not what limitations should be placed upon the matter which may properly be em embraced embraced embraced braced in that class Owing to the great number of publications publications concerned the committee deemed it impracticable to extent the privilege of the hearing to individual publishers Each national organization will be heard orally by not to exceed three represent representatives representatIves representatives designated by the organizations and those classes of publications not having regular organizations will be heard through persons who may be re regarded regarded regarded as fairly representative |