Show 0 t I j f I POSTS POSTAL At DEFICIT j J I CLIMBS IBS HIGHER I j j Falling g Receipts and In Increase int t j crease in Expenditures QI l I Many Millions illions PARCELS POST POST PROPOSED t POSTMASTER GENER c i IT WOULD PRODUCE REVENUE f Washington Nov 12 Postmaster Oe G 3 eral erril Meyer announced today that the t postal pORtal deficit for the fiscal year ended I June Jun 30 ZO 0 amounted to The Thet TheS There S t receipts re re tl ts were 3 being A f f greater reater than the previous year and the he heI I The deficit is 18 t the largest In the tho history of or the post poet postoffice T office or department An analysis of ot the 1 figures fIgur S shows that represents o the advance In the rate of or compensation n ni i authorized by congress for ol or i 1 the railway mall midI service rural delivery service city delivery service and assist assistant assistant ant postmasters and clerks In post offices emcee The normal Increase In the reve ree 1 nut nui IW for lor several years ears was about 9 per percent perce percent cent ce and In IMS 1003 49 per cent the falling off oC In Iti the rate of or growth being due ta the financial depression Parcels Post Proposed The T e postmaster general said that in his report he would call can the atten attention tion of oC congress to the fact tact that he is firmly convinced that the establishment ot of a special local parcels post confined to rural rual routes would tend to wipe out ont the postal deficit and would finally taake nl ke the i it rural delivery besides Ides be beIng beIng I Ing of oC service to the farmer fanner and a boon to the retail country countr merchants There 4 ate are now In operation more than I rural routes he said serving a tl tIOn n of or about eighteen million people mid should an average of or pounds A Jf dc 7 merchandise be carried by the rural I carrier on each trip throughout the year ear earIt It Is estimated that tutt would be f f realized There would be S ii cents for tor forthe torr forthe I r the first pound and nd 5 2 cents for tor each ad 1 pound up to eleven pounds po the maximum weight of or a package Nearly All Clear Gain 1 I With IUt the exception e on of ot a small percent f paid to postmasters of the fourth class for on Increased cancellations he said I ay 41 revenue from this parcels post would fc J iraln as there would be no rall rail P rp a transportation tr whatever the sen service servIce ice e being confined cop fined to packages mailed by 1 1 bona Dona tide ride merchants and patrons of ot the rural routes I feel teel continued Mr Meyer that from rom an administrative and business viewpoint It is most desirable that such t x legislation be enacted |