Show BUY V FOR P. P 1 0 o. o SERVICE Saving of Seen by Brown if Program m mIs Is Carried Out Washington Washington Investigation of ot the postal leasing situation In various cities has convinced Postmaster General General Gen Gen- eral Brown the government could save In the next 20 years years by buy I ing more than buildings now under under un un- un der lease ease It was learned recently Brown Is planning to to transmit to congress next December a list of ot th the cities and sites where he believes belle It If would be best for the government to tu buy properties now being rented Meanwhile the department Is Informally molly mally Inquiring Into prices of the prop prop- sought Spends Yearly The department spends annually for tor rental of postal build build- ings This system was assailed In congress congress con con- gress during the last season when It was charged that excessive rentals are being paid In In many many cases cases Acting under authority of the Blaine resolution resolution tion Uon a senate subcommittee is now Inquiring in In Inquiring I qui quiring ring separately Into postal leases lenses Acting Postmaster General Coleman said the department had been making its own inquiry for six months and also has co operated co-operated with the senate committee by giving It all needed data While substantial economies economics are possible If the government should buy the buildings it rents Coleman added it lilt Is Impracticable to do this In some cases because we rent only part of ot a building To buy the many small sub- sub post offices ollices now rented would not effect a worthwhile saving because many of these smaller places are in only temporary tem tem- temporary use Scouts High Rent Charges Charges that the post office Is payIng payIng payIng pay- pay Ing higher rentals than warranted by property values were vigorously d denied de de- denied nied by Coleman who declared the government Is paying less in most cas case than adjoining lessees He said this was made possible because business business busi busl- ness men have offered lower lower- rents to obtain a sub-post sub office in their neighborhood neigh neigh- Even a saving Coleman said would do little to reduce the departments departments department's departments department's de de- de annual deficit We Ve will always have a deficit under present rates even with with the economies now being effected he said Brown has announced his intention of asking congress to increase the first-class first mail rate to 2 cents He estimates this additional revenue will suffice to eliminate the deficit after the economy program has hlas been adopted In Id connection with the economy program program pro pro- gram reorganization of the service inGO in 50 GO key cities clUes is now In progress I Coleman said I |