Show THE POSTAL DEFICIT postmaster general brown suggests on increase tn crease in postal rates to meet mee an ail astounding postal detlet of ovey ov millions this year the deft deficit t la larger by over 50 millions thua tl year than usual that Is quite natural this year trod and was to be expected yet we wonder now how long P pr private avab business concern would coast alon losing millions a year without withof dong something about it why something was ans not dono done long ago Is more we can understand the postal system with its annuala annual deficit dori cit Is a shining example of the weakness of 0 government cont control VOI private oater enterprise prise would have started ei a retrenchment program long 1 on 9 ago necessary Necos sarY Bal sal arles axles would have fin ve been ean scaled downward em would have been released re ge gErd less ot of their political or pull unprofitable service 3 would have been discontinued every printer in the country Is well alwo ot of tile fact that tile the government postal pontal service la is one of ills his roost most unfair I 1 competitors uncle sam prints and sells envelopes and other mailing pieces ta ct ruinous prices thereby smothering the country printer who aho has as much right to make a living as aa anybody when the bouttry printer Is boolish enough to do work below cost his creditors sooner or later reverently place a for arle sn le sign on his door ahern uncle sam foolishly does his work below cost he taps our national treasury to balnor the deficit the postal system needs a good house elm ning followed by the adoption of few sound business principles embracing economy and efficiency much more that it neis increased 1 postal ratos rates record Bates batesville ville ark i 1 |