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Show o ABUSE OF FRANKING PRIVILEGE Beginning December 15, 1931, an Oregon country editor kept track of the number of envelopes he received containing publicity on different subject's. On February 1, 1935, he had 102 stamped envelopes from private firms and 112 government govern-ment franked envelopes. Congressman Fish recently pointed out that the cost to the taxpayers for the franking privilege enjoyed by public . officials, governmental departments, commissions, "authorities", "authori-ties", etc., had jumped from $14,000,000 to $23,000,000 the past year. The stamp-free messages from governmental sources, received by this. editor in six weeks, exceeded all stamped publicity he received from all private firms. Franked material drained the taxpayers stamped materials ma-terials maintained the postoffice. R. M. Hofer. |