Show 5 CH NG FIRST CLASS MANY BELIEVE MAIL CARRIES BULK OF RUNNING AND WAGE EXPENSE one cent first class postal rate it Is expected by member of special congressional joint postal commission washington A concerted drive upon congress for a 0 1 cent first OUR clasa postal rate rato Is e expected liy by chairman moses of ill abo special congressional which la is to commission joint join t postal open hearings here soon looking to a permanent postal rate revision measure senator moses said a propaganda campaign for such a rate Is under way and that members ot of tho the commis mon clou had bad received representations on tho the subject froni from many quarters the a agil advanced he added la is that first class postage Is a paying a disproportionate port onate share of the total carr carrying y cost of the postal service postmaster general now will ho be heard first by too the postal commission ile he Is expected to bo be prepared to 10 furnish information regarding the operation of the d now rates which became test last april that will borm a working basis tor for the commission in bearings bearing to be held while tile the now rates argeer upon tentatively by congress in an effort to meet the cost of wage increases to postal employed emp loyes have auvo been in oper ablai aalop more than montha data as ja to their opera operation during that per lo dIstill is incomplete because all pa damasters masters have not boon able to s send it d in their reports orto for or the first quarter for this reason the joint commis ston slon will reopen hearings here in october by which time it to la expected tile tho pos posto tollice luce department will bo be in a position to furnish comparisons be the operations of the tha now and old rates for or a six months period |