Show I POSTAl CHARGES MAY SEE CHANGE MANY BELIEVE FIRST CLASS MAIL CARRIES BULK OF RUNNING RUNNING RUN RUN- NING AND WAGE EXPENSE One Cent First First Class Postal Rate I Is Expected by Member of Special Congressional Joint Postal Commission Washington A A concerted drive upon congress for a cent 1 first class postal rate is expected by Chairman Moses of ot the tho special l congressional joint postal commission which is to open hearings here soon loo looking ing to a I permanent postal ra rate e revl revision on I measure Senator Moses said said- saida a propaganda campaign for such sucha a rate rat is underway underway under underway way and that members or of the commit sion had received ed representations on the subject from many quarters The Tho argument advanced ad he added is that tha first class postage is paying a disproportionate disproportionate share of the total carryIng carryIng carry carry- Ing cost of ot the postal service Postmaster General New will be heard first hv h the postal commission He is to be be- prepared to furnish furnish furnish fur fur- nish Information regarding the operation operation oper oper- atlon of or the new rates which became effective last April that will r form rm a working basis for the commission in hearings to be held While the new rates upon tentatively ely by congress in an nn effort to fn me meet t the cost nf ot ware wace increases to to I postal have been in operation operation oper oper- atlon more than three months data as to their operation during that period period period per per- iod still Is incomplete because al all p postmasters ha have 0 not been able to send in their reports for the first quarter r. r for tor this reason the joint commission commis sion will reopen hearings here in October October Oc Oc- Oc tober by which time it is expected the postoffice department will be in a position to furnish comparisons between between be be- tween the operations of the new anc and nd old rates for a six months' months period |