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Newspaper
The Progressive Farmer
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1897
Page
4
Walter Clark argues the Post Office Department wastes funds through rail overcharges and private control of fast mail services. He cites 1894 95 reports, Lincoln era rail rental abuses, and calls for government ownership of postal cars and universal telegraph and telephone use at post offices.
The article argues government operation of telegraph and telephone services through the postal system at near cost, expanding post offices, reducing private rents, and avoiding profits. It cites historical attempts, Western Union lobbying, and a push for a 5 cent uniform rate, with calls to restore the telegraph to the post office.
The Coming Nation argues for state acts capping telegrams at ten cents per ten words and setting maximum annual rents for home and business telephones. It claims such measures would relieve residents, curb interstate rates, and promote public ownership, contrasting with corporate profits and lobbying. It asserts state regulation is settled by Supreme Court decisions and decries post office mismanagement.
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