Note 174 — I THE RATE FOR LETTERS (continued 2)
Reading edition
"If the postal revenue arising from letter postage could be set aside for its proper uses, the millions of letter-writers of this country might quickly be permitted to enjoy a reduced taxation on letter-writing. In point of fact, there is a dear gain of nearly $30,000,000 from letter postages."—Annual Report of the Postmaster-General, 1890, p. 53.