Telegram-herald., 1888-03-16

Af& u O4ts
ctasoCs POsKAL coMFLiCATt0S
1 lAe telegraph e1lnnns ot tns 1ELz-
-<RAA-HEpALD this nornins thsrs ap-
sass Washington dlspatca stating
that Postmaster Gsasral DIcxlssjs has
iass issnsd an orler % ths effect iha;
Amsrscsn goods shipped 10 Canada aad
mailed 90 p0inss "a tbs United States
must BE- sated ap by postnastsrs on this
sias sad collected for At the rates charged
far siu.iar matter mailed IN ths Uni.s1
States.
For soms time past the ssedsrusn o.
thls coantry have tesn iryins 10 gss the
postage rates co seeds AMI plants re-
daced. bar haze uot succeeded. JAMS
vIcx, lbe Rcchesssr coslst, Discovered
thai ths n-w postal convention with
Csnsds. which zen. into efSc. Merch ],
eonsalos the fo,p~inz p-nv.s.eu:
a aft.e.es exensas a gndes lhis arrangement
slr .el air..i -i D. f.aI ptcptl p I'D ftsLs4r
.tan ft b. rate .i i-s.ise s2i'., le 90 'iaiiia,
sl..ia 49,. ..e "a r..i - = delivered fe+ %
illa ->s., lrt Irfy o. dtstl s..rs tt
'htI tIrlfup .n Fttea ollg eue rare ai f.etise
tss neen ritI az trc re1 -frt 90 D. i'rs tf.4ed
asIa ..I fl 40 IA. .cfi apnu t.a e)ttr Ei.1
fl1 tlngn- ot ss<e tar al ,foftnti3 and
ne an.o'tf o lssrkid a. lle "a eu.g tHai
aaoaati ,o b. poilr "a a. ri stsse o. dsl4s9y
II cccurSed - ths shrswi scotsman
that shs rate e parcel rost IN Canada l.
.c@rts rsr pound. and nve rounds may
% ssas Ia one package Ia the United
S,ases ths Fais . Is certs Per pound. and
bu. four pounds can bs sent IN one pack
sgs. Hence a package weighing i've
pounds ear % sent 10 Csnsds for 70
cents. Snils IN - United States Il wou q
Coz "A cents ~ cent = tour-rOuoi PACK
aSe. Nr N.ck coaelu.sG that he could
snip his seed. plants a1d cs,aosuss TO
CaDads oy express. rsmsil them 10 the
Drilsd Sislss, ant save a very consid-
ersbis sum. As dTSt experiment hs
sent several parcels and catalogues to
psople IN Rochester 20 sss u tie scheme
wonid work. TE-l ks mailed several 10
Congressman At Washington with whom
hs had been lsboF.nx 70 have tie rates
reduced. Evsryth;ng worked success
tally. aod on ia 6sh iask Mr. VIcK sen.
ths following lss;sE % Postmaster Gen
era pIcxgNso>. intending bis REQUEST ss
a ,oks.
nia1fs snt gsfala.rrs to parties i1 the IN cd
-tsle> - canada iais doac - save - cents
ger pouud On pants an : cents "a each cata
'rguc irss a verg snsii expense on ueignk &C.
rNr e anu rnt sffS-t- tsi Itself % ns tna. re-
Hsts a. rsag gsf8culs fa4gn. e male whereby ~
ln'Sh' sofp lhese pee stg oi pisu's and cs,s
'..zass & slrlcnf-i snf ptz<-o i1to the utsu
-.rfss Rla mailing routes. directly IN Sufso 20 .
rxchsnxs nee n esd ~ - cstasis
~ ceus - - wguii pus G tanad Al roo-as o.
rsth fsr.sge - tasf ths Cs4sdisn Govern 1ienl
Son 4 nn. ~ l1~ ehSnge, sut tac Jnllef
-isIe~ ,if eminent ruiiid receive 80 sane coua
pensa.iDa - IS sert n0iAiazi. sad To,id -
fte gsiHer 'n lVt ta-a~ias - n9ch wcrk % 70
hufso s1its
Ths lsstsr seems 70 have been construed
10 ssrssss ard Mr. vlcz sss SEM Tor to
verify vbas n had written. In order to
-0pvincs TOE msnosrs % Congress @.
wbst hs could 40 hs next pvoPossd to
mail q each S.nstor Snd Member q
copy q, IS @Fioral Guide from Csusds.
With tbs following SIP sucioEsi:
Nrr sTro Horss E.,aes5sr \ s.
Hs nssif th.s caaF af orr f.ers s.if- in Can
saa e.s. 90. e es,as ne he soxs.' = ea{ p.
rt~l a NHa..t nF -en.s. fhi- n aurs to SOW
t.r rafse.e1c~ of fft present gteitl "a vs. ~ :
"a vre~t t.e nlc .-F - nfisaie.e ..en -
. $50 ~ flete frfit - d2f'F. etsi-t, ll1frsfis
20 ra..rsts af pisn1s s.ef., eta SIS scr0ss tne
.sr,slttas .r- wrfeI ara mallr-l lei = for auF.
r..tr. Il Iaf "a f|4ta
ad lI- u .e,ns tHgs fli al''sg rits f'rfcrs Toe
"a stttss eefe1un sni 90 ~ iae to4s s1d
fha tis l-of- Earae"i zet q tfe 80
s1lsee sfl 'gsT see sar1e ssf "a remedy 81 1.
-,..ser snf iaat frr vii <cc~rf rfr tlera
Guide Fth tfe sesg " sncs 81 f.sir~. cc
fsNEx vtrx Scsd asn
re-ers Mr VRx discovered hrs rsuiei 5
ssr ia ex,assive postage ehsrSsi him h
ssksi Congress rsecsiy - rsincs the
res. exc on seeds 30 : cents = rouaI
3 sca then - 80 ssid IA would 1nt b
saifs is,i w.sh anytbinS msre than esnts
rsr p,und H.a nat sa-ings isss Ssfur
rsy e. s1iprinx 1s scois - Canaas sns
msGf them fhsre suountsd q nesri,
srss h1rd-ad dollars
fh- nsu cr.fer % tha Tostmsafsr Gen
eraf s~ssas e. t1rE tse lnks for TOE prss-
ant on Air. YAK Bat q is not nniiks's
thas hn vii tesr hIs action n tas rourfs
ard IL soirS 50 be wil undoubte.iiy 3
ass1e tbs Csnsiisr Go synuaent sf hia
kack. However. Mf. NlcS vii nov -
..s,gvsnce.I fhst he carref las lcke -
ssr. h,r y sssver c,ss "a he nitlfnsse r.
ant is. uii nat - anie - s~sal Airusei
- hts supposed privileges dur0E th
~rrsrtz sale ais trade = Dcet active
Fs~rERsEI.r bss lst At zs<esf krsuc.
cosk kssa salary e si0o0 a yesr. 0x
fonf Unsversity = iCoking srennd tor
rrcfssscr ~ political sroucray sn3 ssl
srv ~ SGGfo IS csferai scr a eosnPefsu
nae. - ccrcirsicn = desiuced fr5r
tsis .hss the iiTsrsuca between dornest.
s,~ronv and pelitsczi scencrv = iur
$500 Yssr.