Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-02-11

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woshincton special; The postal con,
..n,;on between the United States aud
Canada which has beea signed by FoS''
master General MeCleiland, at ot.awa'
,,' ,''' ,bs last document of the kind to re-
"a, the signature Of Mr. Villas before
his transfer to the interior department,
The treaty is a practical duplicate OF
,,,ot recently put into operation Do
,wsen the United States and Canada on
,he hasis which has heretofore been In
sorce with this addition: Packages
which are mailable in the United states
or IN Canada, under the regulations OF
oocb country, are transmitted through
~ o,hsr without additional postage.
s NJ limit Of weight of sneh packages II
.'iaaad M fonr pounds six ounces, ottwo
i ';iD,,y,an,s IL will be OF vast beneht 70
nao,,la ON each side of the line Tor dl'r-
H., tba nost month when christmas
, 10 flooded the mails there were
ttans and tons OF such matter sent DaeA
| - ara sanders because the mailing ar
ro,, 1sements between the two countries
All moi provide for carrying meFchaha'
| Use, ,,arcat. most
troat,, n fbe acceptation which mas bseA
sln,e,,lly accented in speaking. OF the
sracsnt conventions Of similar character
,y;tb Jamaica. Bermuda and some ~
| ~ ,tLer british possessions IA Norm
a,',a,;ca az h does not provide that
declaration Of value shall pc l'l,sueG NJ, ~
each package or that the limit o. Nessm ,s
shall be fixed at not more llsah Ao"'
pounds six ounces a., NJ,
The convention is similar 10 the net
lean treaty in all respects except lliA1
does not provide for the catF3IInIs ;tei
Canadian mails through th5 ohIseA
States territory free OF charge Wiieu
such mails are destined Tor, eAt5eiot
ports. II is provided that mails oEt;in
ating in Canada destined for other e..a'
adian postoglices which pass through
American territory may be carried free,
and United States mails passing through
Canadian territory destined Tor other
portions OF the United States are, also
carried free. But il Canadian mails are
carried 10 New York for transshipnent
10 European ports the Canadians mhss
bear their share Of the postage.
This is not the case in the Mexican
convention. Mails arc carried through
the United States 10 any part without
cost to Mexico, and in return United
States mails may be Shipped through
Mexican territory, then by Mexican
subsidized lines 10 South and Central
American ports without cost % The
United States
Now that this Canadian convention y
practically settled, it Is possible 10 mail
package weighing four pounds si1
ounces to almost any place in the ctyil.
lied world. For instance, package of
such weight may be shipped from Omaha
10 London az the regular postage rats
But IL that same package Weighing four
pounds and SIX ounces is mailed 10
Omaha, addressed 10 Chtcaso, il will be
thrown out as unavailable, because 1t
weighs more than four pounds.
While our policy ia tho matter Of par
cel-postags during the past two or three
years has been exceedingly liberal when
foreign countries wcre concerned, il haA
somehow failed 10 attract tho attention
OF American legislators that there is a
held for wide reform Ia this matter
within our own cOuutry.