Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-01-02
.GROCERS LINING Up
Preparing for a Strong Fight
Against the Parcels
Post Bill,
WHICH IS A SCHEME TO BRING
BIG DEPARTMENT STORES
IN COMPETITION
err Cities OF the Coun-
MEETING At LITTLE ROCK

Mr.. Geo. J. Williams. deputy na-
tional organizer Of the National Re
tail Grocers association, was ir the
city Wednesday. and at 3 D. m ad-
dressed the local grocers at the ofiica
OF Mr.. f. d. Russell secretary of the
| local grocers association. His talk
was of great interest TO retail gro.
cerymen, and those present were ben
eftted by what they heard.
He stated the purpose of local.
state and national organizations Of
the retail grocers He said that one
| of the aims was to create a greater
friendship between the retail AMI
| wholesale grocers.
The chief aim, however, was to
bring about the defeat of the parcels
post bill now pending before con-
gress 1t is pernicious piece of pro-
, posed legislation. 1t is fostered bv
the department stores in the large
cities and by the trusts. One evidence
of it's intention to bring the big de-
partment stores in direct competition
with the retailers of the smaller
cities is the fact that ..one of it's pro-
visions permits the shipment by post
of package of merchandise weigh
ing 100 pounds for 25 cents.
The bill provides that there sha1!
be but three classes of mail matter.
and that the prepaid rates shall be as
follows:
On first-class matter. single post
cards, one cent each: on double post
cards. two cents; on letters and par
cells, matter sealed or unsealed. one
cent for each ounce or fraction there
Of On second-class matter matter
scaled or unsealed. not requiring spec
ial rapid transit, in parcels not over
one pound in weight, one cent; over
one pound. not over five pounds. two
cents; over five pounds, not over
eleven pounds, cents; over eleven
pounds, not over twenty-five pounds,
ten cents; over twenty-five pounds.
! not over seventy-five pounds, twenty
cents; over seventy-five pounds, not
over one hundred pounds-a half
barrel-twenty-tive cents; and in
larger parcels, for each additional
twenty pounds or fraction thereof,
Eve cents. If not prepaid, the rates
Of postage will be double, and for any
deficiency in the payment of postage
the charge will be double the amount
Of the deficiency.
Section provides tht on and after
the passage of this act all mail matter
shall be collected and delivered,
house to house, and without extra
charge, wherever a wagon or car col
lection delivery service may now or
shall hereafter be established.
Section provides that the sum of
100000 is hereby appropriated for
use in carrying out the purposes of
this act during the year ending Jun !,
30, 1908 The postmaster general is
hereby directed to establish a free
collection and delivery mail service.
including the carriage of parcels
| throughout the whole territory belong
| ing to or under the control Of the
United States with the least possible
| delay.
The local association pledged ten
delegates to the state meeting in
Little Rock on January 13 and IA.
The Little Rock association has made
arrangements with the railroads for a
one and one-third fare. on the Ger.
fiAaa&A nlan fnr the round frin for