The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-02-14


tenn? In other words, will it embrace
cities, towns, country and the whole
United States mail system? If it is
only confined to the rural mail routes
fail to see where it would be of any
marked benefit 1t would only bene-
fit a few, comparatively speaking.
and the revenue to the government
would be small
With the advent of the parcels post
system, the r. F. D. carrier will ar
rive at his distributing office at the
usual hour i'm the morning and find
a general mixture of parcels; maybe
a package of soda. coffee sugar. a
key Of mOlasses. a jug of vinegar. a
bundle of rope. a p1Ow. a wheelbar
row, probably one. two or three
sacks, or a barrel of -four Of course
the parcels post will include such
items if it runs up to the compound
mark. 1t was stated i'm a periodical
recently that the postmaster generals
recommendation of the five-pOund
package limit was not sufficiently
comprehensive to satisfy some pro-
gressive students of the question. 1t
appears that many suggest a rural
house to house service. with postage
rates as follows: ounce parcels I
pound parcels IS cents ND to 200
pounds for 25 cents. I think such
weights especially the 100 and 200
pound mark. are out of the question:
it's going too much to extremes
With such articles with the addresses
of the respective DatrOns on the route
and the necessary hostage affixed
thereon. what can the unfortunate
carrier do but try to deliver them /?
How is he going to carry such mail
and how is he going to get these ar
ticles in his wagon? And in addition
to such loads there are the roads to con- |
slider. The condition of the roads is |
something TO he dreaded in a good
portion of this country Take the |
section of country where the land
is of the black waxy nature: the /
people who live in such sections know |
what the roads are when it rains and |
in the winter time. Why. there is no
going in a mail wagon or any other
kind of wagon. They have to go
horseback or foOtback
Compare the above partial system
WIN =" uhiNViSdl SYSTEM anu see
which one has the most merit. A
system would be of enor-
nous benefit i'm different ways. Ev-
could have piece of the
pie. Just think for a moment what
figure it would cut in the mail bust
ness at the rate of 3 cents Der DOund
even to the five-pOund limit, and what
, saving to the people At the pres
mt rate of postage such a weight
would cost them so cents. while bv ]
he latter system the price would be
ut down to 10 cents. IT would cut ont
he express companies. which we In
NOW charge very unreasonable rates f
or their services. for their charge. t
would be from 81 to 81 % for the | i
anne weight per 500 to 1000 miles q
Instance. One cannot comprehend | n
he enormous amount of stuff that h
would be carried by Uncle Sans mail | n
nd the revenue to the government de- Y
lved from such would be simpIy Ii
reat =
Now. don't take it for granted that | s
am an r. F. ID. carrier. for I'm not V
m just simply giving my views ON II
ne subject. for l think we all have is
n equal right to express our views ~
'1thln reason. when dealing with the C,
'elfare and interest of the general e,
ublic 81
The editor of tho Ohio E,r,,o,, ,,,.o. | o.