New-York tribune., 1908-01-20
Postal DIFFERENTIAL.
RugnessIiise Parcels Post PROPOSE
ton Of Postmaster General.
Tr-om The Tribune Bureau.l

A=,eto,. IAN Ie-.It has been estimated
=. = y average Of cniy three 1l-pound packages
u. Ee7.led each tri1 on every rural route in the
- states lie increased revenue thus derived
- more than wipe out the present postal
-. If the proposed special local parcel post
= ~nral routes were established il would result in
.ls,g the service. in time. self-sustaining. These
.c--snts made representative cf The Trib-
=. ,.r George Won /. Meyer, Postmaster General,
a &c rsnealing daily % members OF Congress
- cal to discuss postal affairs. and the constant
-s+srsti9a IS beginning 10 have its effect.
49, criticism. founded absolute misap-
-rehersion or the Postmaster Generals recon-
s,ssrions possibly inspired by interests antagon-
g. 10 hs propositions, has appeared IN print. On
- other hand few or no intelligent explanations
- +re propositions have been offered TO the public
sxcsr. n the annual report Of the Postmaster Gen
a.. where they were surrounded with so much
matter relating 10 other things that their purport
Us more or less lost sight OF
Postmaster General Meyer submitted TO Con
s-sss through the President. two distinct recon-
raerdations one that the rate on fourth class mail
-,s-rer commonly called the parcels post, be re-
,sd from is 10 l. cents pound the other. that d
spzcal reduced rate on rural rates be authorized
t. The first proposition there is opposition from
.o-,e sources. To the second there does not seem
possaie any opposition. once it is clearly under
STOOD
70 erzut special parcels post rate on rural
-s-es IS IN effect II grant diferentlal 10 1loSe
rv.nE along CT al the terrnini OF rural routes
sprb q rate could not injure the local merchant
because only he and his patrons could avail them
selves of IL Il would not facilitate the business
q .he mail order houses in the large cliles, De
ca1se neither their goods nor their adNerLS-Ils
matter would be carried at the reduced rate II
ro-fd nor iniure business OF the express CON-
NAMES. because they do not deliver goods a-olS
rural routes. their Offices always beng Ii '--e
towns l. would net materially increase tile ca
-e-ses Of the government, because the chlel coS'
rf TRANSPORTATION OF the mails results iioIl "a
-sslz-ay carriage. and the reduced rate "oulu @ D
granted only on mall which required nc 1Aii""'
carriage . -. do
The reduced rural rate would facliitale INC
livery Of goods from the local merchant a ~ -
81 +a7a ~o-ra 70 his customers aloTs %+ie L. -
,ba s,-ra-ee Of parCels between I'sA'IoAs
-, i -z-l,rl5 utilize The trips now nlaoe = -,
cz--sa-s hv increasing the amount % - - -,
world carry. and there "onlo 'e NO .-,,Ia-
- - sxnenss as they already make fesoIa
- ,,-o,,Id be i slight increase OF eA-
- - the government by reason oI '"e "a
80 Pz ,,7ra-yzrjor Of fourth class postnlasters'
- ,o-77rersation is based on the amount O. tle
- - cancel bl1 the increased returns To
= eoverunlen1 would be enormous % 80
= - 1rr Never believes THAI with three IL
&c 77s-lzazes each tri7. on a route 'ie ~
- - > -. -,-s-s7 service would be wiped out
- z-sr rhe-e is opposition TO this cl3l5e' ~ -
.-- @-o-7, a failure 10 understand the pToPosl-
=, r comes from local merchants VINO --l'a7..0
a ,,-o,lrd facilitate Ihe uaoe Of tFelI cuStoi'-e1
- ,-e,r o-,7e~ houses. Inasmuch as the reduced
-s-a ,-o-1ld net he applicable 10 an CUNT
-, lad travelled even quarter OF a mile On d