The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-05
PARCEL POST SYSTEM
MATTER WILL BE BROUGHT BE-
FORE CONGRESS.
Proposed System as Outlined in Bill
Which Was FarorabIy Considered
by Many Congressman.

by Many Congressman.
The Washington correspondent Of
The News and Courier says in ques-
ton Of what Congress, at its next
session, will do towards providing
for rural delivery parcels post sys-
tenn is of great importance to the
merchant, the rural mail carrier and
the patron of the free route alike.
That something will be done towards
efecting such law is now firmly
believed The officials of the post
Office department are carefully go
ing over bill that was introduced
in the last Congress, marking certain
unfavorable features and substitut-
ing others, that it is thought will
prove more satisfactory. When the
next session begins recommendations
will be made for the adoption OF such
system in the interest of the mer-
chants and the people along the
rural routes generally.
Inst what the new law is likely
to be may be seen from careful In
spection of the most favorable bill
that Congress had urder considera-
ton last winter. as follows:
The Postmaster General is au-
thorized, under such regulations as
he may prescribe, to establish do
mestic rural parcel lost at special
rates of postage, for the delivery on
rural delivery routes of foodstafts
including groceries, provisions
meats, fruits and vegetables.) dry
goods, drugs, books and other mer-
chandise, unless the same shall be
unmailable under this Act or any
other Act as hereby amended.
Section Q. That such special
rates of postage on such parcels OF
merchandise shall be hve-cents for
the first pound and two cents tor
each additional pound or fractional
|part thereof, and on parcels weigh
ing less than one pound, as follows:
Two ounces or less, one cent, over
two ounces and not exceeding toul
ounces. two cents; over four ounces
and not exceeding eight ounces, three
cents; over eight ounces and not ex
fourth class matter, except Wltnlf
and over twelve ounces, and not eH
ceeding one pound, FIVE cents; pro
yided, that such postage shall o'
prepaid by ordinary postage stamps
affixed to such parcels by the post
master or rural carrier receiving 1t
prvided further, that the establish
ment of such rural parcel post ant
special postage rates shall not II
anv wise affect the mailing of or post
age rate on packages Of third AM
fourthclass matter, except within
/, the limitations stated; and, proyid
ed furher, that nothing herein con
tanned shall be taken as authorlzln
the acceptance or delivery at tn
special rates Of postage herein pro
, vided of any parcel offered by an
! person acting as agent or representa-
tive, upon commission or otherwise
= for any person or company not res;
. dent on such rural delivery route
, and, provided further, that only sue
parcels shall be received for deliver
, at the special rates of postage herel
. proyided as are offered by bona nd
merchants or dealers whose regula
places of business are on rural de
f. livery routes covered by this Act,
: the ordinary and regular course {
their business, and by residents o
such routes in their individual caps
d city.
{ Section 9. That parcels covere
: by said special postage and deliverab
c by said rural parcel post under thl
o Act shall not exceed eleven pound
h in weight, three feet six inches
: length, or six feet in length an
girth combined, and such parcel
J. shall conform to the postal laws an
:. regulations concerning mailabilit,
J. except as they are notified by th'
q Act and regulations promulgated
d pursuance thereof.
; Section 4. That perishable art
e cles of food, submitted for moilin
n under said rural delivery parc'
4 post, shall not he accepted by pos
h masters or rural delivery carrier
y more than three hours before th
4 departure of the mail, and then OF
) ly at risk Of the sender. and th
o postmaster or rural carrier sha
stamp or note on any such Darce
9 the time of acceptance and Of tran
& initial, and the words, "At the senc
f ers risk"
. Section 5. That the provisions {
y this Act shall apply only to ~parce
4 mailed on and addressed to rural d.
n livery routes, as follows:
o (1.) From the postofice or st;
= ton from which one or more rur;
f delivery routes emanate to any il
:. termediate postofice or to any pa
: ron on any of said routes eman@tin
from said postofics or station, an
4 supplied by rural carrier.
! (2.) From any intermediate DOS
{ Office on any rural delivery route
E the postofice or station from whic
: said route emanates or to anv IL
Q termediate postofice or to any patro
y on that or any other rural route en-
anating from said postofice or st;
r ton. and supplied by rural carrier.
co From any patron on an
q rural delivery route to tho postofle
or station from which said rout
emanates. or to any patron or inte'
mediate postofice on that or an
other rural delivery route enanatIn
= from said pcstofice or station, an
supplied by rural carrier, provided
b that in all cases where, under tn.
d Act. parcels are mailed at pos