The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-12
HITCHCOCK FAVORS PARCELS POST ON
 RURAL DELIVERIES
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poSSioAe uHuST tHe lIulteu dpproprId- ton provided by Congress a single post-office in each State and Territory has been selected at which postal savings deposits will be received from the 1st of January next.
 The amount appropriated for the s100.000. and from this sum must be pa d all the expenses of equipment. including the engraving and printing of forms, certificates. bonds, etc, as we'll as the cost of clerical assistance for the conduct of the postal savings this appropriation 1t has been impos- S ble thus far to establ sh postal saw ings Repositories in the large city post-offices. The offices designated are all of the second class. Tn their selection it has been the purpose to choose communities in which the con- ditions are exceptionally favorable for the development of a postal sav- ings business Most of them are in- dustrial centers where wage-earners will be especially benefited by the kind of banking facilities afforded. A pected from foreign born Americans in these cities who are now remit ting considerable sums to their na- tive countries usually in the form of money orders. Many of the places selected. particularly those in the
 
 with other savings institutions. The work of furni shing the necessary equipment to the post-offces selected and thoroughly instruct'ng the post masters and their assistants in the operation of the system will consume be made to have the designated ofices ready to receive deposits by January 1. It Is probable that the plans de- vised for the new postal savings sys- tenn will be given at least months trial in the original forty-e'ght of list. although it is expected that the number of offices will be largely in- creased before the end of the current fiscal year.
 Parcel Post.
 The recommendation made in the last annual report of the department for the introduction of limited par cel-post service on rural routes is earnestly renewed. It is believed system is thorouehly organized the Post-Offfce Deartment should be pre- pared to establish throughout the country a general parcel post. AS the of such a service it is hoped that Congress will authorize the delivery on rural routes of parcels we 'ghing as high as il pounds, which is the weight limit for the international parcel post. This form of service can be conducted with little if. any ment It will not require the ap- pointment of more carriers. for those already employed have the necessary equipment in the way of horses and wagons to distribute the parcel as is the latter of sufficient volume to take up more than small portion of the mail space in the carriers waron A rural parcel post of the kind proposed, if successfully con- ducted would probably lead to parcel service is extended to the -rhole. country however. definite in- formation should be obtained as to the nature and volume of the busi- ness to be handled. It Is accordingly urged that in conjunction with the experiment on rura! routes a fur- ther inquiry be authorized by Con. gress in order that the department may be in a better position to de- velop the system on conservative lines and that a special appropriation for the inouiry be granted at the coming session.
 Postal Note.
 It is again recommended that con- gressional authority be secured Tor the issue of money orders in fixed amounts not exceeding $1O. to be known as postal notes and to be pay able on presentation at any post office This would provide a simple and inexpensive means of transmit ting small sums and would therefore render less freouent the sending of bills. coins, and postage stamps through the mails. a practice that re- suits in many losses and entails much expense on the department in their investigation. Postal notes of this kind should be issued without written application. and the name of the payee and the paying office should b. left blank, to be entered by the purchaser. who could thus provide aga inst improper payment.
 It Is believed that postal notes could be prof1tahly sold for lower fees than are charged for money orders. This fact and the greater facility with which thev could be purchased would undoubtedly give them wide popularity.
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