Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-22
TO MAKE
CAMPAIGN FOR
PARCELS POST
New York Congressman Pre-
diets System viii Be il Place.
in Force in County in Next
Five Years,
Morning Journal Bureau.
613 MUnsex Building.


Congressman William Sulzer oil
New York is going 70 make a cam
paign for the establishment. AZ "a nlr-
GELS post system for the United States,
MI. Sulzcr has long bees a~dfuratns
such legislation in the house Hut H.
has decided 10 broaden his sphere III
activity and go before the people IN
support OF tho parcels post.
Few members OF congress arc VIII
ing TO get uut and mas "a fight Tor
The parcels post. This S because The
country merchant in many sections a.
the country does not want 2 ,eirNals
post. on the theory b woall take from
him "a part Of his business nnl semi u
10 the mail order houses in 81 big
cities.
TO work ana am going to fislG lof
IL. I predict that 10 i've Nears this
country will hay. AS fine a = strm &c
parcels post as England or a~itsHptlcr
country"
Mr. Sulzcr. along with ~aieocYtes ef
the parcels post generally tikcs tho
position that the United States Is far
behind the times in the matt az U.s.
ing the malls Tor the transmisSirn -
parcels. II is pointed out tlscre IS
discrimination in favor OF the for
cigner.
"Our failure 10 provide a reasonable
parcels post, said MIR Sulzer. ION r~e
rural mail routes is causing to the
%postoffice department needless ioA
pt iully S23.000, 00o "a ear and TO the
rural public n loss oi hundreds of
millions, while at the same time we
deprive the rural letter carriers of an
opportunity to carr a reasonable lf-
ing.
Estimating the needs Of the aver
age rural family 70 require the posting
of but one i0-cent-onc suit case
packet Il week t. and from the post
and the home. our proposed tm-
prOvemcnt of the rurai fre" snrvics
would increase the postal r. cnues
from our 4. zoo, 900 rural families NJ
ward Of l0,0p0,n0Q a year n iae
service saved he average rursi iam
lily but one trim 10 and from tne post
in four weeks. then according ~
estimated cost OF such il trip by
the fourth assistant postmaster gsn
cral-Se. 25-tiie saving to this entire
population az the rural routes would
be over $4,000, eco "a car
In the general service Of ihc post
department the mailing of but
IS pounds OF anereha adise q year ny
the average Amtrican family at the
new S-ccnt-a-rsnua co fnwsi-,ner-
cirnntisc rate Y iffcrea4 u the Eei
rhandise incssnc u the p0stOffite de-
1907 To eFcr &3&00e.000, aad thu
partmcnt rom aioW $4,000 q 81
mailing OF q simildr anount by The
average city family fnnder sheir new
.OCal 2-cent i-pHnce sealed parcels
would aid 4 local city income OF
fully S10,0ee, 900.
congressman Iennett 81 New York
g bill pending for q parcels posi-
Iystcm also. Congressman Weeks, OF
Massachusetts,. heed of the house
committee on postoffices ana post
Dads. has o bill in. but this makes
'ut slight reductions In existing rates
II IS well understood Tho express
cinpanics are hostile to the parcels
'cst. They derive venue now from
hipment Of parcels barred from the T.
mails by weight This ieycuuc would
IL cut Oft TO g. considerable extent il
parcels post were established.
The bill To cIeatc en- additional
md disI irt IN the territory of New 9
iexico, L. be known as the Fort ,
nmnci land district has passed the :
enatc. The measure went through =
lc nousc "a week or 50 ago. ANA now /,
waits the signature Of the president /
The following Star mai routes have 4
cen oidcie ed established in New Mex =
20, to be effective ON the first of !,
uly i
Inc1 to Portalcs, Dcfa to Red 4
axe: Delphus to Red Lake, L.angton +
, Portalcs. Bonito 70 Npgal. Aurho Il
!, Jicarilia. Lajoya to Lajoya station. =
Over City 10 Mcgollon; Avis TO O
loudcroft. Three f,iycIs TO salinas Ii
orrest to Mcltos.; Lyhins 20 Pear d
IN. Minco to carter. a
Longino Lcal has been appointed q
)stmaster ~ HOndo. Lincoln county q
Mexico. II
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