Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-17
THE PARCELS POST.
South Carolina consressmen Favor
the System.

The following are the replies re-
ceived by the Progressive Farmer
from South Carolina senator's and rep
resentatives in response to a request
for their views on the parcels post:
Senator B. r. Tillman:
Il most emphatically do favor a
general parcels post. and see no rea-
son why 1t should be confined to rural
routes. II nearly all the countries
Of Europe can stand the expense of a
parcels post there is no obstacle in
the way of our having 1t here, except
the influence Of the express companies
over congress There is an impress
sion being fostered by interested par
ties that a parcels post would injure
the retail merchants In the cities and
towns. This may or may not be true
but our government was founded or
the principle of equal rights to all
and special privileges to none and
1t should be run on the principle OF
the greatest good to the greatest
number"
Senator E. d. Smith:
I'm reply to your question as to the
advisability Of establishing an exper-
mental parcels post on rural routes
permitting the sending of parcels al
low rate on these routes from the sta
tions at which they originate, 1 beg
to say that 1 heartily endorse this
plan. l think the operation of this
and the practical results acruine
therefrom will determine the advlsa.
bility Of your second question.
IF it be found to the best inter.
est of the people at large, by the op.
Grafton Of the so-called local parcels
post, then 1t might be advisable to
try the larger and more general ap-
plication Of the principle at some
future time"
Congressman JOS. T. Johnson:
II favor a rural delivery parcels
post. I am also in faver Of a general
parcels post. with this limitation, how.
ever: A ten-pound package, for in.
stance, should not be carried from New
York to San Francisco for the same
amount Of postage that would be re-
required to carry the same package
from New York to Jersey City.
would favor a zone system of from
three hundred to five hundred miles
within which packages could be de-
livered at this nominal rate and in.
crease the postage as the distance and
expense increased"
Congressman A. F. Lever:
Il am already on record in a speech
a parcels post limited to rural routes
My opinion Is that such a system, II
1t can be made to work satisfactorily
will be Of immense benefit to the
agricultural classes, and I am there
fore in hearty favor Of making the
experiment.
"As to your second question as to
the advisability Of establishing a gen.
eral parcels post, such as most Of the
countries Of Europe now have, would
say that l can see no objection to the
principle involved. although as to this
differ with many Of my associates
and yet 1 think it better to expert
ment with limited parcels post for
the time being to develop its feasi-
bility, and IL 1t is proven to be prac-
ticable on rural delivery routes. then
should be In favor of a general par
GELS post"
Congressman Wyatt Aiken:
II am heartily in accord with the
above suggestions"
Congressman j. E. Ellerbe:
II am heartily in favor Of a parcels
post service on free rural delivery
routes as an experiment.; II that
proves successful we can then extend
It,"