Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-01-13
.FAVORS PACELS
POST LAW
Border, ,Wyo.. Jan. 9

Editor Examiner:-In your paper
of Jan. 9th appeared an article en-
titled, "Why Parcels Post Bill
Shonld be defeated.
/ beg leave to take exception to
this article as being unreliable, mis-
] aiding and streaked with yellow all
the way through.
The writer says some of the rea-
sons why the bill shonl be defeated
are set forth in statements issued by
the American League of Associations
and forwarded to members OF con
gress.
Now compare the IN ambership ef
these associations with the member
ship Of the societies which are adyo-
eating the passage Of a Parcels Post:
Farmers Union, 100000 American
Society Of Equity, 100000, and 1877
Industrial and commercial organiza-
tions HAYS petitioned for the bill. In
this article the writer says 1.-The ex-
press companies would profit largely
by such system. The department
stores in the big cities would absorb
the trade of the merchants in the
suburban towns and Villages and
would be provided with Il daily pack
age delivery system in those places
through the rural carriers Now
mark welD "They would ship the
packages,to the local post office in
the suburban towns or Villages by
expires and thus largely increase the
business of the express companies.
All packages sent from any other
post-office to the post Office where
the rural route initiated fIom which
delivery was to be made would have
to be sent to the post office by ex.
press. This would further increase
the profits of the express companies
from the system. No competition
with express rates would be created. .
Now, Mr.. Editor, is it possibl,
that the writer of that article expects
the public to believe such CUFF.
First, let me say that competition
would be created with the express
companies, which has been the mali
obstacle in the way of Parcels Pos
for many years.
John Wanamaker, who was Pos
master general in Bejamin Harr.
sons cabinet, urged the passage o
Parcels Post bill, and gave fou
reasons for its defeat; namely:
The Adams Express Co, the Unit
ed States Express Co., The Well
Fargo Express Co., and the South
ern Express Go.
And the situation has remaine
unchanged ever since. Yet ever,
postmaster general has reccomende
the passage by congress Of som
measure for Parcels Post
The people want and need Pan
GELS Post and they should have
and if they don't get it they shoul
not forget it at the next cleo ion am
see to it that our present congress
men do not get a chance to put thei
feet on another measure IL at til
people desire.
Under our present system we ca
send an eleven pound package to til
other side of the world for Y cent
per pound, but in our own countr
we can only send pounds al cos
of 81 cents.
Why is this Discrimination
four causes above referred TO.
If we could have n Parcels Pos
with a maximum weight Of say 1
pounds and minimum rate of
cents, such b system would great,
benefit not only the rural people bn
also our local merchants.
And what the people want they
should have.
The absurdity of the article REFER
ed to can hardly be characterized il
language suitable for print I'll erefore
[ believe all who give that article
a second thought will consign 1t tc