The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-12-24
is INSTRUCTED
,,vEs MAP SHOWING EIGHT
Eb' ,,r,s OF PARCELS POST.
,otes Which Will Be Charged ON
1he ,,ooes When the Service Be-
ms Next Wednesday.

Too Which VIII be Chafgeu on
lhe ,,ooes When the Service Be-
' gins Next "Wednesday.
the purpose of carrying out
:" oyisions of the parcels post act,
pc ~ will become operative on next
Fps ,1osday, January LIST. Postmaster
NsuI has received from the depart
DsS. Of Washington a map showing
~ eight postal zones into which the
pe ga states and it's territories have
Vp'' divided, together with the
been If hostage that will be charged
laI' 0obinments into each.
iOI rS Sn' local rate on packages for de-
lnV IN any route from Dawson or
liver! carrier will be 5 cents per
W. and cent for each additional
po"nd up to eleven pounds, which
l9 ~ cost is cents. The zone rate for
w. .i I'M counties will be 5 cents
salO .be first pound and 3 cents for
l.ob additional pound.
As rbe second zone includes all units
aim such quadrangle representing
VIZ aroa having a mean railroad dis
~ of approximately 80 miles from
sl' oonter of unit No. 1885, wherein
lle sC is located. The rate for the
ss,t Mound is cents, and 4 cents for
n Nm additional pound or fraction
DT me third zone includes all units
.4.;da of the first zone lying in
va Nc or in part within radius of
wa VA niles from the center of given
La IN This zone from Dawson in
u pn5os North Georgia, Alabama, part
u.fDMississippi not in the fourth zone,
s,nthern parts of Tennessee, North
s.5 South Carolina. The rate is Z
a oants for the first pound and cents
%r each additional pound.
The fourth zone from Dawson in
indies all units of an area outside of
@o second zone lying in whole or in
noyt within a radius of approximate
r 400 miles, which includes all of
imsiana, a small section of eastern
Toyas the most of Arkansas, the part
mississippi not in the third zone,
rortbern part of Tennessee, southern
Ssf of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio,
al nf Virginia and west Virginia and
al of North Carolina except small
area in the third zone. The rate is
( cents for the first pound and 6
cents for each additional pound.
The fifth zone includes all units of
an area outside of the fourth zone
within radius of 1000 miles, and
ncmdes all of Texas not in the
hurth zone except the extreme west
ern corner. Oklahoma, Kansas, Mis-
:nri Iowa. Michigan, New York,
ppnnsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode
Island. New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland and the northern sections
d Illinois. Indiana and Ohio. The
rate per pound is 8 cents for the
first and Z cents for each additional
pound.
The sixth zone includes all units
Of an area outside of the fifth zone
within a radius of approximately
1900 miles, and includes New Mex
eo Colorado, Nebraska, South Da-
kota. the southeastern half of South
Dakota. Minnesota and the extreme
Dorthwestern section of Wisconsin.
The rate is 10 cents for the first
pound and 9 cents for each additional
pound.
The seventh zone consists of all
units outside of the sixth zone and
within a radius of approximately
1900 miles and embraces Arizona,
Utah, Wyoming, most of Montana,
EASTERN half of Idaho, a small eastern
section of North Dakota. The zone
rate is II cents for the first pound
and 10 cents for each additional
pound.
The eighth zone includes all units
Of an area outside of the seventh
zone, and embraces the state of Cal
ilOrnia, all of Nevada not in the sew
enth zone. Oregon, Washington and
the western half Of Idaho and Mon
tana, Maine, Vermont and New
hampshire. The zone rate is II cents
for the first pound and II cents for
each additional pound.
The eighth zone rates apply to the
Philippine Islands, District of Column
bia, the canal zone and all United
States territories and possessions,
Canada, Mexico, Cuba and the Re
public of Panama
The rates apply only to fourth
class matter weighing not less than
4 ounces nor more than II pounds,
which EN- braces all other matter, in
Guiding farm products not now en-
Oaced by law in either the first, sec
Ond or third class. The limit OF
weight is II pounds, and packages
must not be larger than " inches
in length and girth combined
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