Weekly journal-miner., 1912-12-04

VI the HostOIfiSe department tne Government is ready to give the new system of carrying parcels by mail complete try-out. and. begin ming January l. 1913, it will be in operation throughout the country, including Prescott.
 The establishment of the parcels post in America marks a new era in the history of the Nation. Men who have studied the system in foreign countries say it will tend 10 reduce the cost of living. They explain il will bring the producer and the con sumer in closer touch. and in many cases do away with the middleman.
 Rates on Parcels Post.
 The rates for packages under the parcels post system will be as fol- lows: Each package may weigh as much as eleven pounds. Rural route and city delivery, 5 cents for the first pound. ard cent for each additional pound; first zone. within fifty miles of postofiicc. 5 cents frs, pound. and , cents each additional pound; second zone. l50 miles, ( cents first pound. 4 cents each ad- ditional pound; third zone. 300 miles. / cents first pound, cents each additional pound; fourth zone. 600 miles. )S cents first pound, ( cents each additional pound; fifth zone. 1000 miles, 9 cents first pound, 7 cents each additional pound; sixth zone, 400 miles, 10 cents frs, pound. 9 cents each additional pound seventh zone. 1900 miles, ii cents first pound, 10 cents each additional pound; eighth zone. over 1890 miles l2 cents first pound, l2 cents each additional pound.
 Classification of Articles.
 A classification of the articles tha' may be admitted to the parcels pos was first made by the committee ap pointed by the Postmaster General The parcels post is open to practi cally every kind of merchandise tha can be transported, including pro duce of the farm and garden. ai we'll as factory products provided of course that such articles com, within the weight limit.
 Robert s. Sharp is chief posta inspector. He is also chairman O the committee which has charge O making plans and regulations fol the inauguration of the system Sharp gives an interesting resum, of the plans so far outlined, IL in cludes a general plan for the cstab lishmen, of the system throughout the country, and between the Unit ed States and its insular possess ions.
 Plans for the Department.
 Immediately upon the appoint ment of the committee" said Sharp "we took up the question of suit able parcels post map to accompan! a parcels post guide. to be SO ar ranged as to be easily understoo' by anybody. To make this clear the law provides that the who'll country shall be divided into unit of area identical" with the inter secting parallels of latitude an, longitude on the basis of 30 de grees.
 "So that we might be certain q to just what the law meant VIC con suited geographers and Governmen experts from the geological survey the geodetic survey. officers of th Army and Navy. and many others With all this data before us we hay recommended, and believe il vii be adopted, map that will b drawn strictly in accordance wit the law. These maps will be yer simple and easily understood.
 "A map will be made for eac postoffice with that postoffice as th center of the eight zones radiatin therefrom. For instance. take th map that will be furnished Chicago Chicago will be the center, and rad ating therefrom will be eight zone First. there will be No. 1. Nos 2, {, and so on up to eight, each ind cated by circle drawn around th , central Postofficc al Chicago. Fac circle will be a certain number ( miles from the central Postofiic The first zone fifty miles from Il center, the second zone l50 mile the third zone 300 miles. the four ? zone GOO miles, the fifth zone l0l miles, the sixth zone 1900 miles. q . seventh zone 1900 miles and Il l eighth zone shall include everythir s | outsi inc seventh zone. Tn addi