The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1912-11-28

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Minneapolis Arm to deliver the
same package to q resident Of this
city the charge would be at the rate
Of Z cents for the first pound and s
cents for each additional pound, max
ing the charge on an IL pound pack
age 81 cents, or q difference in favor
Of the local merchant Of AZ cents.
For one Of the Chicago mail order
houses the charge would be at the
rate of cents for the first pound and
cents for each additional pound,
making the charge on package
weighing II pounds, 6S cents, or a
difference in favor of the local mer-
chant of So cents.
Valley City merchants will have a
decided advantage over the eastern
merchants in all the territory within
the charges on a package within the
SO mile radius would be cents per
pound on the first pound and 3 cents
per pound for each additional pound,
whereas it would cost the Chicago
merchant 8 cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional
pound, or on an IL pound package
the local merchant would pay IS cents
on package to Wimbledon or any
town within the so mile zone while it
would cost the Chicago merchant 6S
cents, or 80 cents more, to deliver the
II pound package to the same ad-
dress within the so mile radius of
Valley City.
Mostly Local Traffic.
From those considerations those
who have studied the parcels post
law, with a view to determining it's
probable effect, believe that it will
mean an increase in the postal busi-
ness done at each postofhce, but that
the increase will be largely confined
to the first zone. In other words, the
average distance Travelled will bear
no comparison to the average dis
lance now travelled by letters. The
graduations of the rates of postage
for the different zones will protect
the local merchant from the intru-
sion of mail order business from dis
tant points.
,s4 Department. Getting Ready.
The department at Washington,
and for that matter the department
all over the country is getting ready
to take care Of the business which
will come to the postofices as . re
| suit of the new law. The regulations
provide that distinctive stamps must
be used on parcels post packages and
that such packages as have not these
stamps shall be held for postage. To
lsupply the demand for these stamps,
Il designs for them in denominat tons
varying from cent to 81 are being
mads:
Another regulation recently an
nounced is that requiring that all
such packages shall have the return
card of the sender thereon. This is
to prevent the accumulation of a
great quantity of undelivered pack
lagos at the postofices. In comment
ing on this regulation, POSTMASTER
Kent declared that similar regula
lions would prove valuable If applied
to every article. of mail, not only to
the department but to the senders.
] Parcels post packages cannot be
mailed anywhere as can letter mail
but must be mailed at postofiices, al
branch postoffices and certain sta
tons. Many other regulations gov
erning the new work are being con
sidered and the work Of getting out
maps, making out schedules Of rates
and many other necessary things are
being done as rapidly as possible ia
get the machinery in working order
to carry out the provisions Of the
law.
Sunday was not a pleasant day, but
today (Monday) is bright and sunny.