The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-27
AeAlNsr LIE PARcgls PosT.

article win get the most readers.
AGAINST THE PARCELS POST.
The parcels post question is now be-
fore the country. and arguments for
and against it are being made by those
interested. There are many things
that can be said on both sides and to
aid in a proper understanding the argu-
ments used against the measure arc
here given:
The advocates OF the rural parcels
post claim that this system of mer-
chandise transportation would enouble
the farmer 70 have small packages az
merchandise delivered at his mail box
quickly and chesply.
No one disputes this-bRt there are
two more sides to the question. Here
is one:
Every rural delivery carrier Is nov
authorized 70 carry merchandise par
GELS weighing over four pounds from
your TAR INTO town or from town 70
your farm-and you. or the town man.
pay the carrier whatever you agree is
right. The proposed postage charge
would average much more than what
YOU would pay under the present sys-
TEN ow local delivery. Now there is
no maximum weight limit. for the car
rier can take anything Tor yen thar be
is able 70 carry. but it IS proposed 10
| limit the weight 10 eleven pounds only.
This would greatly curtail the delivery
privileges now open 70 every farmer
who desires 10 use them. aud make de
livery cost him more than under the
present method
Here is another side OF the question
the side seen by your gOod friends.
the home merchants:
Big city merchants Of al kinds
would be quick 70 seize the raral par
GELS post as delivery outlet through
the use OF lOcal agents. TO whom par
GELS would be shipped in large Quanti-
lsies by cypress or freight for deposit
in the local postofice and delivery by
rural carriers. There IS absolutely no
way in which this eOald be prevented
The opportunity thus afforded taese
mail order houses for the development
of gigantic trust is s most serious
menace to the farmers welfare. Every
necessary at life could il time he NO
rop0it1sd through the operation 81 this
government postal subsidy. taxed
against all tie people and applied sor
tke bena1t 1T the maiI order trust Az
ready Wall Street sees me trend q
events. and hig business has become
interested ia fostering and financing
the parcels pcst agitation It's aHpe
tige has been stimggated hy the results
oF the past few vearS. which have en-
abled one nail order house 70 pay n
annual dividend Of per cent oa rs
uianv millions of espIsal. and recently
10 declare 3 special dividend q $ IS
per cent whaS farmer can ever hope
to equal that record
TIE big city merchant p@ys 70 taxes
Of any klua-afreet or sneireet-sn
your c0umunity. Thsy % aoE help
mainrzin yoaF schools. chsrehsss S
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