Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-12-26

nov furnished with scales o. limited
capacity makes j. Necessary Tor tne
postmaster general TO make ms very
la-rs purchase o. scales capable o.
taxing care o. The parcel posi- bgsi-
-=zs i Is understood thai LIS VIII
y M la-gss- single order ever placed
IN scsles
Ha-z or s==cs Nc. Affected
i snouic l. sid -na- I'd ac- o.
congress which pu-s g parcel pos, plan
---u Operation does not u Gry way
a1ec- The postage -ate OF seeds. cut
---Es bulbs roots srlurs and plants
- --ec By section Is. Of -he postal
laws llc regulations
TIE classification % articles mail
able as vel rs -hs weight limit lie
---=s Of postage zone or zones and
c-r@- conditions CO ulailaolll-y under
--s Lc- o. congress T. The postmaster
genera shall IND OF experience THAT
--=- or arT o. hen are such a. o.
prevent lie Shipment O. articles d.
s--ac-e. O. shall permanently render
--s ccs- o. me Service greater han
-la receipts o. The revenue -neret-ou
1s -z hereby authorized subject 20 he
consent o. me Interstate commerce
commission Ef-e- tu~as-lratior 70 -
or from time 10 TING such CLASSIC
c1--or- weigh limit rates zone O.
zones O. conditions II order 20 PRO
note TIE sa--ice 10 the public o. 20
-1su-s -n@ receipt o. revenue from
F-cn service adequate 70 pay the cost
-ne-e0f
through -arv years different mem
pes Of ths house and senate have
been interested II promoting parcel
pos legislation among the men most
active n securing tne legislation
Y a-cn s0o- Is 70 20 i-to eject az
laV "a Senator Jonathan Bourne %
OREGON. Representatives David
Lewis % Ia-~iand and William Sal T
zsr % Ne- Yo-E VINO has just beeu
elected Eu-s--o- O. mat STATE
o ascertain conditions su--ound.r-
-he establishment o. the parcel post
F~s-eu II places di-a-inr widely IL
s-ze climate and Industries pos-ass-
Ter General Hitchcock recently sum .
r-oned To Warrington % confer with
the Special parcel post committee the
Tos-uaste-z % five typical orces
They a-e william = Davis. Pit-sbr-r
Pa, Daniel = Ce-uv 7s,ksurvfua
Pa y. 4 JOSEF. Wilmington Del /
z. =. c. Quinbv. Suffolk. Va and
Henry X Bradley. Charlestovn "
Va
Confer With pos-naste-s.
me pos-mastsrs o. the FIVE largest
Offices II the country have already
appeared befure the COMMITTEE e.
Fi--zburg vas represented as basnr q
large frE- class Office. though smaller
man any % the greater Eve. and as
being the center Of q tremendous nan.
otactu-lng area The postmaster %
tirlsDu-E reported that the board 70
trace Of tfsat city has Z special parcel
post committee working tova-5
bringing the consumer and u-oanos-
nearer 70 each other BY the new s-s-
ien He also said that many o. the
merchants ara planning 70 have their
cry deliveries made by parcel Dos.
"llDingirn, Del Represented .
large farming and manufacturing dis
trict. win IFS mail connections closs /
Win Philadelphia. one Of the la-r.s.
ofnces- Jacksonville is the la-rev. ~
hes II Florida. and the outlet for an
the NAL Of the state. Il is pecnlis-
II having q special increase O. fo-ca
ID winter. the tourist season. and the /
postmaster said that ii was expected
that travellers would use the pa-csl
post extensively in sending home Eve
and tsn-pcuno packages Of frujt
suhoik Va. and Charlestov-n u
Va are both very small second clsvv
Offices. one in the tide-water dist-,r,
win large truck interests: the o.ba-
lar inland IN an orchard country Win
diversified farm products. The n,~.
masters Of both Offices reported r-ea.
interest IN the parcel post. and r.id
tnat they had continual inuui-ies =
garding its scope.
from these postmasters the co,n-
nities was able to CLEAN a rrea,
amount OF valuable info-rns.i.-
which added 70 that gained from The
recent hearings in Maryland uuts !,
IN position TO plan the details q, ,ha
service 10 the greatest advnn,sv. :.
the producing farmer. VI