Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1912-12-20
*For full explanation Of the rates Of postage in the Fit
Zone see the Parcel Post Guide.

which the zones are drawn. The
rates Of postage are liked from the
unit in which the sending postoffice is
situated, but the price to every place
In any zone is just the same. To IL
lustrate, it will cost exactly the same
amount to send a parcel from Wash
ington to Erie, Pa, that it costs to
send 1t to Atlanta, Ca, because Erie
and Atlanta with reference to Wash
lngton are situated in the fourth
zone. The rates therefore are fixed
from the unit in which the postoface
is located, but they are the same
from that Office to any point in any
one zone.
It will be seen by reference to the
table Of rates Of postage that it will
cost more per pound to send a pack
age a long distance than it does to
send It short distance. The rate in
creases for a package weighing one
pound at the rate Of one cent for
each zone. No package weighing
more than II pounds can be sent I'm
der the new parcel post law. 1t
should be said right here that on the
long hauls the parcel post may not
he able to compete with the express
companies, but that on shorter hauls
It can so compete. It was the ex-
pressed desire Of the legislators and
Of the postof1ce officials that the par
eel post system should be made OF
particular use to persons having farm
and factory products to transmit to
customers. It Is probable that pro-
ducers must study the rates Of post
age and the convenience of trans
initial and compare them with the
cost and convenience under present
methods before individually man can
determine whether he Is to profit or
not by the change. Then there is an
other thing to be considered and
which only can be known definitely
when fuller regulations have been
made to specify exactly what kind OF
things can be sent by parcel post. II
can be said in a general way that any
thing can be sent which is properly
wrapped and which will not injure
other mail matter with which 1t may
come In contact.
Copy Foreign Countries.
It 10 probable that the government
will adopt a means Of transportation
for certain kinds Of it's merchandise
much like those which have beer
adopted in parcel post countries
abroad. What the English call ham
nara. basket-like ARRANGEMENTS, prob
ably will be adopted, and as these car
be kept separate from the ordinar.
mail matter it Is believed that thu
regulations as finally adopted Will al
low the sending Of eggs, butter, dress
ed poultry. live poultry, honey, fruit
and other products of the country.
The 11-pound limit for single pack
age may work at first against an!
very extended use of the parcel pos
for some of the articles which hav'
been named. OF course, more weigh
can be sent if it is sent in diheren
parcels, but the cost in that cas-
would be heavier because the IN
crease per pound on a single packag
is not great. up to II pounds, an
probably it would increase at no great
!. er rate If the government were t
raise the limit of weight which ts nov
Fixed. To make it simpler, 1t viii
cost more to send two packages Of l
pounds than it would to send on
/: package of % pounds If the govern
ment eventually should allow heav