Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-30


Years gift by the American govern
ment to the American people will
be thoroughly equipped domestic
parcel post. Following considera-
tion OF the subject In general way
for IA third OF century. congress
last August authorized the pustmas-
ter general to establish the new sys-
tenn on Jan. I, 1918,
In actual operation. II Is expected
that the parcel post wiz bring the
factory and the farm into closer
Touch with the consumer, and that II
may reduce the cost OF living. The
largest city and the most. obscure
hamlet alike viii enjoy the advan-
teges of the parcel post. II viii be
open to all on precisely equal terms.
The new system viii be a direct
competitor OF the express companies,
particularly on small package busi-
ness. by IT, shippers practically may
send from their own doors parcels to
any one ot the $4,000 postoniccs In
the United States,
Tho rates OF poaagc FOR parcel post
matter diner radically from those Of
other classes Of maik First, second
and third-cluss mail matter now Is
transported at a fiat rate for any dis
lance. Parcel post rates are bused
upon series al zones and they in
grouse us the dIstanCc increases. The
first zone includes all territory with
In radius u approximately nifty
miles from The pottuliicc AT which thu
parcel may bet nailed; the second,
I5O miles: the third, 500 miles; the
fourth, 500 miles: the NTH, 1000
miles; the sixth, l,i0O miles; the sew
cnth. 1880 miles and the eighth, all
territory beyond $500 miles.
by the terms of the law, all mat
ter not now embraced In the FIRST
second and third classes OF mail mat
ter may be- forwarded by parcel post
provided II single package does not
exceed eleven pounds In weight or Is
not greater In dimensions thun ~
inches In combined length ana Blrth
and IL not of such character AS Ia
inJure postal employees or damage
equipment or other mall matter In
A. word. II will include all kinds OF
merchandise.
The rates are computed ON the dis
tance and on the weight Of the pack
age in pounds. Provision II made
however. for small packages weigh
Ing from one to four ounces, which
may he sent at Hat rate Of one
cent for each ounce: but for pack
ages Weighing more than four ounces
the pound rate OF postage applies.
Within the postal district of any
UStiiIicc Il local rat, of cents for the
"A Ia
additional pound is prescribed. with
In the Bfty miles representing the
first zone the rate Is cents for the
first pound and . cents for each nd'
ditiunal pound. This rate increases
with the distance. until 1t Reaches n
maximum Of IL cents pound TOT
delivery within the eighth zone, l,SOO
miles from the point ~ mailing
Under the regulations promulgated
bV Postmaster General Hitchcock
the maximum rate Of ~ cents u
pound applies on all parcels, except
those Weighing four ounces OF less
addressed To any point Ia CANADA
Mexico, Cuba ana the Republic ol
Panama. The domestic rate also APP
piles to any points In the Hawaiian
islands, the United States postal
agency at Shanghai, TO any point III
Alaska, and between any two points
In Alaska. II applies, likewise, t.
parcels mailed In the United States
for delivery In the canal zone ana u
parccls going To- or coming from the
Philippine islands.
In the opinion Of the postal experts
the new service will be- the most 81
undertaken by the government The
service will extend over more thar
I,435,OOO miles Of transportation
lines, including 233,S99 miles Of rail-
ways. 1889 miles Of star routes
29.283 miles of steamboat lines and
i,OG7,772 miles OF rural mail routes
For parcels post matter. IA dis
tinctivc set OF postage stamps MAJ
beer provided. These distinctive
stamps must be used for all parce
post matter II the packages bear
ordinary postage stamps they VIII III
held for postage,
Immediately upon the enactment oI
the parcel post law Postmaster Gen
cral Hitchcock appointed commit
tee Of postal officials Ia work out the
details Of the new system and To put
II into operation, The committed
consists OF the highest authorities on
all phases Of postal administration
It's personnel Is Robert =. Sharp
chief postOfico Inspector, chairman
]. e. Rooms. superintendent Of sal
aries and allowances; G.. u. Hurrey
chief clerk to the third assistant
postmaster general; q. l.. Wood. su'
perintendent OF rural }aiis, and a. a
Fisher. chief clerk to the second az
HlS.ant postmaster general. Assoc
ciated with the committee In an ad'
Visory capacity II George q. Thorn
son, chief clerk of the pOstOtiice de-
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