The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-29
PARCELS POST IS
EFFECTIVE JAN. |
Eight ZONES ARE FORMED
GENERAL WORK.
ING OUT DETAILS OF
NEW SYSTEM.

General hitchcock let il be known to-
day that the proposed parcels post
plan enacted into law when President
laft signed the new postoffice ap-
preparation bill would be put into eff
feet as soon as possible. The Bourne
Lewis parcels post plan goes into eff
feet Jan. |, 1918, so far as the estab-
llshment OF the parcels post rates and
zones are concerned, and Hitchcock
VIII endeavor to have the details
worked odt by that time.
Under this legislation it is provided
that hereafter fourth-class mail mat
ter shall embrace all other matter. in
Guiding farm and factory products,
not now embraced by law in either
the first, second or third class. not
exceeding | pounds in weight nor
greater in size than 72 inches in
length and girth combined. nor in
form likely to injure the person of
any postal employe or damage the
mail equipment or other mail matter
and not of character perishable
within period reasonably required
for transportation and delivery.
For parcels post purposes the
United States and its territories. in
eluding Alaska, but excepting the
philippines, is to be divided into units
OF area 30 minutes square, identical
with a quarter of the area formed by
the intersectng parallels of latitude
and merldians of longitude, repre-
sented on appropriate postal maps,
and these units of area are to be the
basis of eight postal zones as follows:
The first zone will include all terri
tory within such quadrangle, in con-
junction with every contiguous quad
rangle, representing an area having
mean radial distance of approx
mately 80 miles from the center of
any given unit of area.
The second zone will include all un-
its of area outside the first zone. living
IN whole or in part within a radius of
approximately so miles from the cen
ter of given unit of area.
The third zone will include all units
of area outside the second zone, lying
in whole or in part within a radius of
approximately 300 miles from the cen
ter of any given unit of area.
The fourth zone will include all un-
its of area outside the third zohe, ly-
ing in whole or in part within a ra-
dius of approximately 600 miles from
the center of any given unit of area.
The fifth zone will include all units
of area outside the fourth zone, lying
in whole or in part within a radius of
approximately 1000 miles from the
center of any given unit of area.
The sixth zone will include all units
of area outside the fifth zone, lying
in whole or in part within a radius of
approximately l,400 miles from the
center of any given unit of area.
The seventh zone will include all
units of area outside the sixth zone.
lying in whole or in part within ra-
dius of approximately 1900 miles
from the center of given unit of
area
The eighth zone will include all un-
its of area outside the seventh zone.
The rate on fourth-class matter
weighing not more than four ounces
is to be one cent for each ounce or
fraction, and on matter in excess of
four ounces weight the rate is to be
by the pound, the postage in all cases
to be prepaid by distinctive postage
stamps affixed. Except as provided
above, the postage on matter of the
fourth class, which is to be admitted
to the parcels post, is to be prepaid
at the following rates.
On all parcels post matter mailed
at the postoffice from which a rural
route starts, for delivery on such
route, or mailed at any point ON such
route for delivery at any other point
thereon or at the Office from which the
route starts, or on any rural route
starting therefrom, and on all matter
mailed at city carrier Office or at
any point within its delivery limits,
for delivery by carrier from that of
fee, or at any Office for local delivery,
cents for the first pound or fraction
of a pound and | cent for each addi-
tonal pound or fraction of pound.
For delivery within the first zone,
except as above, cents for the first
pound or fraction of a pound and 8