The Forrest City times., 1912-12-27
*For full explanation of the rates of postage the First Zone see the Parcel Post Guide.


 which the zones are drawn. The rates of postage are fixed from the unit in which the sending postofiice 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 it to Atlanta, Ga, because Erie and Atlanta with reference to Wash ington are situated in the fourth zone. The rates therefore are fixed from the unit in which the postoffice 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 wifi cost more per pound to send a pack age long distance than it does to send 1t 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 un- | der the new parcel post law. It should be said right here that on the long hauls the parcel post may not be able to compete with the express companies, but that on shorter hauls l 1t can so compete. It was the ex- pressed desire of the legislators and of the postoffice officials that the par eel post system should be made of l 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 a 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 It 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 it may come in contact
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 It is probable that the government will adopt means of transportation for certain kinds of it's merchandise | much like those which have been adopted in parcel post countries abroad. What the English call ham pers, basket-like arrangements, prob ably will be adopted. and as these can 1 be kept separate from the ordinary mail matter il Is believed that the regulations as finally adopted will al low the sending of eggs. butter. dress ed poultry, live poultry. honey, fruit, i and other products of the country.
 The 11-pound limit for single pack 1 age may work at first against any very extended use of the parcel post | for some of the articles which have | been named. Of course. more weight car be sent if it Is sent in different parcels, sut the cost in that case would be heavier because the in- l crease per pound on a single package 1 is not great up to II pounds, and probably it would increase at no great CT rate if the government were to raise the limit of weight which is now fixed. To make it simpler. it will cost more to send two packages of II pounds than 1t would to send one | package of 22 pounds if the govern ment eventually should allow a heavi-