The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-30


Years rfw hF fhH American GOV.
mrnt tH trr Americas people HH
thurUuEHF equipped domestic rH.#.
post FaN1wiuN rHnFideratIau 50 #rH
subject .n "a general waF f1r a third sl
4 a century. r1nnresH. faHf AuRuaL aIa
tnrrired ere postmaster Eanerai o. CO.
tahHnh tac new svsfeu ou January 2.
If8ta
Tn nrtual operation. ff fr ernccfsd
thnt the parcels rHHf ulU bring the
factory end the farm into closer t1uch
with IRE consume. rnf tfnf If may re-
fuca the cost of Twins The largest
ritv and fha most obscure hamlet alike
VII enjoy thr ndvaufaFes ~ the par
cells poet ne VIII be open to aH on pre-
cisely equal terms
TIE new system 700 hr n direct COM
petIfof uf the express .8mruuIea. pare
ticuiarIy on small kaFs business
By u shippers Urn HIr NAV send
from their own doors. parcels to any
one 1f ne tat1o r1sfomccs u tId
United States
Tho rates OF postage Tor parcels ruHf
matter dinrr radically from tho-r rf
other classes ~ mail Firat recand
and third class man matter uow s
transparfed at = naf rate fcr ans f.s-
fanre Parcels pest rates ere haarf
upon a series 20 acues ard fheY a.
crease aa the distance Increases. The
hrsf Eone includes en- territory within
radius ~ approximately go miles
from che pnstoaoe 40 whica fhr rarrrI
may hr mailed. fhe second. rF1 mrH~
the third. 1aa miles the fourth. 500
miles the nffh. 900 miles. the sixth.
] too miles. csc seventh. 1900 miles.
ard the eighth an territory beyond
tsG0 mura
AT KINDS OF MERCHANDISE.
WT ths terms ~ Zee law. an matter
not row embraced Iu the nrHL second
aud third classes ~ mail matter may
he forwarded by parcels post provided
Hlnkif package does not exceed 1I
pounds iu weight Hf ia not greater In
dimension than l2 inches m combined
irrEfa and EIrth. and is not of such a
character e. t0 infura Postal emri0ysH
ur damage equipment or other mail
matter In word. 90 wif include am
kinds ~ merchandise.
Tire rates are computed uu me Hfs-
tarer Hnd nu tHH weight a. fha pack
aEr Fen pounds. Provision is made. how
ever. foF small packages weIvhlnH from
one t0 four ounces. which may be sent
+ Ht Cat rate or one cent Cor each
|ounee Huf fur packages Weighing moro
than four 0unces the pound rafa 90
I |uostaEe aHrIIeH
within fas postal Ffafrfrf ~ snv
. .nustnMgF local rate Hf nEe cents frr
the HrH- pound AID one cent f1r eHrh
additional pound 'T rrrFrr.Hed with.n
thT 90 miles rHurraerffnw ffa fret rnne.
the rate Del nrs cents Cor the Grsf pound
Hnf three reufH fnr eHrH additional
pound rhia rate increases wfth ere
I distances. Urtl 30 reaches "a maximum
|rf twelve rHuta o. pound fTr delivery
within tre eighth Bone. 500 uLiaa from
. ere point ~ mailing
TWELVE CENTS MAXIMUM RATE
Under ere reEuIHfIcrH rrunuI IE7teF
hF Postmaster General ffIfrfnHE. fhH
maximum rate 20 twelve cents q pound
applies nn HU parcels r~rr~f those
uriaFIrE srrr nHrres HF 'rHH addressed
EH any POINT fn canada. WHrHHH H.Hr.
ard che Republic - pauewa. The dn-
mrsur rate also HprHrs fr any point
In thr hawaiian Islands fhH T'HIfHt
states postal rNrrrv nf Shanghai fr
anr rr.Hf In A.nr-H and .HfIrHHr any
fwn points rH Alaska. M Hrr" rH .U.a
wise. fa parcels mailed lr tfu United
states frr delivery Iu fne canal F1re
land f6 parcels going la 0r coming from
the rhHinrfue islands
fu che nrInfrH ~ .Hr postal experts
tha new service viii fr trs most 81.
rantfr transportation proposition ever
ruderfskrn nv fhs government Tee
service win extend over moro Irsr
ffkhna rrrH ~ urrHrrnrIHffrr HrHa
furIHffrr rrrFaa miles NJ rnuvarH
zee 500 4reF az star rrHFHs. 90 rEr uIfrs
90 Ffsarnhraf Nree ard 1HhTrTe miles
of rural mail rrufes.
For parcels pest matter distinct rH.
rf postage Hfsruu raa Beer provided
These distinctive HtHTFH rua. Hr .Hrf
far aH paFrfis post matter f fFf
IraekaNss hear ordinary nuHfare stamps
Ithry VIII BE- held Cor postage
Immediately UrHu ere enactment a
tha parcels rost iBu Postuaster cen
IrraI HItrHork appointed "a committee
af HastaI sdr.a's 90 vork out .Hr De-
|tsfE of lhe uFu system and tn r.f 90
into operation The ..mm.ttrT consists
|of ths CHEST HufHarIrITH Goa a# phase
IL postal administrator. Tts personnel
tcoatinusd o. Pass ThrssA