The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-12-12
PARCELS POST
LAW IN EFFECT
JANUARY |

A great many inquiries have been
made at the postonice during the last
few weeks in relation to the pro-
visions of the parcels post law to 90
into effect the first Of next month ami
for their Information. as well as for
the enllghtment of the public at large.
the Daily Record takes pleasure in
publishing all Of it's more sallant fea-
lures. Packages up to eleven pounds
in weight can be sent through the
mails If taken to the postofflce, but
they will not be received by c4rriers
on rural routes, or by letter carriers
engaged in making city deliveries
1t is planned to have an eleven
pound package sent over nfty miles
for So cents. or i5o miles for 4s cents.
or from New York to san Francisco
for 1892.
The country will be divided into
eight zones from any point The first
zone will be fifty miles. the second.
$50; third. 800: fourth. GOO; fifth.
1000; sixth, l.Aoo: seventh. l.sOo,and
the eighth. all other distances.
Hereafter all fourth class mail mat
ter shall embrace all other matter.
including farm and factory products.
not now covered by the law in either
the first, second or third class matter.
nor in form likely to injure the person
OF any postal employe or damage the
mail equipment OF other mail matter
and not of a kind perlshable within
a period reasonably required for trans
portation and delivery.
The rate on fourth class matter,
weighing not more than four ounc q
is to be one cent for each ounce o.
fraction. on matter in excess OF four
ounces the rate is to be by the poun..
the postage in all cases to be prepar-
ed by distinctive postage stamps af-
fxed. Such matter. as sent with ordi-
nary stamps. will be held for post
age" Parcels not bearing the return
card of the sender Will not be accepted
for mailing.
On all parcels post matter mailed
at the postoffice from which rural
route starts for delivery on such
route. or mailed for at any point in
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 deliv-
cry limits for delivery by carriers
from that office, or at any office for
local delivery, cents for the first
pound or traction of pound win be
charged, and one cent for each addi-
uonai pound or fraction of a pound.
The maximum charge will be 10 cents.
The government Is to stand losses
for injured or lost parcels post pack
ages. Every postmaster In the coun-
Try is to be furnished with parcels
post map OF United States showing
the unit Of arena in which his post
Office is located and the eight postal
zones. Indicating the distance on
which the parcels post rates of post
age are based. Each rural carrier !,
10 have copy OF the map and the
guide containing all information as >,
the law and prices to be charged pa
irons.
1t is expected that the law, while a
radical step forward. will prove un-
satisfactory In many respects. and
will be amended from time to time. 1t
is bound to force a big reduction ia
express rates and officials of expresa
companies already are holding con-
ferences to adjust their rates in the
territory where the government
charges Will hit them.