The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-23
Rural Parcels Post.


The advocates Of the rural parcels
post claim that this system OF mer
chandise transportation would enable
the farmer to have small packages Of
merchandise delivered at his mail box
quickly and cheaply.
No one disputes thls-but there arc
two more sides to the question. Here
Is one:
Every rural delivery carrier Is now
authorized to carry merchandise par
GELS weighing over four pounds from
your farm 70 town or from town to
your farm and you or the town man,
pay the carrier whatever you agree is
right The proposed postage charge
would average much higher than what
you would pay under the present sys-
tenn of local delivery Now there Is
no maximum weight limit, for the car
rier can take anything for you that he
Is able to carry, but II is proposed to
limit the weight 10 eleven pounds only
This would greatly curtail the delivery
privileges now open 20 every farmer
who desires 10 use them and make de-
livery cost him more than under the
present method
Here Is another side IF the question
The side seen by YOUR good friends,
the home merchants;
aA elty merchant sof all kinds
would he quick 60 seise the rural par
cells post as a delivery outlet through
the use az local agents, 70 whom par
cells would be shipped IN large quaint.
ties by express or freight for deposit
Ia the local postonice and delivery by
rural carriers There is absolutely no
way In which this could be prevented,
The opportunity thus afforded these
mail.order houses for the development
OF a gigantic trust Is most serious
menace to the farmers welfare. Every
necessary OF life could In time be mon
opolised through this government pos
tai subsidy, taxed against all the peo
pie ana applied for the sole benefit o.
the mail.ordor trust Already Wal
street sees the trend of events ant
big business has become interested
IN fostering and financing the parcels
post agitation It's appetite has beer
stimulated by the results Of the pas
few yoara, which have enabled on
mail order house to pay an annua
dividend OF per cent ON its man.
millions Of capital, and recently to dc
clare special dividend of sS - po
cent. What farmer can ever hope Z
equal that ccordg
The big mailorier merchants pay n'
taxes of any Kind d-dtrect or Indirect
in sS,ar community, They do not hell
maintain Soar schools, churches, II
asarseS, hospitals and other public in
sgstatsons They - not help yoa build
xzsS mAlasAsa 4aea Naaas They do ua'
esve S~a Sceaa ana thsy gsve see
aesshee sympathy asg hen Nhea mis-
ssrane cemeS rAcSe assSstS mer
sAantS have &ososatels ~ interest n
ssoa. eNcen0aS u SET hesa of IS uAns
II voar aSslArs aS sAey can ana ktst
Is lSstle res0vn Is possible
Narshegmoge. tho oie-esty mepehan'
aoes Nos Aeip IN any way 10 maintain
saa o0sia ~ tAe homie market Cor yo0l
aroaaess that enables yoa 70 set spot
eSsh ar Ns equivalent fef everything
vcN NAse Il eeM NoNr location neat
S,sSN 4 EawN Increases the value q
yoae farm and makeS that farm easy I,
sen at run value whenever YOU de
sSrN.
NsoN appreciate The fact that tn,
Mrmer trade keeps up the countt,
towns aNa that any syatem such ~
me pa,pels poet Witch win diver