Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-04-03
PARCEL POST SYSTEM
IN SEVEN COUNTRIES
United States Has Worst System
OF All
IN BOTH WEIGHT AND RATE
Tables Showing Comparative Cost in
Various Countries

DR.. W. A. Henry, Emeritus Pro-
lessor of Agriculture in the Univer-
sisy OF Wisconsin. had the following
article in the March issue OF the
Southern Planter:
Practically every nation has a
Parcels Post System. The following
table shows where our country
stands in comparison with others.
The data given have been selected
and greatly condensed from the ex-
haustive reports on Parcels Post
Systems OF all nations, prepared IN
der the direction OF Jonathan Bourne,
chairman of the Senate Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads, 1911.
Comparison of the Parcels Post
Systems in seven countries:
United States, With an area OF q
974, l59 square miles: Weight limit,
pounds; l6 cents per pound.
Australia, 1874, SCI square miles:
Weight limit, ii pounds; up to l
pound, IL cents, each additional
pound. cents.
European Russia. 2.08l, G25 square
miles; Weight limit, 120 pounds; up
to 2 pounds, l3 cents; 2 to z pounds,
% cents; to II pounds, "a cents;
over II pounds, according to dis
lance.
China. APT, 40 square miles;
Weight limit, % pounds; up to ]
pound, 10 cents; to 2 pounds, 20
cents; 2 to pounds, 30 cents; to 6
pounds 40 cents; 6 to IL pounds, so
cents; ii to 10 pounds, so cents; Is
to % pounds. $1.00.
United Kingdom England. Scot
land, Ireland and Wales), 121, 39l
square miles: Weight limit. IL
pounds; up to pound, 6 cents; l to
pounds, cents; 2 to pounds, 10
cents; 3 to pounds, IL cents; to Z
pounds, IA cents; to 8 pounds, l6
cents; 8 to 9 pounds, Is cents; 9 to
10 pounds. 20 cents; 10 TO IL ponds,
% cents.
Germany, POS, $50 square miles:
Weight limit, ITO pounds IL pounds,
10 miles, 6 cents; IL pounds, any
distance, II cents. For each 2
pounds over IL pounds, according
to zone: As miles. cent; so miles, 2
cents; $50 miles, 5 cents; 461 miles,
z cents; 692 miles, 10 cents; over
above, IL cents.
Chile. 292. $50 square miles:
Weight limit, IL pounds; up to 6
pounds: On land. II cents; by sea,
20 cents. Over 6 pounds: On land,
% cents; by sea 80 cents.
From this table We learn that the
United States. has the lowest weight
limit for parcels carried by mail and
the highest charge per pound of any
country in the list. Our government
makes fiat charge of 16 cents per
pound for anything carried by Par
GELS Post, and limits the package t.
4 pounds in weight
Russia will carry packages up Il
100 pounds. charging ID cents for
pounds and % cents for z pounds
China, with territory nearly one
half larger than ours. carries 4
pounds for 80 cents and % pound.
in one package for a dollar. T,
mail % pounds in this country W,
would have to put the material il
six packages and pay 1882 postage
Germany has the zone system, b,
which charges vary according t,
distance and weight. That countr,
will carry an 11-pound parcel tel
miles for cents and to any postof
fee in the empire for IL cents.
More than q score of other nation
could be added to the table, bu
enough has been given 10 show hov
Anticipated our postal system is il
the matter Of transporting parcel
for the people.
t The great popular uprising whicl
was expected to follow tho Announce