The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15
GOLD BRICK
HANDED FARMERS

house postoflee committee has order
ea printed hin attached as rider
to tire postooee appropriation bin
which provides for a system Of parcels
post Much has been said about the
benefit such system would be to
farmers in sending products TO towns.
Il would appear that the farmers have
been handed beautifully designed
sold brick. The rural route rates
do not apply to products sent from
farmers to the towns. They are only
ayailabls Ter tie shipment from per
sen on one raral route 70 person on
the same route or trom the starting
point Of such route
Representatives of retail msilorder
houses have been anxious TO obtain
= delivery system to people living
along raral routes. Thus they would
Be able to ship their GOODS by freight
or express in quantity 70 an agent in
a town and al such agent or solicitor
viii have to 10 viii be 10 deposit these
in 8 postofiee and the packages up 70
eleven pounds win 40 to an farmers
along the rural routes at low rates, an
e,eYen-n0uaa package costing them
oaly Ss oeatS. Bat il a farmer wishes
10 send an oleyea-paaNa package 20
town or to a farmer on another route
saoh package would cost him Sl.Ss.
Representatives Of large retail mail-
order houses have been active 81
Washington ana it seems they have
gotten very much of what they wanted
fraza the house committee The com
nittee also attempts to compel the
senators t. abandon any convictions
they RAY have upon the subject by
attaching the bin SIS 4 rider 10 an sp-
preparation bin Il also proposes To-
avoid criticism BY shutting OF debate
with = clotnre rule. Members Of the
committee have said they did not aim
to slarm or inSare any legitimate bus
mess interest: hat they have decided
TO condemn the merchants az the small
Ter cities and towns BY lnStimsing also
3 fat.rate system With haul any dis
tanee IN American territory 81 Il cents
per pound for = package up 70 eleven
pounds The bill says something aAoat
commission 10 investigate comb
tons a.Aroad. The country merchant
IS condemned to undergo = course Of
olOo3sranssasioa for the benefit q the
retail masl-or5sr houses q the bis
cities. Then a commission vii in
vesugate aeroad. while she blood lei
ting operation is proceeding. = see
aow similar operations have affected
conditions ii the Smaller estSes ard
towns q Europe
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