Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-28
MAY MAIL PARCELS
JANUARY FIRST
UNDER THE OPERATION OF THE
NEW PARCELS POST SYSTEM.
OUTSIDE WEIGHT ELEVEN
POUNDS.
BUTTER, LARD. EGGS. FRESH
MEAT. DRESSED FOWLS. VEGET-
BLES MAY BE MAILED FOR 10.
CAL DELIVERY.

| Tne Cnlted states parcels post ser
vice will 60 into effect on January 1. AT
ter that date parcels not exceeding eley-
N pounds in weight will be accepted
for mailing at all post offices, branch
post offices, and in the rural mail ser
vice by rural and star route carriers, du-
| ly authorized to accept them. The law re
stamps on all fourth class matter mail
ed OH or after January 1, and these
stamps will be Oh sale OH that date AT
all Offices Ordinary stamps will not be
accepted.
| The United Staes and its several terri
itOries and possessions, with the excep
ton of the PHILIPPINE Islands, have been
divided into units of area thirty minute
es square, identical with quarter of
the area formed by the intersecting par.
allelS of latitude and meridianS of Ion
gitude, represented on appropriate pot
al maps of plans which are furnished
all postmasters These units of area will
be the basis of eight postal zones.
The first zone will include all terr
itOry representing an area having a
mean radial distance of fifty
miles from the center of any given unit
of area. In this zone is included the To-
cal rate of five cents for the first pound
and one cent for each additional pound
! The second zone will include all units
of area outside the first zone lying in
whole or in part within radius of ap
roximately $50 miles from the center of
| a given unit of area. The second zone
rates will be six cents for the first pound
and four cents for each additional
pOund.
The third zone will include all units
| of area outside of the third zone lying
I in whole or in part within radius of
approximately 600 miles from the cen
ter of a given unit of area. The rate in
the fourth zone will be eight cents for
the first pound, and six cents for each
additional pound.
The fourth zone will include all units
of area outside the fourth zone lying in
whole or in part within radius of ap
proximately 1000 miles from the center
of a given unit of area. For delivery
within this zone the rate will be nine
cents for the first pound or fraction of
a pound.
The sixth zone will include all units
of area outside the sixth zone lying in
whole or in part within radius Of ap
proximately / 400 from the center of a
given area. The rate in the sixth zone
will be ten cents for the first pound and
nine cents for each additional pound.
The seventh zone will include all units
of area outside the ixth zone lying in
whole or in part within radius of ap
proximately 1,S00 miles from the center
of given unit of area. The rate will be
eleven cents for the first pound, and ten
cents for each additional pound
The eighth zone will include all units
of area outside the seventh zone. For de-
livery within the eighth zone and be
tween the Philippine Islands and any
portion of the United States, including
the District of Columbia and the sever
al territories and possessions, twelve
cents for the first pound and twelve
cents for each additional pound will be
the rate
One of the greatest benefits of the
parcel post system probably will be the
provisions made for local delivery and
for delivery by rural carriers. For mail
ing to all offices in the first zone. and
for local delivery. butter, lard and per
ishable articles such as fish, fresh meats
dressed FOWLS. vegetables, fruits, ber
ries, and articles of similar nature
which decay quickly, will be accepted
They may be entered either at the office
| of mailing, or any rural route there
! from. The articles must be packed or
wrapped so as to prevent damage to
other mail matter When inclosed in an
inner cover and strong outer cover of
wood metal. heavy corrugated paste
! board. or other suitable material, and
wrapped so that nothing can escape
from the package, such articles will be
accepted for mailing to all offices in the
| first zone.
/ Vegetables and fruits which do not
decay quickly will be accepted for mail
\ ing to any zone if packed so as to pre-
vent damage to other mail matter. Eggs
will be accepted for local delivery when
so packed in 4 basket or other contain
er as to prevent damage to other mail
matter. Eggs will be accepted for mail.
ling regardless Of distance when each