Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
'FOr f explanation Of the rates Of postage in the First
Zone see the Parcel Post Guide.


which the zones are drawn. fne
'nt.s % postage are fixed from tho
unit IN which the sending postofllce IL
situated but the price % every place
IN any zone ls lugi the same To a.
luFirate. 10 will cost exactly the same
amount 10 send parcel from Wash
ing'on 10 Erie, Pa that II costs 20
send u 10 Atlanta. Ga because Erie
and Atlanta vi'h reference 10 Wash
.0ricn are situated In the fourth
tcEn The rates therefore are fixed
from the unit In which the pos'oflce
'F located but they are the same
from that Office 10 any point In any
one zon"
10 viii b' seen nv reference % the
table Of rates OF postage that Il will
cost more pr pound TO send a pack
age a long distance than II does TO
send q a short distance The rate In.
crorsoB FOR q package weighing one
pound AZ the rate Of one cent for
each zonc 40 package weighing
NAN.'Nf. NANNN 60 l'NNNhN ANtA " NffAfN Ali'
der The rev parcel post law II
should be- said right here that on thu
long hauls the parcel post may not
be uble 90 compete with the express
companies. but that on shorter hauls
II can so compete II was the ex
pressed desire OF the legislators and
~ the postonice officials that the par.
col post system should be made OF
particular use 10 persons having farm
and factory products 10 transmit 10
customers II IL probable that pro
ducors must study the rates OF post.
ere and me convenience OF trans
INITIAL and compare Thorn with tho
cost and convenience under present
methods before individually a man can
determine whether ho IL 10 profit or
not by the change Then there Is an
o'hrr thing 10 be- considered and
9hich only can be- known definitely
when fuller regulations have been
made 20 specify exactly what kind ~
things can be sent BY parcel post II
can be said in general way that any.
thing can DO sent which IA properly
wrapped and which viii not iniure
other mail matter with which II may
come in contact
Copy Foreign Countries
U, is probable that the government
viii adopt O. means o. transportation
for certain kinds OF its merchandise
much Ike those which have been
adopted tn parcel post countries
abroad What the English call ham
pers. basketlike arrangements. prob
ably viii be- adopted. and as these can
be kept separate from the ordinary
mail matter IL Il believed that the
regulations as finally adopted will al
low The sending % eggs, butter. dress
ID poultry live poultry honey fruit
and OH products % the country
Tho ffrourd imi' Cor a single pack.
age may work 90 first against any
very extended use of The parcel pos,
f.- some ~ the articles which have
been named Of course more weight
can De- sent o. % is sent 10 different
parcels. but ihe cost In that case
would Boz heavier because the In
. crease per pound m o. single package
IS not great up 20 - pounds. and
probably f. would increase a. no great.
OF rate % ths government we're 10
r. -ha limit of weight which ls now
Fixed To make ii simpler o. VIII
cost more % sIrd tHo packages OF III
pounds chan 40 would to send one
. package of % pounds y the govern
. mcut eventually hould allow a heavt