Evening star., 1912-11-03
PARCELS POST PLAN
Postmasters Instructed to In
augurate System.
~. - -st trt"@
GOES INTO OPERATION JAN. |
Circular Issued by Department Pre-
scribing the Unit of Area of
.>,-.. 49, Each Post Once. . -
GOES INTO OPERATION JAN. !

PrepaFafions for inauguratirig the new
parcel post system january are beine
hurried forward by Postmaster General
Hitchcock. 1t is stated, as rapidly as cir
cumstances will permit. It was state
at the department yesterday that every
thins would be in readiness for actual
business at the time set insthe law
me Postmaster General has asked tha,
the widest publicity be given the fac,
that distinctive parcel post stamps mus,
De used on all fourth class ma.a mater
beginning January |, .and tnat such mat
ter bearing ordinary postaa- stamps viii
De treated as "held for hostage: tha.
parceis viii be mailable only at post Of.
fces. branch post Offices, lettered anu
local named stations and such Numbered
stations only as may be es.gnated b,
the postmaster. and that all .arcels mus.
bear the return caro of the sender. ot,,er.
wise tney VIII not be accepted for mail
ing.
Unit of Area Prescribed.
Postmasters have also been advised
by MIR. Hitchcock as foiiows:
Shortly before January / each post.
master VIII be furnished with one or
more cop.es of the official parcel-n, q,
map of the United States, showing the
unit OF a. ca in which his post office is
located and the eight postal zones indi-
eating the distance on which the parcel.
p.st rates of pos.age are based Tne. g
maLs Will be securely lnclosed N a mai
ing tube. and sufficient COPIES will Le
sent so that at leas, one man win he
immediately avaiiapie. for each Lost Of.
nee, orahch post office and iett.red and
local named station.
At The same time there will he fur.
n.shed TO each postmaster a supply o.
cop es- Of the Oflc4a. Parcel-Pos ,,,,ioe
publication that will snow the unit o.
area IN Which tvery pos, Office in III
IN ted states is located. The guide vii,
con ain full .n4ormat.on as % l., Sse
CONJUNCTION with the map, and will a
CONTAIN the regulations app. owed py tie
FostmaSte- 6e eral for tie Culduc1 :,
LIE pdrcel-post sery.ce.
Copies Of the larcel-post man ord
guide will 0S forwarded through nos.
mas ers- TO cacn rural carer These
supp les Will be inclosed t,seLher in J,
Substantial linen envelope. which shoul
De retained by the carries as a perma
nent recei itacle.
increase in Weight Limit.
"On account of the increase in m.
"eieht unit from four to eleven pound.
IT will be necessary to supply postmas
ters with scales OF adequate capacity.
$ expected that every presidential DOS
oifice and The majority OF the Offices O.
the fourth class will be properly equipped
in this respect by January |. Offices o
ne four.h c.ass that do not receive sui .
able scales by that date will be suopIied
is proi. as posi- lie thereafter. and
in the meantime postmasters will be ex-
2ected TO meet the emergency with thsi,
.'resen. wei hing. facilities or by sucl.
wise without exp-nse to the denartnen1
Tape lines. SIX feet In length. ia;
measuring the size of, parcel-post mack
ges viii be furnished to all postma sters
Distinctive parcel-post stamps viii bt
anu@ry l. ordinary postage stamps Wi
Tot be valid for postage on fourth-clas,
natter