Alamogordo news-advertiser. (Alamogordo, Otero County, N.M.) 1912-1914, 1912-12-28
J. H. CASTLEDINE SHOOTS
VIDAL DURAN 20 DEATH

venience it will afford those living
in rural communities where the eX-
press companies do not 20. Form
erly the farmer had to drive to the
nearest town large enough to sup
port an express-offiCe in order to
secure his packages. Now they will
be delivered at his door. Our sys-
TEN will reach every post-office In
the United States. | do not anti
cipate- that the sysem will be a
money-making enterprise, but / dc
intend that it shall be salf-suppOrt-
ing.
Mr.. Hitchcock says that the P.
p. will enable a farmer for instance
who breaks small part to a har-
vester to phone to his daeler in the
next town and have him send the
extra part out by next mail, and
thus have it within a few hours. In
stead of having to stop work and
go to town for such little things
ne can order them sent and have
them delivered, and all for a very
small fee. Country merchants be-
fore long. he adds, will be advertis-
ing to deliver goods free by p. P.
and this will save them considerable
expense in many cases.
The bill was made to favor the 10
cal merchants and enable them to
compete with the city merchants
and mail-order houses. Special
low rates apply on the rural routes
for local business. For instance a
pound package can be sent any
where on single rural route for
live cents and each additional pound
ios-s only one cent, so that II
pounds can be sent for only Is
cents. For the country-at-large
aigher rates are provided.
The whole country is divided up
into units Of area. Each post
office has its own number to identi-
Ly It, like an auto or a convict. BY
referring to his map the postmast-
5r will find out what unit of area
the office is in TO which the pack
tS is TO be sent, and by referring
o his tables he can ascertain the
.otal rate for any size package and
any distance
a-tA2 y Ae4AAi q AOAt VI ~ llllltE
he rate for the first pound will be
live cents and each additional pound
three cents; and the rates run by
zones up TO I2 cents for a pound
5tra, sht for ] 500 miles or over. Fol
example YOU can send an 1l-pound
package anywhere within the first
5O-miie zone for 30 cents, the 300
nile zone for 81 cents, the 1000
niles zone for - cents and the
4artherest zone for $l.32.
These rates OF course are too
ligh 10 make the service of great
use Jp the general public. They are
"A some cases actually higher than
our postal service now handles par
els from foreign countries for. Ii
is claimed by some that they were
arranged purposely so as TO leave
o ,Ia express companies the cream
Jl the business. Otherwise those
glAuauigs would not have permitted
be bin to be passed.
In other other words Uncle Sam
sill be allowed to handle the small
business which is more trouble thar
Il is worth. while the express com
Jan.es viii still retain that part OF
he traffic in which there are good
profits Friends OF the parcels-posi
dea however hope that the public
! Fill find this tentative service OF
/ uch great value that they will as
i D result soon insist on getting q
| genuine parcels service on as liber-
+ a basis as the people OF other
! ouuTies enjoy.
According to the rules perishable
riries may be sent through the
nails only under specific restriction,
% their containers and the dis.
aa.s they are To be sent. Butter
ard fish, fresh meats, dressed fowl
s-eiables, fruits. berries and simi.
lr articles likely TO decay may be
seat for short distances when Sc
Irely packed Eggs will be accept
q for any distance when packed
Il a proper container
No restriction is placed on tn,
mailing OF salted. dried. smoked
or cured meats. but fresh meat viii
DC transported only within the flrs
[one. Fragile articles. including
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