Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-02

the farmer can take his crop to market |
at any season of the year. Under pres
ent conditions of the roads throughout
the country the farmer must take his |
probably a month or two. If he does
not get them there within that time
the roads are apt to become so bad |
he may be forced to keep the produce !
on the farm for six months, and in
this way be forced to lose much of his |
crops. If there are good roads, he cat,
can see this bears an intimate rela-
tion to the cost of living"
Extent of the Zones
Robert S. Sharp is Uncle Sans chief
postal inspector. He is also chairman
Of the committee which has charge
of making plans and regulations for
the inauguration of the new parcels
post system Mr.. Sharp gave the writer
an interesting resume of the plans so
far outlined. 1t includes general
plan for the establishment of the sys-
tenn throughout the country, and be-
tween the United States and it's insu-
lar possessions. Immediately upon
the appointment of the committee"
tion of a suitable parcels post map
to accompany parcels post guide. 20
be so arranged as to be easily under
stood by anybody. Now, to make this
clear, as you know, the law provides
that the whole country shall be di-
vided into units of area identical
note that word-with the intersecting
parallels of latitude and longitude on
the basis Of so degrees"
$50 that we might be certain as
to just what the law meant we con-
suited geographers and government
experts from the geological survey, the
geodetic survey, officers of the army
and navy, and many others. With all
mended, and 1 believe it will be adopt
ed, a map that will be drawn strictly
in accordance with the law. These
| maps will be very simple and easily
understood. A map will be made for
| each postoffice with that postoffice as
| the center of the eight zones radiating
4 hap inc toll ha
that will be furnished for Chicago
Chicago will be the center and radi-
ating therefrom will b eight zones
First there will be No. 1, No 9, 8, 4,
and so on up to eight, each indicated
by circle drawn around the central
postoffice at Chicago. Each circle will
be a certain number of miles from the
central postoffice. The first zone 50
miles from the center, the second zone
fourth zone 600 miles, the fifth zone
1000 miles, the sixth zone 140O miles,
| the seventh zone 1900 miles. and the
eighth zone shall include everything
outside the seventh zone. In addition
the map will be 50 drawn as to show
clearly the units of area. These units
of area, according to the law, shall be
so minutes square-that is, just half
degree square each way.
"The printing of these maps will be
done under the supervision of the post
office department by the best experts
will be exercised in their preparation.
1t will be absolutely necessary that
the zone lines be accurate and be
drawn from the exact center of each
| unit of area, so that there will be
| no chance of having one map showing
| a cheaper rate from one point or for
the same distance than another. The
printing of these maps is the most
particular part of the whole work.
There will be a base map from
which all other maps will be made.
All future maps must be made from
the base map. The base map will
be engraved upon the finest copper
plate by the most expert engravers in
the government service. No map will
be considered official unless it is made
from this plate just as in making
stamps or money. When the maps are
completed each one will be mailed to
its postoffice in a separate tube pre-
pared especially for that purpose. All
of the work is now under way and
the maps will be sent out shortly so
that everything will be ready by jan
| uary 1, 1913.
Before the regulations are issueu
every system in vogue all over the
world will be carefully studied. In
addition to this information, business
men representing every class Qf busi-
ness enterprise in the UNITED States,
in fact, representatives of every phase
of business now carried on in this coun-
fry ri