The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1912-09-21
PARCELS POST
LAW WORKINGS.

III august, pdsstu diHoSe uHdHlIiOuSiy
an amendment (Section 81 to the Post
Office Appropriation Bill public No.
1861 providing for three kinds of par
cells post, two of which are to have
weight limit of eleven pounds, and
one a weight limit of four ounces, at
different rates, to become operative
January tst, 1913.
The present parcels weight limit OF
four pounds is thus extended to eleven
pounds and conforms with that of sew
eral foreign countries. Fourth class
mail matter is to embrace all other
matter, including farm and factory pro-
ducts, not now embraced in either the
first, second or third class, not exceed
ing eleven pounds, nor larger in size
than seyenty-two inches in length and
girth combined, and not likely to injure
in form or kind the person of any postal
employee or damage the mail equip
ment or other mail matter and not of a
character perishable within period
reasonably required for transportation
and delivery.
The postal rate of this class is to vary
in amount according to the distance the
parcel is to go. This, we believe, will
be the most vexatious and annoying
feature of the new plan, and contrary to
the purpose of our general postal usage,
that is, one rate, regardless of the dis
tance traversed. The country outside
of the Philippine Islands is to be di-
vided up into units of area thirty miles
square, which forms so-called "pos-
tai" center, and postal maps or plans
are to be put everywhere showing the
location of these numerous centers.
The immediate place where the sending
party happens to live is called Zone No
I. and within a radial distance from the
center of this zone of so miles pack
age weighing one pound or fraction OF
a pound can be sent for five cents and
three cents for each excess pound OF
same.
Zone No. 2 includes a radial area OF
$50 miles from the center of Zone No. 1.
with rate of 6 cents for the first pound
or fraction of same and four cents fol-
each additional pound.
Zone No. 3 includes a radial area OF
3CO miles beyond the center area OF NO.
|. with a rate of seven cents for the first
pound or fraction of same and five cents
for each additional pound or fraction
thereof.
Zone No. 4 includes radial area OF
600 miles from the center area OF Zone
No. l, with rate of eight cents for the
first pound or fraction thereof and six
cents for each additional pound or frac-
tion of same.
Zone No. 5 includes radial area OF
/ 900 miles from the center area OF
ZoneNo. 1, with rate Of 9 cents for
pound or fraction thereof and seven
cents for each additional pound or
fraction of the same.
Zone No. 6 includes radial area OF
400 miles from the center area OF Zone
No. l, with rate of ten cents for pound
or fraction thereof and nine cents for
each additional pound or fraction OF
the same.
Zone No. 7 includes radial area OF
| 800 miles from the center area OF Zone
No. ], with a rate of eleven cents for
the first pound or fraction thereof
and ten cents for each additional pound
or fraction of same.
Zone No. 8 includes all territory from
the center of area of Zone No. beyond
the 1900 miles of Zone No. 7 and any
portion of the United States, District
of Columbia, Philippine Islands, and
United States Territories, at the rate Of
twelve cents pound or fraction OF
pound and IL cents for each additional
pound or fraction thereof.
An appropriation OF seven hundred
and fifty thousand dollars was made tt
defray the cost of special equipme ent
maps, stamps, directories, etc., and thu
Postmaster General is given authorit!
to increase or decrease the rates sub.
| ieet to the approval and consent OF th'
| Interstate Commerce Commission afte
Investigations to insure sufficient reve.
nue. to adequately pay the cost OF th'
service.
i The Postmaster General is also au'
thorized to provide indemnification o
shippers for shipment injured or lost
by insurance or otherwise, and VIII Ell
desired for the collection on delivery o
| the postage and price of the article
sent and to fix the necessary charges.
i There is provided also rural fre
delivery and local parcel post for de-
livery on a route from one person t
another or to the central post Office
limited to weight of eleven pounds TO
a single parcel with a rate OF five cents
for the first pound or fraction thereo
and one cent for each additional pound
or fraction of same.
i The third kind of parcels post is un
/ restricted as to territory limits, and il
general in its operation, but the weigh
limit is four ounces, and the rate
one cent per ounce or fraction thereof
This rate is the same as the existin
81 noroa1S most