The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-05
EIGHT ZONES ARE OUTLINED
Rate for Delivery of Parcels in Keno
sha and on Rural Routes Will be Fiji
teen Cents for Eleven Pounds-Rates
Much Lower Than Express Rates,


morning received from the department
at Washington announcement of the
rates to be charged for parcel post at
the Kenosha Office when the new law
goes into effect on January 1st. The
rates are all arranged on sliding
scale beginning with local rate ap-
plicable to all parts of the city and
all rural routes connected with Keno
sha of five cents pound and extend
ing over eight zones with limit rate
for 1900 miles and IL pounds of $1.S2.
The rates Of postage are largely re-
duced with the increase of the size of
the parcel but the limit is placed at
eleven pounds. The new parcel post
stamps have been shipped to Kenosha
and they will be on display for several
weeks before the law goes into effect.
The first zone includes all the ter
ritory within radius of fifty miles of
Kenosha. Packages sent to points
within this zone will be mailed for
FIVE cents for the first pound, but the
additional rate is three cents a pound,
up to 80 cents for eleven pounds. The
next rate is six cents for the first
pound to points within the second
zone, including the territory within a
radius of $50 miles. In this zone the
additional rate is four cents pound.
The third zone includes all outside the
other two and up to 800 miles. This
will go for seven cents a pound and
five cents for each additional pound.
The fourth zone including all within
a radius of 900 miles, and the rate is
eight cents for the first and six cents
for additional pounds.
There are eight zones in all. The
last four take in the following dis-t
stances: Fifth, 900 to 1000 miles;
sixth, 1000 to l,4O0 miles; seventh,
/ 400 to 1900 miles; eighth, all over
1900 The rates are: fifth, nine cents
for the first pound, seven cents for ad-
ditional pounds; sixth, ten cents for
the first, nine cents for additional
pounds; seventh, IL cents for the first,
and ten cents for additional pounds
eight, twelve cents for the first AMI
with no reduction for larger weights
The local rate is applicable to par
cells intended for delivery at the Office
of mailing, or on any rural route start
ing therefrom.
"When the law was first urged even
it's most enthusiastic advocates did
not expect to have the local rate for
eleven pounds lower than O. CENTS
said Assistant Postmaster M F. Zcns
today, "but it was soon found out
that in order to meet competition the
rate would have to be lower, and con
sequently the local rate is but IS
cents.
cit was expected that the farmer
would be the one who would re
ceive the greatest number oe parcels
under the new law, when it was fran
ed, but with the lower local rate it will
be possible for him to ship his butter,
eggs and other farm produce to lis
city customer in many cases cheaper
than he could brig them himself.
"The public mrst understand that
the sender s name must be written on
the package, or it will not be sent. If
we get package without this, card
will be sent to the addressee notifying
him of the receipt of the package and
innuiring who may have sent it. I'm
less he can find this out he may have
to wait some time for his package, and
in case this happens to be case of
eggs or basket of perishable eataoles,
the mistake will prove costly for the
sender. Parcels post packages may be
registered and sent by special delivery,
just the same as letters, by payment
of an additional fee."