Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-30
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States for delivery IN the canal zone
and TO parcels going to or coming from
the Philippine islands
In the opinion OF the postal experts
the new service will be the most gi-
gantic transportation proposition ever
undertaken by the government. The
service will extend over more than
l,435,000 miles Of transportation lines.
including 233S99 miles of railways,
164.399 miles OF star routes, 29,2S3
miles Of steamboat lines, and 1907 772
miles OF rural mail routes
For parcel post matter "a distinctive
set Of postage stamps has been provid-
ed. These distinctive stamps must be
used for all parcel post matter. II the
packages bear ordinary postage stamps
they will be held for postage
Immediately upon the enactment Of
the parcel post law. Postmaster Cen
erai Hitchcock appointed a COMMITTEES
of postal officials to work out the de-
tails of the new system and To put It
into operation The committee con-
sists OF the highest authorities on all
phases of postal administration. Its
personnel is Robert $ Sharp, chief
postofflce inspector, chairman: j. c.
Rooms. superintendent Of salaries and
allowances c. b. Hurley, chief clerk Ia
the third assistant postmaster general
O. L. Wood, superintendent Of rural
mails, and a. a, Fisher, chief clerk To
the second assistant pestmaster-g gem
eral Associated with the committee in
an advisory capacity Is George G.
Thomson, chief clerk of the postoffiee
department. These officials have de-
veloped the plan Of the parcel post and
prepared the details OF its operation.
Directed by Hitchcock.
The drafting Of regulations to govern
matter transmitted by parcel post was
personally directed by Postmaster.
General Hitchcock. One OF these reg
ulatiens is that each parcel mailed must
bear on its face the name and address
Of the sender preceded by the word
from" Parcels intended for dispatch
must be mailed at a postoffice, branch
postoffice, named or lettered station or
such numbered station as may BE dea-
ignated by the postmaster They must
net be placed in or upon letter boxes
or package boxes located IN city streets
They may be given, however, 10 any
rural or star route carried. Parcels
must not be sealed and must be 50 pre-
pared as to permit Of easy examina-
ton. Such parcels as contain two or
more classes of mail matter are charge.
able with postage at the ratio prescribed
for the higher class.
All matter which Is declared unmail-
able by law will be unavailable as par
Gel post matter, This includes obscene,
indecent and immoral matter, intoxi- |
eating liquors. poisons. live animals,
birds ana poultry, inflammable articles
and such things as raw hides or pelts
or other articles having bad odor, |
Tho regulations prescribe infinitely
methods To be used in packing parcels. t
Liquids and oils, paste and salves, sharp
instruments, ink. powders, pepper and
SNUFF must be placed In water tight |
receptacles and in many Instances sur
rounded by absorbent material to pre-
vent damage to other mail matter.
Articles such as millinery, toys, mu-
steal Instruments and glassware must
be labeled fragile
Perishable Articles.
One of the interesting features of the
: $3.50 - - 2iif'piN iteiNios'
In this class are placed butter lard. |
fish, fresh meats, dressed fowls, vege. |
tables and fruits and berries. Provi- I
sion IS made for carrying almost every |
article produced on the farm except |
live animals and live fowls. In the To-
cal zone little packing Is required. |
Within the first zone--that is for a
shipment of 50 miles-all these articles
must be enclosed In an inner cover and |
in strong outer cover OF wood, metal
or heavy corrugated pasteboard, and Sc I
wrapped that nothing can escape from
the package,
1t has been demonstrated to the sat
isfaetion of Postmaster-G General Hitch |
cock that eggs can be transported safe
~ by parcel post. or course, they may |
not he 11nailed In M nor ha &c hut mus