Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-12-25
Parcel Post Has Proved Its
Efficiency.
Remarkable Feature is That While Ru-
raj Patrons Are Benefited Bulk of
Business Has Been Taken Away
From Express Companies or Local
Business in Cities.

1 OF New York. Boston. Chicago. st.
Louis. Chicago and Philadelphia.
Cleveland. the sixth city IN the TINT
ted states IN size. IL In the $4,000
class. Salt Lakes next step.
The nature OF the material sent
through the postoffioe since the In
auguratlon OF the parcel post sys-
tenn IL interesting The average
weight OF packages ranges between
four and ak pounds. In these pack
ages may be products OF the soil,
machines, machine extras. poultry.
dairy products. eggs. merchandise Of
any sort. honey bees. or any OF a
thousand things ever transferred. IA
set the government has made only
moet liberal s,ipulations concerning
the sire OF packages. 90 long ~ the
weight does not exceed 20 pounds.
package sufficiently large 10 CON
tain 100 pounds OF flour is often
rent by a city mlilincr to convey a
bonnet to country patron with
the present style OF hats. the mil
timers probably get the most use Of
the sarccl post system for the least
money.
So effective has become the par
Gel post that already numerous busi-
n"Es institutions In Salt Lake City
ami elsewhere have begun to U.s. II
for city delivery OF goods All the
large department stores and many
other Institutions In Salt Lake use
II to n certain extinct. That the SER
vice IL satisfactory IL attcstcd by
fact that the amount Of delivery
business given TO the postoffice Il
continually growing
Long before the establishment OF
the parcel pos, lie effect on the
large express companies could be
forcseon, aud In order 10 compete
with Il the various companies began
great improvements and changes IN
their systcms ? dell or, teryicc
was vastly improved and extended.
large and expensive trucks being
added Co the delivery aud collecting
equipment. and greater speed and
botter service aasurcd--and civ,
However. the new method OF cx-
pressing mWterials from any part Of
the country TO any other. immediate.
~ bcoame popular
Noticeable acoolcratlon has been
given truck gardening In localiu
farther out by means Of the parcel
post From all parts OF tho STATE.
and from parts OF surrounding
states. hundreds OF packages of per
ishable stuff come regularly through
the mails for distribution
While the resident OF the city re-
oeiyos great benefit from the parcel
post. the rural population has been
given the greatest service, Whore
railways do not 80. and where ca
press service is 20 expensive that Il
Is almost imprcticablc, packages
are now carried by the government
az no greater cost than in the hearts
of great cities
with this vast Improvements m
his facilities the farmer has lucraus-
ed mail order business Throughlut
the country pro-oancelled checks are
purchased by big mail order houses.
and tho thousands OF packages son.
o daily from these places there
fore need not 90 through the post
offices OF the cities In which they
are located. thus avoiding 10 q
large extent the congestion other
wise inevitable In those places.
Government clerks are placed In
these houses to route the shipments
Books of these hOuVes Throughout,
the country show great increases
since the Inauguration OF the new
system.
When the government undertook
to transmit packages In competition
with the express companies q was
apparent that with It's established
rural route deliveries Il would have
the call on the shipments 90 the
farm. Rural route addresses are.
however, far from predominating on
the parcel post packages. The gov.
eminent actually Is taking the city
and town business from its great
competitors.
Generally speaking. though. Il Is
not so true In the far west as Il Is
in the Mississippi river valley and
In the east The parcel post move