The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-12-24

PARCEL POST
f Mail Carriers Of Crawford County
Ever Had Easy Life It Will Van
ish After First of January
FIFTY POUND MAIL PACKAGES
Question As to How Carriers Will
Handle Propositiin-Sanck Of
Flour Sent by Mail.

Question As to How Carriers Will
Handle Propositiin-Sanck Of
Flour Sent by Mail.
If the mail carriers in Crawford
county ever had an easy life it will
vanish after January LIST, when the
new fifty-pound limit on parcel post
packages goes into effect. Several
of the Denison carriers are busy now
conjuring up visions of themselves
Juggling few fifty-pound packages to
their destination in various parts OF
the city. Certainly the work of the
mail carrier after January LIST will be
anything but easy.
The fifty-pound limit is new inno-
walton of the postoftice department
and so far applies only to points with
in $50 miles of the point of mailing.
Ultimately it is expected the new linn
it will be extended to the parcel post
in all parts of the country, depending
on its success in the restricted areas.
The Denison employees are thankful
that the department did not put the
plan into operation in time for Christ
mas business this year. They are ex-
periencing numerous difficulties in
handling the Christmas mail under the
present parcel post regulations and
the past few days each carrier as he
starts out on his route resembles a
pack mule with numerous boxes and
packages tied around his waist,
thrown over his shoulders and both
arms full of bundles.
Just how the carriers of Crawford
county will handle the proposition af-
ter the new regulation goes into eff
feet the first of the year is question
When the new order goes into effect
it will be possible for the women re-
siding in the country to telephone to
the merchant and have sack of flour
sent out by parcel post; the house
wife in town who finds out she is out
of potatoes after the regular deliv-
cry wagon of the store has left, may
order peck or two of potatoes sent
by parcel post and at the same time
may find she is in need of sack OF
flour. We are wondering how the
rural carriers of the county will be
able to handle the proposition. Their
salaries at present are not sufficient
to permit an outlay for larger wag-
OnS.
Books by Parcel Post.
Another important innovation will
go into effect on March 10th, next,
when the classification of articles un-
der the parcel post will be extended
to include books. The postage on
oir ~ IoCS
will be l cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof, and on those weigh
ing in excess of eight ounces the reg
ular zone rate will apply.
Many partisans of the parcel post
have contended that books should be
mailable under its regulations, and
they have at last won their point.
Heretofore printed matter of any kind
has been sent as third class matter at
a higher rate of postage than will
soon be possible under the parcel
post.
A substantial reduction in rates will
20 into effect on January 1st with the
increase in the weight of packages
which may be sent. The rates in the
first and second zones, where the
fifty-pound limit obtains. will remain
unchanged, but in the third, fourth,
fifth and sixth zones reductions in
postal rates are made. The rates for
the seventh and eighth zones will not
be changed.
The maximum weight on packages
which may be sent outside the $50
mile zone is increased from IL pounds
to 20 pounds, and the rates thereon
are reduced as follows:
In the third zone Q50 to 800 miles)
the rates are reduced from Z cents
for first pound and cents for addi-
tional pounds, to 6 cents for first
pound and cents for additional
pounds.
In the fourth zone 600 to 600
miles) the old rate of 8 cents for the
first pound and cents for additional
pounds, is reduced to and 4 cents,
respectively.
In the fifth zone (6O0 to 1000
miles) the old rate of cents for first
pounds and cents for additional
pounds is reduced to and cents
respectively.
In the sixth zone $1,000 to 14O0
miles) the old rate of 10 cents for
first pound and 9 cents for additional
pounds is reduced to and cents
respectively.
In the seventh zone the old rate of
IL cents for the first pound and 10
cents for each additional pound and
IL cents per pound in the eighth zone
will continue in effect.
Curious Christmas Superstition.