The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-09
CHANGE IN PARCEL
POST REGULATION
effective JAM. |
Formally Approved Yesterday
BY Interstate Commerce
Commission
EXTENDS WEIGHT LIMITS
Books Are Admitted and Rates
On Parcels Under and Over
Eight Ounces Given.
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CHANGE OF POSTAGE RATES
Applying to the Several Zones
and Becoming Effective On
Various Dates
IN INTEREST OF SCHOOLS

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 6.-ImpOr-
taut changes in parcel post regulations
including general reduction in rates
and increase in maximum weights,
were approved today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. The revisions
were made upon recommendation Of
Postmaster General Burleson, and in
4 majority of cases are effective Janu-
AIRY i. 1914. Books are admitted to
me parcel post: weight limits are in
creased in the first and second zones
from 20 to so pounds. and in all zones
beyond the second from IL to 20
pounds and rates are reduced in the
third. fourth and sixth zones.
Reductions in Rates.
The changes in rates to be in eff
feet January ]. 1914 follow:
To reduce the gates for the third
zone from seven cents for the first
pound and five ents for each add
tional pound to six cents for the first
pound ard two cents for each addi-
tional pound.
To reduce the rates for the fifth
Zone from eight cents for the first
pound and six cents for each addi-
tional pound to seven cents for the
first pound and four cents for each
additional pound.
To reduce the fates fol- the fifth
zone from nine cents for the first
pound and seven cents for each addi-
tonal pound to eight cents for the
iirst pound and six cents for each adj
citional pound.
To reduce the rates for the sixth
Zone from 10 cents for the first pound
and nine cents for each additional!
pound to nine cents for n nrst
pound and eight cents for each ad-
ditional pound.
To Promote Service to Public.
1t seems obvious" says a statement
10 the public will be promoted by
these changes provided the revenue
from the service be not less than the
rost thereof. Experience seems tt
show clearly that the revenu will no
he less than the cost of the service.
Increased Weight Allowance.
W a conceive Of no opposition
I" the increased weights n reduce
rates except from the carriers tina
transport the mails. We have heart
some objections from them on tht
ground that the increased weigh
should not be permitted until provi
sion for additional compensation t
me carriers has beer made"
Rocks by Parcel Post March Is.
1t is provided by the Postmaste
General with the consent Of n com
mission, that the rate of postage o.
parcels containing books weighin
eight ounces or less shall be n cen
Tor each two ounce or fractional par
thereof, and on those weighing IN eX
cess of eight ounces, the zone parce
rates shall apply"
This is to be effective March II
1914.
Consent also was given to admissiO
~ shipments of gold. gold bullion an
gold dust i'm Alaska and to and froI
Alaska in packages weighing not NOR
Than eleven pounds. The rate OF pos
age fixed is two cents an ounce {
traction thereof for all distances.
Extension OF Limit Has Been
Successful.
Inc Postmaster General ISSUED a
order effective August Is last increa!
ing the weight limit in the first an
second zones from IL to 20 pounds an
materially reducing the rates OF pos
age Tor these zones and stated attn
'lhe that this step was in the natul
~ an experiment. and a statemel
fSued tonight by the POstOffice ID