New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-04

no allowance being made for the value
of the stamps affixed Such procedure
aroused widespread criticism and COM
plant. and imposed an unjust and unwar-
ranted hardship or the addresses OF
mail. Its discontinuance gave great sat
isfactiOn, increased the popularity OF the
parcel post and relieved both the postal
service ard the public Of much annoy
ance and trouble.
In order. however. to give fun relel
from this annoyance. the mandatory use
of distinctive stamps on parcel post man
was, with the consent of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. in accordance
with the terms of the parcel post law, DIS
continued on July I, 1918. and IT was pro-
vided that either ordinary or parcel post
stamps might be accepted in payment OF
hostage on mail of any class, whether
foreign or domestic. az we'll as for reg
istrv. insurance and collect-on-de delivery
fees. This will result in permitting the
dispatch OF hundreds of thousands OF
pieces of mail which otherwise "ouid De
returned to the sender TO have dinereht
stamps affixed, or in cases Where the
sender is unknown would be sent 10 'he
Division Of Dead Letters, and VIII erect
an economy of more than S0oOc year IN
the cost Of furnishing postage stamps to
the public.
The regulations governing the use Oh
precanceled stamps have been hoerailzed
by disseminating the requirement tia'
such stamps could be used only III cases
Of mailinCs of lots Of at least two thou-
sand identical pieces. This method OF
prepavine postage, as we'll as that OF the
hermit system. under which the ldenuca'
pieces of third and fourth class hna'le'
may he mailed without stamps affiXeu'
the hostage being paid in money results
IN saving much time and expense 10 oo''
the postal service and the mailer
For Sunday Newspapers
rbers has been n modification in the
rates of postage on copies OF Sunda! eur
tions of daily newspapers mailed 10 SUI
scribers in Canada through an arrange
mont with the Canadian postal ADMINS
+ration. whereby copies OF SUNDAY eur
lions addressed to persons VINO are a'''
subscribers TO the weekday issues MA!
he mailed at the cent-a-pound rate III
e,ead of at the rate of one cent Tor each
four ounces. as formerly. This has oeeh
the source of much gratihcauon 10 pun
fishers Of daily newspapers
on and after August To- 1913, the WEIGHT
limit of fourth class matter VIII De III
creased from eleven to twenty pouHus
for the first and second zones. The rate
Of postage for local delivery VIII be re-
duced from five cents for the first pound
and one cent for each additional pound
TO five cents for the first pound and one
cent for each additional two pounds or
fraction thereof. The rate for the first
zone will be reduced from five cents for
the first pound and three cents for each
additional pound to five cents for the
first pound and one cent for each add
tional pound. and the rate for the second
zone will be reduced from six cents for
the first pound and four cents for each
additional pound to five cents for the first
pound and one cent for each additional
pound.
The fee for insurance OF parcel post
mail. previously fixed at 10 cents in all
cases. has been changed TO 3 cents for
parcels not exceeding a declared value Of
S25, the fee of 10 cents being continued
for parcels over t2j and not exceeding 81
in value. In connection with the handling
of parcel post mail the collect
service was inaugurated On July !.
In addition TO these changes. many
other changes in the working methods Of
this bureau have been made. resulting In
economies as we'll as expoditing the trans
action OF public business. These reforms
Will materially contribute toward bring
Ing about for the first tire in many years
a real and substantial surplus for the
postal service at the close OF the present
fiscal year