The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-01-03
new ERA Opens
IN POST SERVICE
Parcels Delivery in Effect
Special Stamp Carries The Food
Products As Fast As
Regular Mail.

row morning at O'Clock the new par.
cells post law goes into effect. ACCORD
ing to the reeently published nagula-
tons governing this law, any -inl,abi-
tant o: the United Stats- may then
\yend rarough the mail mandharsdisse ct
erta'n descriptions providing it does
bt weigh mGe than eleven pounds and
! M. more than phnee fest wius nor
more GAan six feet In length.
These regulations, auweuer prohibit
tine n1alng of live snakes. and birds,
intoxioants. pistols and inf;ammabLe mt-
terial. On the other hand, the shipper
is allowed 10 mail butler, lard, fish,
fresh meai, drassed fowls, vegetables,
Quits, berries and similar ARTICLES.
Fresh msats, however, may be tnans-
PORTED only fifty miles, and ii for any
treason the parcels post is unable to
deliver this or other perishable matter,
Lhey can he turned over To charity
organizations. Provision is made for.
nznlring and they can also be msgi1-
pred,
/ \One aoint has been partioirarIy emf
a tasizsl, and that Is that all packages
Ia III tnYe 10 be taken to the 'pastoffi-e
| Il the sapdsr. This means that none
ltle numbered drug stores suhstatio's
t. be allowed to accept this class Of
r}utar, tn oush 1t may be deposited
many of she larger pos.offiGe stations.
PIE delivery of the packages win be
Aade wi% the same regularity Asat
4(kas " asssrs.,.is;z sA-- .srsil
T''ese deliveries will be made by wagon
lind ar a fiftsan-day contract with those
wind are mow carrying the pcd mails
in easl city. At tire end OF 5he Fifteen
day prraoae ion the Govsrnmsnt will make
hlie contracas permanent.
.Ano9asr interesting feature of tie nsAs
stitution of the zone System Though
which. the Government will fix sae
charges to be made ON packages. n
formulating this systym the Govern
ment has used tie circie within circle
pdan adopted by some European coln-
tries.
In all ahere are eight of these zones
each defining a territory and fixing
charges to be made upon parcels. The
center of these zones ccles to ah In
tents and purposes is amy postofiaae IN
any t,an Of the United States Where
me ehapasr may happen 20 reside
The zones nave been also divided into
unites or sections in which towns anil
cities ARE situated.
For instance fine parcels post map
with Us numbered units printed pn 1t
sa,iiI show that Nsw York City rs u
unit (which of course is the first zone
The limits of this zone are fifty miles
Arhe ssaond zoQss will be still Sreaier an
-. ss.-one will take in Alaska an
tes 3Islands.
lstiubaality makes its own frs
1t has been necessary for THE Post
e Department to print ssperate mar
adj issctions OF tte United States.
an explanation of how this systei
work, New York has bean Itahsn a
example Suppose, thenefane, Aha
shipper in Nsw York WISHES to sen
ackage to Buffalo winch is apppox
cay In unit 1852. lie Morld take 1t
sosLoffice and lthe posdafltce cie'
I'd olace 1t on a pb'r OF nswly COR
utea scales, 10000 or which lhas
manufactured and delivered to II
|saus city postotfices throughout q
ted States. by TURNING ratchet
se spales the clark will designate Y
e 10 which the apaakaae is eonslgns
when the weight is registered u
.rge will also be shown (.
he first zone OF fifty mlA,s inciut
At is called a local zone. The max
m charge for the iocad zgsis isi =
IL for the first pound and one -
each additional pound. After ~
~ Is q graduated incn use, the saso
V having a radius of iSo mules :
nd 40 miles and 40 fpnuh until
nth zone. ,wibich anchodas VERY 20
l,sOo m,iYs away.
W oeSLs,nn has hem made
IA ~. pit weigh four ounSss
..l fxrlfE
q. ssheTe via be a flat qa'e
presince. II package weAa
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