Charlevoix county herald., 1913-01-18
Parcel Post Rates
Tariff on Packages Given Ac-
cording to Zones.
List of Towns Has Been Compiled for the
Convenience Of the Public.

With the success Of the parcel posi-
system seemingly assured there comes
the continual query from merchants
aud shippers, What are the rates?''
To fully answer this question would
take Zoue map aud a unit doOk. For
the peueft of patro IS OF this city,
however, the princspal towns and
cities in the neighboring zones and
the principal cities and states in the
more distant zones has been complied.
For all city and rural delivery pos
tage the rate is 3 cents for one pound
and one cent for each additiona .pou nd
FIRST ZONE
The zone rate which will apply on
any parcel consigned To a point in the
first zone and outside OF the local rate,
is 5 cents for one pound and cents
for each additional pound. This zone
includes everything within 50-mile
radius from East Jordan. and is COM
posed Of the following counties:
Charlevoix. Emmett, Antrim. Kal-
Kaska, Grand Traverse, all OF Lee
lanau except Empire. which is in Sc
cond. The principal cities and towns
in the first zone are Acme, AianRon,
A lba, Alden, A lenville, Aloha, Bar
ker Creek. Bates, Raxter, Bay Shore.
Gay View, Bellaire, Bendon. Bulah,
Bliss, Boyne City, Bovne Falls, Bru-
Jus, Buckley, Burdickville, Burt Lake,
Carp Lake, Cecil, Cedar, Cedar Run,
Central Lake. Charlevoix, Chestonia,
Clarion, CONWAY, Cross Village, Cul-
yer, Darragh. Deward, Dow, East
Jordan, EasGporr, Elk Rapids, Elmira
Fpslluu, Fife Lake. Fox Island. Fred
eric. Gaylord, Glen A rl'or, Gienmere.
Good Hart, Grawn. Grayling, Groscap,
Hallock, Harbor Springs, Hardgrove,
Helena. Indian River, Ingleside, In-
terlochen, Irouton, Kalkaska, Karlin,
Kewadin, Kingsley. Lake Arm. Leets-
vile, Leland. Levering. Longpoint.
Lovels, Mabel, Mackiuac Island,
MacEipaw, Mancelona, Maple City,
Mayted. Melva, Npllett Lake, Neah-
tawanta. Nessen CITY, n, Haluton Is
land, NOrthpOrt, Northp0rt Point,
Norwood, Oden. Old Mission, Omena,
Otsego Lake. Pellslon, Pere. Cheney,
Petoskey, Phelps, PrOyem0nt, Quick,
Rajnd City, Riggsville, RondO. ST.
Iguace, St James, Sand Bay, Schpm-
berg, Sharon, SIgsbee, South Board
man, Spencer, Sprlngvale, Sturgeon
Bay, Summit City, Sutton's Bay,
Thompsonville, Topinabec, Traverse
City, Van, Vanderbilt. WaIlin, Wal
loon Lake. Walton, Waters, Weadock
Wellington. Wequetonsing, West wood
Wexford, Wildwood, Williamsburg,
Wolverine.
SECOND ZONE.
The second zone rate is 9 cents for
one pound and cents for each addi-
tional pound. This zone includes ter
ritorv between so aud $50 miles from
the city and includes the counties Of:
PTesque Isle, Montmorencv, Alpena,
Oscoda, Altoona, Manistee, Wexford,
Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemau,
Iosco, Mason, Lake, Osceola, Glare.
Gladwin, Arenac, Qceaua, Newaygo,
Mecosta. Isabella, Midland, Bay,
Muskegan, Montcalm' Gratiot, Sagi-
nav, Tuscola, Huron in Lower PENN
sula. Dickinson. Meuumiuee, Delta,
Alger, Schoolcraft, Luce. Chippewa
ia Upper Peninsula. Cities: Alma.
Alpena, Bad Axe, Bay City, Bear
Lake, beaverton, Belding, Big Rap
ids, Cadillac, Cheboygan. Crystal
Falls, EscanaUa. Farwell, Flint,
Grand Haven, Greenville, Ishpenning,
Ludiugton, Msnistee, Manistique,
Marquette, MenomiOee, Mt. Pleasant
Muskegan, Pentwater, Saginaw,
Saute Sainte Marie
THIRD ZONE.
The third zone, which includes ter
ritory between the l5Omile radius and
the 800 mile radius, has rate OF
cents for the first pound and cents
for each additional pound. The
counties in this zone are: Allegan
Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Livingston,
Oakland, Macomb. ST. Clair, Var
Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson
Washtenaw, Wayne, BerrieD, Cass
ST. Joseph, Branch, Hlllsdale, Lena
wee. Mourue. In the Lower Peninsula
and Gogtbic, Ontonago, Houghton
Keweenaw. Barago in the Upper Pen
fpsula cities A Albon. Ann Arbor, Bat
tie Creek, Bessimer, Ca umet, Detroit
Grand Rapids, HilIsdaIe, Houghton
Ionia, Ironwood, Kalamazoo. Lansing
Lapeer, Port Huron, and Ypsilant
a.. L. EoInIl