The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-14

machinery and by allowing the use Of
pre-cancelled stamps. AS 1t is now,
pre-cancelled stamps are permitted
where mailers send out 1000 or more
packages at one mailing. We want
to fix il SO that almost II person
can further his business, and at d
same time reduce the cost to the gov
eminent in that way.
you speak Of people sending 1000
packages at n mailing. Have we
many firms that do that?"
Eyes. The great mail-order houses
send out many times that n there
are small institutions that have a
heavy parcel post daily mail The
largest number OF packages sent out
SO far in any one day by a single firm
was 4O,1S3, and the largest amount
of postage used by any one company
in a day for the parcel post service
was $6.14S."
That sum was paid by one of the
large mail order houses" continued
the Postmaster General. "The mail
order houses were prepared for the
parcel post at the time it was inau-
gurated, and they have adopted it in
their business in a marvellous man
ner. The other day I took down a
these firms as to it's business during
the first seven wonths Of 1913. In
that time it sent out almost 100000
parcel post packages. These houses
are doing SO much, that ~ have
tried to facilitate their parcel post
mail In every way possible. We have
put a corps Of clerks in certain es-
Establishments Of that kind. and the
packages go almost direct to the con-
sumer. being largely distributed be-
fore they are sent to the trains. Our
men show them how to handle the
packages, and how the wrapping
should be done. In this way they
have proved Of great value to the mail
order establishments. and have also
saved the government thousands Of
dollars by not clogging the mails. The
increase In the weight limit from
eleven to twenty pounds viii add to
the mail order buainess."
"What can the parcel post do for
the farmer1"
1T can make every farmer a mail
! order merchant. 1t has already done
. that in other countries. He can send
{ his goods in small packages to the
about three pecks Of cotton seed, it +
: one-third Of q bushel Of wheat and
7 almost q half-bushel of corn. I,
{ might enable vegetables and other
!, products to be sent into the cities di.
Il rect, and 1t will be Of great advantage
: to the farmer in the exchanging OF
tseeds and in buying tools and sup
: plies"
n We had a case the other day Of :
man who broke the point Of his pillow
e while at work on his farm. He had
telephone and 10 called up the mer
y chant in town to send him a new
L point. The merchant replied that h
n telephoned to. the homo office, 10
9 miles away, and ordered it to be sen
u on by mall. That plow point cam
& to the farmer the next morninI
Through the parcel post. and befor
might he wa blowing again, withou
re having left h farm. All that wa
e. dome at q cost of Fl cents, wherea
it would have taken at least a hal
s. day for him to hav driven to tow
t. for the package had it been sent Their.
re D you think the people apprec,
ate the value Of the parcel post an
q what they might do through it?"
s They are rapidly learning to do s,
ar Mr.. Daniel c. Roper, the first ~assistaI
is postmaster general, has just returne
from a TIP throughout the west II
says h people are everywhere be
I'd ginning to send their goods in thu
way. The postmaster Of q small TOW
We in Montana said he was handling If
;el packages a day. and among the thin:
In sent we're boxes Of cigars from tf
OF local tobacconist while among tho.
r received were packages Of knit unde1
ne wear from a small town in Uta,
We which had a factory Of that kind.
re one town he found a man who ",
.g. advertising his laundry busine
he through the parcel post, putting It
sc this way: Our delivery wagon. run I
ell Uncle Sam, will stop at your hon
OF every morning and Will make q d
,e- livery to you eveU afternoon tn
90 kind Of thing is going on all ov
the country"
We But does it not cost the cover,
ment a great deal to deliver the pac,
ages?"
pes I'VE have had a careful record Ike
1t OF Atty OF the most important Dc
Offices OF the country for q nario1
SIX days. That was last AprN. &