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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-29
a HALF YEAR OF PARCEL POST
Arthur H. Gleason In Golfers.

Parcel post has doubled the total
volume of business done by the send
Ing OF packages. That means that
the ordinary citizen and the merchant
are sending out twice as much pro-
duce and ware. Parcel post handles
products up to eleven pounds in
weight. Last year the express com.
panies took care of 100000, 900 parcels
under the eleven pound weight That
was when they had their final year of
grace, their last clear field. In the
same year Of 1912 the post Office
handled 23s, es2,313 OF the small rar-
cells, such as books, four pounds and
under In weight, which it has always
carried. That made a total of 34o.-
100000 parcels sent last year. At the
end of the first half year of parcel
post 300.000,000 parcels have been
sent by this new method. They are
going at the rate of 50,000,0oo a
month. Better facilities create new
business, and 1t is estimated by the
post Office department that 100000
people will be reached by parcel
post who were never reached before
|iby collection and delivery system.
A high truck full of maps was
standing at the far end Of the Wash
ington post Office floor 1t was laden
with the maps sent out by the post
office department to those who make
use of parcel post. Some of the names
were the Hope Mills Manufacturing
Company; Spencer, Kellogg & Sons;
international Harvester Company
Halls Glove Company; Akron Guilt
waiting Company; Climax Refining
Company.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-29

b.
Surprising Cure Of Stomach Trouble.
When you have trouble with your
stomach Or chronic constipation, don't
Imagine that your case is beyond help
Just because your doctor fails to give
you relief. Mrs. G. Stengle, Plainfleld,
N. J.. writes, For over month past
] have been troubled with my stomach.
Everything ate upset It terribly. Ono
OF Chamherlain's advertising booklets
came to me. After reading few OF
the letters from people who had been
cured by Chamberlain's Tablets. |
decided to try them. / have taken
nearly three-fourths OF package OF
them 1nd can now eat almost every
thing that i want" For sale by all
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-29
RAILROADS COMPLAIN.

1.-THE railroads maintain that at
present they are underpaid by at
least $15,o00,000 per year. Their COM
plant is not against the standard OF
measuring such mail service as is paid
for, but that very large amount of
service is demanded for which the ma
ton makes no payment whatever"
Such is the purport of statement
today by the Railway Mail Pay COM
mittee OF the 264 principal American
railroads with over 218,000 miles OF
line. This committee was appointed
by the railways to present their plea
for increased compensation to the
congressional committee of inquiry OF
which former Senator Jonathan E.
Bourne of Oregon is chairman.
Several hearings have been held by
the committee. The postoffice depart
ment was represented by Second As
sistant General Stewart, and the In
terstate Commerce commission by
Prof Max o. Lorenz, associate statis-
tician. The railroads have now plan
ned to place their case before the pub
lie, and it is in accordance with that
plan that the statement is issued to-
day by their committee. The state
ment follows:
ITO carry the peoples mail quickly,
safely and frequently is a social obi
cation which the railroads freely con
cede. 1t is service voluntarily per
formed, for no law conlpels railroad
company to carry mails unless 1t con.
tracts to do So The courts hold, how.
ever, that if the railroads SO contract
they must do SO on terms named BY
the government.
Though surrounded by these anon
alous conditions the railroads have
without stint placed their resources
at the disposal of the nation to de
velop the transportation of mails tc
the highest possible state of efficiency
This service has been paid for at {
price fixed by the government, price
from which the carriers have had M
appeal.
1.-THE United States government, Il
1912, paid the railways s51, 7,374 A
for carrying mail This was abou
2o.a5 per cent of all postal revenues
In 1901 the railways had received 3
per cent of the postal revenues. L
the same year, 1901, the Joint CON
mittee to investigate the postal sery
ice,' Of which Senator Wolcott wa
chairman, reported to congress 1t
opinion that the prices now paid t
the railroads for the transportation {
the mails are not excessive Yet
1907 the postmaster general, by admir-
istrative order reduced railway ma
pay by nearly 0oo,ooo-about ]
per cent-and congress cut off abo,
2 per cent more by reductions in rate
OF pay for carrying the mails and II
use of postal cars.
THE railroads maintain that
present they are underpaid by at lea
s15,ooo,000 per year. 1t is their b
lief that fair adjustment would r
quire that the government should p;
the railroads for all services while
they render"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-29

TALLY greater than the similar returns
for May. 1912. They are from this
summary OF the earnings and ex-
penses compiled by the Bureau OF
Railway Economics from the monthly
reports of the steam railways OF the
United States to the interstate com
merce commission. They include over
So per cent of the mileage and earn
ings of all OF the railways Of the
country.
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cars will not succeed in melting Il
through the pSckage.

A bicycle tire, inflated and oblong,
was neatly Grated inside a rectangle.
The iron frame of school desk was
gent out by the American Seating
company uncrated Its points and
edges would cut other mail to shreGs.
1T would tear open the hands of mail
c.3rks.
The automobile tags that bangle at
the rear of the motor cars with .11o47
N. j." upon chem are state license
tags. States like Virginia and Penn.
sylvania send these out by parcel
post
In February to st. Louis, to the fur
merchants, came wagon loads of pelts
from Montana and Florida. They
came insured. Those far-distant
hunters live on the postal routes No
express company would reach them
for collection.
The railroads, obviously, do not
artciulate with the farms; but the
rural delivery does. The parcel post,
acting through the rural delivery,
can be utilized in moving the retail
product from the farm. Our method
of carrying the retail product has
meant doubling Its price. The ex-
press rates are prohibitive. A pound
'of butter cannot pay two cents to be
moved. The railroads are engaged In
wholesale transportation. The retail
shipper, consumer, or purchaser never
goes to the freight office for anything.
He does not wish for 100 pounds of
butter, shoes, or hats. The railroad
does not do business with the retailer.
A Boon TO the Small Farmer.
On the other hand. it doesn't pay a
farmer to hitch up his team and use
half day to cart in bushel Of beans
Or a quarter barrel of ripe apples.
But If he could mail them to a local
customer, that would pay him. AS 1t
was, he let them rot. One farmer at
Frederick, Nd, said that each year
enough stuff has been going to waste
on the outlaying farms to feed the
whole town. There has been no quick
cheap way Of getting that perishable
material to market for the small
farmer. He will be able to ship the
apples that drop from the tree. To
day he sends apples that are in per
feet condition. Ham, chicken, sau
sage are produced in retail form, ii
sizes to suit the ultimate consumer
But there is no retail transportation
for these retail products. A buying
collector converts them into wholesale
lots. Also, the elements of risk, tax
profits, insurance, rent, interest art
introduced, and there is broken &C
of transportation. Another wholesaler
reconverts the lots into the origina
retail form. The price has doubled
the smell has not improved. Fou,
processes have interviewed, becaus,
there is no retail transportation TO
the farm product.
i The c. o. d. is quick remittanc
service. It went into effect with PAL
Gel post on July 1. The C. o. D. ough
to be used by small merchants Il
small towns. He calls up the met
chant and orders pair of shoes. H
receives them and sends back tn
money by carrier. The rural tels
phone is the key to the transportation
On the other hand, the farmer send
to his customers in the town egg
:
and chickens. The rural carrier bring
the money to the farmer next da,
Here also the telephone has been en-
ployed. The rural telephone is. II
deed, the key to the situation.
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Some Parcel post Figures.

In January nearly 100000 par
cells were handled. That means both
received" and dispatched. In Feb
ruary nearly 100000. In March
over 6o,ooo,00o. In April nearly co..
100000. The year 1913 will see near.
" 100000
These figures are necessarily esti
mates. They are based on the total
number OF parcel post packages
handled at the fifty largest offices in
the United States during the first
months Of 1913 The estimate is or
the basis that the fifty largest pos
Offices equal so per cent of the posta
business of the United States.
Chicago receives and sends tota
of more parcels than any other city
That is in part because OF the larg,
mail order houses there. For the frs
four months Of this year Chicago
handled total Of six and thir,
4 million parcels. That is 145, 900 NOR
than New York handled. New Yorl
received 100000 more parcels thai
Chicago. Where Chicago won out wa
in the number of parcels dispatched
That Of course, included the hug
sendings Of the mail order houses
The total of the four months for Oh
cago Of packages sent out was owe
:, 100000.
1t was not until August "a, 1871.
that the act was passed which pr
vided for general parcel post, to G
into effect everywhere simultaneou
. ly on January /, 1913. That left fou
months in which to get ready for a
unknown thing. Each postmaster
the nation had to guess at what tn
!, first fifteen days would bring him
the way of trouble. Many postma
!. tiers had cold shiyers OF stage frigl
:. as the hour drew near.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-29

nal. Instead Of telling them to hurry
until my words were absolutely rean-
ingless l have smiled and 'splained.
and given them the feeling OF being
busy and having lots to do. It works
pretty we'll and we are all much hap
pier. Smile and 'splain' would be a
good motto in any home"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-29
crcmatlonlsts no sIoh,...,.a

DETROIT. Mich, July 2s.-seyera,
hundred delegates to the first nation.
al convention OF Cremationists OF
America sailed today for Buffalo and
Niagara Falls after a two days ses.
sion here. The convention was for
the purpose OF pcrfecting an orran.
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STORIES.
Rex Beach Loqul.ur.

Rex Beach Loqultur.
Rex Beach said at the inaugural
meeting OF the Authors League IN
New York:
II don't prophesy that this league
will make author-publishers of us
that author-publisher will become as
common as actor-managers. In facc
I'm afraid an author-publisher would,
MT get on. He is not mercenary
enough.
Have you heard, by the way, the
latest story about our famous actor
manager, Hamfat?
"Hamfat's reader was turning down
play.
my good young friend the read
er said, 1t is plain you don't under
stand modern, up-to-date play con-
struction. Why. in this play here Mr..
Hannfat, as the star, wouldn't be off
the stage five minutes from the first
act to the last
But faltered the young play
wright. + though the stars all liked
that
"'No, no. said the reader; not your
up-to-date stars; not your twentieth
century actor-managers. No. no,
young man. You must always leave
your modern actor-manager at least
fifteen minutes in the second act to
go around to the box Office and watch
the money being counted"
A Travellers Measure.
John D. Rockefeller, Jc.. was talk
ing, on his trip home from Panama,
about tips on ocean liners.
There is fixed unit of tipping,
s2.50-or, at least, there used to be-
he said, before everything went up,
and most travellers go above rather
than below the unit.
Travellers as class, are generous
and at any rate I have no patience
with the stewards and walters who
complain.
"a steward on an ocean liner. once
said to me at the end of a voyage:
| Mr. Blanc amt worth much
can tell that
How can you tell?' said I.
"tOh,' he answered, it's easy FOL
us stewards to take mans measure.
81 suppose said I, you measure
him from tip tip?'"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

CANADIAN LANDS - The Interstate
Land. Company, general agents Tor
the c. p. r. railway lands in Alberta,
according to the new plan o. the palis
to actual settlers on the twenty-year
payment plan, 5% Of the purchase
price In cash and 5% per year, with m.
terest on deferred payments at SO ana
ali payments payable on or before. In
addition, the railway company are
making loans to over improvements,
not to exceed $4,000 to any one pur-
chaser, which loans can be repaid in
the same manner and at the same rate
of interest. You can get a low rate
from the company at Minot to &c up
and examine these lands and your con
tract will run directly from the land
sold to spectators. If you are inter
ested. write the Interstate Land Com
pany, general agents, c. P. r, Railway
Lands, Minot, North Dakota
$50 acres s miles north of Max. N.
D. This lane is little rolling n
some surface stone, no improvements.
all tillable, $1,000 per acre.
D., little rolling and some surface
stone, no Improvements, all tillable.
10 acres, ~ miles east of Douglas,
N. D., all tillable, no improvements
40 acres. az miles south of Wheelock,
N. D., little rolling, some stone, all
tillable, two houses, barn ana well.
god water. 20 acres fenced $l4'oO per
$50 acres. 5 miles south of G%lenburn,
IN. D., IA miles north OF Mtnot, n.
D., ali level, 100 acres broke. no build
ings, no better land in North Dakota
sea- 90 per acre. Nc trade.
The above is a snap for any investor.
will give special terms. Grow Cloth
ing Co, Minot, N. D.
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FARM WITH ORCHARD-2O8O acres
western Montana; railroad running
ton: can be subdivided; sell and get
rich: will take in exchange property;
fifteen to twenty thousand. Write for
particulars, Jon Whittmayer' Lodi
TaI
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

! FOR sALE-1,2SO acres in one :
( tract in Custer county, Mont, 6 =
3 miles from railroad, p tilable So =
3 per acre, $4,000 cash, So interest 9
: on balance. Box 6O3, Fargo, N. Z
d.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

WANTED AT ONCE, good timers who
are familiar with general shop ana
roofing work. Give experience 8 anu
where last employed. Barnes q Nuss
Co. Grand Forks, N. D.
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PAINTERS

no LET-The painting of u large
se~venty-five N. Elevator property at
Arthur, N. d, Painting to be lone in
the month of June. Bid by the yard
for one coat only and have bids in by
May Is. We furnish the material.
Farmers Elevator Co.
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Personal.

PERsONAE-Let Alice send you Ave
sporting cards 10c. Miss Alice, Box
S, Station "R," New York City,
LADIES! Dainty valencienne and
pretty torchon laces are all the rage
this season! Our samples are beauti-
full. prices rock bottom-a big sur
mise for you. Send for a free batch
today. Davis Lace CO.. Waukegan. III.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

PARTNER WANTED in an established
business, travelling, big money easily
made. little capital required. Personal
interview will explain. Address 4O1
care Forum. ~.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

statesmen WANTED to sell Florida
n Liberal c9mmissions: Quick
lowed al fare. Address. Palm Beach
County Lane Company. Stuart Florida
FLORID4-FOR SALE 32-acre, 81
year-old grapefruit and orange
grove; 5-room cottages half-mile lake
front; finest town. Lee Haskins. Win
terhaveD, Florida.
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sTOCK statesmen WANTED in every
= town; must give frst-class reteE,
ences. Figcal Agency of the Dakota
WboIesale Grocery Company, 3lS Citl-
zens' Bank, Aberdeen, S. d.
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HODGSON REALTY co.
Phone 125. Fargo, NJ. ID
Opposite PostOGice.

Three quarter sections in the heart OF
Red river valley on Minnesota side,
fine soil, every foot tillable, will sell
together or separately, per acre $2S. so
Small cash payment assume contract
$6,666.67 due 1918 at AZ, balance crop
payments, a rare chance to get a farm.
See us today about these,
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NEWsPAPER RECEIVING Roxns

THE FORUM has a supply OF neat re-
ceptacles in which to place daily
newspapers and other mail and any
patron Of this paper in Fargo or Moor.
head may secure one of these boxes
free by calling at The Forum Office,
| provided his paper 10 paid 10 date.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22
AGENTS WANTED.

OUR NATIONAL Calamity by Flood.
Fire and Tornado; authentic story
OF the great disaster; big book, fully
illustrated, by author Of Titanic, Of
which millions copies sold; only 81:
best terms; bonanza for workers:
sample book free. Universal House.
Philadelphia.
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FoR

FOR sALE-A brand new automobile.
40 horsepower touring car; never
as part pay. Address 374, care Forum.
1919 CHALMERS THIRTY, -four pas
senger car, complete run
three thousand miles; two extra tires
and tubes ST. 900 cash or time. 403 care
Forum. Phone 1431-J.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

, LANDSCAPE BARDENER-H. A. I
! Hottie will take care of your 4
:, lawns, plant your shade trees and 4
! put on and take off storm
! windows; charges reasonable. Adj
! dress al Hogan fats or phone
J 2151-J, evenings.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

o SALE EGGS from pure bred and
prize winners. Buff F. Rocks SI.O0 TO
$500 setting; Buff s.. c. Leghorn $2.OO a
setting Black Langshan 50; S.
F. w. Indian Runner Ducks $3.50 a SET.
ting. Guarantee ten eggs fertile from
each setting. Also nave Buff p. Rock
CoCkerels and Indian Runner brakes for
sale, Island Park Poultry YARDS
Coleman Baker, Prop, Fargo, n. D.
r. R. No. 3. O'
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zee


WANTED-An experienced
Nnat he a Young man who is ambtti-
Gus to be something more than a book
keeper all his life. Apply giving name
of present employer, your age eA-
nertence etc. 313, care FOFuIh.
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FOR SALE OR TRADE in good land.
Hotel Manhattan at Aneta: one Of
the best points on the Aneta line; cen:
traflv located between CasseltOn and
Devils Lake: the best 81 house on that
line; 40 rooms; steam heat electric
light. Box 321.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22
HOUSE AND SAFE MOVING.

HOUsE AND SAFE MOVING and all
kinds of semen work. Phone 1227-J,
o. p. Lovass. s14 Tth St north.
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FOR SALE-Hotel and meat market
combined, also ice business. No COM
petition in either line. Very easy terms
II AXE at once. Reason for sale. nave
| ton. Address Jack Ntzhugh,, Intake,
Mont.
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WEAVING.

WEAVING CARPETS. rugs, etc. Mrs
Smith. 1895 18th av. s; phone 1861
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BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK egg for
sale, from best quality prize WinninC
birds. Cockerel matings $3.50 and 5000
per setting, pullet matings 5000 per
setting. Percy Beals, 2. .. o 736,
Fargo, n. y.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22
BUSINESS CHANCES.

FOR sALE-Meat market; reasons for
selling. Mrs. J. w. HoTnbeck. Edge
ley, n. D.
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FOR s~ALE-FARaTs.

FOR SALE-Improved 320-acre farm.
6 miles from Homestead, Mont, house
barn, spring, 100 acres broken; price
$40 per acre; would consider trade for
small auto as part payment Address
owner, ]. e. Jackson, Homestead. Mont.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

ing New Idea" sanitary belts and
aprons to women spare time or steady
employment; experience Unnecessary.
Mary Short, 410 Caxton Building,
Chicago, Ill.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

numbered hotel: good town on the
Northern Pacific and Milwaukee rail-
roads; new and modern; electric light;
heated rooms; $2.25 house. 331 care
Forum.
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WEN WANTED everywhere to start q
husiness of their own, pays from $75
to 5000 monthly all or spare time. Fun
particulars and working plan free.
Write, Jewel Company, S2 Sth 81 So
Fargo, N. d.
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WANTED-Short order cook and All
cream parlor, sober n industrious,
may be married couple the wife to be
cook in the hotel. Hannaford HOTEL
Hannaford, N. ID.
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FOR SALE-Thoroughly oyerhauled.
rooms. steam heat; gasoline lighting
system; splendid location; warm build
ing; win consider an exchange on unSS
improved land along pain line OF
Da wson, n. D.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-22

SEWING GIRLS WANTED at the A, ]
Wright & Sons awning factory
Moorhead, Mimi, at once.
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WANTED-An experienced stenograph,
er for out-of-tOwn position. Write
to P. o. Box COS, Fargo, N. D., giving ex
perience and salary expected.
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FOR sALE-A new and up to date
stock of general merchandise n
6xtures, consisting Of dry goods, no
lions, furnishings, mems hats and caps,
shoes and groceries. Will invoice
about 5000; fixtures 800: This stock
community on the g. n. r R. in the
heart Of Red river valley. Only rea-
son for selling Is. too much other bust
ness to look after. a me opportunity.
Perley, MINI.
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acknowledgement woman ex-
perienced in care of infants as night
nurse. Apply Childrens' Home, S04
10th st. S.
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GIRL WANTED In small family: no
small children. Inquire 1. M. Hart
stein. 316 Front st.
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rooming house upstairs. the only one
in town. Washburn population 500: a
good money maker. part cash. For
particulars write or call on owner.
Ludwig Peterson, Washburn, N. D.
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WANTED-Competent girl for genera
homework; three in family; $50 pei
month. 1909 Sth st. s. Phone 1929.
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FOR SALE-Best two-story frame
building in Ambrose, n. D.; now &C.
cupied by Athearn Drug company;
lease expires August. 1918; furnace
heat, large store space. eight rooms
upstairs. Terms, write Box TAI. Fargo,
n. D.
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wANTED-Competent grid for gen.
eral housework. Family of three
adults. No washing, good wages. Mrs.
Leslie Welter. 424 9th st. s.. Moor