Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-02

hihitcd articles
"Whilc the mail order houses in the hs
CITIES will benefit. the small merchant in
the town win find chat the system will
operate to his advantage also. The zone
system which we have established is to
hc utilized for his protection. He viii
orcratc within smaller territory tha'
IS. within a narrower zone than the his
'ousc doing mail order business. There
fore the postage rates he viii nave I"
pay ON pat OF post packages WIZ he less
and this will enable him to compete with
the city houses
"rhn benefits Of the parcel post Will cx-
tend throughout the country ana I" an
the possessions of the United states. 1t
is bound to stimulate trade ana heccs-
sarily will work to the prosperity and
general advantage of the people. Up to
this time the po.toflicc department was
ahlc to give the advantage of cheap ratas
on material that appealed merely TO the
intellect Now, however, we shall be able
to furnish dwcllcrs in remote ha mlets
with creature comforts which had been
denied them through high charges for
transportation"
SPENT S75Oo0o LITERALLY.
The appropriation by Congress for in
augurating the parcel post system was
$4,000. Postmaster-Generdl Hitchcock
Interpreted the law to mean that he was
to spend this money literally in order to
give the best express service possible,
and he has proceeded on that theory in
making MS allotmonts Of expenses to
Jostmast.rH ana other officials of the de-
partment. About 100000 was allotted to
pustmastcrs of the larger offices In the
country 10 establish delivery systems,
employ extra help, hire additional quar-
tcrs and pay for numcrou. other things.
The haianccof the appropriation has been
used in tn" purchase OF special scales Tor
weighing packages. the preparation. en-
craving, printing and distribution or zone
maps, the printing and distribution OF
parcel post guides and the purchase OF
other required parapherna liza.
Mr. iIitchcock got his bearings before
, authorizing the expenditure of the initial
y5o"n. and, having provided for the cX-
ponditurc of practically the entire
amount, he has requested Congress to
authorize him to eXpend another $1N.p0
TO keep tn" service going in way that
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