Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-12-12
PARCELPOST CHANGE
ALL RATES WILL BE CUT At
FIRST OF THE YEAR, SAYS
SECRETARY euRLEsoN.
CANTHEN SEND 5OpOUND PACKAGES
Sweeping Changes In Service Endorsed
by Interstate 6oard-Raisina Max
imum Weight and Increase Of
Business Prompts Order.

Neutrality-suspicious. General
Burleson's policy to increase the
weight limits Of parcel post packages
in the first and second zones from 20
to so pounds, to admit books to the
parcel post, and to reduce rates in the
third, fourth, fifth and sixth zones
was approved Saturday by the inter-
state commerce commission.
The maximum weight of parcels to
all zones beyond the second was in.
creased from II to 20 pounds. The
approved changes in rates and weights
to be in effect January /, 1914, follow:
To reduce the rates for the third
zone from cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional pound
to cents for the first pound and 2
cents for each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the fourth
zone from 8 cents for the first pound
and 7 cents for each additional pound,
to Z cents for the first pound and 4
cents for each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the fifth
zone from 9 cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional pound
to cents for the first pound and 6
cents for each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the sixth
zone from 10 cents for the first pound
and cents for each additional pound
to 9 cents for the first pound and
cents for each additional pound
1T seems obvious" says the com
mission, that the service to the public
will be promoted by these changes
provided the revenue from the service
is not less than the cost thereof. YOU
experiences and statistics seem t.
show clearly that the revenue will mo-
be less than the cost of the service,
Books by Parcel Post.
1t is provided by the postmaster gen
eral, with the consent of the commits
sion, that the rate of postage on par
GELS containing books weighing eigh
ounces or less shall be one cent TO
each two ounces or fractional par
thereof, and on those weighing in ex
cess of eight ounces the acne parce
rate shall apply" This is to be eli
fective March 16, 1914.
Consent also was given by the com
mission to the admission of shipment
of gold, gold bullion and gold dust il
Alaska and to and from Alaska il
packages weighing not more than
pounds. The rate of postage fixed /
two cents an ounce or fraction thereo
for all distances.
THE postmaster general issued al
order, effective August Is last, increas
ing the weight limit in the first an
second zones from II to 20 pounds an
materially reducing the rate of pos
age for these zones, and stated at tina
time that this step was in the natur
of an experiment" said the statemen
5 issued tonight by the postoffice d.
: partment.
Changes Appreciated.
After these changes had been /
effect for some time, record wa
of large representative postoffice
, throughout the United States and tn
: reports received from these office
!. show that the changes in the servic
! had been greatly appreciated by tn
! public.
Increase In Business.
= "The number of parcels handled i
the first and second zones since thes
Y changes became effective show an il
t crease OF approximately 16 per cen
: The average weight has also increase
: from IL to II pounds per parcel, an
: Notwithstanding the great reduction
: rates in the first and second aone
the average package has increase
o from II cents a percel to 10 cents"