The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1913-01-03

.o"e' The rates therefore are 0yad
t''h me unit in which tho postofica
~ located. but they are the s,ms
from that office to any point in any
one zCre. "N'
VIII De seen by reference to the
'aoie o! rates OF postage that IL will
'"al moro per pound TO send n pack
age long distance than It does &c
( Seha IL short distance. The rate in
cTeases Tor a package weighing one
pound ut the rate OF one cent for
each zone. No package weighing
more than II pounds can be sent nm,
GER the new parcel post law. |,
should be said right here that on the
lonS hauls the parcel post may no;
be abba TO compete with the express
companies. but that on shorter hauls
IL can so compete. II was the OK
pressed desire Of the legislators and
or The postofl!ce officials that the par.
Gel post system should be made OF
particular Use TO persons having farm
and factory products 10 transmit 10
customers. II Is probable that pro.
cucors must stldy the rates OF post.
age and the convenience OF trans
INITIAL and compare them with the
cost and convenience under present
methods before individually a man can
determine whether he Is 10 profit or
no. by the change. Then there is an.
other thinS 20 be considered and
which only can be known definitely
when fuller regulations have been
made 10 specify exactly what kind OF
things can be sent by parcel post. 1t
can be- said in "A general way that any.
thing can be sent which Is properly
wrapped and which will not inWre
other mail matter with which il may
come IN contact
Copy Foreign Countries.
II is probable that the government
will adopt Z means OF transportation
for certain kinds OF its merchandise
much like those which have been
adopted in parcel post countries
abroad. What the English call ham.
pe-s. baske. like arrangements. prob
ably will be adopted. and as these can
he kept separate from the ordinary
mail matter Il is believed that the
regulations as finally adopted will nj.
low the sending OF eggs, butter, dress.
ed poultry. live poultry. honey, fruit,
and other products OF tho country.
The ll.pound limit for single pack.
age may work at first against any
very extended use of the parcel pest
for some Of the articles which have
bcen named or course. more weight
can bc sent II 1t is sent in different
parcels. but the cost In that case
would be heavier because the III
crease per pound on single package
is rot great up 20 II pounds. and
trohably II would increase ut no great
or rate II the government were TO
raise tho limit Of weight which Is now
fixed To make II simpler, II viii
cost more TO send two packages OF ii
mounds than II would TO send ono
rackage Of - pounds II the govern
mont eventually should allow heav!'
or SINGLE package to be carried and
should charge in proportion just what
q does now for enc package OF ii
rauads weight.
ry,ry postmaster IN the United
.,otos will have q parcel post map
lilo tho one which "a here reproduced
svrent that the zone lines VIII be
chou, with the unit of his posto,Iice
ms = center All that postmaster
viii have 70 do when a parcel Is pre-
son,od for transportation is to ana
nm, in what zone the destination OF
,hc nockagc lies. His table will show
him instantly the rate per pound from