The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1913-01-02

parcels must be labeled eggs"
All fragile articles. including MILL
merry, toys. musical Instruments and
articles made OF glass, tn part or other
wise, must 3 securely packed and
marked, fragile" Included among
those articles that are excluded from
the service are intoxicating liquors OF
all kinds, poisons, poisonous animals,
insects or reptiles, explosives OF every
kind, inflamrnable articles, including
matches, Internal machines, pistols or
~revolves, disease germs. any obscene,
defamatory or scurrilous matter now
prohibited by law, live or dead animals.
or birds or live poultry, raw hides or
Spelts, or anything having bad odor.
Insurance for SIS on parcel post can
be obtained by attaching 20 the regu-
ins,I postage s,s ShSrsea / 2 s special re s1ssnt
and special delivery features OF the
postal system will apply to the new
service in the same manner as IL does
with the other postal classes.
That First Zone Rate.
Considerable confusion has been
caused through a misunderstanding
Of the first zone rate. There Is what IL
called a local rate and a zone rate.
The local rate applies to packages that
are delivered within the city and along
Yural routes running out from II. The
zone rate applies to other towns in the
zone and other rural routes that run
out from them. In other words, IL II Is
necessary to carry q package on the
railroad, the tone rate applies, while
II II does not, the local rate applies.
Regular carriers will deliver all pack
ages under m pound, Other means
will be found to deliver packages that
are larger.
There will be a large saving TO the
people on the smaller parcel post pack
ages. 1t will also create active ON
petition in the delivery service, leay-
ing the people the option as TO whether
they will send their packages through
the postofice department or by express.
If the express companies should re-
duce their rates this action would also
benefit the people. If the people de-
sire to patronize the postofice depart
ment, the government in the end Will
attempt to give acceptable service.
1t has been ~contended that the conn
try merchant would be destroyed when
parcel post service was inaugurAted.
In view of the fact that a reduced rate
of postage IN rural routes has been
fixed by congress of s cents for the
first pound and / cent for each .addi-
tional pound from the town or city
where the rural route originates to the
terminus of said route. We are m
aux 81 W SSSNH 1O" F lAl6 COuIilIy 4. lit >
chant car be injured by this new ser
vice. #S"'
For instance, the country merchant
could deliver the maximum package OF
IL pounds weight to a customer on any
rural route in theNtown where his store
is located for 15 cents. A department
store or mail order house in the second
tone would be compelled to pay 46
cents to deliver an 11.pound packaget
in the third zone, 1t would be compelled
TO pay for the same package, 81 cents;
in the fourth n the rate would be 6S
cents; in the fifth zone, 70 cents; in the
sixth zone, $500.
1t Is generally conceded that the
country merchants are unduly alarmed.
In the great cities where rents are
higher, the cost Of doing business is
greater, taxes are higher and the scale
Of wages paid for help il much greater
than IN the smaller towns of the coun-
try. -. E M# .