The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-22
.T'IiO.'.IE|.|IlEARGE
SCOPE Of
!. PARCEL POST
SPECIAL DELIVERY AND C. 0. o.
WILL BE INSTITUTED AFTER
JULY !.
RATE CHANGES DUE
FOR VARIOUS ZONES
REMEDIES READY FOR DEFECTS
DISCOVERED AFTER sIx-MoNTH
TRIAL OF SYSTEM.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81
Uncle SANS activities as an express
man for hire will be largely increased
latter July /.
Already the use which the public is
making Of the new parcel post service
has surpassed all expectations. Dur
ling February 5O,OOO,OOO parcels were
handled. an increase OF Is per cent
over the previous month.
/ Mr.. Burleson, the Postmaster Gen
eral. expects to signallzc his admins
tration by making the postoftice De
partment Of the greatest use to the
people, and he realizes that the new
parcel post system is one OF the
means to accomplish that result.
BY July the defects OF the ne"
system will have been made apparent
by siximonth trial and changes IL
rates for the various zones and In the
lsize and weight Of parcels to be ad
mitted to the mails can be agreed OF
lin the light of actual'experience.
II shall ask for report on the ser
vice for the quarter ending April ! anc
again for the six months ending July
l." said Nj. Burleson to-day. by thai
time the public generally will have
become accustomed to the new ser
Twice and It's defects will have been es
tabished."
All Lines Of Business Use It.
While the big dry goods houses aud
mail order establishments have beer
the first to realize the opportunltle:
for sending goods by parcel post ant
have taken advantage Of the service
most extensively. other lines OF bus!
ness have not been far behind
Flowers, dairy products, chickens anG
eggs, ruching and candy, baby caps
and tobacco, all have found their Nal
into the parcel post
Chicago still leads all other cities III
handling j,1G7,5fO parcels in February
as compared with 4,1O2Ol0 for Nc"
York. Boston handled only l,32G,22e
parcels in February. Cleveland, ST,
Louis. Philadelphia and Jersey CITY
were next on the list. r..
Among the new facilities whIc!!
soon will bU given the public ar
these:
A. c. 0. D. service, by which upon
The payment OF 10 cents in addition
- the regular charge Uncle Sam viii!
collect for package and remit the
amount up to $1O0, but charging the
additional money order fee for there.
mit;ance. This will allow the house
Keeper to give her orders BY telephone
from her house in the suburbs or on
the farm and have the package de.
livered at her door. If she wishes to
return the parcel, however additional
postage must be paid. On these pack
ages the Government viii become III
surers against loss or damage not to
exceed $50
4 special delivery service Will be
instituted In this branch Of the postal
service. just as in other departments.
Then the sender, By attaching Il spe-
cial delivery stamp or 10 cents III or
binary postage, will be assured oil
having his package rushed ahead.
New Stamps Confuse.
Confusion in the use Of ordinary
Stamps instead Of parcel post stamps
Las interrercd with the smooth work
ing Of heparcel post syscn in many
cases. The idea Of having a disttnc
tive stamp was 10 enable the F0stoT
tice Department to keep an accurate
account OF the revenue from TIL:
service and its cost OF operation. y,
Because the parcel post stamps o