Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-07
INTIENTATl COMMERCE COM
MISSION NppRONES OEDIH
IIIItlNE NINI VI AEtii
increase WEIGHT LIMIT
Limit in First and second /unc~ lial~'
ed Ia 30 Pounds aud Nj Othrr
Iuur~ 10 20 Pounds.


/ Increase the weight limits OF parcel
post packages i'm the first and second
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rates IA the thlrd' tour'h, Nun ana
sixth zones. was approved today by
! fine nt.rstata commerce commission.
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an zones p'N"nd the S''"hu was 'n'
creased from II to 20 pounds.
The commis.lons consent" to
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f to postmaster general Burlcson. Tho
approved changes in rates au0
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no rcduc" the rates tor the thrd
zone from seven cents ior the first
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'oII'I Pouhu'
10 reduce lh' rates Tor the lIIln
zone from ulIl' C'n'S lor 'h' ilIs'
p"unu ana seven Genus I"r e"oh "uu''
lI"IdI p"uHd /" cIEhl cents IuI lhe
IiI7' Pouhu ana SIN Genus I"I ca'h du-
uluouaI pound
10 redu'e lhe rates Iur the SlAlh
zone from ten cents Tor lhe Illsl
/ po"hu ana nlhe c'htS Tor each auul
tiohaI P"unu To hln' cents Ioi 'he
| ilIst poulid ana eIsht cents lor eacI
additional pound
II seems obvious says the com
inIsSl"n' ihal the service To the pun
nc WIN De prompted ny ihes' chahses
pToNiued lhe revenue IIom the ser
wee ~ not less thah the cost thereot
your experiences ana statistics seem
TO snow clearly tlat the revenue VIII
not ne less IMAM the cost ol the ser
wee
we can conceive OF no opposition
TO the increased weights anG reduced
rates proposed except from the ear
rIers that transport the mails. We
have heard some objections from
them on the ground that the increased
"elght sh"uId not be permitted unul
provision for additional compensation
to the carriers has been made
1t is provided by the postmaster
general with the consent Of the com
mission. that the rate or postage on
parcels containing books weighing
ounces or less shall be one cent for
each 'Fo ounces or fractional part
Their OF and on these weighing in ex-
cess or ounces the zone parcel post
rates shall apply
This is TO be effective March 10,
1914.
Serious objections TO the proposed
change in the rates on books and cata-
logucs were made chiefly by mailers
OF heavy catalogues, but the comnls-
sion says II feels that the changes are
In the interest or the pubic generally.
Consent also was given by the com
mission to admission OF shipments or
gold. gold bullion and gold dust In
Alaska and to and from Alaska In
packages weighing not more Than
eleven pounds The rate OF postage
fixing is two cents an ounce, or trac-
tion thereof for all distances.
The postmaster general issued an
order effective August 10, last. in
creasiug tn" weight limit in the first
and second zones from ~ to 20
pounds and materially reducing the
rates of postage for these zones. and
stated at that time that this step was
in the nature Of an experiment, said
statement issued tonight by the
postoffice department. AFTER these
changes had been In operation for
some time a record was kept OF the
number OF parcels handled m large
number Of representative postoffices
throughout the United States and the