Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-01
Scheme to Assist Consumer
| to Combat Hig3 Cost of
Living.
THE PLAN IS APPROVED
Will Also Aid in Che,pening Market
ing Of Food Pro- @'4s BY Lsssenins
Transportation Charges.

! Washington, Jan. l.-Uncle Sans
scheme to assist Mr.. Ultimate Con-
sumer in coping with the high cost of
living went into effect today. The
parcels post was inaugurated through
out the nation; the Federal govern
ment began its competition against
the express companies.
kilograms from postmasters to the
Postoffice Department here today indi-
Gated that the general public has TAX
en- hold of the parcels plan with en-
shusiasm. The first days business
promises to be of an enormous mag
nitude.
Uncle Sans express business is ex-
pscted to aid in cheaper marketing of
food products and to lessen transpor-
tation cost in small packapes--the
sort of matter in which the express
companies have heretofore had a prac-
:ical monopoly, because of the high
oostage rate. TIE United States is
me of the last oi the worlds great
nations to adopt The parcels post.
The plan has benin operation in
European countrie f. several years.
AS with express pasages the rates
andre the parcels po' plan depends
m the distance the mamatter is sent
Packages weighi.gEr ounces or
ess will be sent a Mi flat postage
ate of one cent ansose, to all sec
ions of the count NJ argest pack
ma1ap1e dnds' d grceiis post
5 eleven pounds.
The minimum rate w!er the new
,lan will be five cents ir the first
pound and three cent jr each ad-
Ttional pound to any?int not ex-
:eding fifty miles froshe office of
mailing. The local ratthich is five
ents for the first pouEad one cent
or each additional poa applies to
III parcels the delivery (which does
lot involve their tranrtation on
iailway lines,-and this>ans on ru-
raj routes or local CARS rounds.
rhe rates increase for,h success
We one of the eight mos info
which the Post Office Dstment has
divided the country, thexium rate
,eing twelve cents poewhich will
AIRY parcel across ttntinent or
any of the possessionthis coun-
ry. All parcels must be more
A han feet long or In girth.
A mailable parcel ME insured
against loss in an amorou;valent
Il % it's actual value, but m eyceed
so.
The United States hson d;v;d-
d into units, thirty mi souare
There are eight zones rounding
aach unit' the last. zone ding the
Philippine Islands ,anG.bermo4
places on this continent, eleven
oouno package toHthe ads will
.ost S1.32. Es:
The parcels postis are COM
,rehensive than the; ave narson
thinks. It is possiblesund 70 send
Almost any kino GooI pae other
han explosives, poisons, arms
intoxicating beverages, obscene
matter.
Among the mailable, L., are.
Butter, eggs. vegetable fresh
meats, groceries, medic astes
salves, seeds of fruit, nu, s+ock
candies, confectionery, 81 o.los
soap, flour, meal millinery @ @n,,,Si
al instruments, salted, driss .nol,
ID meats. ink powders, pe .n,,e
and paper. @
Of instructions inWraR ,,.,-
ages 'ae os' oil. It puts
'"i 'ie u,"- A 0 ;ssa mt of
eggs. Each egg must5bew., ;, COW
iaS a-'o - .I.S,a selsior,
Eossoi', - o- i, and
pacAeu - eo u, ~ -. double
corruea'eu ut,st wood
in such manner as to$plac4 80 ~
On its end and to prevent 80 ss
striking together orsagain, 81
or top of the containar Ths ~
30 closely wrapped thatseN - ~ ~
rrc -sould break there we o ~
igas j out in the othersnna " Nv
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