Mexico Missouri message., 1913-01-02

zone. The rates therefore are fixed
from the unit In which the postofllce
Is located but they are the same
from that Office TO any point in any
one zone
II will be seen by reference TO the
table Of rates Of postage that 1t will
cost more per pound TO send a pack
age a long distance than II does to
send Il a short distance. The rate in.
creases for package weighing one
pound at the rate OF one cent for
each zone. No package weighing
more than II pounds can be sent un.
der the new parcel post law. 1t
should be said right here that on the
long hauls the parcel post may not
be able to compete with the express
companies. but that on shorter hauls
II can so compete. II was the ex-
pressed desire OF the legislators and
of the postofice officials that the par
eel post system should be made OF
particular use to persons having farm
and factory products 20 transmit TO
customers. II is probable that pro-
ducers must study 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 TO profit or
not by the change. Then there is an.
other thing to be considered and
which only can be known definitely
when fuller regulations have been
made to 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 injure
other mail matter with which It may
come In contact.
Copy Foreign Countries.
II is probable that the government
will adopt a means of transportation
| for certain kinds of its merchandise
much like those which have beer
/ adopted in parcel post countries
abroad What the English call ham
pers, basket-like arrangements. prob
ably will be adopted. and as these can
be kept separate from the ordinary
mail matter II is believed that the
regulations as finally adopted will al
low the sending OF eggs, butter, dress
ed poultry, live poultry. honey, fruit
and other products OF the country.
The 11-pound limit for n single pack
| age may work at first against any
very extended use of the parcel pos
/ for some OF the articles which have
| been named. OF course, more weight
| can be sent II it is sent in different
/ parcels, but the cost in that case
would be heavier because the in
I crease per pound on a single package
/ is not great up to IL pounds. anC
probably It would increase at no great
/ or rate II the government we're t.
/ raise the limit CT weight which is now
fixed To make 1t simpler, It viii
cost more to send two packages OF Il
pounds than IL would to send one
package of % pounds If the govern
ment eventually should allow heavi
or single package to be carried anC
should charge in proportion just wha
It does now for one package of /.
pounds weight.
Every postmaster in the United
States will have a parcel post maj
like the one which is here reproduced
except that the zone lines will b'
shown with the unit of his postofIicr
as a center All that a postmaster
VIII have to do when a parcel is pre-
seuted for transportation is TO finC
out in what zone the destination o
the package lies. His table will show
him instantly the rate per pound from