The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-01
pAk([L POST
RATES
REVISED

The important changes To be made
in the rate on parcel post packages
will go into effect today. The Butte
Daily Post gives the changes in
weights and prices and we reproduce
it for the benefit of all cur readers.
On and after January LIST the limit
Of weight of parcels OF fourth-clas'
mail for delivery within the first and
second zones shall be Increased from
20 to 50 pounds and ia the third.
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth zones from II to 20 po nds.
Parcels Weighing four ounces or
less are mailable at the rate Of | cent
for each ounce or fraction Of an
ounce. regardless of distance. Parcels
weighing more than four ounces will
he mailabie at the pound rates frac-
tion of a pounu being considered u
full pound. The local rate for ore
pound being cents, an Increase of /
cent being charged for each addition
al two pounds. A i've pound pack
age will cost cents; 10 pounds, 10
cents; Is pounds, - cents: 20 pounds,
Is cents: 80 pourds, 20 cents: 10
pounds, % cents: 30 pounds, 30 cents.
In the trst and second zones tnere is
a slight increase 10 rates, l0-pound
package costing IA cents; 20-pouDds,
"A cents; 80 pounds, "a cents: A
pounds. "A cents. so pounds, "a cents,
so that 50-podnd sack OF -four coulc
be sent quite distance from But
for 81 cents, which is considerably
lower than the express rates.
The rates Of postage OH parcels ex
ceeding four ounces in weight in thu
thiId 10 the eighth zone follow
Third zone, g cents for the first poun'
and , cents for eacn additiona
pound; forth zone, cents for tn
first pound and cents for each ad
ditional pound; tfth zone, 8 Genus 70
the first pound and cents for eac
additional pound sixth zone, cent
for the first pound and s cents 70
each additional pound; s)ve nth zone
II cents for the 6rst pound aud
cents for each additional pound
eighth zone, II cents Tor the frs
pound aud u cents for each addition
al pound. The weight limit in thes
zones is 20 ponuds maKiug the maX
imum cost as follows: Third zon,
! A cents; fourth, s3 cents; fifth, Sl.2
sixth, SI6l; seventh, SOL; eightf
S2.4O
Postmast r General A. S. BurlesO
has issued the following regulation
regarding gold shipments: "On ar
after Jan. /, gold coin, gold bullio
and gold dust offered for mailing bt
, tween any two points in Alaska sn
o between any point in Alaska and an
point In the L United States or It's 20
sessions shall be enclosed in scale
packages not exceeding II pounds
= weight and sent by registered mai
: The rate OF postage thereon shall
2 cents an ounce or fraction thereo
4 regardless OF distance, III addition
= the registry fee.
On and after March 10th, 1914 Il
a classi tication of articles mail4ble ul
IS uer section s shall be extended so
|. to include books The rate Of Jos
q age on books Weighing eight ounc
II or less shall be cent for each ~
u ounces or fraction thereof. and {
r thoss weighing In excess Of eigI
b. onnces the regular zone rate shall a
It ply.
Il No change has been made with 7
Il spect to the limit OF size of fonrt
v class mail. Parcels II such matt
N greater in sizs than y inches
as length and girth combiued shall n
be accepted for mailing. Tie usefl
,g ness of parcel post maps and guic
le furnished postm Asters and the puo
a. is not affected by the new rates.