The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-17
BRINGS \. c. OF |.
NEARER A SOLUTION
tween Richmond and Tylcrs Link
Between Farmer and Consumer

motor truck parcel post service
which has just been established be-
tween Richmond and Tylers, Hanover
county. by way of the Washington
Richmond highway, brings the high
cost Of living problem a step nearer
Its solution
The route is but n link or branch
or route to be established between
Washington and Richmond via Win
chester and Culpeper, and Orange.
Epotsylvania. Caroline, Hanover and
Henrico counties to Richmond from
Richmond 1t will eventually he ex-
Tended To New Orleans OF same ether
southern city.
The Introduction of this service Is
due to the Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter-General the Hon. James I. Blake
lee. and is under the control of the
division of rural mails of his depart
ment
The prime object is to enable the
farmer to sell his produce and the
jewellers in the cities to purchase
same on terms most advantageous to
both. The use of his service permits
the shipper to prepare for shipment
his goods in a much less expensive
and troublesome way than that re-
puired to he shipped by ordinary par
Gel post o. express.
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: containers, with brand. chaff. straw
or similar materials: butter can be
shipped in tin buckets without other
protection; dressed fowls can be
wrapped in strong PAPER fruits and
vegetables in baskets or strong paste.
board boxes, and many other products
OF the farm can be shipped in like
manner
This is made possible by the fact
H. he l. a
10 hand and transported on pneu
matte tired truck in the same manner
rs Is done by a groceryman in deiiv-
tring goods 10 a customer in the city.
There "A no danger OF hreakaEe as ia
the case when such things are sent
BY mail or express on railroad trains.
The cost of five cents for the first
pound and one CEN per pound Tor
each additional pound for distance
of three hundred miles makes this
mode OF transportation very cheap
and attractive one,
When sufficient amount OF parcel
post matter is addressed to a single
addresse,. the truck viii deliver same
TO thesAusr OF such addree%e without
de2ositsfg It in the pcstoftice. other
wise ii will be delivered by the We
hicles used by the postofIice as is
ordinary mail matter
Az avail themselves W tia}S SFFst ice
persons can take their produce 20 any
post Office on the route covered by
the truck and. depositing it there IL
VIII be taken up hv the truck and
carried to It's destination or transfer
red to the truck with which Il con-
meets at the end OF the route, IL the
parcel Is addressed TO some point be
yond the route on which IL In mailed
a person can also hail the driver Of
hA k~t
and he Will weigh seli the necessary
stamps and reeeive the package
a regular scheduled n arrival both
ways will he maintained SO that the
patrons of the route will always know
when to meet the truck for the pur-
pose of shipping or receiving articles
sold or bought. They will thus be en-
cbled not only to sell what surplus
produce they have &c dispose Of. but
Will be able to purchase such things
In the city as fresh fish oysters and
meats and have then4 aa!ivers d In
good order at their doors All mat
ter admissible to the mails can be
sent and received ~ and from any
Instance as by ordinary mail The
truck Will make a complete round
trip daily except sunday
Owing 10 the destruction o. the
s bridge over the North Anna river.
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passes, the extension OF sh.s route b.
yond Tylers cannot be accom- pii@h ed
until the bridge is rebuilt The extern
sion OF the route beyond Riehm ond
depends on whether or not necessary
improvem ents are made.
In addition to the route esta bIish-
ed. surveys will be made in other d.
rections with a view of establishing
other routes leading out from Rich
a.
be passahIe the year round and suf-
fcient business can he found to JUS
THY 1t. number of other routes win
be established.
II. after fair trial. the roads are
not kept in passable order and the
people on the routes do not patronize
the service sufficiently to justify its
continuance. II will be discontinued
The truck used In this service is a
two ton Auto car. fitted with a spec
ially designed body
buy Liberty Bonda-