New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-05-14

available. the department completed
the work for which it laid the founda-
ton during the war, and In the space
OF the ext few months concluded par
Gel post arrangements with IS foreign
countries to which American parcel
posi- had heretofore no admission. The
doors OF the great marts of the east.
the south and the west were opened
to us. China. Egypt and South Africa
were among our new fields. Then
came Spain and its colonies.
Arrangements were concluded with
Great Britain and France whereby our
international parcel post service was
extended to every country reached by
those powerful allies and not hereto
fore reached by our own direct steam
ship lines. By one stroke. so to speak,
our parcel post service was extended
throughout the world. 1t is not sur
prising that our export parcel post has
increased from 2,o70.2l5 pounds in
1912 to II, 102, 1871 pounds n 1919. In
the first quarter Of this fiscal year the
post office department has already dis
patched more than six million pounds
Of parcel post.
Canada May Come Into Line.
The department has many inquiries
as to why. with such readiness of al
most all of the countries OF the world
TO deal with the United States through
the parcel post, our ally and next
door neighbor. Canada, should stand
aloof. Canada announces international
parcel post to practically all the coun-
tries of the world on an ll-pound
basis, except to the United States.
with which 1t has an arrangement for
the exchange of parcel post up to -four
pounds, six ounces.
Although negotiations have long
beer In progress between the Amer
lean and Canadian postal services for
nm extension Of the weight limit to IL
pounds, the department says II does
not despair of ultimate favorable ac-
ton. The dealings between the Amer
lean and Canadian postal authorities
have been ever without friction, and
always animated by a spirit Of help
fulness and cooperation and under
these circumstances the department is
confident that whatever obstacles in
the past may have made II inadvisable
for Canada TO enter into a parcel
post agreement with the United States
will be overcome.
Work on the Mall Resumed.
The development of the show sec
tion of Washington, Familiarity known
as the Mall, in accordance with plans
approved some years ago is again go
Ing forward. The work laid out came
to an abrupt stop in the spring OF
1917 when the United States entered
the world war. 1t Is now proposed
by the government to go right along
with the project until it Is finished.
Just now the activity centers in and
about the Lincoln memorial, situated
on the bank of thA Potomac river, a
mile and three-quarters directly west
Of the capitol building. The super
of this great memorial has
been completed. and the decorative
work on the interior is now under
way. II all goes well the memorial
VIII receive the finishing touches with
N the next year and the statue Of Lin |
'oln will be placed In the interior of
he building. ,
Between this Lincoln memorial and
ne washington monument, which
stands n half-milc east Of the memorial J
md directly I'm line with the capitol |
there IL to be an artificial |
AXE. The work Of %excavating for this
AXE has just beer started. The basin
will extend from the foot Of the Lin
'oln memorial to Fifteenth street, n
distance Of SOM eight blocks, and Will
Ne about 100 yards wide. The govern
plans call for the growing of
sorts OF sub-tropical foliage around
lake The water for this artificial
AXE will be supplied from the Potomac
The superintendent OF public
ulldings and grounds, who is in charge
{ The development Of this beauty spot
I the national capital. expects to be .
bic to turn the water into the arti- :
cial lake within the next year. u
Memorial Bridge Comes Next. n
The next great step in the scheme A
Or the development of the government "
wned property will be the building of q
bridge across the Potomac, that will s.
onnect the Lincoln memorial with the II
ouse on the heights Of Arlington Gem !"
terry which Robert +. Lee occupied
hen the Civil war began. Congress n
as not yet provided the money for y
his memorial bridge, but has indicated -.
n a good many occasions that it looks =
18th favor on the project. Ii was pro-
osed before the Lincoln memorial
lat Is now nearing completion was
greed on that this bridge should be d,
nown as n Lincoln memorial. Re- :,
ntly the suggestion has been made. y.
nd seemingly meets with a good deal "
favor, that this bridge when con "
shall be a memorial to the ],
en- who gave their lives for their -
,untry in tho world war. =,
This years development program for "
q national capital calls for the com "
elton Of the Grant monument in the "
Itreme eastern section of the Mall -
I'd under the shadow of the capitol -
This monument las been In =,
,urse of construction for IL years. ~
hooa Uaa mt In propptly onJ "