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OFFICIAL PARCEL POST
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Numbered squares represent
zones.
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FIKING RATES
UNDER PARCEL
Government Goes Into Business |
of Transmitting Merchandise |
Through the Mails.
NEW LAW FULLY EXPLAINED
Divided Into Zones and
Units for Purpose of Fixing Charges
for Carriage—No Package Weigh-
ing More Than Eleven Pounds Is
Aailable—Anything Properly Wrap-
ped Which Will Not Other
Mail May Be Sent. i
——
By EDWARD B. CLARK.
With the coming the
the United States government will
ter into a field
the trans of
what is
For
for
Country
injure
of New
en-!
new of enterprise
nerchandise 3
known parcel post
there g§ been a
a system of
transmittal of packages
of favor and disfavor
post scheme have
divided Fina
of congress a bill ,
will put into operation, but |
onl; sald in little
than an experimental way
It is the intention of Uncle Sam to
Years
such inexpensive
The camps
the parcel
heen it equally
lv
ily
at the fon
"
was
plan
be
it must
move rather slowly in the parcel post }
matter He wants find how popu-|
lar it will be, how much will ¢
the government, and whether th
to
it oat
ore is
It
guccessaful
each year it is found that
plan is the point
view of the people, which means
government also
be extended until
the proportions which
say
gume
from
the parcel post will
they believe it is destined to as
Zone System Explained.
It is no exaggeration
thousands upon thousands
ies have been
general as
post will
the law
tn sav
n of inaguir
made of the postmaster
just what the parcel
to the pe It was
tablishing the
wision for a
to
mean
of congress ¢
system which made pr
division of the country into zones
and into 35.000 units which are to be
uged as centers in describing the cir
eles which mark the boundaries of
the zones. There has been no clear
understanding, apparently, of
gone system, but really it is a very
simple matter.
The accompanying map shows
country divided into zones from
unit in which Washington is
uated. as the center. Accompanying
the map is a table showing the rate
of postage per pound for parcels from
Washington places within all the
gones
Each unit contains
miles square Now each unit is a
center from which the zones are
drawn and so every unit in the coun-
try no matter. where it is situated will
pave zones drawn from it just exactly
ple.
the
io
an area thirty
it For instance, take Keokuk, Ia,
which is in a unit in the fifth zone.
From that will be drawn circles ex:
actly as they are drawn from Wash-
ington and they will be numbered from
Keokuk as number one, just as they
are numbered from Washington as
aumber one. Of course, however,
Zone Six will have a different geo-
graphical position as related to Keo-
kuk than it has as related to Wash.
ington, but as the radius of the circles
drawn from Keokuk is the same
length as the radius of the circles
drawn from Washington, Keokuk's
Zone Bix will be just as far from its
center as Washington's Zone Six is.
How Rates Are Fixed.
It ean be seen from this readily
enough that the postal rates from
Washington to its particular zone will
be the same as the postal rates from
Keokuk to its particular zones. Bach
unit being about thirty milles square
will of course contain In most cases a
number of postoffices, but each office
fn the same unit is considered as be-
tng the oanter of the circles from
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$
i
i
2d
zone
rate.
$0.06
10
d4
18
22
3d
zone
rate.
$0.07
J2
317
*1st zone
Local Zone
Lbs. rate. rate.
1...%30.05 $0.05
2. 06 (8
3. Lf -
4. 08 J44
5. 08 11
6. 10
y J}
8. J2
9. 13
10.. Ji 32
Js 3b 57
*For a full explanation of t
Zone see the Parcel Post Guide.
30 37
42
AT
52
29
which drawn
gituated In
rates
unit in
but
office
therefore
which the
they
to
are
any poir
Hed
be n by
of rates of postage
t refarence
able that
ft doe t
fa
the
package
rate of
weoighing
one
package Ww
than 11 pounds can be
10% one
at
zon
cent for
at
NO
gent
parcel post law
h
right here that on th
Band ‘ « av
nats U parc wat may no
ahle to compet witl
4 ith the expres
companlie
con It
leet
that
bo
pete was the
ex
Of
J
r
of the the par
cel post | gl made
particular use to persons having fa
products to tran
It 1s probable that
ducers must study the rates of
age and the
mittal and compare them
cost and convenience under
methods before individually a mar
determine whether he is to profit
Then there ia
thing to be considered
only can be known d fini
fuller regulations
factory amit to
i Tn
convenience of
&
have
when
things can be sent by parcel post
can be sald in a general way
wrapped and which will not Intare
other mad matter with which it may
come in contact
Copy Foreign Countries,
It is prebable that the government
will adopt a means of transportation
for certain kinds of its merchandise
much like those which have
adopted in parcel post
abroad. What the English eall ham:
pers, basket-like arrangements, prob
ably will be adopted, and as these can
be kept separate from the ordinary
mail matter it Is believed that the
regulations as finally adopted will al
low the sending of eggs, butter, dreas
ed poultry, live poultry, honey, fruit,
and other products of the country.
age may work at first against any
vary extended use of the parcel post
for some of the articles which have
been named. Of course, more weolght
ean be sent If it is sent in different
parcels, but the cost in that case
would be heavier because the in-
crease per pound on a gingle package
fs not great up to 11 pounds, and
probably it would Increase at no great.
er rate if the government were to
raige the limit of weight which is now
fixed. To make it simpler, it will
cost more to send two packages of 1!
pounds than it would to send ono
package of 22 pounds if tho govern:
yoent aventually should allow a heavi
4th
zone zone zone zone
rate rate rate rate
$0.08 $0.09 $0.10 $0.11
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20 23 28 I
28-3 371 A
32 31 AB Bi
38 Ah 55 6
A4 Db 24 NH
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85 92 MN
d2. St. 1.)
J9 1.00 11}
of postage in the First
5th 6th 7th
rate
56
62
68
he rates
NPP ASNT NAA NNSA NAAN NA
carried and
t =
the
Vi as
before. to every posts
zone be
ing the san
will take noth
ter. Printed
hirdclass
ks cant
to them the ret
co of
of mail
wating the
ignmentsa
in LTR nrepara
In irs : nara
8 require a
areel
of
idy for shipment to
a8
:
thoaano
re
in ample tin for
} the new syster
Year's day
instruction to eve
| country to enlighten his patrons
joct of the parcel post and especially
on the use of the special stamps and
the necomsary attachment of the re
turn card. The law requires that all
tourth-class matter mailed oer Jan:
uary 1, 1913, without parcel post
stamps attached shail be treated ns
“Held for portage” matter Parcel
post packages will be malilable only
{ at postoffices, branch postoffices, let
| guch numbered stations as may be
designated by the postmasters.
It has been announced by Postmas.
| tor General Hitcheock that nearly 70,
| 000 scales will be required for use in
the parcel post system which is to go
into effect January 1st. He has ae:
cordingly authorized the issuance of
bids for that number. Two hundred
of the largest postoffices and their
branches will be supplied with auto
matic springless scales. The next
class of offices, numbering about 10.
000, will be given high grade beam
seale. while the four class offices,
numbering about 55,000, will be fur
plished with the best spring balances
obtainable, each havigg a capacity for
twenty pounds. These scales will be
used by postmastere to determine the
amount of postage required on parcel
post packages. The fact that many
furnished wit
capacity
postmaster general to make
1 3 of
large purchase
aking care the
are of
It is und
now
makes nNecesss
goals
parcel gi
mtood that this will
4 yrder ever placed
eo largest single ¢
a
for scales.
Rate on Seeds Not Affected.
It should that
be said at the
CONKre
af
38 which puls a par
into operatien does not
affect the postage rale
ga, bulbs,
Be
482
roots,
fixed by section
and regul
assification
the
tions
as
slag:
ies, Postmas-
'
ntl
ck recs
y sum-
to confer with
t committee the
vi ical afices
avis Pittsbu
€
ksonvil
With Postmasters
of tt
Confer
postmasters
tha «
nf repreges]
class office
of the greater
the center of
a trem
ng area The
irg reported that
f that city has a
worki
! committee
rine the
fin the
2 consume!
{ u
y pach other b
that
i nearer «
em He also sald
i
{ i
j city
erchants are planning
deliverios made
farmi
with
"Phi
Jack
connections cl
ladelphia ne of the largest
onvill the largest of
outlet for
it
Florida all
culiar
f force
and the
mail of the state
in having a special
i the
postmaster said that it
that id
post extensively in ser
and ten.pound packa
Suffolk. Va. and Ww
Va. are both very small second class
offices. one in the tide.water district,
with large truck interests; the other
tar inland in an orchard country
diversified farm products. The post
masters of both offices reported great
interest in the parcel post, and sald
that they had continual inquiries re
garding ils scope.
s An
is
increase ©
winter tourist season, and the
was expected
arcel
the i
a { o 2 hom ©
ges of fruit
Charlestown
travelers we Heo
five
with
mittee was able to glean a great
amount of valuable information,
which, added to that gained from the
| the producing farmer,
Give Him Time.
{ “You're a pretty old man to be beg:
| gin',” sald the lady to the man at the
back door.
“Yes, ma'am,” replied the man with
his hat in his hand.
“Have you been begging all your
life?"
“Not ylit, ma'am.”
important That Animal
Four Miles an Hour With Load
and Without Tiring.
Should
¢ does most oO
the i
ortant ti
fast
without or
DE
miles
foot
whether ft be by
tiri
walk four
oad If 1
His
to
are
not
he oa 1
oe Ca Qo
Feet of Draft Horses.
1. Hoof
unmutilated
showing
“pars,” strong
a cupped scle,
2 Distortion of hoof caused
founder,
A
ng
PURE BREDS VERSUS SCRUBS
Mon gre!
Not
ent Hustler, but Wi
Money
is Exce
and Cannot Make
for its Owner,
implement Shown in flilustration
Found Satisfactory in Preparing
Food for Live Stock,
Home-Made Root Cutter,
ix inches wide, are fastened at an
ie to the side boards, writes Anton
ah of Union county, Ore, in the
arm and Home. Three legs, d, are
fastened to the box. The knife, oe, is
fastened with a screw, f, to the mid.
dle of the side board and a triangular
piece of board, g, Is fastened even
with end of one side board so that
the knife can be raised high when
cutting large beots,
————
Prime Bacon.
Prime bacon is really more eredit
to the producer than is lard alone, It
ia algo trae that the best bacon brings
good prices, costs less to bring to fit.
ness, and can be made a great staple
if we work for it,
———————
Cost of Foundation,
It costs more to procure the founda.
tton stock of jurehred animals, but
it costs no more aftor that to raise
Mog
Micki
| BONEMEAL GOOD FOR SWINE
Good Results
Station by Feeding Each Animal
Ounce Each
Obtained at Missours
Day.
|
| m
i
| was
an oul
per day
At the Nebrask:
pigs were fed t
of wheat shorts
ground
cornn
jon aifaifa,
fed on
{factory
| lot which
{dition to
¥
was fed
the
one
Shorts rengthen
with corn produc
h stronger bone than corn alone
| Where mixed g
{or skim
which
doubth
rations are given
ood pasty
material
rain
milk or g sil of
ipply ash
that bonem
re
a
g it in
1
i
value other
strengthen
RACK FOR OPEN CATTLE YARD
Device, Found to Be Entirely Satisfac-
May Be Made by Use
May
Eleven-Foot Poles,
tory,
of
E_STOCK
OR:=S=%5
the mothers
Talk is che
i
{to buy a
nevertl
i he
{ chief
A
an evesore
{0 any Mm
ke svery precaution to gain
al
t in the barn for the winter
Sheep dogs in England
and are the most serious
animals are hard-working
The better your sire the better your
jambs, and =o the “more money you
will get from your flock next year.
Unless the fattening steer has all
the pure water he can drink at all
time he will not iay on fat quickly
The pedigreed sire has been the
power in building up size and draft
form in our American stock of horses.
Many farmers will let the steer
trample $100 worth of feed into the
mud rather than spend $25 for a feed
rack
Small potatoes, turnips and other
vegetables cooked In a large kettle or
in a feed cooker make good food for
young pigs.
A mood pasture is the foundstion
stone of successful bog raising, and it
is as a pasture for swine that aWfalfa
is utilizad to the best advantage.
A flock of sheep will waste more
than hay enough to pay for the lume
ber to bulld a good rack in a single
winter. if vou feed them out on the
around,
confidence of the ewes ter they aro
! pu
Spotl $14
France
and