Haskell News from Haskell, Oklahoma • 6

PARCEL POST RATES REGULATED THROUGH SYSTEM OF ZONES i RULES GOVERNING MAILING OF PACKAGES UNDER NEW SYSTEM After Jan 1 One May Mail Anything Weighing Not More Than 11 Pounds by Parcel Perishable Articles May Be Sent Under Specific Restrictions cf th: poitoffiee officials that the par cel poet aystea should be made of particular use to persons baring farm and factory products to transmit to customers It can be said In a general way tbat anything can be sent which la properly wrapped and which will Unde Sam's New Enterprise Clearly How Charges Are not Injure other mall matter with which It may come in contact Copy Foreign Countries It Is probable that the government will adopt a means of transportation for certain kinds of Its merchandise much like those which nave been adopted In parcel post countries abroad What the English call hampers basket-like arrangements probably will be adopted and aa these can be kept separate from the ordinary mall matter It is believed that the regulations aa finally adopted will al- By COWARD CLARK With the coming of the New Tear the United States government will enter Into a new field of the transmittal of merchandise by what known aa the pare! post It la no eiaggeratlon to aay that thousands upon thousands of ashlngton to Its particular sons will jow the sending of egga butter Areas-be the same aa the postal rates from poultry live poultry honey fruit Keokuk to Its particular xonee Each and other products of the country unit being about thirty mllea square The 11-pound limit for a single pack-will of course contain In moat caaea a kge may work at first agalnat any number of poatofficea but each office Tery extended use of the parcel post In the same unit la considered aa be- i for some of the articles which have ing the center of the circles from been named Of course more weight wrhich the zones are drawn The can be eent If It la sent In different rates of pontage are fixed from the parcels but the coat In that case unit In which the sending post office la would be heavier because the In-situated but the price to every place creaas per pound on a single package In any cone Is Just the same To 11- a not great up to 11 pounds and lustrate It will coat exactly the same probably It would Increase at no great-amount to send a parcel from Wash- rat(f jf the government were to raise the limit of weight which la now Ington to Erie Fa that It costa to found In the malls shall be withdrawn and aent to the division of dead tab tera Intoxicants Poisons and Inflammable Materials Spirituous vinous malted fermented or other Intoxicating liquors of aay kind poisons of every kind and articles and compositions containing poisons poisonous animals Insects and rqptilea explosives of every kind Inin flammable material (which are held to Include matches kerosene oil gasoline naphtha benzine turgentine denatured alcohol etc) Infernal au chines and mechanical chemical or other devices or compositions which may ignite or explode disease germs or acaba and other natural or artificial articles compositions or materials of whatever kind which may kill or in any wise injure another or damage the mall or other property roaims-aters will refuse to receive for mailing parcels not properly Indorsed or packed for safe shipment Pistols Animals and Blrda Pistols or revolvers whether la do-tached parts or otherwise live or dead (and not stuffed) animals birds or poultry except as elaewhers pro-riled raw hides or pelts guano or any article having a bad odor wfll not be admitted to the malls Insurancs on Paresis A mailable parcel on which the postage la fully prepaid may be Insured against loss in an amount equivalent to Its actual value but not to exceed 50 on payment of a fee of ten cents In parcel poat lamps such stamps to be affixed Parcels may be re mailed or forwarded on the payment of additional postage at the rate which would bo chargeable if they were originally mailed at the forwarding office In which case the neceaaary stamps will be affixed by the forwarding postmaster Payment must be made every time the parcel is forwarded Mape and Guidea Parcel poet mape with accompanying guides are to be sold to the public at their cost 75 cents through the chief clerk of the poet office department In ordering mape care should be taken to specify the poet office from which the postage ratea are to be determined quantities are aaked to submit to tha postmaster for approval a specimen percel ahowing the manner of pack-Ing Queen Bees and Nursery Stock Queen bees live Inaecta and dried reptiles may be mailed in accordance with the regulations tbat now apply to other classes of malL Seeds of fruit nursery stock and all other plant products for preparation may be mailed under the same conditions Confectionery and Seep Candles confectionery yeast cakes oap in hard cakes etc must be Inclosed In boxes and so wrapped as to prevent Injury to other mall matter Sealed original packagea of proprietary articles such aa soapa tobacco pilla tablets etc put up In fixed quantities by the manufacturer and not in themselves unmailable will be accepted for mailing when properly wrapped Millinery Fragile artldea such as millinery toys musical Instruments etc and article! consisting wholly or In part of glass or contained in glass must be securely packed and the parcel stamped or labeled Unmailable Matter Th Allowing matter la declared un-mailable by law: Matter manifestly obscene lewd or lascivious articles Intended for preventing conception articles Intended for 'Indecent or Immoral purpoaee all matters otherwise mailable by law' the outside cover or wrapper of which bears any delineation or language of Inquiries have been made of the postmaster general aa to Just what the parcel poet will mean to the people It was the law of congress establishing the yatem which made provision for a division of the country In rones and Into 35004 units which are to be need aa centers In describing the circles which mark the boundaries of the tones There has been no clear undemanding apparently of thin sone system but really It la a very simple matter The accompanying map shown the country divided Into zones from the enlt Id which Washington Is alt-ualed as the renter Accompanying the rnap la a table allowing the rate of postage Ppr pound for parcels from WaeMngton to places within all the aonri Each unit contains an area thirty mllea square Now each unit la a center from which the tones are drawn and so every unit In the country no matter where It la situated will have tones drawn from it Just exactly aa Washington has them drawn from It For Instance take Keokuk la which is In a milt In I lie fifili zone Worn that will be drawn circles es-actly as they are drawn from Washington and they will bo numbered from Keokuk as number one Just as they are numbered from Washington aa number one Of course bow ever Zone Kit will have a different geographical position ns ndati-d to Keokuk than it lias as related to Wash fngton but as the radius of the circles 1 fixed Every States Postmaster General Hitchcock has Just approved the regulations which cover In detail the articles which may or may not bo sent by parcel post The rules as to what can be Bent and what cannot be sent and the Instructions for the preparation of mailable artldea with other advice" are given here as they have Just been prepared by the poetoffice department In Washington The minimum rate will be five cents for the flnt pound and three cents for each additional pound to any point not exceeding fifty miles from the office of mailing: the local rate which la five centa for the first pound and one cent for additional pound applies to all parcels the delivery of which does not Involve their transportation on railway lines The rates Increase for each successive one of the eight zones the maximum rate being twelve cents a pound which will carry a parcel across the continent or to any of our possessions Parcels will be limited to eleven pounds In weight and six feet In length and girth combined Mailable Perishable Articles Butter lard and perishable artldea such as fish fresh meats dressed fowls vegetables fruits berries and articles of a similar nature that decay quickly when so packed or wrapped as to prevent damage to other mail matter will be accepted for local delivery either at the office of mailing or on any rural route starting therefrom When inclosed In an Inner cover and a strong outer cover of wood metal heavy corrugated pasteboard or other suitable material and wrapped so that nothing can escape from the package they will be accepted for mailing to any offices within the first tone or within a radius of SO miles Rutter lard or any greasy or oily substance Intended for delivery at offices beyond the first zone must be suitably packed Vegetables and fruit that do not decay quickly will be accepted for mailing to any sons If packed eo ae to prevent damage to other mall matter Eggs will be accepted for local delivery when securely packed In a basket or other container Eggs will be accepted for mailing regardless of distance when each egg Is wrapped separately and packed In a container There la ro restriction on salted dried smoked or cured meats and other meat products but fresh meat In any form will be transported only within the first tone Ta reels containing perishable articles must be marked and artldea likely to epoil within the time reasonably required for trana- send It to Atlanta da because Erie and At'an'a with reference to Washington are aituated In the fourth zone The rar-a therefore are fixed from the unit In which the postoffice i Is Inrat-d but they are the same office to any point In any from that one rune It will seen by r-ferenra to the table of postage that It will rot iiurn -t jnumi send a package a long than It does to It a short distance The rate Increases for package weighing one l-ound at the rate of one cent for each rone No package weighing more than II sound ran be sent an-ib-r the new parcel post law It should be said right here that on the long hauls the parrel wot may not bn abb to compete with ths express companies but thst on shorter hauls It can so compete It was the ex- tressed desire of the legislators and libelous scurriloue defamatory or threatenlng character All such ter when deposited In a post office or FACTS ABOUT THE postmaster in tha United ill have a parcel post map ke tbe one which le here reproduced Mcept lhat he tone lines will be iIl0wn Wth the unit of hie postoffee aa a center All that a postmaster will have to do when a percel Is presented for transportation Is to find out In what rone the destination of the package Hi Iliji table will show him Instantly the rate per pound from the unit In which his pottoffee lies to the zone of the package's destination the price aa has been explained before to every poatoffiee In any one rone being the same The parcel post will take nothing hut fourth -class matter Printed matter Is still In the third class designation jermfon bocks cannot be sent by the poB avtem Rate on Seeds Net Affected It should be said that the act of congress which puts a parcel poat plan Into operation doea dot in any way affect the postage rate on seeds cuttings bulbs roots scions and plants aa fixed by section of tha postal laws and regulations The classification of articles mailable aa well as the weight limit the rates of postage zone or zones and other conditions of mallablllty under the art of congress If the postmaster general shall find on experience they or any of them are such aa to prevent the shipment of articles desirable or shall permanently render coat of the service greater than the recelpta of the revenue therefrom he Is hereby authorized subject to the consent the Interstate commerce commission after Investigation to return from time to time such The new parcel peat goes Into operation January 1 113 Only mill matter new included In fourth class or merchandise will be handled Perishable articles ouch aa butter lard fruits berrlae and dressed fowls may be eent short distances Eggs for local delivery when packed In containers may bo sent When packed separately they may be eent any dietance Freeh meats may be sent only In the first sene (SO miles) There are no restrictions on salted dried or cured meets or flah Millinery toya musical Instruments glassware end breakable oeoda null be marked "fragile" The following may net be sent: Intoxicating liquors poisons matches explosives firearms avd live poultry Booke and printed matter are Included In third claae and mav net be sent 9 The weight limit will be eleven pounds Te find the else limit: Take a piece ef string 72 Inches long and wind it once completely around the parcel and then across the top lenathwav If the enda ef the string reach the eldee ef the parcel It cornea ut NEW PARCEL POST pedal limit Regular carriers will deliver parcels wherever tTaafkfa Parcels muet be mailed at the peetoffice er tempt muet be used 'IsMifiratlon limit ratea sons or nps or condition Is erdr to pro- mot the service to the public or to Insure the receipt of revenue from portion and delivery will not be ae- mailing Manufactured Arises inteadlne.