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Show arcels Post Now Cheaper Than Freight H The parcels post of .Uncle Sam Is Bapidly growing into popular favor Hwith tho people. To such an extent Is Hlt being patronized that In tho lnrger Bodices extra clerkB are being put on Hhnd In the smaller ones tho postmns-Htcrs,arc postmns-Htcrs,arc nearly at their wits' end to Bmow how to handle tho growing bust-Hness. bust-Hness. B Complaint Is being made by tlie ex-Bprcss ex-Bprcss companies that tho reduced pos-Htal pos-Htal rates aro cutting into their busl-Biess busl-Biess to an alarming extent, but recent BlovolopmeutB would Indlcato that the recent IncreuRo to fifty-pound pack-Bngcs pack-Bngcs and tho proposed increase to 100 pounds Would encroach on tho freight Bleportmcnt. B This week a local merchant sent BlOO pounds of sugar to a customer In Vornal, Kastern Utah, and ho Is pro-Bpnrlng pro-Bpnrlng (o send more. The sugar had Bto bo dono up In two fifty-pound pnek-Hagcs pnek-Hagcs and cost r2 cents each for post-Bi'Re. post-Bi'Re. B A certain merchant in Utah county Bhns been In tho Vernal and Uintah Bdlntrlct taking wholesale orders for Bfrult Jurs. Ho has been able to quote Bmerchunts lower prices than any of Bhls competitors, simply because they Bwero figuring on sending tho fruit Jars by freight, while ho will send Hthcm by parcolB poBt. Ho will make tlelhery next mouth, when two car-jBlomlu car-jBlomlu or tho t fruit rotalnors will bo Bsont by parce'ls post. H Just Imagine the mall contractor Bwho carries the mall from I'rlce to BVcrnal, who ordinarily throws his bag Bof mall undar his buggy seat, having Btuo carloads or fruit Jars dumped on-Blo |
