Show further extension of parcel post extension of the parcel post bates to seeds cuttings cut tinga bulbs I 1 loots scions and various kinds of plants became effective march 14 as aa a insult of an cordei by postmaster gen burleson Bu the order puts into effect the recent act of con I 1 giess agles s aich k repeals the sp special belal rate of postage heretofore hereto foie e chaiRe ablo on seeds plants etc and makes the pichl post gateb of postage tip tp to pa maicel icel of such ai tides dundei the law just enacted of seela cuttings bulbs roots scions and planta weighing four ounces oi 01 less are subject to the postage at the hat late of one cent for each ounce oi 01 traction fraction thereof of distance on oil exceeding four ounces in weight the pound lates applicable to the respective zones apply the fact that seeds plants etc AI ei e apeci specifically f kally excepted from the regular fourth class lates by the parcel post law declared postmaster r gen burleson Dur leson cause caused d much dissatisfaction and there was nas an urgent and demand by farmers far meis seed me men n nui and others for the I 1 extension of the parcel post rates rate to these articles with the introduction of the new conditions in ill tho the parcel post se sen iNice ice which include giester gi eater latitude in the size of packages as u well ell as new rates the book trade from the view point of the reader and purchased sei will be materially benefited while tho the present rate on books la is one cent for each two tuo ounces or eight cents a pound the new rate within the first and second zones will bring the postal rates to five cents i pound and one cent for each additional pound or fraction thereof the alist and second zones ones AS applied with salt lake as the central point take in all of utah east west and north about half way to the south pin ein boundary boun daiy line the second one beings bungs in a portion of if idaho its as tar far north as blackfoot with the increase in the nial lable package from twenty to pounds and the new rate A distinct benefit will bel be given to out of town eis not only will books and magazines such as wanted by schools li branes brailes etc I 1 be shipped at 1 a I distinct advantage of the mail set vice in chea cheaper lates but a distinct sang in lates will ill be effected an example given is in the shipment of a package salt lake to say of 50 pounds at there is the rate from salt lake to jo colton and then the cost of cari canting yIng by stage floell colton to vt vonal anal with the nev parcel post regulations the mall mail serice will complete the entile transportation at the reduced rate an added to the pi acu post is 13 the insurance atho packages gs 11 in the 1 arced post packages with a claimed value of 25 may may h censured ben e do foi that amount for it a five cent foe fee ten c ants will insure a I 1 pack ig valued at 60 50 |