| Show PARCELS POST IS COMING UP AGAIN House Committee on Will Hear Arguments Next Monday FARMERS TAKING THE LEAD Their A nil I In l elv l lath file III SubJect t and Will ViII Part PartIal ml Ial n nw s to In II lie liei e i p tsi to The News New H D O C April AMI U iLOn OO Uta Us firth Int the th house UtH oil tm will hear arguments tot for and against the th bill to create c te a parcels parcel put pull postin in this thin country The at foreign toral pout poet conventions merchandise Ix is I pouted posted from form Italy Stair to the lei United mates II pound vounda for tor 11 from Auti Au ti II tile II In 11 pounds pound poun t for M rents cent from horn Get Oer II 11 1 pound pounds for or It rent cents fOnt rights right fur for this country are re demanded The fh national farmer congress I 1 la tab tak taking tabIng ing In the th Initiative Initially In this movement and andIn nd In III support u of f Its Ita position has ha prepared HP an n Interesting statement which con eon Lain tain a ime ume m peculiar comparisons The United Pilate ha has h al always 1 ways way ay been n an n service although long hang confined to pealed parcels parcel of very vary v small mall weights not over three pounds pound and nd at lit very nry high rats rate graduated ac ae according according cording to distance In 1174 1171 however this postal poat express pr a wa wan OUt extended over 0 all aJI kind hind of ot merchandise In unsealed parcel pal at al t a amon common mon rate ral of nf one nn cent nt each h two t ounces ounce nun regardless at t one once of distance and nd of nt the th volume i hime of ot a patrons patron bul busi business ness nem n This Thill legislation placed p the th humblest In the th most moot out oat of ot the Ih Ihy way y postal district of the country count on en a apar apar par with Ith the th biggest corporation In our nUr greatest t metropolis m as a to the cot cost of or orthe the th transportation of nt hi his produce amt ami nd his hili supplies In parcels up wp to four tour pounds pound poun and the Ih public service immediately ly became a dangerous com om competitor competitor to tu the th lb private profit Isom express company with whit It distance rates rate ba baon bared Pd nn on what the subject will bur bear and always al always 1 ways y discriminating In favor tavor of tit th the bill bla town against AIt the th little town ton the th big nig hi corporation against the te ordinary I SOUK IIO K RATE RAT h 1 Y I The o express Interest got lIot quickly In to work therefore themo and soon checked up UI the lei growing Owing palatal express by securing I l tUm Increasing the postal express I Irate rate rte by It Ie per par cent from 8 1 cent ant nt to In I III It II cent Nn a pound Later Latr the powerful boot bonk ant and seed Interests got lilt the th postal tal exia 1 ese rte rate on Ift n their merchandise re rl reduced re I duets to 10 the oM old rate rata rat of nt 1814 1671 and now for tor many year y the am an end the public have hv been subjected to two Iwo sets set t of rates rat on en ratter matter Ur Indistinguishable In III character and nd altogether altOff Indistinguishable able aa as a to UM Ube coat cast of nl their transportation tion tinn Printed book ka end and pamphlet HW 01 Blank hooks book tC Printed scow card M q Blank card t tHaw Iii to tot Raw Haw n chestnut M 01 t t chestnut 1 u 10 Holiday card printed OB on anything I I pmt paper It IS Holiday J card at ear paper par M IS Onions Onion for tor eating Ung 1 It II Onions Onion for platting planting M IS Advertisements on plain paper r rAW M Advertisement AW on blotting paper 11 U Mean Heats peas pea potatoes potato etc or eat eating t tIn ing In U 1 Hean Haan peas pea potatoes etc tc for nr planting M ValentInes Valentine nUa printed on an t par paper M Valentine ea printed on other o m ma material material 1 II circular C Iula with wIlls one ofie petition M 01 Uvular with two petition 11 Ii 11 Paper tape tap measures measure u 14 I negative M 01 printed fin on paper I Inu Ix K nu sate 11 for tr planting phi n 0 Ih 16 1 Maps Ia printed on paper pa lr A Mil Map printed on cloth il It Memorandum book books mainly blank Wank I 11 Memorandum book books mainly print M plank postal card calls rd 11 1 Printed postal card ard ml plaint M 0 Dried plants pint 11 Flowering PIo plants Int W rut flowers flower 11 10 scIons live wood M 0 Lumber bumber dead Idd wood rulers ruler etc W 1 ample of grass graas for 01 planting M ail May Ilay lIa 1 11 malt Long Lon allpa U a a nt ot paper apes carrying ordinary ordinary nary advertising M The nI ill of this absurd rd postal classification cation allon continued these thai 30 M yet e rs hy lIy rot Cott Cord terse re decidedly d evident whet when hn our service Is I I compared com with the foreign parcels parcel poet Ie tree er ei P by Ity President Taft aft and Poet PINot master General Hitchcock with their common weight limit at 1 I Ita U cents cent ta a pound on n all merchandise pott potted ed d from tense the United t to foran and hum from tone these countries to the United From 4 f X 1 Jl 11 Ib lb t From m Italy I 7 1 lb Iba 1 11 Ib lb I I IV Fi V n at I JH 2 Ib 1 la laIl U Il Ion Ibe Ibea hi e From ib I h a 11 II m mU the ii r From 4 ply Ihy I 11 U Ib lb I 11 It ItU i iV U V 8 S RATES 24 Ilse 7 7 T Ib Ibe 11 Il Ib I Iba 1 L U I S CERn It F Ib S lb lIMo two parcels parcel 7 1 Ib M two t wo parcel pf l ll 11 i 11 Ib three parcH await 1 t the English American arrangement English P I parcel now no come to New Ne York Yoth three pounds pound for tor M 24 cents cent nt seven een pounds pound for tn H N nta 11 pound for tat 71 72 rent cent and tin the U I 1 company transports these th par parcel parrot cel rot 1 from Earl New York Yost Ity at a common comma rate for the whole country of ot SS sa cents cent centa nt nta a parcel panel 11 Meantime the th express p eon com company any pany tax ta domestic of th tha me weights weight from II M cent nh to 10 0 according ro to the tile distance cIt traversed while 00 U tax taxes es the public for tor a t a similar domestic service on a three thre th pound parcel 41 11 cents cent seven pound In Into to parcel parrI 11 pound pounds In three parcels parcel lU 41 17 1 7 The t postal hill bUI hillH bUIK K H B propose to remedy this condition of tit thing thin In some seine e measure u by hy providing For a general Pt post at al 1 cent each h to the th old obi com common a m am ammen mn mon men n rte rata of oC 1174 A city pot pest p wader 1 t par pai u eel eels four ounces ounce l 2 Z cents nl each tl nl two nuts nonce n 1 I cent nt with a com common un mon weight limit of ot four tour pounds pound In Inh each h service rv I Third A cheap cha local on ur IM I with all mall matter In one on class Fourth 1 Insurance nn on all mall matter HAMILTON JI Af II ToN |
