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Show The establishment of parcel post in this ccuntry, which makes the pogtoffice department a great express company in addition to its activities cf the past, will work considerable change in the carrying equipment now used by rural carriers and star-route men. At present mail is delivered de-livered by nearly 43,000 rural carriers, on horseback, in bug gies, two-wheeled carts, motor- H cycles and automobiles. The M horse and motorcycle may have ' M to go, and even the the rural M delivery cart and small automo- H bile will prove inadequate In H many districts, A number of M vehicles which will bo used by JH carriers under the changed con- - a ditions are shown in the Jonuary H Popular Mechanics Magazine. H " ' -! wi '-' .4H ! |