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Show PARCEL POST AND OGDEN BUSINESS Ogden houses have requested the Standard to publish tho parcel post law passed by the last congress and the aamo is herewith presented: In the act making appropriations for the service of the postoffice department depart-ment for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1913, approvod August 24, 1912, tho following authority la granted the postmaster general for the establishment establish-ment of a parcel post sjstem: That Jioreaftor fourth-class mall matter shall embrace all other matter, mat-ter, including farm and factor) products, prod-ucts, not now embraced by law m either the first, second or third clasa, not exceeding eleven pounds In weight not greater In slzo than 72 Inches In length nnd girth combined, nor in tho form or kind llkoly to Injure the person per-son of any postal emploje or damage the mail equipment or other mail matter mat-ter and not of a character perishable within a period reasonably required for transportation and dellvory That for the purposes of this section sec-tion tho United States and its sevoral territories and possessions, excepting the Philippine Islands, shall bo divided divid-ed into units of area thirty minutes square, Identical with a quartor of the area formed by the Intersecting parallels paral-lels of latitude and meridians of longitude, lon-gitude, represented on appropriate postal maps or plans, nnd such units of area shall bo tho basis of eight postal pos-tal zones, as follows: The first zone shall include all territory ter-ritory within such quadrangle, representing repre-senting an area having a mean radial distance of approximately fifty miles from the center of any given unit of area Tho second zone shall include all units of area outside the first zone lying In whole or In part within a ra dius ot approximately lo0 miles from the center of a given unit of area. The third zone shall Include all units of area outside the second zone lying in whole or In part within a radius ra-dius of approximately 300 miles from the center of a given unit of area. Tho fourth zone shall include all units of area outside the third zone lying In whole or in part within a radius ra-dius of approximately GOO miles from the center of n given unit of area. The fifth zone shall Include all units of area outside the fourth zone lying in whole or In part within a radius ra-dius of approximately 1,000 miles from the centdr of a given unit of area. Tho sixth zone shall Include all units of area outside the fifth zone lying In whole or in part within a radius ra-dius of approximately 1,400 miles from tho center of a given unit of area. Tho seventh zone shall Include all units of area outside the sixth zone lying in whole or in part within a Ta-dlus Ta-dlus of approximately 1,800 mlleB from the center of a given unit of nrea. The eighth zone shall include all units of area outside the seventh zone. That the rate of postago on fourth-class fourth-class matter Weighing not more than four ounces shall be one cent for oach ounce or fraction of an ounce, and on such matter In excess of four ounces In welgl-; the fate shall bo by tho pound as hereinafter provided, the postage in all cases to bo prepaid by distinctive postage stamps affixed. That except as proMded hi tho next precoding paragraph postage on matter mat-ter of the fourth class shall be pro-paid pro-paid at the following rates: On all matter mailed from a post-offico post-offico from which a rural route starts, for delivery on such route, or mallotl at any point on 'such routo for delivery deliv-ery at any other point thereon, or at tho office from which the route starts, or on any rural routo utarting thero-fora, thero-fora, and on all matter mailed at n city carrier oflico, or at any point within its delivery limits, for delivery deliv-ery by carriers from that office, or at, any office for local delivery. 5 cents for each first pound or fraction of a pound and 1 cent for each additional pound or fraction of a pound. For delivery within the first zone, except us provided In the pext preceding preced-ing paragraph, 5 cents for the first pound or fraction and 3 ceuts for each additional pound or fraction of a pounds. For delivery vithln the second zone Ci cents for the first nound or fraction and 4 cents for each additional pound or fraction. For dollvery within the third zone, 7 oenta for the first pound or fraction and 5 cents for each additional pound or fraction. For delivery within the fourth zone, 8 cents for tho first pound or fraction and 6 cents for each additional pound or fraction. For delivery within the fifth zone. 9 cento for the first pound or fraction and 7 cents for each additional pound or fraction. For delivery within the fifth zone, 10 cents for the flrrt pound or fraction and 9 cents for each additional pouud or fraction. For delivery within the sevonth zouo 11 cents for the first pound or fraction and 10 cents for each additional pound or fraction. For delivery within tho eighth zone and between the Philippine Islands and any" portion of the United States, including tho District of Columbia and several territories and possessions, 12 cents for the first pound or fraction and 12 cents for each additional pouud or fraction of a pound. That the postmaster general shall provide such special equipment, maps, stamps, directories and printed Instructions In-structions as may be necessary for the administration of this section, and, for the purposes of this section, and to supplement existing appropriations, including the hiring of teams and drivers, there 13 hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum oi ?750.000. The classification of articles mail-1 able as well as tho weight limit, the rates of postage, zono or zones, and other conditions of mallabillty under this act, If the postmaster general m1i11 riM.l nn .- A.-1 ..st tilt- Vm. rT anj of them are such as to prevent the shipment of articles desirable, or to permanently render the cost of the service greater than the receiuts of the revenue therefrom, h is hereby authorized, au-thorized, subject to the consent of the Interstate commerce commission aftor Investigation, to re-form from time to tlmo, such classification, weight limit, lim-it, rates, zono or zones, or conditions or elthor, in order to promote tho service to the public or to insure tho receipt of reenue from such service adequate to pay the cost thereof. The postmaster general shall make provision by regulation for thee Indemnification In-demnification of shippers, for shipments ship-ments injured or lost, by insurance or otherwise and, when desired, for tho collection on delivery of the postage and price of the article shipped, fixing fix-ing such ch:l gc3 as may be necessary lo pay tho cost of such additional services. The postmaster general may readjust read-just the compensation of star routo nnd screen wagon contractors, if it should appear that as a result of the parcel po3t system, tho weight of tho malls handled by them has been materially ma-terially increased. Beforo such readjustment, read-justment, howovor, a detnllod account must be kopt as to tho amount" of business handled by suoh star routo or screen wngon contractors beforo and aftor thiB section becomes effec-tivo effec-tivo for suoh a period as to clearly demonstrate tho amount of the increase in-crease and that such lncreaso In the weight of the malls was due to the t adoption of the parcel post system. i j That the establishment of zones and . postage rates of this section shall go 5 Into effect January 1, 1913. ( j That this act shal 1 not In any way affect the postage rate on seeds, cut- $ tings, ibulbs, roots, scions and plant?, Jg as fixed by section 4S2 of the postal w laws and regulations. ffj That for the purpose of a further K Inquiry into the subject of the general Ifi parcel post and all related subjects, a Ei, joint committeo of six persons (mem- hers of congress), three of whom fflPt shall be appointed by the prosldem ?", of tho senate and threo by the speaker rafi o ftho house of representatives, is 3k constituted with full power to appoint K clerks, stenographers and experts to !H assist them in this work. That tho J postmaster general and tho Interstate & commerce commiasion shall furnish Ws such data and otherwise render such M? assistance to the said committee an !m may be desired or available. For tho VI purpose of defraying the expenses ot mt this committee the sum of 325,000 Ig m appropriated. Tihe committee shall Sfc report to congress at the earliest dato JKjj possible. mil That all laws in conflict with tho afe provisions of this section are hereby ;& repealed. mro |