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Show CHICKENS WILL BE CARRIED BY MIL In response to an inquiry for Information, Infor-mation, Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr , chairman of the Senate committee on postofflces and post roads, has prepared pre-pared tho following summary of tho provisions of the new parcel post law which will bocome effective January 1, 1913: Any articlo Is mailable if not over 11 pounds in weight nor more than 72 Incbos in length and girth combined, com-bined, nor llkolv to injure the malls or postal equipment or employes There Is a flat rato of 1 cent per ouuco up to 4 ounces, regardless of distance Above 4 ounces, tho rates are by the pound, or fraction therefor, and varying with distance, as follows: Rural route and cltv delivery First pound, 5c; each additional pound, lc; 11 pounds, 15c. 50-mllo zone First pound, 5c; each additional pound, 3c; 11 pounds, 33c. 150-mIlo zono First pound, 5c; each additional pound, 4c; 11 pounds, 46c. 300-mllo 7one First pound, 7c, each additional pound, 5c; 11 pounds, 57c. 600-mllo zone First pound, Sc; each additional pound, 6c; 11 pounds, 68c. 1,000-mile zone First pound, 9c, each additional pound, 7c; 11 pounds, 79c. 1.400-milc zone First ponnd, 15c each additional nound, Pc; 11 pounds, $1.00 l,S0Q-inlio zona First pofund, lie; each additional pound, 10c. 11 pounds, SI ll. Over 1.800-mlIs First pound, l2o, each additional pound, 12c, 11 pounds. $132. The postmaster general may make pro Islon for Indemnity, insurance and collection on dellvory, with additional addi-tional charges for Buch service, and may, with tho consent of the interstate inter-state commerce commission after ln-ostigation, ln-ostigation, modify rates, weights and zone distances, when experience has demonstrated the need therefor A pound of butter can be sent from Huntaville, or any of the neighboring settlements, to Ogden and delivered at the homes by Uncle Sam. at a coat of only a nickel Eggs can be shipped from North Ogdon to Salt Lako at on-1 on-1 five cents a pound. At Christmas time an eleven-pound t packago can be sont from Ogdon to San Francisco for 70 cents. Ogden wholesalers can reach all points In Utah, north of Ogdon, on a rato of 16 -cents per olevon pounds From horo to Logan the rate will be I three conts a pound for packages even eleven pounds In weight. On rural routes out of Ogdon tho rate will be one cent per pound on packages over eleven' pounds For instance, a box of peaches weighing 20 pounds, can bo sent to Ogden ' from any of the country orchards coxorod by rural delivery, and these peaches will be delivered to any ad-dross ad-dross in Ogden. At the price early Crawford peaches are selling at to-, day, the consumer'would be called on to pay only 50 cents for peaches, par-col par-col post charges, etc, delivered at his door. Turkeys dressed, weighing eleven pounds, would call for a parcel post charge of only 15 cents, If sont from Liberty or Farr West to Ogden. oo |