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Show MANY VEGETABLES DELIVERED BY MAIL WASHINGTON, Marh ZA. Shlp-mentJ Shlp-mentJ of fruits and vegetables In great Quantities by retail and t holetle mer- i chants to all sections of the United 1 .Stutos Is steadily increasing, according accord-ing to reports made to General Su- p. rlntendent W. II. Rlddell, of the Railway Mall Service. As an Illustration of the use to which the parcels post Is being put by mer- hints, it was assorted by Superln-. Superln-. udont Hlddell that recently un en-tiro en-tiro freight car was loaded with ln- dividual cases of asparagus and shipped ship-ped by parcels post lutes. "Each pai- i col, however, conformed to weight regulations, and It would not have been possible to ship the car load as I a bulk. It was explained. Department offlotals said tha there appeared to bo no reason erhj sufficient suffic-ient numbers of crates to make up ai half car or a car load, cannot bo chipped chip-ped In the future as parcels post. I I n rc. ls of a perlshablo nature, however, how-ever, which arc likely to spoil wRhln imo reasonably required fof transportation and delivery, will not, It wa.s said be accepted for roaillnx. The ratoa for parcels posl matter depend de-pend upon ihe zone tn which shipped ,,,i (he weight of 'he package. i |