Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1912 — NEW PARCELS POST RATES AND PROVISIONS. [ARTICLE]

NEW PARCELS POST RATES AND PROVISIONS.

Law Will Go into Effect on January Ist at Which Tine Salary of Carriers Will be Increased. In response to many Inquiries for information, Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., chairman of the senate committee on post offices' and post roads, has prepared the following summary of the provisions of the new parcel post law, which-will become effective January Ist, 1913: Any article is mailable if not over 11 pounds in weight, nor more than 72 inches in length and girth combined, nor likely to injure the mails or postal equipment or employees. Flat rate of 1 cent per ouce up to 4 ounces regardless of distance. Above 4 ounces rates are by the pound or fraction thereof and varying with distance as follows: Ist lb. Additional lb. 11 lb. Rd. & City De 1.... ...05 .01 .16 50 miles . 150 milfes 06 .04 . .46 300 miles 07 .05 .57 600 miles 08 .06 .68 1000 miles 09 .07 .79 1400_ miles ... 10 .09 1.00 1800*miles ...11 .10 1.11 Over 1800 miles 12 .12 1.30 The postmaster general may make provision for idemnity, insurance, and collection on delivery, with additional charges for such service, and may, with the consent of the interstate commerce commission after investigation, modify rates, weights and zone distances, when experience has demonstrated the need therefor. 'ln view of the increased labors that will be heaped upon ruTal carriers when the parcels post law goes into effect they will receive an increase in salary 1 ofsloo per year on all satndard length routes. The shorter routes will receive a proportionate increase.