Parcel post growth starts with zone based rates
The article explains a new parcel post system where the United States divides the country into zones and 35 000 units to set per pound rates from centers like Washington and Keokuk. Each unit acts as a zone center and circles define postage distances for carriage of parcels weighing more than eleven pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Clark
United States
Uncle Sam
Congress
Washington
Keokuk
Erie
Atlanta
Parcel Post
Post Office
Pittsburg
Board of Trade
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Florida
Maryland
Parcel Post Rates and Regulations Described to Postmasters
Postmaster General Hitchcock outlines parcel post rates for parcels up to 11 pounds with zone-based pricing and per pound charges. The plan emphasizes farm and factory product shipments, requires special parcel post stamps, and introduces scales and office rules for January 1, 1918 implementation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Postoffice Department
Give Him Time
A brief dialogue departs from a back door exchange where a lady comments on the man’s age and begging. The man answers politely with his hat in hand, admitting he has not begged all his life.
Bargain Sale Postponed Over Mourning Goods
Mrs Jackson learns her husband may recover after the doctor’s cautious optimism. She then exclaims she will miss Slashém’s advertised mourning goods sale tomorrow. The lighthearted exchange blends concern with a retail plans twist.
Ministers Compared to Horses in Lead and balking
A Methodist Bishop and four ministers describe some clergy as like horses that work well in the lead but balk when placed elsewhere highlighting temperament and suitability concerns within church leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F-Mcdowell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Official Parcel Post
City of
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senate
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
David J. Lewis
William Sulzer
New York
Special Parcel Post Committee
William H. Davis
Daniel T. Gerow
Fla
M. H. Jester
E. M. C. Quimby
Suffolk
Henry N. Bradley
Charlestown
W. Va
Parcel Post Guide
Duke
Liggett
Myers Duke
Virginia
North Carolina
Liggett & Myers
Pors
Clix Cig
St. Louis, Mo
W.F
FOLEY
Carter
Per
Absorbine,jr
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Horehound
Ana
Dee
Alberta
Canada
Manitoba
Saguutchewan
J.S. Crawford
Geneseo Street
Syracuse
H. Ye
Ottawa
Hercules
Hercules Plaster Board CO
Hampton, Val
Albany CO
N. Y
Chas. Siver
Guilderland
Watson EF. Coleman
Washington, D.C
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