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Parcel Post Zones Explained By Edward B. Clark
The article explains the new parcel post system set to begin with the new year, detailing a grid of zones built from units about thirty miles square. It describes how rates are fixed from a sending unit, with equal per-pound costs to all destinations in a given zone, and notes limitations, potential competition with express carriers, and possible adoption of foreign methods like ham peras for certain goods.
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Edward B. Clark
United States
Parcel Post
Congress
Washington
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Keokuk, Ta
Keokuk
Washigton
Erie
Atlanta