PARCELS POST IS OUR NEW
YEAR'S GIFT FROM UNCLE SAM
Government, by Going Into the Express Business,
Reduces the Package Carrying Rates on All
Matter Under 11 Pounds Weight.
Parcels post—Uncle Sams New
Year’s gift to his 103,992,575 nephews
And nieces on both sides of the globe.
On January 1, of the new year, in some
thing over 70,000 postoffloes in the
United States and territories, a new
regulation designed primarily to afford
A better market to the farmer in need
of small articles about his home is ef
fective. In a limited way, Uncle Sam
has entered the general express busi
ness, and unless the large private for
warding companies are able to meet
the rates that have been authorized by
the government, the bulk of the small
package business will likely, In the
course of a few months, find its way
Into the hands of the government.
Hates that are far below those that
heretofore have been asked by the com
panies. have been decided upon; and
ft will be useless for the express com
panies to try to compete with the gov
ernment without first changing their
schedules to meet the rates of the par
^A feature of the parcels post compe
tition that the express companies can
not hope to meet, is the facilities thu
the government has for the speedy de
livery. In every state in the union. Into
the furthest recess of even the moun
tainous districts, rural carriers are
making their way dally. Through these
carriers, parcels entrusted to the post
man wii) be delivered.
Plans that have been made for tne
carrvlng out of the parcels post order
Are only tentative. Though experts
from nil parts of the country hav’e been
At Washington for several months and
have- workorl woniU*rH In evolving tne
present regulations, the task has been
so monumental that as the system
works Us way into general use, there
will be new conditions constantly com
ing up. to meet which special arrange
ments will be necessary.
Parcels Post Rates.
Under me parcels pom
fourth claim matter will disappear from
the malls. The new arrangement In
cludes the fourth class matter, and at
the same time enlarges the scope.
Heretofore, packages weighing over
four pounds have been unmallable.
Now mailable matter up to 11 pounds
will be accepted, at rates far below
Any charges heretofore known In
America.
The rates of postage will be deter
mined by postal zones. For city de
livery the rate will be 5 cents for the
first pound or fraction thereof, and a
cent additional for each pound or frac
tion thereof.
Outside of etty delivery there will be
eight zones, determined as follows, as
set forth in the new law.
That for tho purposes of this section the
United State* and Its several territories
And possessions, excepting the Philippine
Islands, shall he divided Into units of area
to minutes square, Identical with a quar
ter of the area formed by the Intersecting
Cirallels bf latitude and meridians of
naltude, represented on appropriate
postal maps or plans, and such units of
Area shall be the basis of eight postal
•ones, as follows:
The first zone shall Include all territory
Within such quadrangle. In conjunction
with every contiguous quadrangle, reptv
gentlng an.,area having o mean radial disr
tAnee of approximately 50 miles from the
center of any given unit of urea.
The second zone shall include all milts
•f area outside the first zone lying In
whole or In part within a radius of ap
proximately 150 miles from the center of
A given unit of area.
The third zone shall Include all units of
Area outside the second zone lying In
whole or In part within a radius of ap
proximately 300 tulles from the center of
A given unit of area.
Tho fourth zone shall Include nil units
•t area outside the third zone lying In
whole or In part within a radius of ap
proximately two miles from the center of
A given unit of area.
The fifth zone shall Include nil units of
Area outstdo tho fourth zone tying tn
whole or in part within a radius of ap
proximately 1.000 miles from the center of
a given unit of area.
Tlte alxth zone shall Include all units
•f area outside the fifth zone lying hi
whole or In part within a radius of ap
proximately 1,400 miles from the center of
n given unit of area.
Tlte seventh zone shall Include all units
err area outside the sixth xone lying In
whole or In part within a radius of ap
proximately 1,800 miles from the center of
A given unit of area.
The eighth zone" shall Include all units
of area outside tho seventh zone.
“P. P.” Bates.
"Tho ratfor the eight zones will be:
For delivery within the flcat zone a«
provide! for city delivery. » cents for the
first pound or fraction of a pound and 3
cents for each additional pound or frac
tion of a pound.
For delivery within the second zone, 6
events for the first pound or fruction of a
jjoitnd and 4 cents for each additional
pound or fraction of a pound.
For delivery within tho third zone, 7
cents for the first pound or fraction of a
pound and 5 cents for each additional
pound or fraction of u pound
For ih livery within the fourth zone, 8
ci*nts for the first pound or fraction of
a pmtnd, and cents tor each additional
pound or fraction of a pound.
For delivery within tin* fifth zone. 9
<*eht« for the first pound or fraction of a
pound and 7 cents for each additional
jourd or fraction of a pound.
For delivery within the sixth zone, 10
<ents for the first pound or fraction of
4i pound and 9 cents for each additional
pound or fraction of a pound.
For delivery within tin* seventh zone, 11
• •cm* for the tfcm pound of fraction of a
jpoun and 10' cents for each additional
jpoo. d or fraction of a pound.
Ft r delivery within tin- eighth zone and
ln.lv. * *n Philippine islands and any por
ter. of the United State*, includ ug the
District of Columbia, and the several tor
ritfui *s and possessions. 13 cents for tin*
iirM found or fraction of a pound and 13
«*« nl for each additional pound or frac
tion * f a pound.
System Not Complex.
At < rst then' ntay lx- soma mlsUnder
’AlAr.dlnyx and difficulties, but. ua the
sty tutm arranged is not complex. It Is
ttto; t likely to be extensively patronized
*nd appreciates! b.v all who use it after
* he • nec become familiar with Its op
on Ur.''.
For,the guidance of prospective users
of tin system. Postmaster General
iltuhcock has prepared a map, which
shows the United States divided Into
sight distinct circular zones, each In
turn being divided Into square units.
Special Stamps.
» rdlr.aty postage stamps cannot be
» t d in connection with the parcels
for t r. tom. hot special stamps will be
l-rovkied for the purpose. Neither can
tho pack age* be posted anywhere but
a t postal nations, where the exact
•wetefct ar.d rate of the parcel will he
determined
Postmasters er,' required to examine
parcels to ascertain that the postage ta
foil- prepaid. If a parcel contains two
**r more classes of mall matter. It is
<"hai geablo with postage nr the rate ap
gtUcEbl- *o the highest class of matter
»- .y- ■ ■■'• 'V*!
Inclosed. Parcels weighing four ounces
or less are mailable at the rate of 1
cent for each ounce or fraction of an
ounce regardless of distance. All par
cels over four ounces are subject to
the pound rates.
Most Anything Will Go.
If you can gird It with a six-foot
string and It does not weigh more than
11 pounds, or injure the malls, It is
safe to say that you can send it by
parcels post, and it does not make a
great deal of difference what It is,
either eggs or engine Iron.
There are specific instructions for
determining the dimensions of a par
cels post package. It may be not
greater In size than 72 inches In length
and girth combined.
To enable his postmasters to deter
mine the size of doubtful packages,
Uncle Sam has bought 110,000 tape
lines, at a cost of *1,000. Here are a
few more things he has bought in prep
aration for the opening of the service;
30.000 scales, 25,000 special sacks, 10,
000,000 tags, 130 special zone maps, and
195.000 special rubber stamps.
Until the new service is thoroughly
established, it will be necessary for
patrons of the “P. P." to take their
packages to the postoffice or to sub
stations in different parts of the city.
Parcels post packages can not be
mailed in letter or package boxes. They
must be taken to the postofflce to be
specially stamped.
Unmailable Matter.
Fragile articles, including mlllnery,
toys, musical Instruments and articles
of glass in whole or in part, must be
securely packed and marked “fragile.”
Articles that may not be sent by par
cels post include intoxicating liquors
of any kind, poison, poisonous animals,
Insects or reptiles, explosives of every
kind, inflammable articles, including
matches, Infernal machines, pistols or
revolvers, disease germs, any obscene,
defamatory or scurrilous matter now
prohibited by law, live or dead ani
mals, or birds or live poultry, raw hides
or pelts, or anything having a bad odor.
Hooks and printed matter may not
be forwarded at parcels post rates; but
only at the pound rates or as third class
matter.
Method of Packing.
Medicines composed wholly or in part
of poisons and anesthetic agents,
which are not outwardly or of their
own force, dangerous or injurious to
health or property, and not in them
selves unmailable, when securely pack
ed will be accepted for delivery. They
must bear the name and address of the
manufacturer, or of the dealer. They
may be sent to physicians, surgeons,
druggists or dentists.
Mailable articles which, from their
nature, might work an injury to other
mail matter or equipment or injure a
postal employe, may be mailed when
the package is not liquid or llqulflable,
in which case they must be placed in
a hag or box or placed in a removable
envelope or wrapping, made of paper,
cloth, parchment or similar material.
The whole must be enclosed In a box
or tube of metal or wood, securoly
closed.
Where it is desired to mail an article
Parcels post stamps, distinctive In
color, shape and design, must be used
on all packages that are sent by par
cels post. The government has printed
16 different stamps. Twelve are for
postage paid at the point of shipment
and five designed to be used in ease
sufficient postage is not paid when the
parcel is first mailed. These last five
stamps will be used In the same way
are are the regular postage due stamps
now used by the government.
The regular parcels post stamps are
bright red In color, somewhat like the
regular 2-cent stamp, though a con
siderably brighter rad. They are an
that is liable to break, the Inner cover
ing must be surrounded by sawdust,
excelsior, cotton or other similar ab
sorbent substance.
Mineral waters, machine oil, milk,
salves, etc., will be taken under the
parcels post regulations. They must
not exceed 11 pounds in weight and will
be accepted for mailing when intended
for delivery at the office of mailing or
on rural routes starting from that of
fice, when enclosed in a glass or metal
container, securely closed and heavily
wrapped, provided it Is not necessary
to transport the package on a railroad.
Must Protect Liquids.
The method of packing such liquids
as set forth in the parcels post regu
lations follow: The bottle must be
very strong and must be enclosed in a
block or tube of metal, wood, papier
mache or slmlliar material and there
must be provided between the bottle
and the block or tube, a cushion of cot
ton felt or other absorbent. The block
or tube, if of wood, must be at least
three-sixteenths of an Inch thick in its
thinnest part. The whole must be ren
dered water tight by an application of
paraffine or equally suitable substance.
When in a metal container, the
weight of the parcel must not exceed
11 pounds. The container must be
hermetically sealed and enclosed in a
strong box and securely wrapped.
When sharp-pointed Instruments are
offered for mailing, they must be
capped or encased so that they can
not cut through their covering.
Flour must be put up in such man
ner as to prevent the package break
ing or cracking, or the flour being
scattered in the mails.
Candies, confectionery, yeast cakes,
etc., must be enclosed in boxes and so
wrapped as to prevent injury to other
mail matter. Sealed original packages,
such as tobacco, will be accepted, but
will have to be covered with additional
wrappers.
Containers or receptacles in which
milk, eggs and other perishable goods
can be mailed, are being devised by the
postal authorities, but until they are
ready for use. Postmaster General
Hitchcock has made the following reg
ulations:
Butter, lard and perishable articles,
such as fish, fresh meats, dressed
fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries and
articles of a similar nature, which de
cay quickly, when so packed or
wrapped as to prevent damage to other
mail matter will be accepted for local
delivery, either at the office of mailing
or on any rural route starting there
from. When enclosed in an inner cover
and a strong outer cover of wood, metal,
heavy corrugated pasteboard, or other
suitable material, and wrapped so that
nothing can escape from the package,
they will be accepted for mailing at all
offices within the first zone.
Send Eggs, But Pack ’Em.
"Eggs will be accepted for local de
livery when so packed in a basket or
other container as to prevent damage
to other mail mattei.
“Eggs will be accepted for mailing
regardless of distance when each egg
is wrapped separately and surrounded
with excelsior, cotton or other suitable
material and packed in a container
made of double corrugated pasteboard,
metal, wood or other suitable material
in such manner as to place each egg on
its end and to prevent them from
striking together or against the side or
top of the container, with an outer
covering of double corrugated paste
board, metal, wood or other suitable
material and wrapped so that nothing
can escape from the package. All sqch
inch wide and an inch and a half long.
The postage due stamps are the same
size and are a light green in color,
not unlike the 1-eent stamp used for
regular mail.
The regular stamps are made in the
following denominations: One-cent, 2
cent, 4-cent, 5-cent. 10-cent, 15-cent.
20-eent, 2»-cent, 60-cent, 75-cent and
!1. The postage due' stamps are
made up in X, 2. 5, 10 and 25-eent de
nominations.
From the viewpoint of the engraver,
the stands are artistic. The regular
stamps picture different departments
parcels must be labeled ’eggs.'"
All fragile articles, including milli
nery, toys, musical Instruments and
articles made of glass, in part or other
wise, must be securely packed and
marked, "fragile.” Included among
those articles that are excluded from
the service are intoxicating liquors of
all kinds, poisons, poisonous animals.
Insects or reptiles, explosives of every
kind, inflammable articles, including
matches, infernal machines, pistols or
revolves, disease germs, any obscene,
defamatory or scurrilous matter now
prohibted by law, live or dead animals,
or birds or live poultry, raw hides or
pelts, or anything having a bad odor.
Insurance for 125 on parcel post can
be obtained by attaching to the regu
lar postage charged a special 5-cent
insurance stamp. The usual registry
and special delivery features of the
postal system will apply to the new
service in the same manner as it does
with the other postal classes.
That First Zone Rate.
Considerable confusion has been
caused through a misunderstanding
of the first zone rate. There is what is
called a local rate and a zone rate.
The local rate applies to packages that
are delivered within the city and along
xural routes runlng out from it. The
zone rate applies to other towns in the
zone and other rural routes that run
out from them. In other words, if it is
necessary to carry a package on the
railroad, the zone rate applies, while
if it does not, the local rate applies.
Regular carriers will deliver all pack
ages under one pound. Other means
will be found to deliver packages that
are larger.
There will be a large saving to the
people on the smaller parcel post pack
ages. It will also create active com
petition in the delivery service, leav
ing the people the option as to whether
they will send their packages through
the postofflce department or by express.
If the express companies should re
duce their rates this action would also
benefit the people. If the people de
sire to patronize the postofflce depart
ment, the government in the end will
attempt to give acceptable service.
It has been contended that the coun
try merchant would-be destroyed when
parcel post service was Inaugurated.
In view of the fact that a reduced rate
of postage on rural routes has been
fixed by congress of 5 cents for the
first pound and 1 cent for each addi
tional pound from the town or city
where the rural route originates to the
terminus of said route. We are un
able to see how the country mer
chant can be injured by this new ser
vice.
For instance, the country merchant
could deliver the maximum package of
11 pounds weight to a customer on any
rural route in the town where his store
is located for 15 cents. A department
store or mail order house in the second
zone would be compelled to pay 46
cents tb deliver an 11-pound package;
in the third zone, it would be compelled
to pay for the same package, 57 cents;
In the fourth zone the rate would be 68
cents; in the fifth zone, 79 cents; in the
sixth zone, $1.00.
It is generally conceded that the
country merchants are unduly alarmed.
In the great cities where rents are
higher, the cost of doing business Is
greater, taxes are higher and the scale
of wages paid for help is much greater
than in the smaller towns of the coun
try.
Their Quandary.
"Why are Jack and Kitty not speak
ing?”
"They quarreled about which loved
the other the more.”
"Well?”
"And notv each is afraid to give in
for fear of offending the other.”
The German government is said to
contemplate monopolizing the tobacco
w* siytrtly.
of the mail servioe. The 1-cent stamp
bears a picture of a postofflce clerk
at work before a case. The 2-center
shows a city carrier making his
rounds. The 3-center shows a railway
mail clerk at work in a car. The 4
center is dedicated to the rural carrier,
showing a wagon en route. The 5
eenters have a picture of a fast mall
train. Tho 10-cent stamps show an
ocean greyhound carrying mall to dis
tant ports. The 15-cent stamp pictures
a delivery automobile such as Is be
ing used by the government In all the
larger cities. The 20-cent stamp Is
probably the most Interesting cf all, in
SI M AT LAST A
JTY IS RESULT
OF A_LONG EFFORT
Ever Since 1874, When Fourth
Glass Was Established, the
Fight Has Been Waged.
When after January 1, the parcels
post Is in full operation, the United
States will have taken a step forward
in a path in which the country for
years has been lagging far behind the
nations of the old world. While the
present regulations are largely experi
mental and it is probable that many
changes will be necessary from time to
time, the system in general has been
patterned after systems now In effect
in such countries as England, France
and Germany.
Senator Jonathan Bourne, jr„ of Ore
gon, chairman of the Senate committee
on postoffices and post roads, is large
ly responsible for the present law,
though in all his work, he has been
closely affiliated with Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock.
> In reality, the parcels post is not
new, rather it is the enlargement of
a department of the postofflce that has
been in effect since the system itself
was started. The fourth class of mail
able matter in reality is a very limited
parcels post, though it never has been
known by that name.
Long Been in Demand.
The parcels post demand has been
before the different congresses for over
a score of years. In 1874 the present
fourth class for small packages of mer
chandise was initiated. At that time,
parcels weighing under four pounds
were taken for 8 cent—% cent an ounce.
After the change, the weight limit of
the parcel remained the same and the
rate was doubled. There was consid
erable objection to that act at the time,
and from that dissension has grown
the demand for a parcels post, one that
would compare favorably with that ef
fective in other countries.
• In recent years, the committee on
postoffices and post roads has held two
extended hearings upon the advisibillty
of recommending a parcels post. The
present law, passed by the 62d con
gress, is the result.
The law was framed after Senator
Bourne had spent many months in
gathering data from other countries.
Rates are somewhat higher under the
parcels post the United States will
have than are enjoyed by people in oth
er countries. The maximum weight al
lowed by the parcels post Is 11 pounds;
the same as is allowed by Great
Britian, Italy. Chile, New Zealand, Cuba
and the Netherlands. Countries that
place a higher maximum on the weight
are: Germany, 110 pounds; France. 22
pounds; Austria, 110 pounds, and Bel
gium, 132 pounds.
Civic Leagues Active.
The general demand for a parcels
post has been urged upon congress for
the last 10 years by many civic organ
izations having for their purpose the en
larging of the scope of the parcels post
in America. Among these organiza
tions are the Postal Express league, of
Boston, and the Parcels Post organiza
tion, of New York. The Parcels Ex
press league fostered the Bennett rural
parcels post bill, presented in 1908
which, in reality, was the first bill to
receive serious consideration from the
federal law makers.
Four hundred years ago the idea of
numbering houses originated In Paris,
though it was not until 1789 that the
system became general
that it shows the newest method o:
carrying mail—by aeroplane.
The four larger stamps picture dif
ferent scenes of the country industrla
activity. The 25-cent stamp is devoted
to agriculture, and shows a farmei
at work in his fields. The 50-center
depicts dairying. The 76-cent stamp is
devoted to manufacturing, showing a
long line of factories, with their tow
ering smokestacks. The $1 stamp is
dedicated to the fruit growing indus
try.
The postage due stamps are all of
the same design, except in the mat
ter of numerals.
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attached to package. Lower one is
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! ACCEPTED ON MAIL PACKAGES
BECOMES MISSIONARY .
IN WILDS OF INDIA
Miss Anna Helena Vreeland,
50 Years of Age, Tackles
Bold Undertaking.
TASK NOT AN EASY ONE
Relatives, Believing Her Insane,
Sought to Prevent Sale
of Property—Faces Un
known Dangers.
From the New York World.
With all the courage of youth and
the fervor of a religious leader. Miss
Anna Helena Vreeland, past 60 years
of age, has shaken the dust of civiliza
tion from her skirts and gone into
the wilderness of India, where the
message of the Christian religion has
never been carried before. She has
severed all connection with her for
mer life in this country, sold her home
at No. 145 Grant avenue, Jersey City,
where she had lived for many years,
and started to make a place not alone
for herself but for all missionaries in
a part of India which has been as
closed to Christian civilization as
Tibet.
The courage which has enabled Miss
Vreeland to take this step was sorely
tried before she was enabled to carry
out her intentoin, for her relatives de
cided that her desire to sell her prop
erty and devote her money and her
life to the work of spreading the gos
was perverted so that it sounded in
sane. I did sing a hymn, and nothing
else, but am I to be considered in
sane because I believe that my pray
ers have been answered? Am I crazy
because I want other folks In far off
India to hear of my Creator? I should
hope not.”
order requiring Miss Vreeland to ap
pear In court after the report of the
physician and the testimony of many
business men and others who had
dealings with Miss Vreeland, and she
was free to depart for India In pur
suit of her religious mission.
To build the home and carry on the
work which she has outlined for the
Indian campaign Miss Vreeland has
taken with her all the money which
she inherited from her father, Nich
olas S. Vreeland, amounting to more
than $25,000. Miss Vreeland will either
buy or rent a house and furnish it
on the borders of Faizabad, India. The
home will be kept open and maintained
for foreign missionaries of any de
nomination who care to stop there for
a few days’ rest. Missionaries of all
denominations will be welcome.
In addition to this maintenance of
missionaries’ retreat Miss Vreeland
purposes to Instruct the natives in the
immediate vicinity of the new home
in the Christian religion so that they
can go further into the interior of
Faizabad and make converts, thus
paving the way for the Christian mis
sionaries from the Occidental coun
tries.
Miss Vreeland said that Faizabad is
ruled by a pagan king, from parts of
whose country no missionary has ever
returned. There are unknown terri
tories so dangerous and unexplored
that it seems hopeless to send a white
missionary into the fastnesses. But it
is thought that where the white mis
sionaries cannot go the converted na
tives may be able to make their way,
and it Is with this thought in view
that the home is to be established on
the very borders of the wild province.
Miss Vreeland does not consider at
all the dangers that lie in this life on
the borderland of civilization, for she
regards the opportunity to spread the
gospel as more precious than life It
self. The thought that more progress
will be made by converting the natives
to the Christian doctrines and sending
them into the interior than by having
white missionaries go is all that re
strains the enthusiastic woman from
herself undertaking to carry the gospel
Into the very heart of darkness.
Miss Vreeland has been a missionary
all her life, although her efforts to win
converts have until now been confined
to Jersey City. Her home has always
been open to visiting missionaries, and
Bhe has often had several of these
workers in foreign fields stopping with
her at one time. For more than 20
years she was a member and an active
worker in the Dutch Reformed church
of Jersey City, but about five years
ago she became interested in the
Pentecostal cult, which was then being
expounded with great success by
Robert Evans. Miss Vreeland read in
the religious papers about the evan
gelistic campaign which Evans was
conducting with such spectacular suc
cess in Wales and became so deeply
Interested that she packed up all her
belongings and departed for Wales.
She spent almost a year in traveling
around Wales and England in the
wake of the Pentecostal leader. After
she returned home to Jersey City the
most remarkable religious experience
of her life came to Miss Vreeland. One
day In her little parlor, In the Grant
street house she felt herself to be sud
denly enlightened regarding spiritual
things.
“My eyes were opened to the relig
ious side of life as they had never been
before,” said Miss Vreeland. ‘T then
realized for the first time what my re
ligion meant to me.”
Until the time of receiving this spir
itual revelation Miss Vreeland worship
ped at the Bergen Reformed church,
which had been founded by her Dutch
forefathers 250 years ago. After the
Pentecostal doctrine had made Its ap
peal to her she set aside all prejudices
In regard to doctrine, and has since at
tended any church she saw fit.
The Same Idea.
From Norman E. Mack's National
Monthly.
“Well, Johnny, what was the text to
day?” asked a proud father of his
small son who had just returned from
church.
"Let me fink, favver,” said Johnny,
scratching his head in deep thought.
“Oh, yes, I remember. It was ‘Don’t
be scared, you’ll get your quilts all
right.’ ”
John's father, after puzzling awhile
over this queer text, called up the
minister.
"Could you tel! me what was this
morning’s text, Mr. Jones?” he asked,
and was convulsed to hear the reply.
“Fear not. the Comforter cometh.”
Can’t Be Beat.
From Norman E. Mack's National
Monthly.
Willie's Mother—"Willie, we are go
ing out. I want to buy you a pair of
trousers.”
Willie—“All right.”
(As they enter the store they come
to a counter with trousers spread upon
M.)
Mother—“Willie, do you like these?”
Willie—"Yes, mother.”
(But In the meantime Willie spied
* counter with a large sign on which
read, “Can’t Be Beat.”)
Willie then called hla mother and
•aid, “Mother, these are Just the
trousers I want, they can’t be beat.*