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Parcels Pest.
Remarks of Hon. Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., of Oregon, in the
United States Senate, June 23,
1911.
Mr. Bourne said:
Mr. President: I introduce the
following bill (S. 2873), and ask
that it be read for the information
of the Senate. It is very brief.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled, That from and
after the passage of this act no
higher postage rate shall be
charged for the transmission of
mail entirely within the United
States or its possessions than is
charged for transmission of mail
partly within and partly without
the United States or its posses
sions. The Postmaster General
is hereby authorized and required
to establish and enforce rules and
regulations which will give the
people of the United States rights
and privileges in the use of the
United States mail as liberal as
the rights and privileges the
United States accords to the
most-favored nation.
Mr. President, it may seem
strange to Members of the Senate
that there should be a possibility
of legislation giving American
citizens privileges in the United
States mails between themselves
equal with those enjoyed by
residents of this country in trans
action of business with residents
of foreign countries. The facts
are these: Within the United
States the rate of postage on
fourth-class matter is 16 cents a
pound, with a limit of 4 pounds.
The United States is a party
to a treaty under which
residents of 29 foreign countries
may send fourth-class matter
through the United States mail
at 12 cents a pound, with a limit
of 11 pounds. In other words, a
man .nay send an 11 pound pack
age from San Francisco to Rome,
Italy, at 12 cents a pound, but if
he wishes to send the some
articles to New York he must
divide them into packages of not
to exceed 4 pounds each and pay
16 cents a pound. A Japanese
residing in New York can send an
11 pound package to his friends
in Tokyo at 12 cents, but an
American in New York can send
only a 4-poimd package from
New York to Washington and
must pay 16 cents a pound.
Mr. President, the Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads of
both Senate and House have
under consideration bills for the
establishment of parcels post. In
my opinion, the specific provisions
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of such a bill should be fixed only
after the most careful investiga
tion. I believe Congress will es
tablish a parcels-post rate of less
than 12 cents a pound, and a rate
very much less than that for
short hauls. But whatever the
ultimate action on the question of
parcels post, I see no reason for
delay in the enactment ot this
law, giving American citizens as
favorable postal facilities as this
Government extends to residents
of forign countries. Especially is
true when investigation by the
Post Office Department shows
that the cost of transporting
fourth-class matter is approxi
mately 12 cents a pound. The
passage of this bill will in no way
coflict with any subsequent legis
lation on the subject of parcels
post.
East Peeksville.
(Last week’s Letter.)
Almost cold enough to have
fresh meat this morning.
Dr. H. E. Ellis is laying down
the material to begin a nice new
house out at Sardis Farmer’s Un
ion Gin site.
Quite a lot of changes in homes
this fall in our section.
We regret to state that Mrs.
Kimbell is very low with fever.
We hope she will soon be better.
We are glad that Mr. Elma
Shaw is some better at this writ
ing.
Mr. William McMichael spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
home folks in Jackson.
Miss Elmore Green spent Satur
day and Sunday with Miss Estelle
Hardy.
Mr. William Hardy went over
to Jonesboro Friday on business.
Mr. William Barnes and family
spent Sunday near Iron Springs.
Guess the little people will re
joice when next Monday comes,
as the rural schools will begin on
that day.
Dais}.
Rex.
(Last week’s Letter.)
We are having some fine
weather now, if it wouldn’t get
any colder.
Mrs. Mollie Camp visited Mr.
and Mrs. Hale last Sunday.
Mrs. Lena Callahan and little
Miss Ethel spent Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Lucile Calla
han.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Bauknight
visited the latter’s parents last
Sunday.
Mr. Palmer, of near Rex, went
to Atlanta last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nixon
spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Queen.
Mrs. Anna Callahan and
children were in Rex a short
while Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Donnie Smith, from Atlan
ta, is visiting her Mother-in-law
a few days this week, Mrs. Eiiiott
Smith.
Mr. Walter Barr has moved
his sawmill to Tunis, where he
has a job of sawing until Christ
mas.
Mr. Walter Estes and wife
visited the city last Monday.
Mrs. Georgia Mitchell and
children spent Friday, Saturday
and Sunday with relatives in At
lanta and Forest Park.
Mr. S. W. Barr went to Atlanta
Saturday on business.
Mr. R. E. Kyle visited the city
Saturday.
Guess there was a
at the ice cream supper, if it was
cold.
Miss Annie Milam visited her
sister, Mrs. W. C. Trammell, Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sanders
and children spent Saturday in
Atlanta. Fig Tree.
Stockbridge.
(Last week’s Letter.)
Mr and Mrs. Hardy Askew and
Miss Corrie Gossett attended the
Macon Fair last week.
Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Parker were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs.JWest
Milam last Sunday.
Mrs. Missouri Ward visited
McDonough last week.
Mrs. S/C. McWilliams and ftwo
daughters, Sarah and Lady Zue,
spent the week end in Atlanta
and saw the Toy Shop at the
Grand Saturday night.
Mrs. Walter Hightower, Mrs.
Mamie Power, and Mrs. Parks
Lee were the guests of Mrs. Ab
Harris at Flippen Monday.
Miss Artie Bellah attended the
U. D. C. Convention at Griffin this
week.
Mrs. John Walden and Mrs.
Rosa Lee Ellison were visitors at
the U. D. C. Convention last
Wednesday.
Mrs. Walden attended the Fair
at Jonesboro Thursday.
Mrs. W. T. Nottingham spent a
few days here last week, packing
to move to their new home in
Alabama.
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We have most anything you may want in fancy
large pieces down to the smaller ones from
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Come in and take a look and compare these
goods and prices with others.
Yours for business,
P. B. CHEEK,
McDonough, Georgia.
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